Patent ID: 8428557
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a lock controller configured to lock control of the electronic device so that a specific operation cannot be performed on the electronic device; a lock deactivation region registration module configured to register a region where an operation lock of the electronic device should be deactivated if the electronic device has been locked; a location detector configured to detect a location of the electronic device; an operational lock deactivation module configured to compare the detected location of the device against the registered region where the operation lock should be deactivated, and configured to deactivate the operational lock of the electronic device when the electronic device is located within the registered region where the operation lock should be deactivated; a storage, wherein the location of the electronic device is detected on a plurality of occasions, and data related to regions in which the electronic device was located on each of the occasions and the frequency of how often the electronic device was located in the respective regions is stored in the storage; and an outputting module configured to output a registration screen to register a region where the operational lock should be deactivated, using the data stored in the storage.