Method and apparatus for operating mobile terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9569603-B2
Application number	US-201213655050-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 18, 2012
Priority date	Oct 18, 2011
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A method and apparatus for easily restricting a use right and improving use convenience in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes displaying a profile list for selecting a set operation mode of the mobile terminal from the displayed profile list; setting an operation mode of the mobile terminal as the selected operation mode, when the set operation mode is selected from the displayed profile list,; and displaying a screen associated with the selected operation mode, wherein the set operation mode includes an open mode to use all functions of the mobile terminal and a limited mode to use only set functions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for facilitating transition to one of a plurality of operation modes from a lock screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
configuring a first drag input on the lock screen of the mobile terminal to correspond to a normal mode for obtaining access to user applications on the mobile terminal;
setting a restricted mode through a menu screen which allows a user of the mobile terminal to designate a subset of the user applications accessible in the restricted mode;
based on the set restricted mode, configuring a second drag input on the lock screen to correspond to the restricted mode;
providing a user interface (UI) comprising the lock screen through which a touch display of the mobile terminal is operable to receive the first drag input in a first direction and the second drag input in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
based on the touch display receiving the first drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a first screen indicating the normal mode; and
based on the touch display receiving the second drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a second screen indicating the restricted mode,
wherein the first drag input comprises a first scroll input, in the first direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the first screen, and
wherein the second drag input comprises a second scroll input, in the second direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the second screen.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first screen includes at least an icon corresponding to a user application accessible in the normal mode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first drag input is in a first single direction and the second drag input is in a second single direction perpendicular to the first single direction.

4. A mobile terminal having a plurality of operation modes accessible from a lock screen, the mobile terminal comprising:
a controller comprising at least one hardware processor and configured to set a first drag input on the lock screen of the mobile terminal to correspond to a normal mode for obtaining access to user applications on the mobile terminal, to set a restricted mode through a menu screen which allows a user of the mobile terminal to designate a subset of the user applications accessible in the restricted mode, and to set a second drag input on the lock screen to correspond to the restricted mode based on the set restricted mode; and
a touch display configured to provide a user interface (UI) comprising the lock screen through which the touch display is operable to receive the first drag input in a first direction and a second drag input in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction,
wherein the controller is configured to control the touch display to unlock the lock screen and to display a first screen indicating the normal mode based on the touch display receiving the first drag input,
wherein the controller is configured to control the touch display to unlock the lock screen and to display a second screen indicating the restricted mode based on the touch display receiving the second drag input,
wherein the first drag input comprises a first scroll input, in the first direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the first screen, and
wherein the second drag input comprises a second scroll input, in the second direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the second.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the first screen includes at least an icon corresponding to a user application accessible in the normal mode.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 4 , wherein the first drag input is in a first single direction and the second drag input is in a second single direction perpendicular to the first single direction.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for executing a method for facilitating transition to one of a plurality of operation modes from a lock screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
configuring a first drag input on the lock screen of the mobile terminal to correspond to a normal mode for obtaining access to user applications on the mobile terminal;
setting a restricted mode through a menu screen which allows a user of the mobile terminal to designate a subset of the user applications accessible in the restricted mode;
based on the set restricted mode, configuring a second drag input on the lock screen to correspond to the restricted mode;
providing a user interface (UI) comprising the lock screen through which a touch display of the mobile terminal is operable to receive the first drag input in a first direction and the second drag input in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
based on the touch display receiving the first drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a first screen indicating the normal mode; and
based on the touch display receiving the second drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a second screen indicating the restricted mode,
wherein the first drag input comprises a first scroll input, in the first direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the first screen, and
wherein the second drag input comprises a second scroll input, in the second direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the second screen.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 7 , wherein the first screen includes at least an icon corresponding to a user application accessible in the normal mode.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable recording medium of claim 7 , wherein the first drag input is in a first single direction and the second drag input is in a second single direction perpendicular to the first single direction.

10. A method for facilitating transition to one of a plurality of operation modes from a lock screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
configuring a first drag input on the lock screen of the mobile terminal to correspond to a normal mode for obtaining access to user applications on the mobile terminal;
setting a restricted mode through a menu screen which allows a user of the mobile terminal to designate a subset of the user applications accessible in the restricted mode;
based on the set restricted mode, configuring a second drag input on the lock screen to correspond to the restricted mode;
providing a user interface (UI) comprising the lock screen through which a touch display of the mobile terminal is operable to receive the first drag input in a first direction and the second drag input in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
based on the touch display receiving the first drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a first screen indicating the normal mode; and
based on the touch display receiving the second drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a second screen indicating the restricted mode,
wherein the first drag input comprises a first flick input, in the first direction, so as to flick the lock screen to display the first screen, and
wherein the second drag input comprises a second flick input, in the second direction, so as to flick the lock screen to display the second screen.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first screen includes at least an icon corresponding to a user application accessible in the normal mode.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first drag input is in a first single direction and the second drag input is in a sec

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Young Joo
• Park Se Hwan

Classifications

• G06F2221/2149

  Restricted operating environment · CPC title

• G06F21/31 Primary

  User authentication · CPC title

• H04M2250/22

  including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector · CPC title

• H04M1/665

  by checking the validity of a code · CPC title

• G06F3/0482

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