Electronic device and method for unlocking screen of electronic device
First Claim
1. A method for unlocking a screen of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises the screen and a storage unit, and the method for unlocking a screen of an electronic device comprises:
- detecting, in a screen-locked state, intent of a user to unlock the screen;
if it is detected that the user intends to unlock the screen, extracting contact information from the storage unit of the electronic device, wherein the extracted contact information comprises a first attribute value and second attribute values;
displaying the first attribute value of the extracted contact information on the screen and displaying the second attribute values in a selectable manner; and
detecting an operation of choosing a second attribute value by the user, and comparing the second attribute value chosen by the user with a second attribute value that is in the storage unit and corresponding to the displayed first attribute value;
if the two values are the same, unlocking the screen; and
otherwise, maintaining the screen-locked state.
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Abstract
A method for unlocking a screen of the electronic device are provided. The method includes: detecting, in a screen-locked state, intent of a user to unlock the screen; if it is detected that the user intends to unlock the screen, extracting contact information from the storage unit of the electronic device, where the extracted contact information includes a first attribute value and second attribute values; displaying the first attribute value of the extracted contact information on the screen and displaying the second attribute values in a selectable manner; and detecting an operation of choosing a second attribute value by the user, and comparing the second attribute value chosen by the user with a second attribute value that is in the storage unit and corresponding to the displayed first attribute value; if the two values are the same, unlocking the screen; and otherwise, maintaining the screen-locked state.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for unlocking a screen of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises the screen and a storage unit, and the method for unlocking a screen of an electronic device comprises:
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detecting, in a screen-locked state, intent of a user to unlock the screen; if it is detected that the user intends to unlock the screen, extracting contact information from the storage unit of the electronic device, wherein the extracted contact information comprises a first attribute value and second attribute values; displaying the first attribute value of the extracted contact information on the screen and displaying the second attribute values in a selectable manner; and detecting an operation of choosing a second attribute value by the user, and comparing the second attribute value chosen by the user with a second attribute value that is in the storage unit and corresponding to the displayed first attribute value;
if the two values are the same, unlocking the screen; and
otherwise, maintaining the screen-locked state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electronic device, comprising:
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a storage unit; one or more processing units; and one or more modules, wherein the one or more modules are stored in the storage and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, and the one or more modules comprise instructions that are used to execute the following steps; setting the electronic device to a screen-locked state; detecting intent of a user to unlock a screen; if it is detected that the user intends to unlock the screen, extracting multiple pieces of contact information from the storage unit of the electronic device, wherein each piece of the extracted contact information comprises a first attribute value and a second attribute value; displaying a first attribute value of the extracted contact information on the screen and displaying the second attribute values in a selectable manner; and detecting an operation of choosing a second attribute value by the user, and comparing the second attribute value chosen by the user with a second attribute value that is in the storage unit and corresponding to the displayed first attribute value;
if the two values are the same, unlocking the screen; and
otherwise, maintaining the screen-locked state. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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