ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electronic device capable of operating in a normal operating mode and a locked mode, comprising:
- a touch screen, configured to receive a predetermined gesture and display a plurality of screen layers, wherein the screen layers comprise a lock layer corresponding to the locked mode and a desktop corresponding to the normal operating mode;
an image processing unit, configured to insert the lock layer above the desktop when the electronic device is in the locked mode, wherein the lock layer comprises a first non-transparent area with a lock icon, and the lock icon is disposed at a first predetermined position on the lock layer;
a determination unit, configured to determine whether the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position on the lock layer when the electronic device is in the lock mode and the touch screen has been triggered by the predetermined gesture; and
a switching unit, configured to force the electronic device to enter the normal operating mode from the lock mode and execute a first application corresponding to the lock icon at the first predetermined position, when the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position on the lock layer.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an electronic device including a touch screen, an image processing unit, a determination unit, and a switching unit. The touch screen receives a predetermined gesture and displays a plurality of screen layers including a lock layer and a desktop. The image processing unit inserts the lock layer above the desktop in a locked mode, wherein the lock layer comprises a lock icon disposed at a predetermined position. The determination unit determines whether the predetermined gesture has been executed at the predetermined position on the lock layer when the touch screen has been triggered by the predetermined gesture in the lock mode. The switching unit forces the electronic device to enter a normal operating mode from the lock mode and execute an application corresponding to the lock icon at the predetermined position when the predetermined gesture has been executed at the predetermined position.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic device capable of operating in a normal operating mode and a locked mode, comprising:
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a touch screen, configured to receive a predetermined gesture and display a plurality of screen layers, wherein the screen layers comprise a lock layer corresponding to the locked mode and a desktop corresponding to the normal operating mode; an image processing unit, configured to insert the lock layer above the desktop when the electronic device is in the locked mode, wherein the lock layer comprises a first non-transparent area with a lock icon, and the lock icon is disposed at a first predetermined position on the lock layer; a determination unit, configured to determine whether the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position on the lock layer when the electronic device is in the lock mode and the touch screen has been triggered by the predetermined gesture; and a switching unit, configured to force the electronic device to enter the normal operating mode from the lock mode and execute a first application corresponding to the lock icon at the first predetermined position, when the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position on the lock layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for unlocking an electronic device capable of operating in a normal operating mode and a locked mode, wherein the electronic device comprises a touch screen, the method comprising:
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inserting a lock layer above a desktop corresponding to the normal operating mode when the electronic device is in the locked mode, wherein the lock layer comprises a first non-transparent area, and the first non-transparent area comprises a lock icon disposed at a first predetermined position; determining whether the touch screen has been triggered by a predetermined gesture when the electronic device is in the locked mode; determining whether the predetermined gesture has been executed on the lock layer when the touch screen has been triggered by the predetermined gesture; determining whether the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position when the predetermined gesture has been executed on the lock layer; and forcing the electronic device to enter the normal operating mode from the locked mode and execute a first application corresponding to the lock icon at the first predetermined position when the predetermined gesture has been executed at the first predetermined position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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