DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SHORTCUT IN A LOCKED SCREEN

• US 20130067376A1
• Filed: 09/05/2012
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: KIM, Dae Yong, KIM, Jae Mong
• Application Number:
  US13/604,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20130067376A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method for executing an operation on a portable terminal in a locked state includes displaying a lockscreen on the portable terminal including state information of the portable terminal; receiving an input on the lockscreen; determining whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the displayed state information; and executing the operation according to the determination. A portable terminal includes an interface unit to output a lockscreen when the portable terminal is in a locked state and to display state information on the lockscreen; an input unit to receive an input; a verification unit to determine whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the determined state information; and an execution unit to execute the predetermine operation.

Claims

1. A method for executing an operation on a portable terminal in a locked state, comprising:

displaying a lockscreen on the portable terminal comprising state information of the portable terminal;

receiving an input on the lockscreen;

determining whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the displayed state information; and

executing the operation according to the determination.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information is represented as an icon.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the state information includes at least one of an application and an operation associated with the application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein state information comprises at least one of physical state information of the portable terminal and a logic state of an application.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the input corresponding to the operation comprises touching an indicator corresponding to the state information and dragging the indicator to an action area of the lockscreen.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input corresponding to the operation comprises inputting a corresponding passcode in the lockscreen.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the input corresponding to the operation comprises touching an indicator corresponding to the state information and dragging the indicator in a reference pattern.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input corresponding to the operation comprises touching an indicator corresponding to the state information and dragging the indicator through an unlocking area.

9. A portable terminal, comprising:

an interface unit to output a lockscreen when the portable terminal is in a locked state and to display state information on the lockscreen;

an input unit to receive an input;

a verification unit to determine whether the input corresponds to an operation of an application with respect to the determined state information; and

an execution unit to execute the predetermine operation.

10. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the lockscreen comprises an action area to perform the operation when the state information is placed in the action area.

11. The portable terminal of claim 10, wherein the lockscreen further comprises a message box to display state information in a message form.

12. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the state information includes at least one of an application and an operation associated with the application.

13. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the state information is represented by an icon.

14. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein a list of applications are displayed upon selection of the icon.

15. The portable terminal of claim 13, wherein a sub-icon is displayed upon selection of the icon.

16. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the input corresponding to the operation is a touch input that touches and drags an indicator corresponding to the state information to an action area of the lockscreen.

17. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the input corresponding to the operation is an input of a passcode in the lockscreen.

18. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the input corresponding to the operation is a touch input that touches and drags an indicator corresponding to the state information in a reference pattern.

19. The portable terminal of claim 9, wherein the input corresponding to the operation is a touch input that touches and drags an indicator corresponding to the state information through an unlocking area.

20. A portable terminal, comprising:

an information collection unit to collect state information of the portable terminal;

an information processing unit to determine state information to be displayed based on a policy;

an interface unit to output a lockscreen when the portable terminal is in a locked state and to display the determined state information on the lockscreen;

an input unit to receive an input;

a verification unit to determine whether the input corresponds to an operation with respect to the determined state information; and

an execution unit to execute the predetermine operation.