MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF RAPIDLY MAKING PHONE CALL IN LOCK STATE AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150281420A1
• Filed: 11/06/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Wu, Cassie WZ, Lu, Grace
• Granted Patent: US 9,197,727 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27 Devices whereby a plurality of signals may be stored simultaneously
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72424 with manual activation of emergency-service functions

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes a storage unit for storing an unlock password, M speed dial codes and N phone numbers, each of the M speed dial codes being corresponding to one of the N phone numbers; an input unit; a communication unit; and a processing unit; wherein when the input unit is operated to sequentially input a user input password and a user input code in a lock state, the processing unit determines whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determines whether the user input code is identical to one of the M speed dial codes, when the user input password is identical to the unlock password and the user input code is identical to an i-th speed dial code, the processing unit dials the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code through the communication unit.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, which is capable of rapidly making

a phone call in a lock state, comprising:

a storage unit for storing an unlock password, M speed dial codes and N phone numbers, each of the M speed dial codes being corresponding to one of the N phone numbers, N being a positive integer, M being a positive integer smaller than or equal to N;

an input unit;

a communication unit; and

a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit, the input unit and the communication unit;

wherein when the input unit is operated to sequentially input a user input password and a user input code in the lock state, the processing unit determines whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determines whether the user input code is identical to one of the M speed dial codes, when the user input password is identical to the unlock password and the user input code is identical to an i-th speed dial code of the M speed dial codes, the processing unit dials the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code through the communication unit, i is a positive integer smaller than or equal to M.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein when the user input password is different from the unlock password, the processing unit outputs a first notification message to notice that the user input password is wrong.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein when the user input password is identical to the unlock password but the user input code is different from each of M speed dial codes, the processing unit outputs a second notification message to notice that the user input code is wrong.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code, the processing unit unlocks the lock state of the mobile communication device.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code, the processing unit maintains the lock state of the mobile communication device.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the storage unit stores a first look-up table and a second look-up table, the first look-up table records the unlock password and an identification code, the second look-up table records the M speed dial codes, M of the N phone numbers corresponding to the M speed dial codes, and the identification code, the processing unit combines the first look-up table and the second look-up table according to the identification code to form a virtual look-up table, the processing unit determines whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determines whether the user input code is identical to one of the M speed dial codes according to the virtual look-up table.

7. A method, which is capable of rapidly making a phone call in a lock state, adapted to a mobile communication device, the mobile communication device comprising a storage unit, an input unit, a communication unit and a processing unit, the processing unit being electrically connected to the storage unit, the input unit and the communication unit, the storage unit storing an unlock password, M speed dial codes and N phone numbers, each of the M speed dial codes being corresponding to one of the N phone numbers, N being a positive integer, M being a positive integer smaller than or equal to N, the method comprising:

the input unit sequentially inputting a user input password and a user input code in the lock state;

the processing unit determining whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determining whether the user input code is identical to one of the M speed dial codes; and

when the user input password is identical to the unlock password and the user input code is identical to an i-th speed dial code of the M speed dial codes, the processing unit dialing the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code through the communication unit, wherein i is a positive integer smaller than or equal to M.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

when the user input password is different from the unlock password, the processing unit outputting a first notification message to notice that the user input password is wrong.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

when the user input password is identical to the unlock password but the user input code is different from each of M speed dial codes, the processing unit outputting a second notification message to notice that the user input code is wrong.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code, the processing unit unlocking the lock state of the mobile communication device.

11. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the i-th speed dial code, the processing unit maintaining the lock state of the mobile communication device.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the storage unit stores a first look-up table and a second look-up table, the first look-up table records the unlock password and an identification code, the second look-up table records the M speed dial codes, M of the N phone numbers corresponding to the M speed dial codes, and the identification code, the method further comprises:

the processing unit combining the first look-up table and the second look-up table according to the identification code to form a virtual look-up table; and

the processing unit determining whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determining whether the user input code is identical to one of the M speed dial codes according to the virtual look-up table.

13. A mobile communication device, which is capable of rapidly making

a phone call in a lock state, comprising:

a storage unit for storing an unlock password, a speed dial code and a plurality of phone numbers, the speed dial code being corresponding to one of the phone numbers;

an input unit;

a communication unit; and

a processing unit electrically connected to the storage unit, the input unit and the communication unit;

wherein when the input unit is operated to sequentially input a user input password and a user input code in the lock state, the processing unit determines whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determines whether the user input code is identical to the speed dial code, when the user input password is identical to the unlock password and the user input code is identical to the speed dial code, the processing unit dials the phone number corresponding to the speed dial code through the communication unit.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein when the user input password is different from the unlock password, the processing unit outputs a first notification message to notice that the user input password is wrong.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 14, wherein when the user input password is identical to the unlock password but the user input code is different from the speed dial code, the processing unit outputs a second notification message to notice that the user input code is wrong.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the speed dial code, the processing unit unlocks the lock state of the mobile communication device.

17. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein after finishing dialing the phone number corresponding to the speed dial code, the processing unit maintains the lock state of the mobile communication device.

18. The mobile communication device of claim 13, wherein the storage unit stores a first look-up table and a second look-up table, the first look-up table records the unlock password and an identification code, the second look-up table records the speed dial code, the phone number corresponding to the speed dial code, and the identification code, the processing unit combines the first look-up table and the second look-up table according to the identification code to form a virtual look-up table, the processing unit determines whether the user input password is identical to the unlock password and determines whether the user input code is identical to the speed dial code according to the virtual look-up table.