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Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 14, 2014
Applicant:

Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Inventors:

Zhu Liu, Shenzhen, CN;

Zhiyong Zhang, Shenzhen, CN;

Assignee:

Huawei Device Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04842 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 63/08 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device and a method for unlocking a screen of the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a screen and a storage unit. The method includes detecting, in a screen-locked state, intent of a user to unlock the screen; if it is detected that the user intends to unlock the screen, extracting contact information from the storage unit of the electronic device, where the extracted contact information includes a first attribute value and a second attribute value; displaying the first attribute value of the extracted contact information on the screen and prompting the user to input a second attribute value; and detecting an input of the user, and comparing the input of the user with the second attribute value; if the input of the user is the same as the second attribute value, unlocking the screen; and otherwise, maintaining the screen-locked state.


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Liu, Zhu. (2016). Electronic device and method for unlocking screen of electronic device (U.S. Patent No. 9372981). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9372981

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