METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALCULATING CHANNEL QUALITY ADAPTIVELY IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20140289683A1
• Filed: 02/25/2014
• Published: 09/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Taegun
• Granted Patent: US 9,804,765 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/863
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

A method and apparatus for a configurable screen lock are disclosed herein, including receiving a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state, and in response to the request, displaying on a display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition of the screen lock.

Claims

1. A method of controlling a screen lock in an electronic device, comprising:

receiving a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state; and

in response to the request, displaying on a display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition of the screen lock.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying on the display the screen lock setting screen in response to at least one of:

receiving the request to release the screen lock before the screen lock has been active for a predetermined amount of time, and

receiving the request to release the screen lock when the screen lock was initiated during operation of a pre-specified application.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a basic lock release screen on the display in response to the request to release the screen lock, when the execution condition is set to a default value.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a visual guide element on the display indicating a screen timeout for the electronic device to enter the screen lock state.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a drag touch input on a touch panel of the display; and

setting the execution condition of the screen lock based on at least a direction of the drag touch input.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein setting the execution condition of the screen lock is further based on at least one:

of a distance of the drag touch input, and a velocity of the drag touch input.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the distance and the velocity each indicate a scale of the execution condition.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the execution condition is a screen timeout to enter the screen lock state, and the scale is a length of time.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

displaying on the screen lock setting screen at least one visual graphic element enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition, the visual graphic element including at least one visual indicator correlating the distance of the drag touch input to the length of time for the screen timeout.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

displaying within the screen lock setting screen a second visual graphic element; and

displaying a configuration menu in response to selection of the second visual graphic element allowing adjustment of at least one of a screen backlight, and the length of time for the screen timeout.

11. An electronic device equipped with a screen lock, comprising:

a display; and

a processor configured to;

receive a request to release the screen lock while the electronic device is in a screen lock state; and

in response to the request, display on the display a screen lock setting screen enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition of the screen lock.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, the processor further configured to:

display on the display the screen lock setting screen in response to at least one of

receiving the request to release the screen lock before the screen lock has been active for a predetermined amount of time, and

receiving the request to release the screen lock when the screen lock was initiated during operation of a pre-specified application.

13. The electronic device of claim 11, the processor further configured to:

display a basic lock release screen on the display in response to the request to release the screen lock, when the execution condition is set to a default value.

14. The electronic device of claim 11, the processor further configured to:

display a visual guide element on the display indicating a screen timeout for the electronic device to enter the screen lock state.

15. The electronic device of claim 11, the electronic device further comprising a touch panel of the display, and processor further configured to:

receive a drag touch input on the touch panel; and

set the execution condition of the screen lock based on at least a direction of the drag touch input.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the setting the execution condition of the screen lock is further based on at least one:

of a distance of the drag touch input, and a velocity of the drag touch input.

17. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the distance and the velocity each indicate a scale of the execution condition.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the execution condition is a screen timeout to enter the screen lock state, and the scale is a length of time.

19. The electronic device of claim 18, the processor further configured to:

display on the screen lock setting screen at least one visual graphic element enabling adjustment of at least one execution condition, the visual graphic element including at least one visual indicator correlating the distance of the drag touch input to the length of time for the screen timeout.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, the processor further configured to:

display within the screen lock setting screen a second visual graphic element; and

display a configuration menu in response to selection of the second visual graphic element allowing adjustment of at least one of a screen backlight, and the length of time for the screen timeout.