Mobile device and method for controlling the same

• US 8,862,079 B2
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 10/14/2014
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): Rego, Dominic E
• Application Number:
  US13/829,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20140148126A1
• Time in Patent Office: 579 Days
• Field of Search: 455/127.4, 455/550.1, 455/552.1, 455/553.1, 455/407, 455/411, 455/425, 455/556.2, 455/566, 455/26.1
• US Class Current: 455/127.4
• 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 first mode and a second mode, the mobile device comprising:

a display unit configured to display at least one application being executed in the first mode and the second mode respectively;

a sensor unit configured to sense an input for the mobile device; and

a processor configured to;

display the at least one application being executed in the first mode when the mobile device enters into the first mode,

detect an event for the at least one application being executed in the second mode when the mobile device is in the first mode,

indicate information for the event, wherein the information only notifies an occurrence of the event, and restrict access to detailed information of the event when the mobile device is in the first mode, and

display an interface by which the first mode is switched to the second mode.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the processor executes the event after the first mode is switched to the second mode through the interface.

3. The mobile device according to claim 2, wherein the processor displays contents of the event by executing the event.

4. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one application includes at least one application being executed only in the first mode, at least one application being executed only in the second mode, and at least one application being executed in both the first mode and the second mode.

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

6. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein the mode for executing the at least one application includes at least one of the first mode and the second mode.

7. The mobile device according to claim 5, wherein the processor provides a second setup interface, which configures at least one application which is being executed in the first mode.

8. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein, when the processor detects the event for the at least one application being executed in the second mode in the first mode, a function for executing the event is disabled in the first mode.

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

10. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the information for the event includes an icon of the event.

11. A method for controlling a mobile device, which provides a dual mode of a first mode and a second mode, the method comprising:

displaying an application being executed in the first mode when the mobile device enters into the first mode;

detecting an event for at least one application being executed in the second mode when the mobile device is in the first mode;

indicating information for the event, wherein the information only notifies an occurrence of the event and restricting access to detailed information of the event when the mobile device is in the first mode; and

displaying an interface by which the first mode is switched to the second mode.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

executing the event after the first mode is switched to the second mode through the interface.

13. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:

displaying contents of the event by executing the event.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein the at least one application being executed in the second mode is being executed only in the second mode.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

providing a first setup interface, which configures a mode for executing the at least one application, in the second mode.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the mode for executing the at least one application includes at least one of the first mode and the second mode.

17. The method according to claim 15, further comprising:

providing a second setup interface, which configures the at least one application which is being executed in the first mode.

18. The method according to claim 11, wherein, when the event for the at least one application being executed in the second mode is detected in the first mode, a function for executing the event is disabled in the first mode.

19. The method according to claim 11, wherein the event includes at least one of a call reception, a message reception, and a mail reception.

20. The method according to claim 11, wherein the information for the event includes an icon of the event.