ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNLOCKING THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for unlocking an electronic device being executed by a processor of the electronic device, the method comprising:
- defining a plurality of unlocking operations;
creating a plurality of application groups and associating each of the unlocking operations with one or more of the application groups, each of the application groups comprising one or more applications installed in the electronic device;
generating a lock screen according to the defined unlocking operations, and displaying the lock screen on a display screen of the electronic device;
detecting an unlocking operation performed from the lock screen, and determining application groups associated with the detected unlocking operation; and
unlocking the electronic device according to the detected unlocking operation, and displaying the determined application groups on the display screen.
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Abstract
In a method for unlocking an electronic device, one or more unlocking operations are defined, and one or more application groups are created. Each of the unlocking operations is associated with one or more of the application groups. According to the defined unlocking operations, a lock screen is generated and displayed on a display screen of the electronic device. When an unlocking operation is performed by a user, application groups associated with the unlocking operation are determined. The electronic device is unlocked according to the determined unlocking operation, and the determined application groups are displayed on the display screen.
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1. A method for unlocking an electronic device being executed by a processor of the electronic device, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of unlocking operations; creating a plurality of application groups and associating each of the unlocking operations with one or more of the application groups, each of the application groups comprising one or more applications installed in the electronic device; generating a lock screen according to the defined unlocking operations, and displaying the lock screen on a display screen of the electronic device; detecting an unlocking operation performed from the lock screen, and determining application groups associated with the detected unlocking operation; and unlocking the electronic device according to the detected unlocking operation, and displaying the determined application groups on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic device, comprising:
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a display screen; at least one processor; and a storage system storing a computer-readable program comprising a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to; define a plurality of unlocking operations; create a plurality of application groups and associate each of the unlocking operations with one or more of the application groups, each of the application groups comprising one or more applications installed in the electronic device; generate a lock screen according to the defined unlocking operations, and display the lock screen on the display screen; detect an unlocking operation performed from the lock screen, and determine application groups associated with the detected unlocking operation; and unlock the electronic device according to the detected unlocking operation, and display the determined application groups on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of being executed by a processor of an electronic device to implement a method for unlocking the electronic device, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of unlocking operations; creating a plurality of application groups and associating each of the unlocking operations with one or more of the application groups, each of the application groups comprising one or more applications installed in the electronic device; generating a lock screen according to the defined unlocking operations, and displaying the lock screen on a display screen of the electronic device; detecting an unlocking operation performed from the lock screen, and determining application groups associated with the detected unlocking operation; and unlocking the electronic device according to the detected unlocking operation, and displaying the determined application groups on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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