Patent ID: 6590597
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: G06F,G09G

Abstract:
In a computer system provided with a screen locking function, said system comprising:a computer main unit; at least one information input device electrically connected to said computer main unit for permitting a user to input information to said computer main unit for data processing operation; and a display device electrically connected to said computer main unit for providing a visual display of information processed by said computer main unit; the improvement comprising: positioned on said display device, integrated therewith and a unitary, fixedly attached portion thereof, a screen-lock on-off toggle; and operatively coupled to said toggle, a means for permitting the user to manually and temporarily disable operation of said at least one information input device at a user-determined time, independently of a screen-saver, and for causing a display to appear on said display device to indicate that the system has been set to a screen-lock state, said means thereby entirely preventing any user from inputting information to said computer main unit as long as said toggle is set to disable operation of said information input device.