Unlocking method and device for touch screen terminal and touch screen terminal

• US 9,400,595 B2
• Filed: 10/30/2013
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Company Limited (BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Kun, Zhang, Zhiqin, Ko, Young Yik, Bai, Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): Cheng, Joe H
• Application Number:
  US14/353,388
• Publication Number:
  US 20140347302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,000 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3262 Power saving in digitizer or tablet
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3265 Power saving in display device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an unlocking method, a device for touch screen terminal and a touch screen terminal. The method includes: performing a touch unlocking operation to an unlocking unit, wherein the unlocking unit is at least one active area corresponding to the unlocking operation and provided on the touch screen with an area smaller than that of the entire screen; and when the touch screen terminal is in a non-service state, the active area is in a service state or a standing by state; when detecting the touch unlocking operation, generating an unlocking request signal; and providing an unlocking operation interface according to the unlocking request signal. Therefore, the unlocking operation does not depend on a physical key any more, which allows a light and thin profile and a simple and clear appearance, and reduces damage ratio of terminal'"'"'s components, and at the same time the non-entire screen unlocking operation interface is advantageous for low power consumption requirement on the touch screen.

Claims

1. An unlocking method of a touch screen terminal, comprising:

performing a touch unlocking operation to an unlocking unit, wherein the unlocking unit is at least one active area corresponding to the unlocking operation and provided on the touch screen with an area smaller than that of the entire screen; and

when the touch screen terminal is in a non-service state, the active area is in a service state or a standing by state;

generating an unlocking request signal upon detecting the touch unlocking operation; and

providing an unlocking operation interface for the user to input relevant unlocking schemes according to the unlocking request signal.

2. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein when the active area is in the service state, the unlocking unit is always in a normally lit-up state in the touch screen.

3. The unlocking method of claim 2, wherein the unlocking operation interface is an interface in the active area or an interface of entire screen.

4. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein when the active area is in the standing by state, the unlocking unit is in a lit-up and displaying state after being touched.

5. The unlocking method of claim 4, wherein when there is one active area, the area of the active area is smaller than that of the entire screen.

6. The unlocking method of claim 4, wherein when there are a plurality of the active areas, the total area of the plurality of the active areas is smaller than that of the entire screen.

7. The unlocking method of claim 4, wherein the unlocking operation interface is an interface in the active area or an interface of entire screen.

8. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein when there is one active area, the area of the active area is smaller than that of the entire screen.

9. The unlocking method of claim 8, wherein the unlocking operation interface is an interface in the active area or an interface of entire screen.

10. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein when there are a plurality of the active areas, the total area of the plurality of the active areas is smaller than that of the entire screen.

11. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein the unlocking operation interface is an interface in the active area or an interface of entire screen.

12. The unlocking method of claim 1, wherein, a location of the active area is adjustable on the display screen.

13. An unlocking device of a touch screen terminal comprising:

an unlocking unit configured for receiving a touch unlocking operation, wherein the unlocking unit is at least one active area corresponding to the unlocking operation and provided on the touch screen with an area smaller than that of the entire screen; and

when the touch screen terminal is in a non-service state the active area is in a service state or a standing by state;

a detecting unit configured for detecting the touch unlocking operation and, upon detecting the touch unlocking operation, generating an unlocking request signal and providing the unlocking request signal to a processing unit; and

a processing unit configured for providing an unlocking operation interface for the user to input relevant unlocking schemes according to the unlocking request signal.

14. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein when the active area is in the service state, the unlocking unit is always in a normally lit-up state in the touch screen.

15. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein when the active area is in the standing by state, the unlocking unit is in a lit-up and displaying state after being touched.

16. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein when there is one active area, the area of the active area is smaller than that of the entire screen.

17. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein when there are a plurality of the active areas, the total area of the plurality of the active areas is smaller than that of the entire screen.

18. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein the unlocking operation interface is an interface in the active area or an interface of entire screen.

19. A touch screen terminal comprising an unlocking device of a touch screen terminal as described in claim 13.

20. The unlocking device of claim 13, wherein, a location of the active area is adjustable on the display screen.