Patent ID: 8712392
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G06F,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method for unlocking a mobile terminal, the method comprising: operating the mobile terminal in a locked state, wherein a touchscreen display of the mobile terminal comprises a plurality of locations at which a touch input can be received; receiving a first touch input at a first location of the touchscreen display, wherein the first location is one of the plurality of locations, and wherein, prior to the first touch input, no locking-release icon is displayed at the first location of the touchscreen display of the mobile terminal; displaying the locking-release icon on the touchscreen display in response to the first touch input, wherein a displayed location of the locking-release icon corresponds with the first location of the first touch input such that the displayed location of the locking-release icon corresponds with at least a portion of the first location at which the first touch input is received, and wherein the first location is located at a distance from the displayed location of the locking-release icon; causing the mobile terminal to transition from the locked state to an unlocked state in response to a second touch input at the touchscreen display, the second touch input selecting the locking-release icon; and displaying on the touchscreen display, in response to the transition to the unlocked state, a menu comprising a plurality of icons which are individually associated with one of a plurality of different applications operable by the mobile terminal.