Unlocking method, portable electronic device and touch-sensitive device

• US 9,250,801 B2
• Filed: 08/28/2012
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corporation (Novatek Microelectronics Corp Limited)
• Original Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corporation (Novatek Microelectronics Corp Limited)
• Inventors: Ho, Wen-Ching
• Primary Examiner(s): Wang-Hurst, Kathy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shen, Peijie
• Application Number:
  US13/596,074
• Publication Number:
  US 20130135226A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

An unlocking method for a portable electronic device, and a portable electronic device and a touch-sensitive device employing the unlocking method are provided. The portable electronic device has a touch-sensitive display, and a user interface is displayed on the touch-sensitive display. The unlocking method includes respectively displaying at least one unlocking image on at least one unfixed point of the touch-sensitive display when the user interface is in a user interface locking state and sensing a touch signal of the touch-sensitive display. The unlocking method further includes switching the user interface to a user interface unlocking state when at least one click corresponding to the at least one unfixed point is detected on the touch-sensitive display.

Claims

1. An unlocking method for a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device has a touch-sensitive display, and a user interface is displayed on the touch-sensitive display, the unlocking method comprising:

when the user interface is in a first user interface locking state, respectively displaying at least one unlocking image on at least one point of the touch-sensitive display;

sensing a touch signal of the touch-sensitive display; and

when at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is detected on the touch-sensitive display, switching the user interface to a user interface unlocking state;

when the user interface is in a second user interface locking state, respectively displaying at least one another unlocking image on at least one another point of the touch-sensitive display; and

when at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one another point is detected on the touch-sensitive display, switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state,

wherein a number of the at least one point is different from a number of the at least one another point.

2. The unlocking method according to claim 1 further comprising generating coordinates of the at least one point when the user interface is switched to the second user interface locking state.

3. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein each one of the at least one click is a single click, a multiple-click, or a long-click.

4. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of the at least one point is 1, the at least one click is a multiple-click or a long-click, and when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, each one of the at least one click is a single click, a multiple-click, or a long-click.

5. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the step of respectively displaying the at least one unlocking image on the at least one point of the touch-sensitive display comprises respectively and simultaneously displaying the at least one unlocking image on the at least one point.

6. The unlocking method according to claim 5, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the step of switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is detected on the touch-sensitive display comprises:

when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is simultaneously detected on the touch-sensitive display, switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state.

7. The unlocking method according to claim 5, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the step of switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is detected on the touch-sensitive display comprises:

when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is sequentially detected on the touch-sensitive display, switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state.

8. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the step of respectively displaying the at least one unlocking image on the at least one point of the touch-sensitive display comprises sequentially and respectively displaying the at least one unlocking image on the at least one point at different times.

9. The unlocking method according to claim 8, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the step of switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is detected on the touch-sensitive display comprises:

when the at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point is sequentially detected on the touch-sensitive display, switching the user interface to the user interface unlocking state.

10. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein when the number of the at least one point is greater than 1, the at least one unlocking image is different from each other.

11. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one point is corresponding to at least one coordinate, and each of the at least one coordinate is randomly generated.

12. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one point is corresponding to at least one coordinate, and each of the at least one coordinate is generated according to a predetermined rule.

13. A touch-sensitive device, comprising:

a user interface controlling unit, configured to control a user interface;

a display driving unit, configured to drive a touch-sensitive display to respectively display at least one unlocking image on at least one point when the user interface is in a first user interface locking state; and

a sensing unit, configured to sense a touch signal of the touch-sensitive display,

wherein when the sensing unit detects at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface controlling unit switches the user interface to a user interface unlocking state,

wherein the display driving unit drives a touch-sensitive display to respectively display at least one another unlocking image on at least one another point when the user interface is in a second user interface locking state,

wherein when the sensing unit detects at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one another point on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface controlling unit switches the user interface to the user interface unlocking state,

wherein a number of the at least one point is different from a number of the at least one another point.

14. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display, configured to display a user interface; and

a touch-sensitive device, comprising;

a user interface controlling unit, configured to control a user interface;

a display driving unit, configured to drive a touch-sensitive display to respectively display at least one unlocking image on at least one point when the user interface is in a first user interface locking state; and

a sensing unit, configured to sense a touch signal of the touch-sensitive display,

wherein when the sensing unit detects at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one point on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface controlling unit switches the user interface to a user interface unlocking state,

wherein the display driving unit drives a touch-sensitive display to respectively display at least one another unlocking image on at least one another point when the user interface is in a second user interface locking state,

wherein when the sensing unit detects at least one click respectively corresponding to the at least one another point on the touch-sensitive display, the user interface controlling unit switches the user interface to the user interface unlocking state,

wherein a number of the at least one point is different from a number of the at least one another point.