KR20100089376A - Method, touch screen terminal and computer-readable recording medium with program for releasing of locking touch screen - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A method for unlocking a locked touch screen, a touch screen terminal, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided to make curl filter effects in a screen locking area and make the screen locking area disappear if a touch event with a preset length happens in one preset direction in an unlocking area. CONSTITUTION: A touch screen displays a screen locking area(120). A terminal controller recognizes a touch event according to touch input when the screen locking area is displayed. The terminal controller gradually makes the screen locking area disappear according to the touch event. The terminal controller displays a standby screen area or a screen area of a locking before state at the location of the screen locking area. The terminal controller unlocks locking of a terminal function.

Description

How to unlock the touch screen, touch screen terminal and computer-readable recording medium {Method, Touch Screen Terminal And Computer-Readable Recording Medium with Program for Releasing of Locking Touch Screen}

The present invention relates to a method for unlocking a touch screen, a touch screen terminal and a computer readable recording medium. More specifically, when the touch screen terminal has a command or an input for a lock request or there is no touch input for a predetermined time, the screen lock area is displayed on the touch screen. When a touch event occurs for a preset length, the screen lock area is controlled to disappear with a curl filter effect, thereby preventing the user from unlocking the touch screen without an intention. A method of releasing a lock, a touch screen terminal, and a computer-readable recording medium.

Recently, as computers, electronics, and communication technologies have advanced dramatically, various wireless communication services using wireless networks have been provided. Accordingly, a service provided by a mobile communication system using a wireless communication network is developing into a multimedia communication service for transmitting data such as circuit data, packet data, and the like, as well as a voice service.

Meanwhile, the mobile terminal has become a necessity of modern people, and in addition to the inherent function of voice call, various mobile digital devices (eg, camera, MP3, memo function, touch screen, etc.) It is widely used in the form of the.

In general, the touch screen does not use a keyboard, and when a person's hand or an object touches a character or a specific location displayed on the screen, the touch screen can identify the location and perform specific processing by the stored software. Refers to a screen that allows input data to be directly received from the screen.

Conventional locking or unlocking technology for preventing the terminal from malfunctioning due to a touch not intended by the user on the touch screen is equipped with a lock key on the outside of the terminal by the user directly pressing the external lock key, Is the way to apply lock or unlock.

However, in the conventional technique of applying a lock or unlock by using the external lock key, when the user carries the terminal in a pocket or bag, the external lock key is pressed so that the user unlocks the device in an unintended state. There was a problem.

In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention, if there is a command or input for the lock request in the touch screen terminal or there is no touch input for a predetermined time, and displays a screen lock area on the touch screen, unlocking of the screen lock area When a touch event occurs in a preset direction in a preset direction by a preset length, the screen lock area is controlled to disappear with a curl filter effect, thereby unlocking the touch screen without the user's intention. A main purpose is to provide a method of unlocking a touch screen that can be prevented, a touch screen terminal, and a computer-readable recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a touch screen for displaying a screen lock area, detecting a touch input; And recognizing a touch event according to the touch input while the screen lock area is displayed, and controlling the screen lock area to gradually disappear according to the touch event, wherein the standby screen area or the lock is positioned at the disappearing screen lock area. It provides a touch screen terminal for releasing the lock of the touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a terminal control unit for controlling the screen area of the previous state to appear, and unlocking the terminal function.

According to another object of the present invention, a screen lock area display step of displaying a screen lock area on a touch screen and setting a lock on a terminal function; A touch event recognition step of recognizing a touch event according to the touch input while the screen lock area is displayed; And controlling the screen lock area to gradually disappear according to the touch event, and controlling a screen area of a standby screen area or a state before lock to appear at a position of the screen lock area disappearing, and releasing a lock on a terminal function. It provides a method for unlocking the touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a screen unlocking step.

According to another object of the present invention, there is provided a computer-readable recording medium recorded by a program for executing a method of unlocking a touch screen as described above.

As described above, according to the present invention, if there is a command or an input for a lock request in the touch screen terminal or there is no touch input for a predetermined time, the screen lock area is displayed on the touch screen, and the screen lock area can be unlocked. If a touch event occurs in a predetermined direction in the area by a preset length, the screen lock area is controlled to disappear with a curl filter effect, thereby preventing the user from unlocking the touch screen unintentionally. It can work.

In addition, according to the present invention, the terminal does not need to have a separate external key button for releasing the locked state of the touch screen, and the user recognizes the direction of movement of the finger in a state in which the user grips the terminal with one hand. Since the lock can be released, the user particle has an effect of easily unlocking the touch screen while the terminal is gripped with one hand.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that can provide a user with a real metaphor (Real Metaphor) that the screen is rolled up along the finger touched on the screen when unlocking the screen.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail through exemplary drawings. In adding reference numerals to the components of each drawing, it should be noted that the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as much as possible even though they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

In addition, in describing the component of this invention, terms, such as 1st, 2nd, A, B, (a), (b), can be used. These terms are only for distinguishing the components from other components, and the nature, order or order of the components are not limited by the terms. If a component is described as being "connected", "coupled" or "connected" to another component, that component may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but there may be another configuration between each component. It is to be understood that the elements may be "connected", "coupled" or "connected".

1 is a front view of a touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment.

The touch screen terminal 100 according to the present embodiment means all kinds of terminals provided with the touch screen 110.

On the other hand, when the touch screen terminal 100 is provided with a communication unit 240, it is possible to perform the normal voice call and data communication by wireless communication in conjunction with the mobile communication network through the communication unit 240.

For example, the touch screen terminal 100 may be a personal digital assistant (PDA), a cellular phone, a personal communication service (PCS) phone, a hand-held PC, a CDMA-2000 phone, a WCDMA phone, or a PMP (Portable). The terminal may be any kind of terminal having a touch screen, such as a multimedia player, a PlayStation Portable (PSP), a Mobile Broadband System (MBS) phone, or the like.

The touch screen terminal 100 displays a screen lock area 120 on the touch screen 110 when there is a command or input for a lock request or there is no input for a predetermined time, and sets a lock on the terminal function. To perform.

In addition, the touch screen terminal 100 performs a function of recognizing that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the touch input detected from the touch screen 110.

In addition, the touch screen terminal 100 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear according to a specific position and a touch event, but controls the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the disappearance of the screen lock area 120 to appear. And, according to the standby screen area 410 performs a function to release the lock on the terminal function.

The touch screen 110 detects the position of an object such as a human hand or an electronic pen at a specific position of a number, letter, symbol, or icon displayed on the screen and detects the position so that a specific process can be performed by the stored software. Say.

The touch screen 110 receives a touch input from a user and displays display data under the control of the terminal controller 250, or displays an operation state and a plurality of information of the touch screen terminal 100 using icons and text. .

In particular, the touch screen 110 to which the present invention is applied displays the screen lock area 120 and the standby screen area 410 under the control of the terminal controller 250, and according to a user's input, a tapping event and a drag ( Drag events, flicking events, press events, and release events occur.

In the present embodiment, touch events occurring through the touch screen 110 are defined as follows.

A tapping event is a light touch of a selected object (numbers, letters, symbols, icons, etc.), which is a touch input such as a mouse click on a general PC.

The drag event is a floating motion after selecting a specific object and moving to a specific position in a pressed (touch) state. The dragged object is fixed in a floating motion after continuously moving in a moving direction.

The flicking event is an operation in which a contact is floated after moving in a specific direction (up, down, left, right, or diagonal) after a touch, and a specific operation is processed according to an operation direction and a moving speed of the flicking event. . For example, a flicking event is an event for an action that looks like turning a page.

The press event refers to an event of an operation of continuously pressing a contact after a touch, and a release event refers to an event of an operation of floating a contact after a touch.

In addition, the touch screen 110 displays the operation state of the touch screen terminal 100 including the power usage state of the terminal, the reception strength of the radio wave, the date and time, and the information is transmitted in the form of letters, numbers, images, and the like. If so, it also functions as a screen display means for outputting this information.

In addition, the touch screen 110 displays messages generated while executing various programs stored in the memory unit 210 under the control of the terminal controller 250.

In addition, the touch screen 110 outputs a number button for inputting a number such as a phone number, a letter button for inputting a character, and a menu selection button, and inputs a key or command from a user who uses the touch screen terminal 100. It also serves as a key input means.

Here, the touch screen 110 is a device that performs a function by mounting a device called a touch panel (Touch Pannel) on the screen of the general monitor, a resistive film for recognizing the place where the film of the upper layer contacts the glass of the lower layer as a touch input. Type, capacitive type that detects the point where current flows when the conductor touches the screen by the minute current flows on the touch surface, and invisible ultrasonic and infrared light flows on the screen surface from side to side By creating a large number of rectangular grids on the screen, infrared (IR) and surface acoustic wave (SAW) methods, which interpret the pointer where the flow is interrupted when the user touches the grid with a fingertip or other specific object, etc. This can be used.

The screen lock area 120 is an opaque or semi-transparent layer, and is an area in which one or more pieces of information of the current time, the current date, the unlocking induced image, and the unlocking induced text are arranged on one side.

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment.

The touch screen terminal 100 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a touch screen 110, a memory unit 210, a microphone 220, a speaker 230, a communication unit 240, and a terminal controller 250. .

In the present exemplary embodiment, the touch screen terminal 100 includes only the touch screen 110, the memory unit 210, the microphone 220, the speaker 230, the communication unit 240, and the terminal controller 250. However, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and those skilled in the art to which the present embodiment belongs will lock the touch screen terminal 100 without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment. It may be applicable to various modifications and modifications to further include a key input unit or a separate display unit for receiving a command or input for the request.

Since the description of the touch screen 110 is described in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted in FIG. 2.

The memory unit 210 drives the touch screen terminal 100 and processes a plurality of software for performing various additional functions such as basic software for performing voice and data communication, a camera function, and a message for transmitting and receiving for wireless communication. Storage means for storing protocol software and the like.

The memory unit 210 may be configured of a program memory 212 and a data memory 214, and performs a function of storing information of one or more of a touch input and a touch event. Here, the program memory 212 stores a program for controlling the overall operation of the touch screen terminal 100, and the data memory 214 temporarily stores data generated while executing a program or receives data input from a user. Save it.

The microphone 220 is a voice input means for converting a voice input of a mobile communication subscriber into an electrical signal and transmitting the electrical signal. The speaker 230 is a voice output means for converting the transmitted voice signal into an audible sound and outputting the audible sound.

The communicator 240 encodes or decodes a voice signal, performs an equalizer function to remove multipath noise, and performs a digital signal processing function for performing an acoustic data processing function, and converts a signal to be transmitted and received into a baseband signal. Baseband conversion function that performs analog conversion and analog-to-digital conversion processing, receives RF (Radio Frequency) signal and converts it into IF (Intermediate Frequency) signal, converts IF signal to RF signal, and converts RF signal RF signal processing function for demodulating and amplifying a signal, an antenna function for transmitting and receiving a wireless signal in the air, and the like, and perform wireless communication processing means. On the other hand, the communication unit 240 is not included in the touch screen terminal 100 without departing from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment can be variously modified and modified can be applied.

The terminal controller 250 is a control means for controlling the overall operation of the touch screen terminal 100. In addition to the basic functions for performing voice and data communication according to a signal input from the touch screen 110 or the communication unit 240. In order to perform additional functions, various software stored in the memory unit 210 are executed.

The terminal controller 250 controls the overall operation of the touch screen terminal 100 by controlling each component of the touch screen terminal 100, and when there is a command or input for a lock request or there is no input for a predetermined period of time. The screen lock area 120 is displayed on the touch screen 110 and a function of setting a lock on the terminal function is performed.

The terminal controller 250 recognizes that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the touch input detected from the touch screen 110.

The terminal controller 250 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear according to a specific location and a touch event, and controls the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the disappearance of the screen lock area 120 to appear. According to the idle screen area 410, a function of releasing a lock on a terminal function is performed.

Here, the screen lock area 120 is an opaque or semi-transparent layer, and is an area in which one or more information of the current time, the current date, the unlocking induced image, and the unlocking induced text are arranged on one side.

In addition, the screen lock area 120 is divided into a lockable area 510, and the lockable area 510 is a lower area among the divided areas horizontally with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120.

The terminal controller 250 performs a function of controlling the screen lock area 120 to disappear when a touch input occurs in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 and the touch input is a flicking event. Here, the preset one direction is an oblique or straight direction from the bottom to the top with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120.

The terminal controller 250 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up the screen. On the other hand, the terminal controller 250 may be applied to the effect of curling up the curtain, paper using the curl filter.

If the flicking event does not occur as long as the preset length, the terminal controller 250 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear and reappear as much as the length of the flicking event, but the position of the screen lock area 120 disappears. In response to this, the standby screen area 410 appears and disappears.

The terminal controller 250 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear and reappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up the screen as much as the length of the flicking event and then opening it again.

The terminal controller 250 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear according to the drag event when a touch input occurs in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 and the touch input is a drag event. Perform the function.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment.

The touch screen terminal 100 displays the screen lock area 120 on the touch screen 110 and sets a lock on the terminal function when there is a command or an input for a lock request or there is no input for a predetermined time.

The touch screen terminal 100 checks whether a touch input is detected from the touch screen 110 (S310).

As a result of checking in step S310, when a touch input is detected from the touch screen 110, the touch screen terminal 100 indicates that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the detected touch input. Recognize, and checks whether the state of the terminal is the screen lock state (S320).

As a result of checking in step S320, when the terminal is in the screen lock state, the touch screen terminal 100 checks whether the area where the touch input has occurred is the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120. (S330).

As a result of the check in step S330, when the area where the touch input occurs is the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120, the touch screen terminal 100 flickers the touch input generated on the unlockable area 510. Check whether the event (S340).

As a result of checking in operation S340, when the touch input generated in the unlockable area 510 is a flicking event, the touch screen terminal 100 may preset the flicking event occurring in the unlockable area 510 in a preset one direction. It is checked whether or not it has occurred by the length (S350).

Here, the preset one direction is an oblique or straight direction from the bottom to the top with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120.

As a result of checking in step S350, when the flicking event occurring in the unlockable area 510 occurs as much as the preset length in one predetermined direction, the touch screen terminal 100 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear (S360). ).

That is, the touch screen terminal 100 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear according to a specific position and a touch event, but controls the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the disappearance of the screen lock area 120 to appear. The terminal locks the terminal function according to the idle screen area 410.

In addition, the touch screen terminal 100 performs a function of controlling the screen lock area 120 to disappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up the screen.

On the other hand, when the flicking event occurring in the unlockable area 510 does not occur as much as the preset length in one direction, as a result of checking in step S350, the touch screen terminal 100 flickers the screen lock area 120. While controlling to disappear and reappear as much as the length of the event occurs, a function of controlling the standby screen area 410 to appear and disappear in response to the disappearance of the screen lock area 120 is performed (S370).

The touch screen terminal 100 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear and reappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up the screen as much as the length of the flicking event and then unfolding it again.

In FIG. 3, the touch screen terminal 100 sequentially executes steps S310 to S370. However, this is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present embodiment, and is commonly known in the art. If the person having the present invention does not deviate from the essential characteristics of the present embodiment, the touch screen terminal 100 may be executed by changing the order described in FIG. 3 or variously executing one or more steps in steps S310 to S370 in parallel. And since it will be applicable to modification, Figure 3 is not limited to the time series order.

As described above, the method for unlocking the touch screen according to the present embodiment described in FIG. 3 may be implemented in a program and recorded in a computer-readable recording medium.

A computer-readable recording medium for recording a program for implementing a method of unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment includes all kinds of recording devices for storing data that can be read by a computer system.

Examples of such computer-readable recording media include ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage, etc., and also implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet) . The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Also, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present embodiment may be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present embodiment belongs.

4 to 10 are exemplary views according to the present embodiment.

4 is an exemplary view of the standby screen area 410 according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the touch screen terminal 100 outputs the standby screen area 410 on the touch screen 110, but there is a command or input for a lock request by a user's operation or input for a predetermined time. If it is not present, the screen lock area 120 is displayed on the touch screen 110 and a lock on the terminal function is set.

Meanwhile, the screen lock area 120 may be an opaque or translucent layer. When the screen lock area 120 is assumed to be a translucent layer according to the present exemplary embodiment, the screen lock area 120 may include a standby screen area 410 illustrated in FIG. ) Can be reflected.

5 is an exemplary view of the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 5, the touch screen terminal 100 has a screen lock area 120 on the touch screen 110 when there is a command or input for a lock request by a user's operation or there is no input for a predetermined time. Display and set the lock for the terminal function.

Here, the screen lock area 120 is an opaque or semi-transparent layer, and is an area in which one or more information of the current time, the current date, the unlocking induced image, and the unlocking induced text are arranged on one side.

In addition, the screen lock area 120 is divided into a lockable area 510, and the lockable area 510 is a lower area among the divided areas horizontally with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120.

6 is an exemplary view of releasing the lock of the screen lock area 120 in the left hand grip state according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 6, when the user performs a touch input in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 in a left hand grip state, and the touch input is a flicking event, the touch screen terminal 100 locks the screen. The region 120 is controlled to disappear.

Here, the preset one direction may be a vertical direction from the bottom to the top with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120, but preferably in an oblique direction from the bottom right to the center. In the left hand grip state, four fingers except the thumb support the back or side of the touch screen terminal 100. In this state, the thumb movement is a diagonal upward direction (required to be a straight line) as shown in FIG. Since it is most convenient to follow a curve including a circle, it is possible to improve the convenience of operation by defining a flicking event along the trajectory of the thumb as an unlocking event.

That is, the touch screen terminal 100 recognizes that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the touch input detected from the touch screen 110, and the touch screen terminal 100 identifies The screen lock area 120 is controlled to disappear according to the position and the touch event, and the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the position of the disappearing screen lock area 120 is displayed. Performs a function to unlock the terminal function.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 6, the user may input a touch input from the lower right to the center of the unlockable area 510 in a left hand grip state, and the touch screen terminal 100 may input a touch input by the user. You can recognize the direction of the right side (from the bottom right to the center).

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, assuming that the user first touches the screen in half with the left hand grip, the screen is divided in half. Therefore, the user can easily unlock even when the user touches the touch screen terminal 100 only with his left hand.

7 is an exemplary view of releasing the lock of the screen lock area 120 in the right hand grip state according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 7, when the user performs a touch input in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 in a right hand grip state, and the touch input is a flicking event, the touch screen terminal 100 locks the screen. The region 120 is controlled to disappear.

Here, the preset one direction may be a vertical direction from the bottom to the top with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120, but is preferably an oblique direction from the bottom left to the center. In the right hand grip state, four fingers except the thumb support the back or side of the touch screen terminal 100. In this state, the thumb movement is not necessarily a straight line (not necessarily a straight line) as shown in FIG. Since it is most convenient to follow a curve including a circle, it is possible to improve the convenience of operation by defining a flicking event along the trajectory of the thumb as an unlocking event.

That is, the touch screen terminal 100 recognizes that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the touch input detected from the touch screen 110, and the touch screen terminal 100 identifies The screen lock area 120 is controlled to disappear according to the position and the touch event, but the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the position of the disappearing screen lock area 120 is displayed. Follow to unlock the terminal function.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the user may input a touch input from the lower left to the center in the unlockable area 510 in the right hand grip state, and the touch screen terminal 100 may input the touch input by the user. The direction of (from the bottom left to the center) can be recognized.

For example, assuming that the user first touches the screen in half with the right hand grip, the user divides the screen in half, as shown in FIG. 7. Therefore, the user can easily unlock even when the user touches the touch screen terminal 100 only with his right hand.

8 is an exemplary view of releasing the lock of the screen lock area 120 according to the present embodiment.

As illustrated in FIG. 8, when a user generates a touch input in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 using an electronic pen or a hand, and the touch input is a flicking event, the touch screen terminal 100 Is to control the screen lock area 120 to disappear. Here, the preset one direction is a straight direction from the bottom toward the center with respect to the front of the screen lock area 120.

That is, the touch screen terminal 100 recognizes that a touch event has occurred at a specific position of the screen lock area 120 corresponding to the position of the touch input detected from the touch screen 110, and the touch screen terminal 100 identifies The screen lock area 120 is controlled to disappear according to the position and the touch event, but the standby screen area 410 corresponding to the position of the disappearing screen lock area 120 is displayed. Accordingly, the function of releasing the lock on the terminal function is performed.

In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the user may input a touch input from the bottom to the center in the unlockable area 510 using an electronic pen or a hand, and the touch screen terminal 100 may be input by the user. The direction of the touch input (bottom to center) can be recognized.

Meanwhile, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the user generates a touch input in a predetermined direction (bottom to center direction) in the unlockable area 510 using an electronic pen or a hand, and the touch input is a drag event. , The screen lock area 120 disappears according to the drag event.

9 is an exemplary view in which the screen lock area 120 disappears and reappears according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 9A, when the touch screen terminal 100 has a command or an input for a lock request or there is no input for a predetermined time, the screen lock area 120 is disposed on the touch screen 110. In the displayed state, the user inputs a flicking event in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120.

As shown in FIG. 9B, the touch screen terminal 100 determines whether a flicking event input to the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 occurs as long as a preset length. If the flicking event does not occur as much as the preset length, the screen lock area 120 controls to disappear as much as the length of the flicking event, but waits in response to the position of the disappearing screen lock area 120. The screen area 410 is controlled to appear.

For example, when the flicking event input by the user in the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 does not leave the unlockable area 510, the touch screen terminal 100 may generate a flicking event. The screen lock area 120 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear only as long as the flicking event occurs.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 9B, the touch screen terminal 100 applies a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up the screen, so that the screen lock area 120 disappears only as long as the flicking event.

As illustrated in FIG. 9C, the touch screen terminal 100 controls the screen lock area 120 to disappear and reappear as much as the length of the flicking event, but the position of the screen lock area 120 disappears. In response to this, the standby screen area 410 appears and then disappears again.

For example, when the flicking event input by the user in the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 does not leave the unlockable area 510, the touch screen terminal 100 may generate a flicking event. The screen lock area 120 disappears by applying a curl filter, which is an effect that the screen is rolled up and unrolled as much as the length of the flicking event. It is controlled to reappear, and the standby screen area 410 appears and disappears in response to the disappearance of the screen lock area 120.

10 is an exemplary diagram in which the screen lock area 120 according to the present embodiment disappears.

As shown in FIG. 10A, when the touch screen terminal 100 has a command or an input for a lock request or there is no input for a predetermined time, the screen lock area 120 is formed on the touch screen 110. In the displayed state, the user inputs a flicking event in a predetermined direction in the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120.

As shown in FIG. 10B, the touch screen terminal 100 checks whether a flicking event input to the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 occurs by a preset length. And, as a result of the check, if the flicking event occurs by a predetermined length, as shown in FIG. 10C, the screen lock area 120 is controlled to disappear, but corresponds to the position of the screen lock area 120 disappears The standby screen area 410 is controlled to appear.

For example, when the flicking event input by the user in the unlockable area 510 of the screen lock area 120 is outside the unlockable area 510, the touch screen terminal 100 may generate a flicking event. As determined by the set length, as shown in FIG. 10C, the screen lock area 120 is controlled to disappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect that the screen is rolled up, and the screen lock area 120 disappears. The standby screen area 410 is displayed corresponding to the position.

That is, when the touch screen 110 is locked, the screen lock area 120 provides the user with the current time and current date, and the unlock induced image and the unlock induced text (guide) are provided to unlock the lock. Can provide. When the user inputs a flicking event of dragging up from the bottom while touching the screen lock area 120 with a finger, the screen lock area 120 may be rolled up as if the page is curled, and the screen lock area 120 may be rotated. The lock is released as well.

In the above description, all elements constituting the embodiments of the present invention are described as being combined or operating in combination, but the present invention is not necessarily limited to the embodiments. In other words, within the scope of the present invention, all of the components may be selectively operated in combination with one or more. In addition, although all of the components may be implemented in one independent hardware, each or all of the components may be selectively combined to perform some or all functions combined in one or a plurality of hardware. It may be implemented as a computer program having a. Codes and code segments constituting the computer program may be easily inferred by those skilled in the art. Such a computer program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium and read and executed by a computer, thereby implementing embodiments of the present invention. The storage medium of the computer program may include a magnetic recording medium, an optical recording medium, a carrier wave medium, and the like.

In addition, the terms "comprise", "comprise" or "having" described above mean that the corresponding component may be included, unless otherwise stated, and thus excludes other components. It should be construed that it may further include other components instead. All terms, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meanings as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art unless otherwise defined. Terms commonly used, such as terms defined in a dictionary, should be interpreted to coincide with the contextual meaning of the related art, and shall not be construed in an ideal or excessively formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are not intended to limit the technical idea of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention displays a screen lock area on the touch screen when there is a command or an input for a lock request or no touch input for a predetermined time in the touch screen terminal. When the touch event occurs in the preset one direction by the preset length, the screen lock area is controlled to disappear with the curl filter effect, thereby preventing the user from unlocking the touch screen without an intention. Applicable to the method of unlocking a touch screen, a touch screen terminal and a computer-readable recording medium, the terminal does not need to have a separate external key button for unlocking the touch screen, the user Hand grips the terminal with one hand Since the user can release the lock by recognizing the direction of movement of the rhythm, the user particle is a useful invention that generates an effect of easily unlocking the touch screen in a state in which the terminal is gripped with one hand.

1 is a front view of a touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment;

2 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of unlocking a touch screen according to the present embodiment;

4 to 10 are exemplary views according to the present embodiment.

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110: touch screen 120: screen lock area

410: standby screen area 510: unlockable area

Claims (15)

A touch screen displaying a screen lock area and detecting a touch input; And Recognizes the touch event according to the touch input while the screen lock area is displayed, and controls the screen lock area to gradually disappear according to the touch event, but before the standby screen area or the lock is moved to the position of the screen lock area that disappears. Terminal control unit to control the screen area of the status to appear, and to unlock the terminal function Touch screen terminal to unlock the touch screen, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The touch event, A touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen, characterized in that one of a drag event and a flicking event. The method of claim 1, The screen lock area, An opaque or semi-transparent layer (Layer), the touch screen terminal for unlocking a touch screen, characterized in that the area arranged one or more information of the current time, the current date, the unlock induced image and the unlock induced text on one side. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, The screen lock area includes a lockable area as part thereof; And the terminal controller unlocks only the touch event occurring in the unlockable area. The method of claim 4, wherein The unlockable area is, And a lower area of the divided areas horizontally with respect to the front of the screen lock area. The method of claim 4, wherein The terminal control unit, And unlocking the touch screen when the touch event occurs in one preset direction in the unlockable area. The method of claim 6, The terminal control unit, Touch screen terminal to unlock the touch screen, characterized in that to control the screen lock area disappears by applying a curl filter (Curl Filter) that is the effect that the screen is rolled up. The method of claim 6, The preset one direction is, Touch screen terminal to unlock the touch screen, characterized in that the vertical direction from the bottom toward the top relative to the front of the screen lock area. The method of claim 6, The terminal control unit, If the touch event does not occur by a predetermined length, the touch screen terminal to unlock the touch screen, characterized in that the screen lock area disappears and reappears and maintains a lock on the terminal function. The method of claim 9, The terminal control unit, Touch screen terminal to unlock the touch screen, characterized in that to control the screen lock area disappear and reappear by applying a curl filter that is the effect that the screen is rolled up and stretched again by the length of the touch event occurs. Displaying a screen lock area on the touch screen and setting a lock on the terminal function; A touch event recognition step of recognizing a touch event according to the touch input while the screen lock area is displayed; And A screen for controlling the screen lock area to disappear gradually according to the touch event, controlling a screen area of a standby screen state or a state before the lock to appear at a position of the screen lock area disappearing, and releasing a lock on the terminal function. Unlock step How to unlock the touch screen comprising a. The method of claim 11, The screen lock area includes a lockable area as part thereof, The unlocking of the screen may include unlocking only a touch event occurring in the unlockable area. 13. The method of claim 12, The screen unlocking step, A screen lock area control step of controlling the screen lock area to disappear when the touch event occurs in one preset direction in the lockable area; And A curl filter applying step of controlling the screen lock area to disappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect of rolling up a screen. How to unlock the touch screen comprising a. 13. The method of claim 12, The screen unlocking step, If the touch event does not occur by the preset length, controlling the screen lock area to disappear and reappearing, and maintaining a lock on the terminal function; And A curl filter applying step of controlling the screen lock area to disappear and reappear by applying a curl filter, which is an effect that the screen is rolled up and unfolded as much as the length of the touch event. How to unlock the touch screen comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium recorded with a program for executing the method for unlocking a touch screen according to any one of claims 11 to 14.

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