Screen-unlocking method, system and touch screen terminal

• US 10,114,529 B2
• Filed: 03/22/2013
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Company Limited (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Wang, Yahui, Luo, Minli
• Primary Examiner(s): Chavez, Renee D
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lobo, Carl P
• Application Number:
  US14/386,674
• Publication Number:
  US 20150052487A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,048 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0487 using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system for backing up and recovering data, which comprises a mobile terminal and a server. The mobile terminal comprises: a parameter backup module, being configured to receive a lockup request for backing up system setting parameters of the mobile terminal, and enable the mobile terminal to transmit the system setting parameters to a network server according to the backup request so that the system setting parameters are backed up by the network server; a request-for-recovery module, being configured to receive a recovery request for recovering the system setting parameters to the mobile terminal and enable the mobile terminal to transmit the recovery request to the network server; and a recovery control module, being configured to receive the system setting parameters that are transmitted by the network server according to the recovery request and control to recover a system state of the mobile terminal to a state that is set by the system setting parameters. In this way, the present disclosure can back up the system setting parameters of the mobile terminal to the server, and recover the system setting parameters from the server to the mobile terminal during a data recovery. Thus, the present disclosure brings great convenience and a new experience to users.

Claims

1. A screen-unlocking method, comprising:

displaying at least one first pattern at a first position on a screen when the screen is in a locked state;

receiving a first response generated by at least one clicking or touching on the screen, and determining whether the first response is generated by the at least one clicking or touching on the first pattern;

activating a waiting for another response generated by at least another clicking or touching according to the first response if the first response is generated by the at least one clicking or touching on the first pattern;

receiving a second response generated by at least another clicking or touching on the screen, and determining whether the second response is generated by the at least another clicking or touching on at least one second pattern, wherein the second pattern is displayed at a second position, the first position is different from the second position, and the first pattern and the second pattern are two object patterns that are operatively used in combination by one or more further clicking or touching to move one of the first and second patterns to the location of the other and providing animation when this has occurred; and

terminating the waiting for the another response generated by the another clicking or touching to unlock the screen if the second response is generated by the at least another clicking or touching on the second pattern, such that the screen is unlocked by clicking or touching the first pattern and the second pattern respectively, without sliding on or touching the screen continuously.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of activating a waiting for another response generated by at least another clicking or touching according to the first response comprises:

activating the waiting for the another response generated by the at least another clicking or touching according to the first response, and meanwhile, moving the first pattern to bypass the position of the second pattern along a random or predetermined trace on the screen.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of terminating the waiting for the another response generated by the another clicking or touching if the second response is generated by the at least another clicking or touching on the second pattern, comprises:

if the second response is generated by the at least another clicking or touching on the second pattern, moving the first pattern to the position of the second pattern and displaying an animation in which the second pattern used as a target is hit by the first pattern, so as to terminate the waiting for the another response generated by the another clicking or touching.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying at least one first pattern at a first position on a screen when the screen is in a locked state, comprises:

when the screen is in the locked state, receiving an input of lighting up the screen to light up the screen, and meanwhile, displaying the at least one first pattern and the at least one second pattern at the first position and the second position of the screen respectively.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the at least one first pattern and the at least one second pattern at the first position and the second position of the screen respectively, comprises:

displaying the at least one first pattern and the at least one second pattern that are chosen randomly at the first position and the second position of the screen respectively.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of displaying the at least one first pattern and the at least one second pattern at the first position and the second position of the screen respectively, comprises:

displaying the at least one first pattern and the at least one second pattern that are chosen randomly, at the first position and the second position, which are chosen randomly, of the screen respectively.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second pattern is displayed after the step of activating the waiting for another response generated by at least another clicking or touching, such that the second pattern is not displayed in the steps of displaying the at least one first pattern at the first position on the screen, receiving the first response generated by the at least one clicking or touching on the screen, and activating the waiting for another response generated by at least another clicking or touching.