CN106598463B

CN106598463B - Mobile terminal and unlocking method thereof

Info

Publication number: CN106598463B
Application number: CN201611181417.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴玲玲
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-12-20
Filing date: 2016-12-20
Publication date: 2020-08-28
Anticipated expiration: 2036-12-20
Also published as: CN106598463A

Abstract

The invention discloses a mobile terminal and an unlocking method thereof. Wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, the mobile terminal comprising: a receiving module for receiving an unlocking pattern, wherein the unlocking pattern comprises: a first portion; the first identification module is used for identifying whether the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with a preset unlocking pattern or not; the second identification module is used for continuously identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part or not and whether the second part meets a preset condition or not when the first identification module identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with the preset unlocking pattern; and the first control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state and executing a preset operation so as to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last browsed picture after unlocking when the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern comprises a second part meeting the preset condition. The technical scheme of the invention can improve the user experience.

Description

Mobile terminal and unlocking method thereof

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a mobile terminal and an unlocking method thereof.

Background

With the rapid development of communication technology, mobile terminals such as mobile phones and tablet computers have more and more functions, most of the functions such as entertainment and the like which can be realized on the computers can be realized on the mobile terminals, and people can watch movies, play games, browse webpages, video chats and the like on the mobile terminals.

At present, a mobile terminal generally has a screen locking function, that is, after a user does not operate the mobile terminal for a period of time or presses a power key of the mobile terminal for a short time, the mobile terminal is triggered to enter a locked state, so as to save power consumption. After the mobile terminal enters the locked state, the user generally needs to input a preset unlocking password or unlocking pattern to the mobile terminal to use the mobile terminal, which is called as unlocking of the mobile terminal. In the prior art, after the mobile terminal is unlocked, the mobile terminal generally enters a main page (i.e., a desktop) or enters a last page before the mobile terminal enters a locked state. However, in some scenarios, the user may not want to enter the desktop or the last page before locking after the mobile terminal is unlocked.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide a mobile terminal and an unlocking method thereof, which can trigger the mobile terminal to perform other operations when the mobile terminal is unlocked, so that the mobile terminal can not directly enter a desktop or a page browsed finally after being unlocked.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, and the mobile terminal includes: a receiving module for receiving an unlocking pattern, wherein the unlocking pattern comprises: a first portion; the first identification module is used for identifying whether the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with a preset unlocking pattern or not; the second identification module is used for continuously identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part or not and whether the second part meets a preset condition or not when the first identification module identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with the preset unlocking pattern; and the first control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state and executing a preset operation so as to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last browsed picture after unlocking when the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern comprises a second part meeting the preset condition.

Wherein, still include: and the second control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to continuously keep the locking state when the first identification module identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern does not accord with the preset unlocking pattern.

Wherein, still include: and the third control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state when the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern does not comprise the second part or comprises the second part which does not meet the preset condition.

Wherein the receiving module is configured to: determining a pattern formed by a first continuous input as the first portion of the unlock pattern; and determining a pattern formed by a second continuous input as the second portion of the unlock pattern; and an interruption exists between the first continuous input and the second continuous input, and the interruption time is within a preset time range.

Wherein the preset conditions include: the second portion is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first portion.

Wherein the predetermined operation includes any one of: starting a predetermined application; entering a preset folder; and performing the movement or deletion of the encryption information.

Wherein the mobile terminal further comprises: the setting module is used for setting an input graph of a user as the preset unlocking pattern and determining the preset condition according to the preset unlocking pattern; and the storage module is used for storing the preset unlocking pattern and the preset condition.

The invention also provides an unlocking method of the mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, and the unlocking method of the mobile terminal comprises the following steps: receiving an unlock pattern, wherein the unlock pattern comprises: a first portion; identifying whether a first portion of the unlocking pattern corresponds to a preset unlocking pattern; when the first part of the unlocking pattern is identified to be in accordance with the preset unlocking pattern, continuously identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part or not, and whether the second part is in accordance with a preset condition or not; and when the unlocking pattern is identified to comprise a second part which meets the preset condition, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state, and executing a preset operation to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last browsed picture after unlocking.

Wherein the method further comprises: when the first part of the unlocking pattern is identified to be not matched with the preset unlocking pattern, controlling the mobile terminal to continuously keep the locking state; when the unlocking pattern is identified to not comprise the second part or comprise the second part which does not meet the preset condition, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state;

wherein the receiving an unlock pattern comprises: determining a pattern formed by a first continuous input as the first portion of the unlock pattern; and determining a pattern formed by a second continuous input as the second portion of the unlock pattern.

And an interruption exists between the first continuous input and the second continuous input, and the interruption time is within a preset time range.

The invention has the beneficial effects that:

in the mobile terminal and the unlocking method thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention, the unlocking pattern includes a first part and a second part, wherein the second part is optional, wherein the first part is used to perform normal unlocking, and the second part is used to trigger the mobile terminal to perform certain specific operations, so that when the unlocking pattern includes: when the second part is legal, the mobile terminal can be controlled to directly execute some operations desired by the user after unlocking, such as entering a certain specific page, executing some specific commands, and the like, so that the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a wireless communication system for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention;

FIGS. 4A-4E are schematic diagrams of user interfaces of mobile terminals according to embodiments of the invention

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of an unlocking method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a second embodiment of an unlocking method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention;

the implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation device, and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware configuration of a mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and/or a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a broadcast signal by using a signal such as multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), forward link media (MediaFLO)^@) A digital broadcasting system of a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), etc. receives digital broadcasting. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include WLAN (wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (global positioning system). According to the current technology, the GPS module 115 calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module 115 can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 151. The image frames processed by the cameras 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 121 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and the like due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display unit 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device. The sensing unit 140 may include a proximity sensor 141 as will be described below in connection with a touch screen.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, an alarm unit 153, and the like.

The display unit 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display unit 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display unit 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad are overlapped with each other in the form of a layer to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display unit 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to view from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) display or the like. Depending on the particular desired implementation, the mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display units (or other display devices), for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The alarm unit 153 may provide an output to notify the mobile terminal 100 of the occurrence of an event. Typical events may include call reception, message reception, key signal input, touch input, and the like. In addition to audio or video output, the alarm unit 153 may provide output in different ways to notify the occurrence of an event. For example, the alarm unit 153 may provide an output in the form of vibration, and when a call, a message, or some other incoming communication (incomingmunication) is received, the alarm unit 153 may provide a tactile output (i.e., vibration) to inform the user thereof. By providing such a tactile output, the user can recognize the occurrence of various events even when the user's mobile phone is in the user's pocket. The alarm unit 153 may also provide an output notifying the occurrence of an event via the display unit 151 or the audio output module 152.

The memory 160 may store software programs and the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, and the like) that has been or will be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 1810 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 1810 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to this point, mobile terminals have been described in terms of their functionality. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

A communication system in which a mobile terminal according to the present invention is operable will now be described with reference to fig. 2.

Such communication systems may use different air interfaces and/or physical layers. For example, the air interface used by the communication system includes, for example, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) (in particular, Long Term Evolution (LTE)), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and the like. By way of non-limiting example, the following description relates to a CDMA communication system, but such teachings are equally applicable to other types of systems.

Referring to fig. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system may include a plurality of mobile terminals 100, a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 270, Base Station Controllers (BSCs) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC280 is configured to interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290. The MSC280 is also configured to interface with a BSC275, which may be coupled to the base station 270 via a backhaul. The backhaul may be constructed according to any of several known interfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. It will be understood that a system as shown in fig. 2 may include multiple BSCs 2750.

Each BS270 may serve one or more sectors (or regions), each sector covered by a multi-directional antenna or an antenna pointing in a particular direction being radially distant from the BS 270. Alternatively, each partition may be covered by two or more antennas for diversity reception. Each BS270 may be configured to support multiple frequency allocations, with each frequency allocation having a particular frequency spectrum (e.g., 1.25MHz,5MHz, etc.).

The intersection of partitions with frequency allocations may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS270 may also be referred to as a Base Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) or other equivalent terminology. In such a case, the term "base station" may be used to generically refer to a single BSC275 and at least one BS 270. The base stations may also be referred to as "cells". Alternatively, each sector of a particular BS270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in fig. 2, a Broadcast Transmitter (BT)295 transmits a broadcast signal to the mobile terminal 100 operating within the system. A broadcast receiving module 111 as shown in fig. 1 is provided at the mobile terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295. In fig. 2, several Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites 300 are shown. The satellite 300 assists in locating at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

In fig. 2, a plurality of satellites 300 are depicted, but it is understood that useful positioning information may be obtained with any number of satellites. The GPS module 115 as shown in fig. 1 is generally configured to cooperate with satellites 300 to obtain desired positioning information. Other techniques that can track the location of the mobile terminal may be used instead of or in addition to GPS tracking techniques. In addition, at least one GPS satellite 300 may selectively or additionally process satellite DMB transmission.

As a typical operation of the wireless communication system, the BS270 receives reverse link signals from various mobile terminals 100. The mobile terminal 100 is generally engaged in conversations, messaging, and other types of communications. Each reverse link signal received by a particular base station 270 is processed within the particular BS 270. The obtained data is forwarded to the associated BSC 275. The BSC provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions including coordination of soft handoff procedures between BSs 270. The BSCs 275 also route the received data to the MSC280, which provides additional routing services for interfacing with the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN290 interfaces with the MSC280, the MSC interfaces with the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 accordingly control the BS270 to transmit forward link signals to the mobile terminal 100.

Based on the above-described mobile terminal hardware structure and communication system, various embodiments of the present invention are proposed.

The mobile terminal of the present invention may be, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant, etc. The mobile terminal can be in a locked state, wherein when the mobile terminal is in the locked state, elements such as a CPU in the mobile terminal are generally in a low power consumption mode (i.e., a standby mode), so that power consumption of the mobile terminal can be saved. Generally, if the mobile terminal is not operated for a long time, the mobile terminal can automatically enter a locking state; or, when the user lightly presses the power key, the mobile terminal may enter the locked state. The mobile terminal in the locked state can enter the unlocked state from the locked state under a certain trigger; after the mobile terminal enters the unlocked state, elements such as a CPU in the mobile terminal are in a normal operating state, and therefore, the mobile terminal consumes more power in the unlocked state than in the locked state. In the current solutions, the mobile terminal is generally unlocked in various ways, such as unlocking by a password, unlocking by inputting a preset pattern, and inputting biometric information of the user (e.g., fingerprint, palm print, iris, voice print, etc.). Among other things, embodiments of the present invention are directed to unlocking by a pattern. Therefore, in the following embodiments, the pattern unlocking is mainly described as an example, but it is understood that the present invention is not limited thereto.

As shown in fig. 3, is a schematic structural diagram of a first embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, and the mobile terminal 300 includes: a receiving module 301, a first identification module 302, a first control module 303, a second identification module 304, a second control module 305, and a third control module 306.

The receiving module 301 is configured to receive an unlocking pattern input by a user on a lock screen interface of the mobile terminal, where the unlocking pattern includes: the first part, for example as shown in FIG. 4A, the user enters a "Z" shaped unlock pattern.

The first identifying module 302 is configured to identify whether the first portion of the unlocking pattern received by the receiving module 301 matches a preset unlocking pattern. In a specific operation, the first identifying module 302 may compare the unlocking pattern received by the receiving module 301 with a preset unlocking pattern, determine whether the two are matched, if so, consider that the two are in agreement, and if not, consider that the two are not in agreement. When the first recognition module 302 is based on the specific recognition result, the first control module 303 and the second recognition module 304 are notified accordingly.

The first control module 303 is configured to control the mobile terminal to continue to maintain the locked state when the first identification module 302 identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern does not conform to the preset unlocking pattern. That is, the first control module 303 considers that the user does not input the correct unlocking pattern, and therefore does not respond to the user's unlocking request.

The second identifying module 304 is configured to, when the first identifying module 302 identifies that the first portion of the unlocking pattern matches the preset unlocking pattern, continue to identify whether the unlocking pattern includes a second portion, and whether the second portion meets a preset condition. It follows that the second part of the unlocking pattern is optional and not necessary. As shown in fig. 4A, the unlocking pattern does not include the second portion, and as shown in fig. 4B and 4C, the unlocking pattern includes the second portion.

Since the unlocking pattern is received by the receiving module 301, the receiving module 301 generally determines a pattern formed by a first continuous input (a pattern continuously input by the user on the lock screen interface for the first time) as the first part of the unlocking pattern, and determines a pattern formed by a second continuous input (a pattern continuously input by the user on the lock screen interface for the second time) as the second part of the unlocking pattern in a specific receiving process, as shown in fig. 4B and 4C. Meanwhile, an interruption exists between the first continuous input and the second continuous input, and the interruption time is within a preset time range. For example, the pattern that the user continuously inputs for the first time is a "Z" shape, and the "Z" shape is taken as the first part of the unlock pattern. And if the user performs the second continuous input within the preset time range, taking a pattern formed by the continuous input as a first part of the unlocking pattern. If the time of the second continuous input by the user is not within the preset time range, the unlocking pattern is determined not to comprise the second part. The preset time range may be user-defined, and may be preset by the system.

When the second recognition module 304 recognizes that the unlocking pattern input by the user includes the second part, the second recognition module 304 recognizes whether the second part meets the preset condition. Wherein the preset conditions include: the second portion is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first portion. And if the identified second part is not a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first part, the second part is considered not to meet the preset condition. It can be seen that fig. 4B and 4C both show the second part meeting the preset condition. Since the recognition result of the second recognition module 304 may be: the first part is not included, the second part which does not meet the preset condition is included, and the second part which meets the preset condition is included. The recognition result of the second recognition module 304 is different, and the corresponding subsequent operations are also different.

Specifically, when the second identifying module 304 identifies that the unlocking pattern does not include the second part or includes a second part that does not meet the preset condition, the second controlling module 305 controls the mobile terminal to enter the unlocking state from the locking state, as shown in fig. 4D. When the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern includes a second part meeting the preset condition, the third control module 306 controls the mobile terminal to enter the unlocking state from the locking state, and executes a predetermined operation to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of the desktop and the last viewed screen after unlocking. Wherein the predetermined operation includes any one of: starting a predetermined application; entering a preset folder; and performing the movement or deletion of the encryption information. As shown in fig. 4E, when the second identification module 304 identifies that the unlocking pattern includes the second portion meeting the preset condition, the third control module 306 controls the mobile terminal to enter the unlocking state from the locking state, and performs the operation of deleting the encrypted information.

In the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the unlock pattern includes a first part and a second part, where the second part is optional, the first part is used to perform normal unlock, and the second part is used to trigger the mobile terminal to perform some specific operations, so that when the unlock pattern includes: when the second part is legal, the mobile terminal can be controlled to directly execute some operations desired by the user after unlocking, such as entering a certain specific page, executing some specific commands, and the like, so that the user experience is improved.

As shown in fig. 5, it is a schematic structural diagram of a second embodiment of the mobile terminal of the present invention, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, and the mobile terminal includes: a setting module 307, a storage module 308, a receiving module 301, a first identification module 302, a first control module 303, a second identification module 304, a second control module 305, and a third control module 306.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the setting module 307 is configured to set an input graph of a user as a preset unlocking pattern, and determine the preset condition according to the preset unlocking pattern. For example, as shown in fig. 4A, if the input graphic of the user is "Z" shaped, the setting module sets the "Z" shaped as a preset unlocking pattern, and after determining the unlocking pattern, the preset condition may be determined, for example, the preset condition may be set such that the second portion is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first portion.

After the setting module 307 sets the unlock pattern and the preset condition, the unlock pattern and the preset condition may be stored through the storage module 308.

As in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, the receiving module 301 is configured to receive an unlocking pattern, where the unlocking pattern includes: a first portion. For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the user enters a "Z" shaped unlock pattern.

In the mobile terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention, the unlock pattern includes a first part and a second part, where the second part is optional, the first part is used to perform normal unlock, and the second part is used to trigger the mobile terminal to perform some specific operations, so that when the unlock pattern includes: when the second part is legal, the mobile terminal can be controlled to directly execute some operations desired by the user after unlocking, such as entering a certain specific page, executing some specific commands, and the like, so that the user experience is improved. Furthermore, the unlocking pattern and the preset condition can be predefined by the user, so that the flexibility of setting the pattern and the condition can be improved.

Hereinafter, the unlocking method of the mobile terminal will be described in detail with reference to fig. 6 to 7.

As shown in fig. 6, it is a flowchart of a first embodiment of an unlocking method of a mobile terminal according to the present invention, and the method includes the following steps:

step 601, receiving an unlocking pattern.

The unlocking pattern is input by a user on a screen locking interface of the mobile terminal, and the unlocking pattern comprises: the first part, for example as shown in FIG. 4A, the user enters a "Z" shaped unlock pattern.

Step 602, determining whether the first portion of the unlocking pattern matches a preset unlocking pattern.

When the specific judgment is performed in this step, the received unlocking pattern may be compared with a preset unlocking pattern, whether the received unlocking pattern and the preset unlocking pattern are matched is judged, if the received unlocking pattern and the preset unlocking pattern are matched, the received unlocking pattern and the preset unlocking pattern are considered to be matched, the step 603 is entered, and if the received unlocking pattern and the preset unlocking pattern are not matched, the step 601 is returned. At this time, the mobile terminal continues to maintain the locked state, i.e., the mobile terminal considers that the user has not input a correct unlocking pattern, and thus does not respond to the user's unlocking request.

Step 603, identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part and whether the second part meets a preset condition;

wherein the second portion of the unlock pattern is optional and not necessary. As shown in fig. 4A, the unlocking pattern does not include the second portion, and as shown in fig. 4B and 4C, the unlocking pattern includes the second portion.

Since the unlocking pattern is received in step 601, in the specific receiving process, a pattern formed by a first continuous input (a pattern continuously input by the user on the lock screen interface for the first time) is generally determined as the first part of the unlocking pattern, and a pattern formed by a second continuous input (a pattern continuously input by the user on the lock screen interface for the second time) is determined as the second part of the unlocking pattern, as shown in fig. 4B and 4C. Meanwhile, an interruption exists between the first continuous input and the second continuous input, and the interruption time is within a preset time range. For example, the pattern that the user continuously inputs for the first time is a "Z" shape, and the "Z" shape is taken as the first part of the unlock pattern. And if the user performs the second continuous input within the preset time range, taking a pattern formed by the continuous input as a first part of the unlocking pattern. If the time of the second continuous input by the user is not within the preset time range, the unlocking pattern is determined not to comprise the second part. The preset time range may be user-defined, and may be preset by the system.

In identifying whether the unlock pattern includes the second portion, it is identified not only whether the second continuous input is received but also whether a time of the second continuous input is within a preset time range.

Wherein the preset conditions include: the second portion is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first portion. And if the identified second part is not a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first part, the second part is considered not to meet the preset condition. It can be seen that fig. 4B and 4C both show the second part meeting the preset condition. The recognition result of this step may be: the first part is not included, the second part which does not meet the preset condition is included, and the second part which meets the preset condition is included. The recognition results are different, and the corresponding subsequent operations are also different.

When the recognition result is: if the second part is not included and the second part does not meet the preset condition, step 605 is executed; when the recognition result is: if the second portion meets the predetermined condition, step 604 is entered.

And step 604, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state, and executing a predetermined operation to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last browsed picture after unlocking.

And step 605, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state.

In the unlocking method of the embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking pattern includes a first part and a second part, wherein the second part is optional, the first part is used for executing normal unlocking, and the second part is used for triggering the mobile terminal to execute certain specific operations, so that when the unlocking pattern includes: when the second part is legal, the mobile terminal can be controlled to directly execute some operations desired by the user after unlocking, such as entering a certain specific page, executing some specific commands, and the like, so that the user experience is improved.

As shown in fig. 7, it is a flowchart of a second embodiment of the unlocking method of the mobile terminal of the present invention, and the method includes the following steps:

step 701, setting an input graph of a user as the preset unlocking pattern, and determining the preset condition according to the preset unlocking pattern.

Step 702, storing the preset unlocking pattern and the preset condition.

Step 703, receiving an unlocking pattern.

Step 704, determine whether the first portion of the unlock pattern matches a predetermined unlock pattern. If yes, go to step 705, otherwise go back to step 703.

Step 705, identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part, and whether the second part meets a preset condition. If yes, step 706, otherwise, step 707 is entered.

Step 706, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state, and executing a predetermined operation,

and step 707, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state.

In the unlocking method of the embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking pattern includes a first part and a second part, wherein the second part is optional, the first part is used for executing normal unlocking, and the second part is used for triggering the mobile terminal to execute certain specific operations, so that when the unlocking pattern includes: when the second part is legal, the mobile terminal can be controlled to directly execute some operations desired by the user after unlocking, such as entering a certain specific page, executing some specific commands, and the like, so that the user experience is improved. Furthermore, the unlocking pattern and the preset condition can be predefined by the user, so that the flexibility of setting the pattern and the condition can be improved.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, the mobile terminal comprising:

a receiving module for receiving an unlocking pattern, wherein the unlocking pattern comprises: a first portion;

the first identification module is used for identifying whether the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with a preset unlocking pattern or not;

the second identification module is used for continuously identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part or not when the first identification module identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern is consistent with the preset unlocking pattern, and whether the second part is consistent with preset conditions or not, wherein the preset conditions comprise that the second part is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first part;

a first control module, configured to control the mobile terminal to enter an unlocked state from the locked state and perform a predetermined operation to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last viewed screen after unlocking when the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern includes a second portion that meets the preset condition, where the predetermined operation includes any one of: starting a predetermined application, entering a predetermined folder, and executing the movement or deletion of encrypted information;

the mobile terminal further includes:

the second control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to continuously keep the locking state when the first identification module identifies that the first part of the unlocking pattern does not accord with the preset unlocking pattern;

and the third control module is used for controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state when the second identification module identifies that the unlocking pattern does not comprise the second part or comprises the second part which does not meet the preset condition.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the receiving module is configured to:

determining a pattern formed by a first continuous input as the first portion of the unlock pattern; and

determining a pattern formed by a second continuous input as the second portion of the unlock pattern;

3. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

the setting module is used for setting an input graph of a user as the preset unlocking pattern and determining the preset condition according to the preset unlocking pattern;

and the storage module is used for storing the preset unlocking pattern and the preset condition.

4. An unlocking method of a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal is in a locked state, the unlocking method of the mobile terminal comprising the steps of:

receiving an unlock pattern, wherein the unlock pattern comprises: a first portion;

identifying whether a first portion of the unlocking pattern corresponds to a preset unlocking pattern;

when the first part of the unlocking pattern is identified to be consistent with the preset unlocking pattern, continuously identifying whether the unlocking pattern comprises a second part or not, and whether the second part meets preset conditions or not, wherein the preset conditions comprise that the second part is a line connecting the head end and the tail end of the first part; and

when the unlocking pattern is identified to comprise a second part meeting the preset condition, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state, and executing a preset operation to control the mobile terminal not to enter any one of a desktop and a last browsed picture after unlocking, wherein the preset operation comprises any one of the following operations: starting a predetermined application, entering a predetermined folder, and executing the movement or deletion of encrypted information;

the method further comprises the following steps:

when the first part of the unlocking pattern is identified to be not matched with the preset unlocking pattern, controlling the mobile terminal to continuously keep the locking state;

and when the unlocking pattern is identified to not comprise the second part or comprise the second part which does not meet the preset condition, controlling the mobile terminal to enter an unlocking state from the locking state.

5. The unlocking method of a mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein the receiving of the unlocking pattern includes: