Method for switching wallpaper in screen lock state, mobile electronic device thereof, and storage medium thereof

• US 9,230,074 B2
• Filed: 01/14/2009
• Issued: 01/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Hsieh, Chin-Ying, Gu, Sih-Jie, Bamford, Drew
• Primary Examiner(s): WIENER, ERIC A
• Application Number:
  US12/353,261
• Publication Number:
  US 20090259968A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,547 Days
• Field of Search: 715/741, 715/863, 715/864, 715/867
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/677 Preventing the dialling or sending of predetermined telephone numbers or selected types of telephone numbers, e.g. long distance numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method for switching wallpaper in screen lock state, a mobile electronic device thereof, and a storage medium thereof are provided. In the present method, an input signal is received by a touch screen when a mobile electronic device enters a screen lock state. Then, whether the input signal is located in a specific area of the touch screen is determined. A moving track of the input signal is detected if the input signal is located in the specific area. Finally, wallpaper of the screen lock state is switched according to the moving track. As a result, a user can switch wallpaper arbitrarily even if the mobile electronic device is in the screen lock state, so as to increase convenience of switching wallpaper.

Claims

1. A method for switching wallpaper in a screen lock state, comprising:

displaying a first wallpaper on a touch screen of a mobile electronic device in the screen lock state;

receiving a sliding operation via the touch screen in the screen lock state;

determining whether the sliding operation is located in a specific area; and

switching from the first wallpaper to a second wallpaper based on a determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, comprising;

obtaining a moving direction of the sliding operation based on the determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area; and

switching from the first wallpaper to the second wallpaper in a direction corresponding to the obtained moving direction of the sliding operation, without switching the mobile electronic device out of the screen lock state and into an operation state;

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are each one of a plurality of candidate wallpapers pre-arranged in a sequence based on picture information of the candidate wallpapers;

wherein the picture information includes at least one of picture size, filing time of the picture, and picture name; and

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are switched in a sequence according to at least one of the picture size, the filing time of the picture, and the picture name.

2. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 1, wherein the specific area comprises a wallpaper displaying area of the touch screen.

3. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 2, wherein after switching from the first wallpaper to the second wallpaper based on the determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, the method further comprises:

displaying a present time in a time displaying area on the touch screen, wherein the time displaying area partially covers the wallpaper displaying area.

4. The method for switching wallpaper in a screen lock state as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of switching the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper in the sequence according to the picture information comprises:

displaying a first plane of a 3D motion user interface on the touch screen, wherein the first plane displays the first wallpaper;

displaying the second wallpaper on a second plane of the 3D motion user interface according to the sequence of the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper arranged based on the picture information, wherein the first plane and the second plane are two adjacent planes of the 3D motion user interface; and

processing an axial rotation on the 3D motion user interface according to the moving direction, so as to switch the first plane to the second plane.

5. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 4, wherein the 3D motion user interface comprises a polyhedron.

6. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 4, wherein the 3D motion user interface comprises a cube.

7. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 4, wherein the axial rotation at least comprises one of a rotation along an X axis, a rotation along a Y axis and a rotation along a slanted axis.

8. The method for switching wallpaper in the screen lock state as claimed in claim 1, wherein if a moving track of the sliding operation is within the specific area, the sliding operation is determined to be located in the specific area, and if the moving track of the sliding operation is not within the specific area, the sliding operation is not determined to be located in the specific area.

9. A mobile electronic device, comprising:

a screen lock state switching module, for switching the mobile electronic device to a screen lock state;

a touch screen, coupled to the screen lock state switching module, for receiving a sliding operation in the screen lock state; and

a processing module, coupled to the touch screen, for;

displaying a first wallpaper on the touch screen in the screen lock state,

determining whether the sliding operation is located in a specific area, and

switching from the first wallpaper to a second wallpaper based on a determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, comprising;

obtaining a moving direction of the sliding operation based on the determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, and

switching from the first wallpaper to the second wallpaper in a direction corresponding to the obtained moving direction of the sliding operation, without switching the mobile electronic device out of the screen lock state and into an operation state,

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are each one of a plurality of candidate wallpapers pre-arranged in a sequence based on picture information of the candidate wallpapers,

wherein the picture information includes at least one of picture size, filing time of the picture and picture name, and

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are switched in a sequence according to at least one of the picture size, the filing time of the picture, and the picture name.

10. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the specific area comprises a wallpaper displaying area of the touch screen.

11. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 10, wherein the processing module is used for displaying a present time in a time displaying area on the touch screen, wherein the time displaying area partially covers the wallpaper displaying area.

12. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing module is used for displaying a first plane of a 3D motion user interface on the touch screen, the first plane displays the first wallpaper and used for displaying the second wallpaper on a second plane of the 3D motion user interface according to the sequence of first wallpaper and the second wallpaper arranged based on the picture information, and the first plane and the second plane are two adjacent planes of the 3D motion user interface and further used for processing an axial rotation on the 3D motion user interface according to the moving direction, so as to switch the first plane to the second plane.

13. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the 3D motion user interface comprises a polyhedron.

14. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the 3D motion user interface comprises a cube.

15. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the axial rotation at least comprises one of a rotation along an X axis, a rotation along a Y axis and a rotation along a slanted axis.

16. The mobile electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein if a moving track of the sliding operation is within the specific area, the processing module determines that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, and if the moving track of the sliding operation is not within the specific area, the processing module determines that the sliding operation is not located in the specific area.

17. A non-transitory storage medium, for storing a computer program including a plurality of program codes, the computer program being loaded to a mobile electronic device, so that the mobile electronic device executes a method for switching wallpaper in a screen lock state, the method comprising:

entering the screen lock state;

displaying a first wallpaper on a touch screen of the mobile electronic device in the screen lock state;

receiving a sliding operation via the touch screen of the mobile electronic device;

determining whether the sliding operation is located in a specific area; and

switching from the first wallpaper to a second wallpaper according to a determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area, comprising;

obtaining a moving direction of the sliding operation based on the determination that the sliding operation is located in the specific area; and

switching from the first wallpaper to the second wallpaper in a direction corresponding to the obtained moving direction of the sliding operation, without switching the mobile electronic device out of the screen lock state and into an operation state;

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are each one of a plurality of candidate wallpapers pre-arranged in a sequence based on picture information of the candidate wallpapers;

wherein the picture information includes at least one of picture size, filing time of the picture and picture name; and

wherein the first wallpaper and the second wallpaper are switched in a sequence according to at least one of the picture size, the filing time of the picture, and the picture name.