Mobile terminal and operation lock setting method for same enabling easy use of operation lock function
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
- the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if a folded state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
In a mobile terminal such as a portable cellular phone that is provided with a dial lock function (operation lock function), the state of the mobile terminal is turned from a dial locked state to a dial unlocked state (state transition 3) if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal (factor 4), and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state (state transitions 11, 7, 9) if at least one of a folded state of the mobile terminal (factor 12), external device connection to the mobile terminal (factor 8), and a battery charging state of the mobile terminal (factor 10) is detected by the mobile terminal. The user of the mobile terminal is allowed to use the dial lock function (operation lock function) more easily and thereby third party'"'"'s illegal use of the mobile terminal is prevented more efficiently.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if a folded state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if external device connection to the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if a battery charging state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if at least one of a folded state of the mobile terminal and external device connection to the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if at least one of a folded state and a battery charging state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if at least one of external device connection to the mobile terminal and a battery charging state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 14, 16, 17, 19)
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13. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if at least one of a folded state of the mobile terminal, external device connection to the mobile terminal, and a battery charging state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal.
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15. A mobile terminal having an operation lock function, comprising:
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a folded/unfolded state detection means for detecting whether the mobile terminal is in a folded state or in an unfolded state; and
an operation lock setting means for setting the operation lock of the mobile terminal according to detection of a state transition from the unfolded state to the folded state by the folded/unfolded state detection means.
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18. An operation lock setting method for a mobile terminal having an operation lock function, wherein:
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the state of the mobile terminal is turned from an operation locked state to an operation unlocked state if a specific secret number is inputted to the mobile terminal, and the state of the mobile terminal is turned from the operation unlocked state to the operation locked state if at least one of a folded state of the mobile terminal, external device connection to the mobile terminal, and a battery charging state of the mobile terminal is detected by the mobile terminal.
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20. An operation lock setting method for a mobile terminal having an operation lock function, comprising the steps of:
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a folded/unfolded state detection step in which whether the mobile terminal is in a folded state or in an unfolded state is detected; and
an operation lock setting step in which the operation lock of the mobile terminal is set according to detection of a state transition from the unfolded state to the folded state by the folded/unfolded state detection step. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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