USER TERMINAL APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20140033298A1
• Filed: 07/25/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: JUNG, Youn-gun, PARK, Sun-hwa
• Granted Patent: US 10,942,993 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/17
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/629 to features or functions of an application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/74 operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode

Abstract

A user terminal apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. The control method includes: receiving a user control input selecting a user mode; reconstituting a screen based on use authority information of a user mode selected according to the user control input; and displaying the reconstituted screen.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a user terminal apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a user control input selecting a user mode;

reconstituting a screen based on use authority information of a user mode selected according to the user control input; and

displaying the reconstituted screen.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user mode comprises at least one of a host mode in which a use authority to all functions provided in the user terminal apparatus is given and a guest mode in which a limited use authority to functions provided in the user terminal apparatus is given.

20. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program code which is executable by a computer to perform the method of claim 1.

3. A user terminal apparatus comprising:

a display unit configured to display a screen;

an input unit configured to receive a user control input selecting a user mode;

a storage unit configured to store use authority information corresponding to the user mode; and

a controller configured to reconstitute the screen based on use authority information corresponding to a user mode selected according to the user control input and control the display unit to display the reconstituted screen.

4. The user terminal apparatus of claim 3, wherein the user mode comprises at least one of a host mode in which a use authority to all functions provided in the user terminal apparatus is given and a guest mode in which a limited use authority to functions provided in the user terminal apparatus is given.

5. The user terminal apparatus of claim 3, wherein the user control input is an unlocking control input for unlocking the user terminal apparatus, and the unlocking of the user terminal apparatus is performed through one of an unlocking pattern recognition, an unlocking password recognition, an unlocking voice recognition, an unlocking face recognition, and an unlocking iris recognition.

6. The user terminal apparatus of claim 3, wherein the use authority information comprises at least one of home background screen information, item use authority information, item information to be executed, and communication service use authority information.

7. The user terminal apparatus of claim 6, wherein if the use authority information comprises the home background screen information, the controller is configured to reconstitute the screen so that the screen has a home background screen corresponding to the home background screen information, by using the home background information corresponding to the user mode.

8. The user terminal apparatus of claim 6, wherein an item comprises an application and a folder comprising at least one application, and the item use authority information comprises application execution authority information, execution authority information with respect to a function provided in the application, and folder execution authority information.

9. The user terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein if the use authority information comprises the item use authority information, the controller is configured to generate at least one page screen comprising only executable items by using the item use authority information corresponding to a user mode and reconstitutes each page of the screen according to the generated at least one page screen.

10. The user terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein if the use authority information comprises the item use authority information, the controller is configured to generate at least one first page screen comprising only executable items and at least one second page screen comprising only un-executable items by using the item use authority information corresponding to the user mode and reconstitutes each page of the screen according to the generated first and second page screens.

11. The user terminal apparatus of claim 8, wherein if the use authority information comprises the item use authority information, the controller is configured to generate at least one page screen comprising executable items and un-executable items by using the item use authority information corresponding to the user mode and reconstitutes each page of the screen according to the generated at least one page screen.

12. The user terminal apparatus of claim 10, wherein an identifier indicating a lack of authority is displayed on the second page screen.

13. The user terminal apparatus of claim 11, wherein an identifier indicating a lack of authority is displayed on the un-executable item.

14. The user terminal apparatus of claim 12, wherein if the identifier indicating the lack of authority is selected, the controller is configured to control the display unit to display a screen for inputting a user control input selecting the user mode on a whole portion or a divided portion of the screen.

15. The user terminal apparatus of claim 6, wherein if the use authority information comprises the item information to be executed, the controller is configured to reconstitute the screen so that the screen has an execution screen corresponding to the item information to be executed, by using the item information corresponding to the user mode.

16. The user terminal apparatus of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to reconstitute the screen to include an identifier displaying the user mode selected according to the user control input on the screen.

17. The user terminal apparatus of claim 16, wherein if the identifier displaying the selected user mode is selected, the controller controls the display unit to display a screen for inputting a user control input for selecting the user mode on a whole portion or a divided portion of the screen.

18. The user terminal apparatus of claim 4, wherein the display unit displays a screen for inputting a user control input corresponding to the guest mode and the host mode.

19. The user terminal apparatus of claim 3, wherein the display unit displays a screen for inputting the use authority information corresponding to the user mode.