Patent ID: 9201586
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of releasing a locked state of a mobile terminal, the method comprising: displaying, on a touchscreen during an unlocked state, a background screen; changing the mobile terminal from the unlocked state to the locked state; displaying, on the touchscreen during the locked state, a lock screen; displaying a lock release region on the lock screen in response to a touch received at the touchscreen, wherein the lock release region comprises a plurality of portions, wherein the lock release region defines at least one gap located between adjacent portions of the plurality of portions of the lock release region; displaying, during the locked state and while the touch is being received, a portion of the background screen within the at least one gap of the lock release region; and changing the mobile terminal from the locked state to the unlocked state in response to a further input.