Mobile communication terminal having touch screen and method for locking and inlocking the terminal
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1. A locking/unlocking method of a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen, comprising:
- registering a key pattern that allows the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode; and
entering one of the locking and unlocking modes when a pattern input through the touch screen is the registered key pattern.
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Abstract
A mobile communication terminal having a touch screen and a method for locking and unlocking the touch screen are disclosed. The touch function can be interrupted or activated when key patterns are input to the touch screen. The locking/unlocking method includes registering a key pattern for allowing the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode, and entering one of the locking and unlocking modes when a pattern input through the touch screen is the registered key pattern.
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1. A locking/unlocking method of a mobile communication terminal having a touch screen, comprising:
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registering a key pattern that allows the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode; and entering one of the locking and unlocking modes when a pattern input through the touch screen is the registered key pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a touch screen; a key pattern registering unit for registering a key pattern that allows the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode; a key pattern determining unit for determining whether a pattern, input through the touch screen, is the registered key pattern; and a locking/unlocking operation unit for allowing the touch screen to enter a locking mode or an unlocking mode when the input pattern is the registered key pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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