Mobile terminal and method for providing user interface thereof
US9310996B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2250/22
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mobile terminal including a wireless communication unit configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one other terminal; a display unit including a touch screen; a sensing unit configured to sense a touch input pattern on the display unit when the display unit is in a lock mode and displaying a lock screen; and a controller configured to detect at least a first code from the touch input pattern, said first code corresponding to at least a first portion of the touch input pattern, change the lock screen into a first screen on the display unit that is preset based on the detected first code, and release the lock mode with the first screen displayed when the sensing unit no longer senses the touch input pattern on the display unit.
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