User terminal and method of displaying lock screen thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016006678-A1
Application number	US-201514855246-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 15, 2015
Priority date	Apr 25, 2014
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

An example user terminal device includes a display unit, including a display, configured to display a lock screen. The lock screen includes content representative information representing content included in a message that is provided by an acquaintance of a user of the user terminal device, and a first user interface element. A control unit, including a processor, is configured to, when a user input signal is received via the first user interface element, execute an application capable of reproducing the content and to reproduce the content.

First claim

We claim:

1 . A method of displaying a lock screen on a user terminal device, the method comprising:
displaying a lock screen on a display unit, wherein the lock screen comprises content representative information representing content included in a message provided by an acquaintance of a user of the user terminal device, and a first user interface element; and when a user input signal is received via the first user interface element, executing, by a control unit, an application capable of reproducing the content, and reproducing the content using the application.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the displaying of the lock screen comprises displaying message representative information that represents details of the message.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the message; and determining whether the user who provided the message is an acquaintance, wherein the displaying of the lock screen on the display unit comprises, when the other user is the determined to be an acquaintance, displaying the lock screen comprising the content representative information representing the content included in the message that is provided by the acquaintance.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising, before the executing of the application capable of reproducing the content, when the user input signal is received via the first user interface element, displaying a password input screen for receiving input of a password.

5 . A user terminal device comprising:
a display unit, comprising a display, configured to display a lock screen, wherein the lock screen comprises content representative information representing content included in a message that is provided by an acquaintance of a user of the user terminal device, and a first user interface element; and a control unit, comprising a processor, configured to, when a user input signal is received via the first user interface element, execute an application capable of reproducing the content and to reproduce the content.

6 . The user terminal device of claim 5 , wherein the control unit is configured to control message representative information including details of the message to be displayed on the lock screen.

7 . The user terminal device of claim 5 , wherein the control unit is configured to:
receive the message and determine whether another user who provided the message is an acquaintance, and when the other user is determined to be an acquaintance, control the lock screen to be displayed, wherein the lock screen comprises the content representative information representing the content included in the message that is provided by the acquaintance.

8 . The user terminal device of claim 5 , wherein
the control unit is configured to, before the control unit reproduces the content, control the display unit to display a password input screen for receiving input of a password.

9 . A server that provides content to be displayed on a lock screen of a user terminal device, the server comprising:
a control unit, comprising a processor, configured to determine at least one acquaintance to be provided with content recommended by a user of a first user terminal device, wherein the at least one acquaintance is an acquaintance of the user; and a communication unit, comprising a transmitter, configured to transmit, to a second user terminal device of the at least one acquaintance, (i) at least one of representative information of the content, a portion of the content, and information about a location where the content is stored, and (ii) content display screen information indicating that the content is displayed on a lock screen of the second user terminal device.

10 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the control unit is configured to determine the at least one acquaintance of the user to which the content is to be transmitted, based on log information of content recommended by the user of the first user terminal device,
wherein the log information of the content comprises at least one of user activity information, date information, time information, and location information about when the user of the first user terminal device recommends the content.

11 . The server of claim 9 , wherein the communication unit is configured to further transmit template information to be displayed on the lock screen to the second user terminal device of the at least one acquaintance,
wherein the template information comprises at least one of user information of the first user terminal device, comment information about the content, information about points accumulated according to content purchased by the acquaintance, advertisement information related to purchasing the content, and information about a content provider that provides the content.

12 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium on which a program for implementing a method of displaying a lock screen on a user terminal device is recorded, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying a lock screen on a display unit, wherein the lock screen comprises content representative information representing content included in a message provided by an acquaintance of a user of the user terminal device, and a first user interface element; and when a user input signal is received via the first user interface element, executing an application capable of reproducing the content, and reproducing the content using the application.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Ji-Su
• Kim Sunah
• Lee Jin-Young
• Joo Ga-Hyun

Classifications

• G06Q10/40

  Business processes related to social networking or social networking services · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• H04L51/046 Primary

  Interoperability with other network applications or services · CPC title

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title