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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventor:
Shi-Yun Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04L 63/168 (2013.01); H04M 1/72519 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
An unlock method for conveniently releasing a lock mode of a mobile terminal includes tracking a trajectory corresponding to a touch-and-drag operation of touching the touch screen and then dragging when the mobile terminal is in a lock mode, determining whether one or more intersections occur on the trajectory, and releasing the lock mode if one or more intersections occur on the trajectory. Accordingly, a touch input pattern for unlocking a lock mode is unlimited in terms of size, location, and pattern so that a user can freely touch the touch screen to release the lock mode.