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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2011
Makoto Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Makoto Tamaki, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information terminal device is provided that may use the input functionality of a touch panel to remove the restriction on the use thereof, for example, release the key lock. The information terminal device () is an information terminal device including a display () and a touch panel (), including: a pattern storage memory () configured to store a release pattern that is to be entered into the touch panel () to remove the restriction on the use of the information terminal device, the release pattern being designated by a user as a graphic pattern; a comparison unit () configured to determine whether an entered pattern entered into the touch panel matches the release pattern; and a controller () configured to remove the restriction on the use of the information terminal device if the comparison unit () determines that the entered pattern matches the release pattern.