Patent ID: 9569603
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for facilitating transition to one of a plurality of operation modes from a lock screen of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: configuring a first drag input on the lock screen of the mobile terminal to correspond to a normal mode for obtaining access to user applications on the mobile terminal; setting a restricted mode through a menu screen which allows a user of the mobile terminal to designate a subset of the user applications accessible in the restricted mode; based on the set restricted mode, configuring a second drag input on the lock screen to correspond to the restricted mode; providing a user interface (UI) comprising the lock screen through which a touch display of the mobile terminal is operable to receive the first drag input in a first direction and the second drag input in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; based on the touch display receiving the first drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a first screen indicating the normal mode; and based on the touch display receiving the second drag input on the lock screen, unlocking the lock screen and displaying a second screen indicating the restricted mode, wherein the first drag input comprises a first scroll input, in the first direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the first screen, and wherein the second drag input comprises a second scroll input, in the second direction, so as to scroll from the lock screen to the second screen.