Visual Object Lock Release for Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional mobile terminals with lock functions often confuse users by displaying lock release procedures in specific languages, making it difficult for users to understand how to release the lock state.

Innovation Solution

A mobile terminal with a touch panel, input detection, and display capabilities that uses visual objects like curtains, doors, or flowers to guide users in releasing the lock state by sliding in specific directions, eliminating language barriers and reducing mistaken releases.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If lock release procedures are displayed in specific languages, then users who understand the language can operate the device, but users who do not understand the language cannot release the lock state

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelanguage compatibilityVSAvoidlock release understanding

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces text-based language instructions with visual object-based instructions. Instead of displaying lock release procedures in specific languages, the system displays visual objects (curtain, door, flower) that intuitively guide users to slide in specific directions to release the lock, eliminating language barriers while maintaining ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses visual objects with distinct appearances and animation effects to convey different meanings and directions. The visual objects change state (e.g., sliding animation, opening animation) to guide users through the lock release process without requiring language comprehension

Inventive Principle:

Principle #32Color changes

2Adaptability or versatility

If visual objects are used to guide lock release, then language barriers are eliminated, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvelanguage independenceVSAvoidvisual object system

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements a universal visual object system that can be applied to multiple lock release scenarios. The same visual object framework (curtain, door, flower objects with sliding animations) handles different lock release situations, making the added complexity reusable across various functions rather than requiring separate mechanisms for each case

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS10560847B2Mobile terminal, lock state control program for mobile terminal, and a method for controlling lock state of mobile terminal

Publication Date: 2020.02.11 KYOCERA CORP

AI summary

A mobile terminal is disclosed. The mobile terminal includes a touch panel and an input detection part, a display part, a determination part, and an execution part. The input detection part is configured to detect inputs to the touch panel. The display part is configured to display an object corresponding to a lock state in which predetermined processing based on inputs detected by the input detection part is not executed. The determination part is configured to determine whether or not a predetermined input to the object is detected by the input detection part. The execution part is configured to release the lock state and execute predetermined processing if the determination part determines that a predetermined input to the object is detected.