Method and user equipment for unlocking screen saver

• US 9,489,050 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2013
• Issued: 11/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Hua, Li
• Primary Examiner(s): Vu, Kieu
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gattew, Asteway T
• Application Number:
  US13/850,006
• Publication Number:
  US 20130283165A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,324 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and user equipment for unlocking a screen saver, which can implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking. The method includes: detecting a position of a first input on a screen; detecting a duration of the first input when the position of the first input falls into a user-preset track; and unlocking the screen saver when the duration exceeds a time threshold. The corresponding user equipment includes a position detecting module, a time detecting module, and a screen. The above technical solutions may implement personalized operations of screen saver unlocking and increase fun by detecting whether the position of a user input falls into a user-preset track and detecting the duration of the user input.

Claims

1. A method for unlocking a screen saver, the method comprising:

detecting a first input that is used to select a background image; and

presenting the selected background image;

detecting a second input second input is used to input a user-preset track;

presenting the user-preset track;

saving the user-preset track as a key for unlocking the screen saver, including presenting a changing background image that comprises the user-preset track and saving the background image that comprises the user-preset track as a lock screen image of the screen saver;

detecting a position of a third input on the screen;

detecting a duration of the third input when the position of the third input falls into the user-preset track; and

unlocking the screen saver when the duration exceeds a time threshold.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user-preset track has the appearance of a track formed in a plurality of fine grains in a natural scene.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein presenting the changing background image that comprises the user-preset track comprises:

presenting the background image that comprises the user-preset track, and a save button and a cancel button, wherein the save button is used to save the background image that comprises the user-preset track as the lock screen image of the screen saver and the cancel button is used to restore an interface that is presented before the first input; and

wherein saving the background image that comprises the user-preset track as the lock screen image of the screen saver comprises;

detecting a fourth input that is used to select the save button and saving the background image that comprises the user-preset track as the lock screen image of the screen saver.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein when presenting the user-preset track, the method further comprises:

feeding back a sound.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein presenting the changing background image that comprises the user-preset track comprises:

presenting the background image that includes the user-preset track and has different processing effects, wherein the background image comprises multiple display elements that simulate accumulative effects of fine grains in a real world, wherein the accumulative effects of fine grains comprise a sand box effect, a snow field effect, or a mist effect.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the lock screen image of the screen saver is displayed after the screen saver is enabled.

7. A user equipment, comprising:

a screen;

a screen saving module; and

at least one processor configured to;

detect a first input which is used to select a background image;

detect a second input on the screen, wherein the second input is used to input a user-preset track, and to save the user-preset track as a key for unlocking the screen saver;

detect a position of a third input on the screen;

detect a duration of the third input when the position of the third input falls into the user-preset track; and

unlock a screen saver when the duration exceeds a time threshold,

wherein the screen is configured to;

present the user-preset track;

present the selected background image; and

when the at least one processor detects the second input, present a changing background image that comprises the user-preset track,

wherein the screen saver module is configured to save the user-preset track as the key for unlocking the screen saver, and to save the background image that comprises the user-preset track as a lock screen image of the screen saver.

8. The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein the user-preset track has the appearance of a track formed in a plurality of fine grains in a natural scene.

9. The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein:

the screen is further configured to present the changing background image that comprises the user-preset track, and a save button and a cancel button, wherein the save button is used to save the background image that comprises the user-preset track as the lock screen image of the screen saver and the cancel button is used to restore an interface that is presented before the first input; and

the at least one processor is further configured to detect a fourth input that is used to select the save button, and to save, according to the fourth input, the background image that comprises the user-preset track as the lock screen image of the screen saver.

10. The user equipment according to claim 9, further comprising a speaker, wherein:

the speaker is configured to feed back an adaptive sound when the user-preset track is presented.

11. The user equipment according to claim 9, wherein:

the screen is configured to present, according to different background images, the changing background image that includes the user-preset track and has different processing effects.

12. The user equipment according to claim 7, further comprising a speaker configured to feed back an adaptive sound when the user-preset track is presented.

13. The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein:

the screen is configured to present, according to different background images, the changing background image that includes the user-preset track and has different processing effects.

14. The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein:

the lock screen image of the screen saver is displayed after the at least one processor enables the screen saver.

15. The user equipment according to claim 7, wherein:

the screen is an interactive touch screen.