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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2013
Applicant:
Xiaomi Inc., Beijing, CN;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Xiaomi Inc., Beijing, CN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/84 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for unlocking a screen of a device, including: detecting an inputting operation on the device for inputting an unlock password, the inputting operation causing one character to be inputted to the device; performing, in response to the detecting, a comparison to determine whether all input characters corresponding to a password indicator displayed on the screen match a preset password; and unlocking the screen of the device if it is determined that all the input characters corresponding to the password indicator match the preset password.