DEVICE, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM

• US 20130169573A1
• Filed: 12/27/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: NISHIO, Sanae
• Granted Patent: US 9,323,444 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/173
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• 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 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

According to an aspect, a device includes a touch screen display and a controller. The touch screen display displays a lock screen. When a gesture to change a distance between a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen display is detected during display of the lock screen in a locked state, the controller for releases the locked state.

Claims

1. A device comprising:

a touch screen display for displaying a lock screen; and

a controller for releasing, when a gesture to change a distance between a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen display is detected during display of the lock screen in a locked state, the locked state.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a first object arranged on the lock screen, and

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture to move at least one of the first touch and the second touch closer to a position where the first object is arranged.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a first object arranged on the lock screen, and

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture in which at least one of a distance between the first touch and a position where the first object is arranged and a distance between the second touch and the position where the first object is arranged is changed to a distance shorter than a threshold.

4. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a second object arranged on the lock screen, the second object being associated with an application,

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture to move at least one of the first touch and the second touch closer to a position where the second object is arranged is detected, and

when the gesture to change the distance is detected, the controller is configured to release the locked state to execute the application associated with the second object.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein

the gesture is a gesture in which at least one of a distance between the first touch and the position where the second object is arranged and a distance between the second touch and the position where the second object is arranged is changed to a distance shorter than a threshold.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein

the controller is configured to change a function executed by the application associated with the second object according to a direction in which at least one of the first touch and the second touch with respect to the second object moves closer to the other.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture in which at least one of the first touch and the second touch moves closer to the other.

8. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a first object arranged on the lock screen, and

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture to move at least one of the first touch and the second touch further away from a position where the first object is arranged.

9. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a first object arranged on the lock screen, and

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture in which at least one of a distance between the first touch and a position where the first object is arranged and a distance between the second touch and the position where the first object is arranged is changed to a distance longer than a threshold.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the touch screen display is configured to display a second object arranged on the lock screen, the second object being associated with an application,

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture to move at least one of the first touch and the second touch further away from a position where the second object is arranged is detected, and

when the gesture to change the distance is detected, the controller is configured to release the locked state to execute the application associated with the second object.

11. The device according to claim 10, wherein

the gesture is a gesture in which at least one of a distance between the first touch and the position where the second object is arranged and a distance between the second touch and the position where the second object is arranged is changed to a distance longer than a threshold.

12. The device according to claim 10, wherein

the controller is configured to change a function executed by the application associated with the second object according to a direction in which at least one of the first touch and the second touch with respect to the second object moves further away from the other.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein

the gesture to change the distance is a gesture in which at least one of the first touch and the second touch moves further away from the other.

14. A method for controlling a device with a touch screen display, the method comprising:

displaying a lock screen on the touch screen display;

detecting a gesture to change a distance between a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen display during display of the lock screen in a locked state; and

upon the detecting, releasing the locked state.

15. A non-transitory storage medium that stores a program for causing, when executed by a device with a touch screen display, the device to execute:

displaying a lock screen on the touch screen display;

detecting a gesture to change a distance between a first touch and a second touch on the touch screen display during display of the lock screen in a locked state; and

upon the detecting, releasing the locked state.