Electronic device and method for controlling same

    公开(公告)号:US10924602B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-16

    申请号:US15776270

    申请日:2016-11-09

    Abstract: A method for controlling an electronic device includes activating a display unit of an electronic device, following the activation of the display unit, displaying a lock screen containing image content prestored in the electronic device, receiving the input of a user command for selecting information about the displayed image content, and, following the input of the user command, storing, in connection with the image content selected according to the user command, information about the image content, while continuously displaying the lock screen.

    Method for locking and unlocking touchscreen-equipped mobile device and mobile device

    公开(公告)号:US10437462B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-08

    申请号:US15293757

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to technologies for sensor networks, machine-to-machine (M2M), machine-type communication (MTC), and Internet of things (IoT). The present disclosure may be used in intelligent services (smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, or connected car, health-care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related services, etc.), or the like, without limitation. According to the present disclosure, a method for locking a device comprises displaying a screen requesting selection of an image category for a lock screen when an input corresponding to a lock request through a display unit supporting a touch input is detected; displaying a screen requesting setting a password for unlocking when an input corresponding to the selection of the image category is detected; and selecting images supporting the password setting among images included in the selected image category into a group when an input corresponding to the password setting is detected, and locking the touch input to the display unit by displaying one of the selected images.

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