Patent ID: 9589126
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for a lockscreen in an electronic device, the method comprising: displaying a lockscreen pattern including a plurality of points including at least one movable points repositionable in response to a drag input, and at least one fixed point that is stationary, wherein each of the plurality of points is spaced from another adjacent point in the plurality of points by a predetermined distance on the lockscreen pattern; detecting drag inputs moving a movable point within the lockscreen pattern; in response to detecting drag inputs moving the movable point, displaying folding of the displayed lockscreen pattern based on the moving of the movable points; in response to displaying folding of the displayed lockscreen pattern, changing an arrangement of at least one point included in the folded displayed lockscreen pattern based on a folded area; determine whether the folded displayed lockscreen pattern that changed the arrangement of the at least one point is matched with a pre-specified unlock condition; and unlocking the electronic device when the folded displayed lockscreen pattern that changed the arrangement of the at least one point is matched with the pre-specified unlock condition.