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Electronic device and method for unlocking electronic device

US9275216B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 18, 2013
Grant dateMar 1, 2016
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W88/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a method for unlocking an electronic device, a plurality of icons are preset and an icon is designated to be an unlocking icon for unlocking the electronic device. When the electronic device is locked, the icons are moving on the display device, and the moving icons is highlighted one by one according to a moving direction and a time interval. When a highlighted icon is touched and the highlighted icon is the unlocking icon, the electronic device is unlocked.

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