Method for intermediate unlocking of a keypad on a mobile electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of changing the input states of an electronic device, the device comprising input means and being capable of carrying out user operations, the input states comprising a locked state (2), wherein the use of the input means is significantly restricted, and an unlocked state, wherein the use of the input means is not restricted, the locked state (2) being enterable by a locking input, and the unlocked state being enterable by an unlocking input, characterized in that the input states further comprise an intermediate unlocked state (12);
- which method comprises;
entering said intermediate unlocked state (12) based on an intermediate unlocking user input which is different from the unlocking input required for entering the unlocked state;
detecting the termination of a user operation in said intermediate unlocked state (12), the user operation being other than said locking input and being one of the group;
completing the user operation, cancelling the user operation, and detecting an unexpected user input; and
entering said locked state (2), in response to said detection.
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Abstract
A method and device for changing input states of an electronic device is disclosed, the device comprising input means and being capable of carrying out user operations, the input states comprising a locked state, where the use of the input means is significantly restricted, and an unlocked state, where the use of the input means is not restricted, the locked state being enterable by a locking input, and the unlocked state being enterable by an unlocking input, characterised in that the input states further comprise an intermediate unlocked state; which method comprises the steps of: entering said intermediate unlocked state based on user input; detecting termination of a user operation in the intermediate unlocked state, the user operation being other than the locking input; and entering the locked state, in response to detection. There is also provided an input controller, a keypad and a mobile electronic device implementing these features.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of changing the input states of an electronic device, the device comprising input means and being capable of carrying out user operations, the input states comprising a locked state (2), wherein the use of the input means is significantly restricted, and an unlocked state, wherein the use of the input means is not restricted, the locked state (2) being enterable by a locking input, and the unlocked state being enterable by an unlocking input,
characterized in that the input states further comprise an intermediate unlocked state (12); - which method comprises;
entering said intermediate unlocked state (12) based on an intermediate unlocking user input which is different from the unlocking input required for entering the unlocked state;
detecting the termination of a user operation in said intermediate unlocked state (12), the user operation being other than said locking input and being one of the group;
completing the user operation, cancelling the user operation, and detecting an unexpected user input; and
entering said locked state (2), in response to said detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- which method comprises;
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7. A mobile electronic device, having input means and different user input states, the input states comprising a locked state (2), where the use of the input means is significantly restricted, and an unlocked state, where the use of the input means is not restricted, said locked state (2) being enterable by a locking input, and said unlocked state being enterable by an unlocking input, characterised in that,
said input states further comprise an intermediate unlocked state (12), and in that, the mobile electronic device comprises: -
means adapted to enter the intermediate unlocked state (12) based on an intermediate unlocking user input which is different from the unlocking input required for entering the unlocked state;
means adapted for detecting the termination of a user operation in said intermediate unlocked state (12), the user operation being other than said locking input and being one of the group;
completing the user operation, cancelling the user operation, and detecting an unexpected user input; and
means adapted to enter said locked state (2) in response to said detection. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 16)
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