Mobile terminal, lock state control program for mobile terminal, and a method for controlling lock state of mobile terminal

• US 9,467,544 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2015
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Kawabata, Ryosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Siddiqui, Kashif
• Application Number:
  US14/849,332
• Publication Number:
  US 20150381789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 398 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• 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: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a touch panel and an input detection part, a display part, a determination part, and an execution part. The input detection part is configured to detect inputs to the touch panel. The display part is configured to display an object corresponding to a lock state in which predetermined processing based on inputs detected by the input detection part is not executed. The determination part is configured to determine whether or not a predetermined input to the object is detected by the input detection part. The execution part is configured to release the lock state and execute predetermined processing if the determination part determines that a predetermined input to the object is detected.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a touch panel display comprising at least one display area configured to detect a touch operation; and

at least one controller configured to;

set a lock state which restricts an execution of a predetermined function;

in the lock state, display a first screen, and a second screen which covers at least a part of the first screen on the at least one display area;

move the second screen by the touch operation which slides a touch position, from any touch start position, in a specific direction on the at least one display area; and

release the lock state when only the first screen is displayed on the at least one display area as a result of the touch operation which moves the second screen from the at least one display area.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein the at least one controller further gradually displays the first screen by moving the second screen on the at least one display area in the specific direction.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the lock state is released, the at least one controller further displays the first screen on a position where the first screen was displayed on the at least one display area before releasing the lock state.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein when the touch operation is terminated in the lock state, the at least one controller further returns the display of the second screen to a previous position where the touch panel display detected the touch operation in the lock state.

5. A method for controlling a mobile terminal comprising:

setting a lock state to at least one display area which restricts execution of a predetermined function;

in the lock state, displaying a first screen, and a second screen which covers at least a part of the first screen on the at least one display area;

moving the second screen by the touch operation which slides a touch position, from any touch start position, in a specific direction on the at least one display area; and

releasing the lock state when only the first screen is displayed on the at least one display area as a result of the touch operation which moves the second screen from the at least one display area.

6. A non-transitory computer readable medium for a mobile terminal comprising:

setting a lock state to at least one display area which restricts execution of a predetermined function;

in the lock state, displaying a first screen, and a second screen which covers at least a part of the first screen on the at least one display area;

moving the second screen by the touch operation which slides a touch position, from any touch start position, in a specific direction on the at least one display area; and

releasing the lock state when only the first screen is displayed on the at least one display area as a result of the touch operation which moves the second screen from the at least one display area.