Method for Unlocking Touch Screen Mobile Phone and Touch Screen Mobile Phone

• US 20130283212A1
• Filed: 06/14/2013
• Published: 10/24/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Liu, Weijie, Zhu, Guangrui
• Application Number:
  US13/918,625
• Publication Number:
  US 20130283212A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/846
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72472 wherein the items are sorted according to specific criteria, e.g. frequency of use

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for unlocking a touch screen mobile phone and the touch screen mobile phone. When locking a screen of the touch screen mobile phone, one or more application icons generated according to a preset policy are displayed on a lock screen interface. After one application icon is selected and used for unlocking, an application interface corresponding to the selected application icon is directly entered.

Claims

1. A method for unlocking a touch screen mobile phone, the comprising:

displaying one or more application icons generated according to a preset policy on a lock screen interface when locking a screen of the touch screen mobile phone; and

after one application icon is selected and used for unlocking, directly entering an application interface corresponding to the selected application icon;

wherein displaying the one or more application icons generated according to the preset policy comprises;

generating one or more icons of mostly used applications according to historical usage times of each application and displaying the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface;

or generating one or more icons of mostly used applications according to usage times of each application used within a set period of time and displaying the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface;

or

generating one or more application icons according to applications used in a set period of time before locking the screen of the touch screen mobile phone and displaying the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface;

or

generating one or more application icons according to applications customized by a user and displaying the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more application icons generated according to the preset policy comprises generating one or more icons of mostly used applications according to historical usage times of each application and displaying the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising counting the historical usage times of each application and saving a name of each application and the corresponding counted historical usage times.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more application icons generated according to the preset policy comprises generating one or more icons of mostly used applications according to usage times of each application used within the set period of time and displaying the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising counting the usage times of each application used within the set period of time and saving a name of each application and the corresponding counted usage times.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more application icons generated according to the preset policy comprises generating one or more application icons according to applications used in the set period of time before locking the screen of the touch screen mobile phone and displaying the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more application icons generated according to the preset policy comprises generating one or more application icons according to applications customized by a user and displaying the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises saving identification information of each application customized by a user.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising counting the historical usage times of each application and/or the usage times of each application used within the set period of time and saving a name of each application and the corresponding counted usage.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises saving identification information of each application customized by a user.

11. A touch screen mobile phone, comprising:

an icon displaying module, configured to display one or more application icons generated according to a preset policy on a lock screen interface when a screen of the touch screen mobile phone is locked; and

an unlock processing module, configured to, after one application icon is selected and used for unlocking, directly enter an application interface corresponding to the selected application icon, wherein the displayed one or more application icons are determined according to historical usage times of each application or according to usage times of each application used within a set period of time or according to applications used in a set period of time before locking the screen of the touch screen mobile phone or according to applications customized by a user.

12. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the icon displaying module comprises a displaying module, configured to generate one or more icons of mostly used applications according to the historical usage times of each application and to display the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface.

13. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein the touch screen mobile phone further comprises a counting module, configured to count the historical usage times of each application and to save a name of each application and the corresponding counted historical usage times.

14. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the icon displaying module comprises a displaying module, configured to generate one or more icons of mostly used applications according to usage times of each application used within the set period of time and to display the generated one or more icons of mostly used applications on the lock screen interface.

15. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 14, wherein the touch screen mobile phone further comprises a counting module, configured to count the usage times of each application used within the set period of time and to save a name of each application and the corresponding counted usage times.

16. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the icon displaying module comprises a displaying module, configured to generate one or more application icons according to applications used in the set period of time before the screen of the touch screen mobile phone is locked and to display the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface.

17. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the icon displaying module comprises a displaying module, configured to generate one or more application icons according to applications customized by the user and to display the generated one or more application icons on the lock screen interface.

18. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 17, wherein the touch screen mobile phone further comprises a setting saving module, configured to save identification information of each application customized by a user.

19. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the touch screen mobile phone further comprises a counting module, configured to count the historical usage times of each application and/or the usage times of each application used within the set period of time and to save a name of each application and the corresponding counted historical usage times and/or the corresponding usage times counted within the set period of time.

20. The touch screen mobile phone according to claim 11, wherein the touch screen mobile phone further comprises a setting saving module, configured to save identification information of each application customized by a user.