Activating display and performing user authentication in mobile terminal with one-time user input
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
- a touch screen display;
a power button configured to turn on and off the terminal by pressing; and
an activation button separate from the power button and located outside the touch screen display, the activation button configured for pressing to turn on the touch screen display,wherein upon one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display such that;
a lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display upon turning on the touch screen display in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display being turned off,in addition to turning on the touch screen display and displaying the lock screen, the one-time pressing while the touch screen display being turned off initiates the fingerprint authentication function,the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function initiated by the one-time pressing is being performed,a lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, andthe lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display being turned off, wherein the terminal is further configured to perform at least one function other than the fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display for displaying the lock screen in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button when the one-time pressing is for long time longer than a reference time period, wherein the at least one function to perform in addition to turning on the touch screen display for displaying the lock screen in response to the one-time pressing for long time is associated with initiating a hands-free operation of the terminal.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. Upon detection of one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display. The touch screen display displays a lock screen thereon as it is turned on in response to the detection of one-time pressing, and the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function is being performed. A lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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a touch screen display; a power button configured to turn on and off the terminal by pressing; and an activation button separate from the power button and located outside the touch screen display, the activation button configured for pressing to turn on the touch screen display, wherein upon one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display such that; a lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display upon turning on the touch screen display in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display being turned off, in addition to turning on the touch screen display and displaying the lock screen, the one-time pressing while the touch screen display being turned off initiates the fingerprint authentication function, the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function initiated by the one-time pressing is being performed, a lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display being turned off, wherein the terminal is further configured to perform at least one function other than the fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display for displaying the lock screen in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button when the one-time pressing is for long time longer than a reference time period, wherein the at least one function to perform in addition to turning on the touch screen display for displaying the lock screen in response to the one-time pressing for long time is associated with initiating a hands-free operation of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a mobile computing terminal, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile computing terminal which comprises a touch screen display, a camera, a power button for pressing to turn on/off the terminal, and an activation button for pressing to turn on the touch screen display, the activation button located outside the touch screen display; detecting one-time pressing of the activation button while the terminal is in an inactive state in which the touch screen display is turned off; in response to the one-time pressing, changing the terminal from the inactive state to an active state in which the touch screen display is turned on; and in addition to changing to the active state, further performing a fingerprint authentication function using fingerprint recognition without additional user input, wherein in changing to the active state and performing the fingerprint authentication function, the terminal operates such that; a lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display upon changing the terminal from the inactive state to the active state in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the terminal being in the inactive state, in addition to changing the terminal to the active state, the one-time pressing while the terminal being in the inactive state initiates the fingerprint authentication function, the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function initiated by the one-time pressing is being performed, a lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user in response to the one-time pressing of the activation button while the terminal being in the inactive state, wherein the method further comprises performing at least one function other than the fingerprint authentication function in addition to changing to the active state in response to the one-time pressing during the terminal'"'"'s inactive state when the one-time pressing is for long time longer than a reference time period, wherein the at least one function to perform in addition to turning on the touch screen display for displaying the lock screen in response to the one-time pressing for long time is associated with initiating a hands-free operation of the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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