WO2013123689A1

WO2013123689A1 - Unlocking method and unlocking device of terminal equipment, and terminal equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2013123689A1
Application number: PCT/CN2012/073061
Authority: WO
Inventors: 徐源源
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2012-02-20
Filing date: 2012-03-26
Publication date: 2013-08-29
Also published as: CN102645985A

Abstract

The present invention provides an unlocking method and unlocking device of terminal equipment, and the terminal equipment, so as to solve the problems that an unlocking key is easily damaged after being used for a long time in the existing unlocking mode of the terminal equipment, and the service life of the terminal equipment is shortened. The method comprises: when the terminal equipment is in a locked state, monitoring whether a current horizontal line displayed on a display of the terminal equipment coincide with an unlocking reference line, an included angle being formed between the unlocking reference line and a bottom edge of the display; when the current horizontal line coincides with the unlocking reference line, counting coincidence maintaining duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line; and when the duration is equal to a preset time length, relieving the locked state of the terminal equipment. By means of the technical solution, the unlocking can be realized by a user without touching any press key of the terminal equipment, the terminal equipment cannot be easily damaged, and the service life of the terminal equipment is prolonged; in addition, the user has more fun in using the terminal equipment, and the user experience is improved.

Description

Method for unlocking terminal device and terminal device

The present invention relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a method for unlocking a terminal device, an unlocking device, and a terminal device. Background technique

With the development of electronic technology, various terminal devices with gravity sensing function and 3D display function have become more and more popular, such as mobile phones, touch tablets, PMP (Portable Media Player, portable media player), electronic paper books, and the like.

When the user does not need to use the above terminal device, the terminal device is usually set to the locked state, and when the terminal device needs to be used, the terminal device is unlocked. The unlocking method of the existing terminal device is usually: setting an unlocking button on the terminal device, which may be a hard key, or an unlocking icon displayed on the display screen, and the user dragging, clicking or long pressing the unlocking button to achieve the purpose of unlocking.

The above unlocking method has the following problems: The unlocking button is prone to damage in the case of long-term use, thereby easily shortening the service life of the terminal device. Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the present invention provides a method for unlocking a terminal device, an unlocking device, and a terminal device, which are used to solve the problem that the unlocking mode of the existing terminal device is prone to damage when the unlocking button is used for a long time, thereby facilitating the use of the terminal device. The problem of life.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for unlocking a terminal device, including:

Monitoring whether a current horizontal line displayed on a display of the terminal device overlaps with an unlocking reference line when the terminal device is in a locked state, wherein the unlocking reference line and the display are The bottom edge is at an angle;

When the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, counting a duration in which the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line remain coincident;

When the duration is up to a preset duration, the locked state of the terminal device is released. Preferably, the current horizontal line is generated by the terminal device according to a current horizontal bit detected by the built-in gravity sensing device and displayed on the display.

Preferably, the current horizontal line is specifically a boundary line between the simulated horizontal surface displayed on the display and the remaining images.

Preferably, the angle between the unlocking reference line and the bottom edge of the display ranges from [10 degrees, 45 degrees], that is, greater than or equal to 10 degrees, and less than or equal to 45 degrees. .

Preferably, the preset duration has a value range of [1 second, 2 seconds], that is, greater than or equal to 1 second, and less than or equal to 2 seconds.

The embodiment of the invention further provides an unlocking device for a terminal device, including:

a monitoring module, configured to monitor whether a current horizontal line and an unlocking reference line displayed on a display of the terminal device overlap when the terminal device is in a locked state, wherein the unlocking reference line forms an angle with a bottom edge of the display;

a statistic module, configured to calculate a duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line when the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident;

And an unlocking module, configured to cancel the locked state of the terminal device when the duration is up to a preset duration.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal device, including:

a display, configured to display a current horizontal line and an unlocking reference line when the terminal device is in a locked state, the unlocking reference line being at an angle to a bottom edge of the display;

a monitoring module, configured to monitor whether the current horizontal line displayed on the display and the unlocking reference line are coincident; a statistic module, configured to: when the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are kept coincident;

The terminal device may further include:

a gravity sensing detecting device, configured to detect a current horizontal position when the terminal device is in a locked state;

And a generating module, configured to generate the current horizontal line according to the current horizontal bit, and output the display to the display.

In the technical solution provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user only needs to tilt the terminal device, so that the current horizontal line displayed on the display of the terminal device and the unlocking reference line are coincident, and the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocked reference line are overlapped for a preset duration. , the terminal device will be unlocked. Compared with the unlocking manner of the existing terminal device, the technical solution of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can unlock the user without contacting any button of the terminal device, and the terminal device is not easily damaged, thereby prolonging the use of the terminal device. Lifespan; and, improve the user's enjoyment of use, and enhance the user experience. DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for unlocking a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2A is a display state diagram of a mobile phone when a user does not rotate a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2B is a view showing a display state of a mobile phone after a user rotates a mobile phone according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. Schematic diagram of the structure of the device;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The technical problems, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the embodiments of the present invention will be more clearly described in the following description.

As shown in FIG. 1, an embodiment of the present invention provides a method for unlocking a terminal device, including the following steps:

511. When the terminal device is in the locked state, monitor whether the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line displayed on the display of the terminal device overlap, wherein the unlocking reference line is at an angle with the bottom edge of the display (the unlocking reference line and the bottom edge of the display are not parallel).

Wherein, the unlocking reference line is at an angle β with the bottom edge of the display, and the range of the angle β is preferably [10 degrees, 45 degrees], that is, greater than or equal to 10 degrees, and less than or equal to 45 degrees.

Wherein, the current horizontal line is generated by the terminal device according to the current horizontal position detected by the built-in gravity sensing detecting device and displayed on the display.

512. When the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are kept coincident.

513. When the duration is up to a preset duration, the locked state of the terminal device is released.

Preferably, the preset duration has a value range of [1 second, 2 seconds], that is, greater than or equal to 1 second, and less than or equal to 2 seconds, or other suitable duration may also be selected, and the preset duration should not be Too long to avoid unnecessary waste of time for users; it should not be too short to avoid accidental unlocking.

It can be seen that, in the unlocking method of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention, the user only needs to tilt the terminal device, so that the current horizontal line displayed on the display of the terminal device and the unlocking reference line are coincident, and the current horizontal line and the unlocked reference line remain coincident. When the duration reaches the preset duration, the locked state of the terminal device is released. Compared with the unlocking manner of the existing terminal device, the unlocking method of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can unlock the user without contacting any button of the terminal device, and the terminal device is not easily damaged, thereby prolonging the use of the terminal device. Lifespan; and, improve the user's enjoyment of use, and enhance the user experience. The following describes a method for unlocking a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention by using a mobile phone as an example: As shown in FIG. 2A, when the mobile phone is in a locked state, the current horizontal line 3 is specifically implemented between the simulated horizontal plane displayed on the display 1 and the remaining images 4 . The dividing line 2 is displayed on the display 1 at an angle β to the bottom edge of the display 1. When the mobile phone is in a horizontal state, the current horizontal line 3 does not coincide with the unlocked reference line 2.

As shown in Figure 2Β, when the user wants to unlock the phone, the user can tilt the phone to the right. With the tilt, the angle of the current horizontal line 3 on the phone display will change (the current horizontal line is always parallel with the horizontal plane, and the mobile phone display will be During the tilting process, the current horizontal line 3 will gradually approach the unlocking reference line 2, until the two coincide, the user stops tilting the mobile phone, and when the duration of the coincident state reaches the preset duration, the mobile phone is released. Locked state; if the duration does not reach the preset duration, the phone is still locked.

In order to achieve a better interface effect, in the specific embodiment, the simulated horizontal plane can be beautified to make the use more interesting, such as using the mobile phone as a container for water, and shaking the mobile phone according to the gravity sensing signal. The simulated horizontal plane exhibits a display effect of shaking in the container; further, a simulated boat can be set on the simulated horizontal surface, and the simulated horizontal plane and the simulated boat will follow the shaking of the mobile phone to exhibit a shaking display effect; when the user tilts the mobile phone, The simulated horizontal plane is presented with a tilting display effect, so that the simulation d and the ship exhibit a moving display effect in the process of simulating the horizontal plane, further increasing the interest of use.

Corresponding to the unlocking method of the terminal device, as shown in FIG. 3, the embodiment of the present invention further provides an unlocking device for the terminal device, including:

a monitoring module, configured to monitor whether a current horizontal line and an unlocking reference line displayed on the display of the terminal device overlap when the terminal device is in a locked state, wherein the unlocking reference line forms an angle with a bottom edge of the display;

a statistic module, configured to: when the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are kept coincident; And an unlocking module, configured to cancel the locked state of the terminal device when the duration is up to a preset duration.

The unlocking device of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be built in the terminal device, and the user may tilt the terminal device to make the current horizontal line displayed on the display of the terminal device coincide with the unlocking reference line, and make the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line When the duration of the coincidence is reached for the preset duration, the locked state of the terminal device is released. Compared with the unlocking manner of the existing terminal device, the unlocking device of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention enables the user to unlock without contacting any button of the terminal device, which is not easy to cause damage to the terminal device, and prolongs the use of the terminal device. Lifespan; and, improve the user's enjoyment of use, and enhance the user experience.

In addition, corresponding to the method for unlocking the terminal device, as shown in FIG. 4, the embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal device, including:

a display, configured to display a current horizontal line and an unlocking reference line when the terminal device is in a locked state, and the unlocking reference line is at an angle to a bottom edge of the display;

a monitoring module, configured to monitor whether a current horizontal line and an unlocked reference line displayed on the display are coincident;

a statistic module, configured to: when the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are kept coincident;

The unlocking module is configured to release the locking state of the terminal device when the duration is up to a preset duration.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, the terminal device may further include:

A generation module is configured to generate a current horizontal line according to the current horizontal position and output the display to the display.

The unlocking manner of the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention is: the user only needs to tilt the terminal device. For example, the current horizontal line displayed on the display of the terminal device coincides with the unlocking reference line, and the duration of the current horizontal line and the unlocked reference line remain coincident for a preset period of time, and the locked state of the terminal device is released. Compared with the unlocking manner of the existing terminal device, the terminal device provided by the embodiment of the present invention can unlock the user without contacting any button of the terminal device, and the terminal device is not easily damaged, thereby prolonging the service life of the terminal device; Improve the user's fun and enhance the user experience.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of the steps of the method for realizing the above facts may be completed by a program instructing related hardware, and the above program may be stored in a storage medium readable by a computer, the program When executed, the above steps are included. The above storage medium may be a ROM/RAM, a magnetic disk, an optical disk or the like.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it should be noted that those skilled in the art can also make several improvements and retouchings without departing from the principles of the present invention. It should be considered as the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

Claim

A method for unlocking a terminal device, comprising:

When the terminal device is in the locked state, monitoring whether the current horizontal line displayed on the display of the terminal device and the unlocking reference line are coincident, wherein the unlocking reference line is at an angle with the bottom edge of the display;

And counting, when the current horizontal line coincides with the unlocking reference line, a duration that the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line remain coincident;

When the duration is up to a preset duration, the locked state of the terminal device is released.

2. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein

The current horizontal line is generated by the terminal device according to a current horizontal bit detected by the built-in gravity sensing detecting device and displayed on the display.

3. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein:

The current horizontal line is specifically a boundary line between the simulated horizontal plane displayed on the display and the remaining images.

4. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein:

The angle between the unlocking reference line and the bottom edge of the display ranges from [10 degrees, 45 degrees], that is, greater than or equal to 10 degrees, and less than or equal to 45 degrees.

5. The unlocking method according to claim 1, wherein:

The preset duration has a value range of [1 second, 2 seconds], that is, greater than or equal to 1 second, and less than or equal to 2 seconds.

6. An unlocking device for a terminal device, comprising:

a statistic module, configured to: when the current horizontal line and the unlocking reference line are coincident, And the unlocking module is configured to cancel the locked state of the terminal device when the duration is up to a preset duration.

7. A terminal device, comprising:

a monitoring module, configured to monitor whether the current horizontal line displayed on the display and the unlocking reference line are coincident;

The terminal device according to claim 7, further comprising: a gravity sensing detecting device, configured to detect a current horizontal position when the terminal device is in a locked state;