MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20140148126A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 05/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: KIM, Sungyup
• Granted Patent: US 8,862,079 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/04 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/7243 with interactive means for internal management of messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72448 with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724634 With partially locked states, e.g. when some telephonic functional locked states or applications remain accessible in the locked states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A mobile device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, in which different lock states are provided depending on a mode which is currently implemented in a dual mode of a child mode and an adult mode, and different unlock interfaces are provided depending on the lock state.

Claims

1. A mobile device providing a dual mode of a child mode and an adult mode, the mobile device comprising:

a display unit configured to display at least one application implemented in the child mode and the adult mode;

a sensor unit configured to sense a user input for the mobile device and transferring a signal based on the sensed result to a processor; and

the processor configured to control the display unit and the sensor unit,

wherein the processor further configured to;

provide a first unlock interface to unlock a first lock state, wherein the first unlock interface allows the mobile device to enter into the child mode or the adult mode after unlocking the first lock state,

display at least one application implemented in the child mode when the mobile device enters into the child mode through the first unlock interface,

enter a second lock state when an event for the adult mode is detected, and

provide a second unlock interface to unlock the second lock state, wherein the second unlock interface allows the mobile device to enter into the adult mode only after unlocking the second lock state.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor processes the event when the mobile device enters into the adult mode through the second unlock interface.

3. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the processor enters the first lock state if the event is completely processed.

4. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the processor continues to implement at least one application which is being implemented in child mode when detecting the event, when the mobile device enters into the child mode after unlocking the first lock state through the first unlock interface.

5. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the processor switches the adult mode to the child mode when the event is completely processed.

6. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the processor switches the adult mode to the child mode if an input signal or occurrence of an event are not detected for a previously set time, after the event is completely processed.

7. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the second unlock interface includes information related to the event.

8. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the first lock state is the state that the processor is on standby to receive the user input or to detect occurrence of the event, and the mobile device enters the first lock state from the adult mode or the child mode.

9. The mobile device according to claim 8, wherein the first lock state is unlocked by a first unlock signal for entering into the child mode or a second unlock signal for entering into the adult mode for the first unlock interface.

10. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the first unlock signal and the second unlock signal are generated by at least one of a touch, hovering, fingerprint, motion and voice of the user.

11. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the second lock state is the state that the processor is on standby to receive the user input, and the mobile device enters the second lock state when the event for the adult mode is detected in the child mode.

12. The mobile device according to claim 11, wherein the second lock state is unlocked by a second unlock signal for entering into the adult mode for the second unlock interface.

13. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one application includes at least one application implemented only in the child mode, at least one application implemented only in the adult mode, and at least one application implemented in both the child mode and the adult mode.

14. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein processor provides a first setup interface, which configures a mode for implementing the at least one application, in the adult mode.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14, wherein the mode for implementing the at least one application includes at least one of the child mode and the adult mode.

16. The mobile device according to claim 14, wherein the processor provides a second setup interface, which configures an environment for implementing the at least one application, in the child mode.

17. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein, when the processor detects the event for the adult mode in child mode, a function for processing the event is disabled in the child mode.

18. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor provides information guiding mode switching from the child mode to the adult mode when the mobile device enters the second lock state.

19. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the event includes at least one of an event for call reception, an event for message reception, and an event for mail reception.

20. A method for controlling a mobile device, which provides a dual mode of a child mode and an adult mode, the method comprising:

providing a first unlock interface to unlock a first lock state, wherein the first unlock interface allows the mobile device to enter into the child mode or the adult mode after unlocking the first lock state;

displaying at least one application implemented in the child mode when the mobile device enters into the child mode through the first unlock interface;

detecting an event for the adult mode in the child mode;

entering a second lock state; and

providing a second unlock interface to unlock the second lock state, wherein the second unlock interface allows the mobile device to enter into the adult mode only after unlocking the second lock state.