IP Library Granted Patent US 10,356,233
Granted Patent B2
US 10,356,233 · App. 15/161,820 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Display processing apparatus

Inventor: Takamoto Tsuda (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
H04M1/67H04M1/72522H04W12/08H04M1/72552H04M2250/22H04M2250/62
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,356,233
App. No.
15/161,820
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal apparatus including an operation lock mode setting unit that sets an operation lock mode; an event container display control unit that displays, when a predetermined event occurs, an event container indicating the occurred predetermined event on a display unit; an event container display change control unit that sets an event container between an active state and an inactive state; a lock canceling operation unit that cancels the operation lock mode; and a canceling operation handling control unit that, when an active-state event container is displayed on the display unit and the operation lock mode is canceled, performs automatic activation and display of an application program corresponding to the event of the active-state event container, and when all event containers on the display unit are in the inactive state and the operation lock mode is canceled, displays a predetermined display screen on the display unit.

Claims (35)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a touch panel display; and

circuitry configured to

detect a first event;

detect a second event:

control the touch panel display to display a first event object corresponding to the detected first event while a screen lock is set:

control the touch panel display to display a second event object corresponding to the detected second event while the screen lock is set;

detect a user operation to select the displayed first event object while the screen lock is set, wherein the user operation is a tap operation performed on the displayed first event object on the touch panel display to select the displayed first event object:

detect an unlocking operation for the screen lock;

in a case where the first event object is selected from among the first event object and the second event object displayed on the touch panel display by the tap operation on the touch panel display while the screen lock is set, set the selected first event object to be in an active state, wherein

in a case where the first event object is set to be in the active state, the circuitry unlocks the screen lock and performs automatic activation and display of an application program corresponding to the first event in response to the unlocking operation being detected within a predetermined time since the first event object was selected by the user; and

in a case where (1) the first event object is selected from among the first event object and the second event object displayed on the touch panel display by the tap operation on the touch panel display while the screen lock is set, and (2) the predetermined time has elapsed since the first event object was selected by the user without the unlocking operation being performed, set the selected first event object to be in an inactive state, wherein

in a case where the first event object is set to be in the inactive state, the circuitry unlocks the screen lock without performing the automatic activation and display of the application program corresponding to the first event in response to the unlocking operation being detected after the predetermined time has elapsed since the first event object was selected by the user.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the detected first event is reception of an electronic message, and

the circuitry is configured to control display of partial information that includes information regarding a subject of the electronic message.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the detected first event is reception of a phone call, and

the circuitry is configured to control display of partial information that includes information regarding a phone number of the source of the phone call.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to control display of an image of a user corresponding to a source of the detected first event.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to cancel display of the first event object in response to an input from the user.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a hardware key, wherein

the circuitry is configured to detect an operation on the hardware key and recognize the operation on the hardware key as the unlocking operation for the screen lock.

7. A method, implemented by an electronic device including a touch panel display and a hardware key, comprising:

detecting a first event;

detecting a second event;

controlling, using circuitry, the touch panel display to display a first event object corresponding to the detected event while a screen lock is set;

controlling, using the circuitry, the touch panel display to display a second event object corresponding to the detected second event while the screen lock is set;

detecting a user operation to select the displayed first event object while the screen lock is set, wherein the user operation is a tap operation performed on the displayed first event object on the touch panel display to select the displayed first event object;

detecting an operation on the hardware key and recognize the operation as an unlocking operation for the screen lock;

in a case where the first event object is selected from among the first event object and the second event object displayed on the touch panel display by the tap operation on the touch panel display while the screen lock is set, setting the selected first event object to be in an active state, wherein

in a case where the first event object is set to be in the active state, the circuitry unlocks the screen lock and performs automatic activation and display of an application program corresponding to the first event in response to the unlocking operation being detected within a predetermined time since the first event object was selected by the user; and

in a case where (1) the first event object is selected from among the first event object and the second event object displayed on the touch panel display by the tap operation on the touch panel display while the screen lock is set, and (2) the predetermined time has elapsed since the first event object was selected by the user without the unlocking operation being performed, setting the selected first event object to be in an inactive state, wherein

in a case where the first event object is set to be in the inactive state, the circuitry unlocks the screen lock without performing the automatic activation and display of the application program corresponding to the first event in response to the unlocking operation being detected after the predetermined time has elapsed since the first event object was selected by the user.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 29, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 050459/0287 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 26, 2019
From: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
Reel/Frame 048697/0568 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 26, 2019
From: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS JAPAN, INC.
To: SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 048698/0713 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 14274071 · May 9, 2014
Continuation 13283216 · Oct 27, 2011
Provisional Application 61443532 · Feb 16, 2011
Related Publication 20160269525A1 · Sep 15, 2016