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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Mi A Oh, Seongnam-si, KR;
Woo Je Lee, Yakum, IL;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unlocking method and apparatus for an electronic appliance are disclosed. The method and apparatus may enable a user to unlock the electronic appliance by identifying a gesture and to invoke a function mapped to the gesture. The unlocking method includes detecting a preset gesture input when an input means is locked. The method includes unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture. The method also includes invoking an application mapped to the input gesture in response to unlocking.