Portable terminal and lock state cancellation method

• US 9,521,248 B2
• Filed: 07/09/2013
• Issued: 12/13/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
• Inventors: Saiki, Atsutaka, Kobayashi, Hiroki
• Primary Examiner(s): Bhattacharya, Sam
• Application Number:
  US14/417,120
• Publication Number:
  US 20150207922A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,253 Days
• Field of Search: 455/410, 455/411, 455/412.1, 455/414.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724631 by limiting the access to the user interface, e.g. locking a touch-screen or a keypad
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security

Abstract

A mobile phone 10 comprises a display 14, a touch panel 16, etc., and can set a lock state restricting performance of predetermined processing based on a touch operation. If the display 14 is turned ON when the lock state is set, a lock screen comprising a lock object (RO), etc. is displayed. If the lock screen is displayed when there is a new arrival mail, a mail object (Oa) is further displayed in the lock screen. At this time, if the lock object is dragged and dropped onto the mail object, a mail function is performed while the lock state is canceled. At this time, the new arrival mail is displayed on the display 14.

Claims

1. A portable terminal comprising:

a touch panel display; and

at least one processor coupled with the touch panel display that, during a locked state in which performance of at least one function in response to a touch operation on the touch panel display is restricted,

displays a first object on the touch panel display,

detects the touch operation on the first object,

after detecting the touch operation on the first object, displays a part of information related to a received email on the touch panel display, and,

when the touch operation comprises a touch to the first object, followed by a movement in a direction towards a second object that is associated with the part of information related to the received email, followed by a release of the touch operation,

cancels the locked state, and

displays the received email on the touch panel display.

2. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor displays the part of information related to the received email before the release of the touch operation.

3. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the part of information related to the received email comprises sender information for the received email.

4. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the part of information related to the received email comprises a title of the received email.

5. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the part of information related to the received email comprises a number of received emails.

6. The portable terminal according to claim 1, wherein the release of the touch operation occurs at a position that overlaps with the second object.

7. A method in a portable terminal comprising a touch panel display and at least one processor, wherein the method comprises the at least one processor, during a locked state in which performance of at least one function in response to a touch operation on the touch panel display is restricted:

displaying a first object on the touch panel display;

detecting the touch operation on the first object;

after detecting the touch operation on the first object, displaying a part of information related to a received email on the touch panel display; and

,

when the touch operation comprises a touch to the first object, followed by a movement in a direction towards a second object that is associated with the part of information related to the received email, followed by a release of the touch operation,

canceling the locked state, and

displaying the received email on the touch panel display.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to, during a locked state in which performance of at least one function in response to a touch operation on a touch panel display is restricted:

display a first object on the touch panel display;

detect the touch operation on the first object;

after detecting the touch operation on the first object, display a part of information related to a received email on the touch panel display; and

,

when the touch operation comprises a touch to the first object, followed by a movement in a direction towards a second object that is associated with the part of information related to the received email, followed by a release of the touch operation,

cancel the locked state, and

display the received email on the touch panel display.