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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 22, 2013
Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, CN;
Fei Yin, Shenzhen, CN;
XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO. LTD., Xi'an, CN;
Abstract
The disclosure discloses a method and device for unlocking a mobile terminal, which relate to the technical field of mobile terminals. The method includes the following steps that: when a mobile terminal is in a locking state, a time length for an object to stay close to a screen of the mobile terminal and to be maintained within a pre-determined distance range is determined; a corresponding unlocking signal is generated according to the time length; and the mobile terminal is unlocked according to the unlocking signal. According to the disclosure, the mobile terminal can be encrypted and unlocked by using a distance sensor, which brings both great practicability and high confidentiality.