Customizable Screen Locked Interface for Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current screen locking methods on mobile terminals provide a simplistic and fixed interface, failing to meet user personalization needs and resulting in a low user experience.

Innovation Solution

A method that allows users to set a screen locked interface using a preset key combination, enabling the display of application interfaces such as information lists, dynamic content, or electronic books, which can execute prompt, dynamic display, or viewing functions, thereby customizing the screen locked experience.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a fixed screen-locked interface is used, then usage safety is ensured, but user personalization needs are not met and user experience deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveusage safetyVSAvoiduser personalization
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The screen-locked interface transitions from a static fixed interface to a dynamic customizable interface. Users can select different application interfaces (information list, DCD information, electronic book) to display on the screen-locked interface, and the system dynamically updates the displayed information without requiring screen unlock, making the interface adaptable while maintaining security.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Device complexity

If a fixed screen-locked interface is used, then system complexity is reduced, but user experience and information accessibility deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesystem complexityVSAvoiduser experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

Users pre-select their preferred application interfaces and information types before entering the screen-locked state. The system stores these selections and automatically retrieves them when the screen is locked, eliminating the need for complex real-time processing while providing personalized information access on the screen-locked interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If traditional screen locking is used, then security is maintained, but information accessibility without unlocking deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidinformation accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts specific information display functionality from the full application interface. The screen-locked interface displays selected information (information list, DCD information, electronic book content) in a restricted mode that provides accessibility without full interaction capabilities, thereby maintaining security while reducing information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS8776095B2Screen locking method and mobile terminal
Publication Date: 2014.07.08 ZTE CORP
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a screen locking method and a mobile terminal, wherein the screen locking method comprises the steps that: a mobile terminal enters into a screen locked state; an interface identifier (ID) of an application interface of an application service set in the mobile terminal is obtained; the application interface indicated by the interface ID is called as a screen locked interface. By the invention, the requirements of a user for the richness and diversity of screen locked interface is satisfied, the availability and friendliness of the mobile terminal device in terms of the screen locked interface is improved and the user experience is improved.