Display apparatus for releasing lock status and method thereof

• US 9,609,106 B2
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Issued: 03/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Sohn, Jung-joo, Kwak, Ji-yeon, Kumar, Nipun
• Primary Examiner(s): Titcomb, William
• Application Number:
  US14/368,213
• Publication Number:
  US 20150304475A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,569 Days
• Field of Search: 715/863
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A display apparatus and method of using the same is provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit for displaying a lock view comprising an affordance object including a connected section and a disconnected section; and a control unit for, when drawing is performed according to user touch on the lock view and the disconnected section is connected by the drawing, controlling the display unit to switch to an unlock view.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a display for displaying a first screen corresponding to a lock state of the display apparatus comprising a visual object for guiding a user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing, the visual object including a first portion and a second portion that is displayed differently from the first portion; and

a processor for, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on one of the first portion and the second portion, controlling the display to switch the first screen to a second screen corresponding to an unlock state.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display displays at least one menu point on the first screen, and in response to trajectory of the drawing passing through the menu point, the processor releases the lock state and executes a function corresponding to the menu point.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit for storing information of a plurality of images, wherein the processor randomly selects at least one of the plurality of images stored to the storage unit and controls the display to generate the visual object using the selected image.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication unit for receiving a call connection request, wherein, in response to the call connection request being received while the first screen is displayed, the processor controls the display to display a first menu point for call connection and a second menu point for call connection rejection on the first screen, and controls the communication unit to connect the call in response to the trajectory of the drawing passing through the first menu point and to reject the call connection in response to the trajectory of the drawing passing through the second menu point.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first portion comprises a connected section and the second portion comprises a disconnected section, and

the processor controls the display to switch to the first screen while changing a display form of the visual object over a certain time, in response to the disconnected section being connected by the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing and the visual object being completed.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first portion comprises a connected section and the second portion comprises a disconnected section, and

the visual object is a constellation image comprising a plurality of stars, the connected section including at least some stars of the plurality of stars interconnected on the constellation image, and the disconnected section including remaining stars of the plurality of stars which are disconnected from each other on the constellation image.

7. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first portion comprises a finished portion and the second portion comprises an unfinished portion, and

wherein, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on the unfinished portion, the processor controls the display to switch the first screen to the second screen.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first portion is displayed by a solid line and the second portion is displayed by a broken line, and

wherein, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on the broken line, the processor controls the display to switch the first screen to the second screen.

9. A method for releasing a lock status, comprising:

displaying a first screen corresponding to a lock state of the display apparatus comprising an visual object for guiding a user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing, the visual object including a first portion and a second portion that is displayed differently from the first portion; and

;

switching the first screen to a second screen corresponding to an unlock state in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on one of the first portion and the second portion.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

when a trajectory of the drawing passes through a menu point displayed on the second screen, releasing the lock state and executing a function corresponding to the menu point.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the visual object is generated by randomly selecting at least one image from a plurality of prestored images.

12. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a call connection request;

in response to the call connection request being received while the first screen is displayed, displaying a first menu point for call connection and a second menu point for call connection rejection on the first screen; and

connecting the call in response to the trajectory of the drawing passing through the first menu point, and rejecting the call connection in response to the trajectory of the drawing passing through the second menu point.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein, the first portion comprises a connected section and the second portion comprises a disconnected section, and

in response to the disconnected section being connected by the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing and the visual object being completed, the switching operation to the first screen switches to the second screen while changing a display form of the visual object over a certain time.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the first portion comprises a connected section and the second portion comprises a disconnected section, and

the visual object is a constellation image comprising a plurality of stars, the connected section including at least some stars of the plurality of stars interconnected on the constellation image, and the disconnected section including remaining stars of the plurality of stars which are disconnected from each other on the constellation image.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the first portion comprises a finished portion and the second portion comprises an unfinished portion, and

wherein switching, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on the unfinished portion, includes switching the first screen to the second screen.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein the first portion is displayed by a solid line and the second portion is displayed by a broken line, and

wherein switching, in response to the user'"'"'s manipulation for drawing being input on the broken line, includes switching the first screen to the second screen.