SIMULTANEOUS SCREEN UNLOCK AND OPERATION INITIATION

• US 20110247065A1
• Filed: 03/14/2011
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Volodymyr Melnyk
• Original Assignee: Volodymyr Melnyk
• Inventors: Melnyk, Volodymyr
• Application Number:
  US13/047,358
• Publication Number:
  US 20110247065A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27467 Methods of retrieving data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2748 by matching character strings
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/6775 by providing access to preprogrammed keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

An electronic device such as a smart phone or personal computer, adapted to both unlock and to execute at least one step of a standard operation such as placing a telephone call, responsive to the user executing only one input command The input command may comprise moving a slider on a touch screen, entering a predetermined combination of alphanumeric characters, and the like. The input command may also comprise hand drawing a symbol on the screen, whereupon the electronic device will execute a matching procedure similar to character recognition to authenticate the symbol. Authentication may then unlock the device and execute the at least one step of the standard operation.

Claims

1. An electronic device which is capable of processing data and performing at least one task, comprising

data handling apparatus comprising memory and a data processor;

a display screen disposed to present imagery thereon and which is controlled by the data handling apparatus;

a user input interface usable by a user to enter at least one of commands and data to the data handling apparatus;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed to implement the task, in the course of which task implementation, data is processed;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus disposed to lock the screen responsive to a predetermined condition;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task responsive to entry of one and only one input action by the user.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a communications element capable of at least one of the group consisting of transmitting data remotely using a communications network and receiving data from a communications network, and wherein the task comprises at least one of the group consisting of processing data for subsequent transmission and processing data received from the communications or navigation networks.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the communications element is communicably compatible with at least one of the internet and cellular telephone systems.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task comprises at least one user selectable command which may be entered using the user interface device.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the user selectable command is programmable by the user.

6. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task is functional to respond to a plurality of user selectable commands which may be entered using the user interface device, and wherein each one of the user selectable commands both unlocks the screen and also at least initiates implementation of a different task.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of user selectable commands are programmable by the user.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the display screen comprises a touch screen, and wherein the electronic device further comprises computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed to accept manual inputs established by making contact with the touch screen, whereby the touch screen both displays imagery generated by the electronic device and also serves as the user input interface.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the user selectable command is a hand drawn character, and wherein the electronic device further comprises computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus which are functional to recognize hand drawn characters to determine authentication of an authorized user, enable initiation of the task to proceed when authentication is determined, and to block initiation of the task when authentication is not determined.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the user selectable command comprises at least one slider appearing on the display screen.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the user selectable command comprises a plurality of sliders appearing on the display screen, and wherein when operated, each one of the sliders unlocks the screen and at least initiates implementation of a different task.

12. An electronic device which is capable of processing data and performing at least one task, comprising

data handling apparatus comprising memory and a data processor;

a display screen disposed to present imagery thereon and which is controlled by the data handling apparatus;

a user input interface usable by a user to enter at least one of commands and data to the data handling apparatus, wherein the user input interface comprises a plurality of switches;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed to implement the task, in the course of which task implementation, data is processed;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus disposed to lock the screen responsive to a predetermined condition;

computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task responsive to entry of an input action by the user to the user input interface.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the at least one user selectable command is programmable by the user.

14. The electronic device of claim 12, further comprising a communications element capable of at least one of the group comprising transmitting data remotely using a communications network and receiving data from a communications network, and wherein the task comprises at least one of the group comprising processing data for subsequent transmission and processing data received from the communications network.

15. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the communications element is communicably compatible with at least one of the internet and cellular telephone systems.

17. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task is functional to respond to a plurality of user selectable commands each of which user selectable command comprises operating at least two switches of the user interface device, and wherein each one of the user selectable commands both unlocks the screen and also at least initiates implementation of a different task.

18. The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of user selectable commands are programmable by the user.

19. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the plurality of switches corresponds to alphanumeric symbols, and wherein at least one of the user selectable commands comprises a personalized sequence of alphanumeric symbols.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein at least one user selectable command comprises simultaneous operation of at least two different switches.

16. The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the computer instructions loaded into the data handling apparatus, disposed both to unlock the screen and also to at least initiate implementation of the task comprises a plurality of user selectable commands which may be entered using the user interface device.