METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting an input gesture applied by an input means, the input means being locked;
unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture; and
invoking an application mapped to the input gesture.
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Abstract
An unlocking method and apparatus for an electronic appliance are disclosed. The method and apparatus may enable a user to unlock the electronic appliance by identifying a gesture and to invoke a function mapped to the gesture. The unlocking method includes detecting a preset gesture input when an input means is locked. The method includes unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture. The method also includes invoking an application mapped to the input gesture in response to unlocking.
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting an input gesture applied by an input means, the input means being locked; unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture; and invoking an application mapped to the input gesture. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A terminal, comprising:
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a touch sensor associated with input means to receive an input gesture, the input means being locked; a display section to display an unlocking object; a storage unit to store the unlocking object; and a control unit to determine whether the input gesture is mapped with an application of the unlocking object, wherein an application mapped to the input gesture is displayed in response to detection of unlocking the input means. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An electronic appliance comprising:
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an input means to receive a user gesture; and a processor is configured to determine whether to unlock the input means, and to invoke an application, wherein the input means is unlocked and the application is invoked according to a mapping process associated with a mapping table by comparing the user gesture with the application of the mapping table. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An unlocking method for an electronic appliance, comprising:
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detecting an input gesture through an input means capable of receiving the input gesture; unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture; and invoking an application mapped to the input gesture. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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