ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF

• US 20130150019A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 06/13/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Cheng
• Granted Patent: US 9,343,036 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/419
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2117 User registration
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2147 Locking files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/451 Execution arrangements for user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/107 Computer-aided management of electronic mailing [e-mailing]
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2358/00 Arrangements for display data security
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/003 Details of a display terminal, the details relating to the control arrangement of the display terminal and to the interfaces thereto specific for a CRT G09G1/165; for a flat panel G09G3/2092
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. In case that a display unit enters a screen lock mode, a message input interface is displayed on the display unit when it is detected that a message option is enabled, and a note message is generated by the message inputting interface. A lock screen is returned and a prompt item corresponding to the note message is displayed on the lock screen when the message input interface is finished.

Claims

1. An operation method for an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus comprises a display unit and a processing unit, and the processing unit is coupled to the display unit, the operation method comprising:

displaying a lock screen by the display unit when the electronic apparatus enters a screen lock mode, wherein the lock screen comprises a message option;

detecting by the processing unit that the message option is enabled;

displaying a message input interface by the display unit;

generating a note message through the message input interface; and

displaying a prompt item corresponding to the note message on the lock screen through the display unit.

2. The operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the display unit is a touch display unit, the message input interface comprises a message block and an input block, and the step of generating the note message through the message input interface comprises:

receiving a text input through the input block; and

displaying corresponding content in the message block according to the text input, so as to generate the note message.

3. The operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises an input unit, and the step of generating the note message through the message input interface comprises:

receiving a text input through the input unit; and

displaying corresponding content on the message input interface according to the text input, so as to generate the note message.

4. The operation method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a password setting interface on the display unit; and

setting a specific name and a specific password for the note message through the password setting interface.

5. The operation method as claimed in claim 4, further comprising:

displaying a decoding interface on the display unit when the prompt item of the note message is enabled, so as to receive an input name and an input password; and

displaying the message input interface on the display unit when the input name and the input password are respectively complied with the specific name and the specific password, so as to edit the note message.

6. The operation method as claimed in claim 5, further comprising:

detecting whether the prompt item is dragged to a specific block in the lock screen; and

displaying the decoding interface when detecting that the prompt item is dragged to the specific block in the lock screen.

7. The operation method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises a network unit, and the method further comprises:

synchronizing the note message to a remote device through the network unit.

8. The operation method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a remote control signal from the remote device through the network unit; and

activating a remote calling function under the screen lock mode according to the remote control signal, so that the electronic device is capable of communicating with the remote device.

9. The operation method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

unlocking the screen lock mode according to a screen unlock instruction through the processing unit; and

displaying the note message through the display unit after the screen lock mode is unlocked.

10. An electronic apparatus, comprising:

a display unit, displaying a lock screen in a screen lock mode, and displaying a message option in the lock screen; and

a processing unit, coupled to the display unit, wherein when the processing unit detects that the message option is enabled, the processing unit controls to display a message input interface on the display unit, so as to generate a note message through the message input interface,

wherein the display unit further displays a prompt item corresponding to the note message on the lock screen.

11. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the display unit is a touch display unit, the message input interface comprises a message block and an input block, the processing unit receives a text input through the input block, and displays corresponding content in the message block according to the text input, so as to generate the note message.

12. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

an input unit, coupled to the processing unit, and receiving a text input,

wherein the processing unit displays corresponding content on the message input interface according to the text input, so as to generate the note message.

13. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a network unit, coupled to the processing unit, and synchronizing the note message to a remote device,

wherein the network unit further receives a remote control signal from the remote device, and activates a remote calling function under the screen lock mode.

14. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the display unit further displays a password setting interface, and the password setting interface is used to set a specific name and a specific password for the note message,

wherein when the processing unit detects that the prompt item of the note message is enabled, the display unit displays a decoding interface, so as to receive an input name and an input password, and when the input name and the input password are respectively complied with the specific name and the specific password, the display unit displays the message input interface, so as to edit the note message.

15. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein the processing unit further unlocks the screen lock mode according to a screen unlock instruction, and the display unit further displays the note message after the screen lock mode is unlocked.