Mobile terminal and operation control method thereof
A mobile terminal provides a guide and feedback for a lock release operation to implement a gesture for a lock release operation at an arbitrary location and in various directions. A method of releasing a user interface lock state in a mobile terminal having a touch sensing display according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include setting the mobile terminal to a user interface lock state; detecting a contact with the touch sensing display at an arbitrary location on the touch sensing display; displaying a lock release region corresponding to the arbitrary location while maintaining a contact with the touch sensing display; displaying the movement of the contact in the lock release region; and switching the mobile terminal into a user interface lock release state when the movement of the contact in the lock release region satisfies a predetermined condition.
1. A method of releasing a locked state of a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
displaying, on a touchscreen during an unlocked state, a background screen;
changing the mobile terminal from the unlocked state to the locked state;
displaying, on the touchscreen during the locked state, a lock screen;
displaying a lock release region on the lock screen in response to a touch received at the touchscreen, wherein the lock release region comprises a plurality of portions, wherein the lock release region defines at least one gap located between adjacent portions of the plurality of portions of the lock release region;
displaying, during the locked state and while the touch is being received, a portion of the background screen within the at least one gap of the lock release region; and
changing the mobile terminal from the locked state to the unlocked state in response to a further input.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock screen obscures the background screen.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the lock release region is less than an entire portion of the lock screen.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
changing displayed locations of the plurality of portions of the lock release region in response to a drag input extending from the touch.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the lock release region at a location of the touchscreen that corresponds to a location at which the touch is received.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the locked state is changed to the unlocked state when the further input is a drag input over a threshold distance.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the locked state is changed to the unlocked state when the further input is a drag input that meets a threshold speed.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the touch occurs at any of a plurality of arbitrary positions of the touchscreen.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein size of each portion of the plurality of portions is different.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the adjacent portions of the plurality of portions are shaped to be concave.
11. The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
providing an auditory feedback to signal the changing from the locked state to the unlocked state.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of portions are respectively corresponding to different parts of the lock screen.
13. A mobile terminal, comprising:
a touchscreen; and
a controller configured to:
cause displaying, on the touchscreen during an unlocked state, a background screen;
change the mobile terminal from the unlocked state to the locked state;
cause displaying, on the touchscreen during the locked state, a lock screen;
cause displaying a lock release region on the lock screen in response to a touch received at the touchscreen, wherein the lock release region comprises a plurality of portions, and wherein the lock release region defines at least one gap located between adjacent portions of the plurality of portions of the lock release region;
cause displaying, during the locked state and while the touch is being received, a portion of the background screen within the at least one gap of the lock release region; and
change the mobile terminal from the locked state to the unlocked state in response to a further input.
14. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the lock screen obscures the background screen.
15. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the lock release region is less than an entire portion of the lock screen.
16. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
change displayed locations of the plurality of portions of the lock release region in response to a drag input extending from the touch.
17. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the controller is further configured to:
cause displaying of the lock release region at a location of the touchscreen that corresponds to a location at which the touch is received.
18. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the locked state is changed to the unlocked state when the further input is a drag input over a threshold distance.
19. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the locked state is changed to the unlocked state when the further input is a drag input that meets a threshold speed.
20. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the touch occurs at any of a plurality of arbitrary positions of the touchscreen.
21. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein size of each portion of the plurality of portions is different.
22. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the adjacent portions of the plurality of portions are shaped to be concave.
23. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , further comprising:
a speaker, wherein the controller is further configured to:
provide an auditory feedback via the speaker to signal the changing from the locked state to the unlocked state.
24. The mobile terminal of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of portions are respectively corresponding to different parts of the lock screen.