DISPLAY APPARATUS FOR RELEASING LOCK STATUS AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20150304475A1
• Filed: 12/10/2012
• Published: 10/22/2015
• 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
• Granted Patent: US 9,609,106 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 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.

2. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the display unit displays at least one menu point on the lock view, and when a trajectory of the drawing passes through the menu point, the control unit releases the lock 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 control unit randomly selects at least one of the plurality of images stored to the storage unit and controls the display unit to generate the affordance object using the selected image.

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

a communication unit for receiving a call connection request, wherein, when the call connection request is received while the lock view is displayed, the control unit controls the display unit to display a first menu point for call connection and a second menu point for call connection rejection on the lock view, and the control unit controls the communication unit to connect the call when the trajectory of the drawing passes through the first menu point and to reject the call connection when the trajectory of the drawing passes through the second menu point.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein, when the disconnected section is connected by the drawing and the affordance object is completed, the control unit controls the display unit to switch to the unlock view while changing the affordance object.

6. The display apparatus of claim 3, wherein the plurality of images is one of a constellation image, a plurality of stars interconnected on the constellation image forms the connected section, and starts not connected form the disconnected section.

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

displaying a lock view comprising an affordance object including a connected section and a disconnected section;

drawing according to user touch on the lock view; and

when the disconnected section is connected by the drawing, switching to an unlock view.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

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

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the affordance object is generated by randomly selecting at least one image from a plurality of prestored images.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a call connection request;

when the call connection request is received while the lock view is displayed, displaying a first menu point for call connection and a second menu point for call connection rejection on the lock view; and

connecting the call when the trajectory of the drawing passes through the first menu point, and rejecting the call connection when the trajectory of the drawing passes through the second menu point.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein, when the disconnected section is connected by the drawing and the affordance object is completed, the switching operation to the unlock view switches to the unlock view while changing the affordance object over a certain time.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of prestored images is one of a constellation image, a plurality of stars interconnected on the constellation image forms the connected section, and starts not connected form the disconnected section.