Mobile phone capable of controlling keyboard lock and method therefor

• US 20070161410A1
• Filed: 01/11/2006
• Published: 07/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Cheng, Chia-Min, Huang, Yin-Lung
• Application Number:
  US11/329,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20070161410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/565
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a mobile phone capable of controlling a keyboard lock thereof, wherein an optical sensor and a software are installed to the mobile phone, and the software controls the locking and unlocking of the keyboard of the mobile phone according to a light source detected by the optical sensor, such that the keyboard of the mobile phone will be locked automatically, if a user puts a mobile phone in a dark place such as a bag or a pocket; and the keyboard will be unlocked automatically, if the mobile phone is placed in a bright place. In addition, the keyboard of the mobile phone can be locked or unlocked compulsorily according to the original setting of the keyboard lock of the mobile phone set by a user.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a mobile phone keyboard lock implementing in a mobile phone including an optical sensor and a software, wherein said software is used for determining a light source detected by said optical sensor and controlling to lock and unlock a keyboard on said mobile phone, and said method comprises the steps of:

comparing a light value of an ambient light of said mobile phone detected by said optical sensor with a predetermined value set in said software; and

controlling to lock or unlock said keyboard according to the result of said comparison.

2. The method for controlling a mobile phone keyboard lock of claim 1, wherein said keyboard will be unlocked, if determining that it is necessary to unlock said keyboard.

3. The method for controlling a mobile phone keyboard lock of claim 2, wherein said keyboard will be locked, if determining that it is not necessary to unlock said keyboard.

4. The method for controlling a mobile phone keyboard lock of claim 3, wherein options of turning on and turning off said optical sensor are controlled and selected by an optical sensor functional module option of said mobile phone.

5. A mobile phone capable of controlling keyboard lock, comprising:

a casing;

a display screen, installed on said casing for displaying information;

a keyboard, installed on said casing for inputting information;

an optical sensor, installed on said casing for detecting an ambient light of said casing;

an antenna receiver, installed on said casing for transmitting and receiving a signal;

a storage unit, installed on said casing for storing a software, and said software being used for determining a light detected by said optical sensor and locking or unlocking said keyboard according to the result of said detected light; and

a central processor, installed on said casing for controlling said display screen, said keyboard, said optical sensor, said antenna receiver, and executing said software to lock or unlock said keyboard according to said light detected by said optical sensor.