CN105631370B

CN105631370B - Region screen locking method and mobile terminal

Info

Publication number: CN105631370B
Application number: CN201510974236.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张博
Original assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nubia Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2015-12-22
Filing date: 2015-12-22
Publication date: 2018-12-21
Anticipated expiration: 2035-12-22
Also published as: CN105631370A

Abstract

The invention discloses a kind of mobile terminals, if detecting, user executes pre-set region screen locking trigger action, then the first setup module in the mobile terminal sets display interface to carry out the state of region division, if and detecting the region division operation of user in the display interface, it then divides and display module operates according to the region division display interface being divided at least two closure subregions, and the subregion is shown in the display interface, if detecting, user determines operation to the selection of subregion, then the subregion selected is set screen lock state by screen lock module.The present invention also provides a kind of region screen locking methods, and the privacy of user can be protected by way of the screen locking of region, meet the use demand of user, improve user experience.

Description

Regional screen locking method and mobile terminal

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of communication, in particular to a regional screen locking method and a mobile terminal.

Background

With the development of communication technology, smart phones have become indispensable electronic devices in people's lives, and users can experience various functions of smart phones.

Under the condition that a user needs to use the mobile phone of the user for other users, the user does not want other users to use certain application programs in the smart phone of the user in order to protect the privacy of the user, however, the current smart phone cannot meet the requirements of the user, and the user experience is not good.

Disclosure of Invention

The invention mainly aims to provide an area screen locking method and a mobile terminal, and aims to solve the problems that the existing smart phone cannot meet the requirement of privacy protection of a user and the user experience is poor.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mobile terminal, including:

the first setting module is used for setting the display interface into a state capable of carrying out region division if detecting that a user executes a preset region screen locking triggering operation;

the dividing and displaying module is used for dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-areas according to the area dividing operation and displaying the sub-areas on the display interface if the area dividing operation of the user on the display interface is detected;

and the screen locking module is used for setting the selected sub-region into a screen locking state if the selection determining operation of the user on the sub-region is detected.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes:

and the second setting module is used for setting the content in the selected sub-area to be invisible.

Optionally, the second setting module includes:

the third setting module is used for setting the selected subarea to be in a screen-off state;

or,

the first superposition module is used for superposing a shielding layer with the same shape as the selected sub-area on the selected sub-area;

or,

the second overlapping module is used for overlapping a masking layer with a full screen size on the display interface, wherein a region of the masking layer corresponding to the selected sub-region is in an opaque state, and a region of the masking layer except the region corresponding to the selected sub-region is in a transparent state.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes:

and the operation locking module is used for locking touch screen operations of other areas except the selected sub-area on the display interface.

Optionally, the mobile terminal further includes:

the recovery module is used for canceling the screen locking state of the selected sub-area if the fact that a user executes a preset area screen unlocking triggering operation is detected; or, canceling the screen locking state of the selected sub-area and setting the content in the selected sub-area to be visible; or, canceling the screen locking state of the selected sub-area, setting the content in the selected sub-area to be visible, and canceling the locking of the touch screen operation of other areas.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention further provides a method for locking a screen in an area, including the steps of:

if the fact that a user executes preset region screen locking triggering operation is detected, setting a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division;

if the area dividing operation of the user on the display interface is detected, dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-areas according to the area dividing operation, and displaying the sub-areas on the display interface;

and if the user is detected to select the sub-region to determine operation, setting the selected sub-region to be in a screen locking state.

Optionally, after the setting the selected sub-region to the screen-locked state, the method further includes:

setting the content in the selected sub-area invisible.

Optionally, the setting that the content in the selected sub-area is invisible includes:

setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen-off state;

or,

overlaying a shielding layer having the same shape as the selected sub-region on the selected sub-region;

or,

and superposing a full-screen masking layer on the display interface, wherein a region of the masking layer corresponding to the selected sub-region is in an opaque state, and regions of the masking layer except the region corresponding to the selected sub-region are in a transparent state.

Optionally, after setting the content in the selected sub-area to be in the invisible state, the method further includes:

and locking the touch screen operation of other areas except the selected sub-area on the display interface.

Optionally, the method further comprises:

if the fact that a user executes a preset area screen unlocking triggering operation is detected, the screen locking state of the selected sub-area is cancelled; or, canceling the screen locking state of the selected sub-area and setting the content in the selected sub-area to be visible; or, canceling the screen locking state of the selected sub-area, setting the content in the selected sub-area to be visible, and canceling the locking of the touch screen operation of other areas.

The invention provides a mobile terminal, wherein if a preset region screen locking triggering operation executed by a user is detected, a first setting module in the mobile terminal sets a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division, and if the region division operation of the user on the display interface is detected, a dividing and displaying module divides the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region division operation and displays the sub-regions on the display interface, and if the selection determining operation of the user on the sub-regions is detected, a screen locking module sets the selected sub-regions to be in a screen locking state. By means of user-defined division and selection of the sub-regions and setting the sub-regions selected by the user to be in the screen locking state, and because the selected sub-regions do not respond to the operation of the user in the sub-regions after the screen is locked, the privacy of the user can be protected in a region screen locking mode, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hardware structure of an alternative mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a wireless communication system for the mobile terminal shown in FIG. 1;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a display interface displaying divided sub-regions according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a mobile terminal according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a region screen locking method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a region screen locking method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a region screen locking method according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

The implementation, functional features and advantages of the objects of the present invention will be further explained with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Detailed Description

It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

A mobile terminal implementing various embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, suffixes such as "module", "component", or "unit" used to denote elements are used only for facilitating the explanation of the present invention, and have no specific meaning in themselves. Thus, "module" and "component" may be used in a mixture.

The mobile terminal may be implemented in various forms. For example, the terminal described in the present invention may include a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a notebook computer, a digital broadcast receiver, a PDA (personal digital assistant), a PAD (tablet computer), a PMP (portable multimedia player), a navigation device, and the like, and a stationary terminal such as a digital TV, a desktop computer, and the like. In the following, it is assumed that the terminal is a mobile terminal. However, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the configuration according to the embodiment of the present invention can be applied to a fixed type terminal in addition to elements particularly used for moving purposes.

Fig. 1 is a schematic hardware structure of an optional mobile terminal for implementing various embodiments of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 may include a wireless communication unit 110, an a/V (audio/video) input unit 120, a user input unit 130, a sensing unit 140, an output unit 150, a memory 160, an interface unit 170, a controller 180, and a power supply unit 190, etc. Fig. 1 illustrates a mobile terminal having various components, but it is to be understood that not all illustrated components are required to be implemented. More or fewer components may alternatively be implemented. Elements of the mobile terminal will be described in detail below.

The wireless communication unit 110 typically includes one or more components that allow radio communication between the mobile terminal 100 and a wireless communication system or network. For example, the wireless communication unit 110 may include at least one of a broadcast receiving module 111, a mobile communication module 112, a wireless internet module 113, a short-range communication module 114, and a location information module 115.

The broadcast receiving module 111 receives a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information from an external broadcast management server via a broadcast channel. The broadcast channel may include a satellite channel and/or a terrestrial channel. The broadcast management server may be a server that generates and transmits a broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information or a server that receives a previously generated broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information and transmits it to a terminal. The broadcast signal may include a TV broadcast signal, a radio broadcast signal, a data broadcast signal, and the like. Also, the broadcast signal may further include a broadcast signal combined with a TV or radio broadcast signal. The broadcast associated information may also be provided via a mobile communication network, and in this case, the broadcast associated information may be received by the mobile communication module 112. The broadcast signal may exist in various forms, for example, it may exist in the form of an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) of Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB), an Electronic Service Guide (ESG) of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), and the like. The broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a signal broadcast by using various types of broadcasting systems. In particular, it is possible to use, for example,the broadcast receiving module 111 may receive a broadcast signal by using a signal such as multimedia broadcasting-terrestrial (DMB-T), digital multimedia broadcasting-satellite (DMB-S), digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H), forward link media (MediaFLO)^@) A digital broadcasting system of a terrestrial digital broadcasting integrated service (ISDB-T), etc. receives digital broadcasting. The broadcast receiving module 111 may be constructed to be suitable for various broadcasting systems that provide broadcast signals as well as the above-mentioned digital broadcasting systems. The broadcast signal and/or broadcast associated information received via the broadcast receiving module 111 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other type of storage medium).

The mobile communication module 112 transmits and/or receives radio signals to and/or from at least one of a base station (e.g., access point, node B, etc.), an external terminal, and a server. Such radio signals may include voice call signals, video call signals, or various types of data transmitted and/or received according to text and/or multimedia messages.

The wireless internet module 113 supports wireless internet access of the mobile terminal. The module may be internally or externally coupled to the terminal. The wireless internet access technology to which the module relates may include WLAN (wireless LAN) (Wi-Fi), Wibro (wireless broadband), Wimax (worldwide interoperability for microwave access), HSDPA (high speed downlink packet access), and the like.

The short-range communication module 114 is a module for supporting short-range communication. Some examples of short-range communication technologies include bluetooth^TMRadio Frequency Identification (RFID), infrared data association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), zigbee^TMAnd so on.

The location information module 115 is a module for checking or acquiring location information of the mobile terminal. A typical example of the location information module is a GPS (global positioning system). According to the current technology, the GPS module calculates distance information and accurate time information from three or more satellites and applies triangulation to the calculated information, thereby accurately calculating three-dimensional current location information according to longitude, latitude, and altitude. Currently, a method for calculating position and time information uses three satellites and corrects an error of the calculated position and time information by using another satellite. In addition, the GPS module can calculate speed information by continuously calculating current position information in real time.

The a/V input unit 120 is used to receive an audio or video signal. The a/V input unit 120 may include a camera 121 and a microphone 122, and the camera 121 processes image data of still pictures or video obtained by an image capturing apparatus in a video capturing mode or an image capturing mode. The processed image frames may be displayed on the display unit 151. The image frames processed by the camera 121 may be stored in the memory 160 (or other storage medium) or transmitted via the wireless communication unit 110, and two or more cameras 1210 may be provided according to the construction of the mobile terminal. The microphone 122 may receive sounds (audio data) via the microphone in a phone call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, or the like, and can process such sounds into audio data. The processed audio (voice) data may be converted into a format output transmittable to a mobile communication base station via the mobile communication module 112 in case of a phone call mode. The microphone 122 may implement various types of noise cancellation (or suppression) algorithms to cancel (or suppress) noise or interference generated in the course of receiving and transmitting audio signals.

The user input unit 130 may generate key input data according to a command input by a user to control various operations of the mobile terminal. The user input unit 130 allows a user to input various types of information, and may include a keyboard, dome sheet, touch pad (e.g., a touch-sensitive member that detects changes in resistance, pressure, capacitance, and the like due to being touched), scroll wheel, joystick, and the like. In particular, when the touch pad is superimposed on the display unit 151 in the form of a layer, a touch screen may be formed.

The sensing unit 140 detects a current state of the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., an open or closed state of the mobile terminal 100), a position of the mobile terminal 100, presence or absence of contact (i.e., touch input) by a user with the mobile terminal 100, an orientation of the mobile terminal 100, acceleration or deceleration movement and direction of the mobile terminal 100, and the like, and generates a command or signal for controlling an operation of the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is implemented as a slide-type mobile phone, the sensing unit 140 may sense whether the slide-type phone is opened or closed. In addition, the sensing unit 140 can detect whether the power supply unit 190 supplies power or whether the interface unit 170 is coupled with an external device.

The interface unit 170 serves as an interface through which at least one external device is connected to the mobile terminal 100. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power supply (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device having an identification module, an audio input/output (I/O) port, a video I/O port, an earphone port, and the like. The identification module may store various information for authenticating a user using the mobile terminal 100 and may include a User Identity Module (UIM), a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), a Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM), and the like. In addition, a device having an identification module (hereinafter, referred to as an "identification device") may take the form of a smart card, and thus, the identification device may be connected with the mobile terminal 100 via a port or other connection means. The interface unit 170 may be used to receive input (e.g., data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements within the mobile terminal 100 or may be used to transmit data between the mobile terminal and the external device.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 100 is connected with an external cradle, the interface unit 170 may serve as a path through which power is supplied from the cradle to the mobile terminal 100 or may serve as a path through which various command signals input from the cradle are transmitted to the mobile terminal. Various command signals or power input from the cradle may be used as signals for recognizing whether the mobile terminal is accurately mounted on the cradle. The output unit 150 is configured to provide output signals (e.g., audio signals, video signals, alarm signals, vibration signals, etc.) in a visual, audio, and/or tactile manner. The output unit 150 may include a display unit 151, an audio output module 152, and the like.

The display unit 151 may display information processed in the mobile terminal 100. For example, when the mobile terminal 100 is in a phone call mode, the display unit 151 may display a User Interface (UI) or a Graphical User Interface (GUI) related to a call or other communication (e.g., text messaging, multimedia file downloading, etc.). When the mobile terminal 100 is in a video call mode or an image capturing mode, the display unit 151 may display a captured image and/or a received image, a UI or GUI showing a video or an image and related functions, and the like.

Meanwhile, when the display unit 151 and the touch pad are overlapped with each other in the form of a layer to form a touch screen, the display unit 151 may serve as an input device and an output device. The display unit 151 may include at least one of a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), a thin film transistor LCD (TFT-LCD), an Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display, a flexible display, a three-dimensional (3D) display, and the like. Some of these displays may be configured to be transparent to allow a user to view from the outside, which may be referred to as transparent displays, and a typical transparent display may be, for example, a TOLED (transparent organic light emitting diode) display or the like. Depending on the particular desired implementation, the mobile terminal 100 may include two or more display units (or other display devices), for example, the mobile terminal may include an external display unit (not shown) and an internal display unit (not shown). The touch screen may be used to detect a touch input pressure as well as a touch input position and a touch input area.

The audio output module 152 may convert audio data received by the wireless communication unit 110 or stored in the memory 160 into an audio signal and output as sound when the mobile terminal is in a call signal reception mode, a call mode, a recording mode, a voice recognition mode, a broadcast reception mode, or the like. Also, the audio output module 152 may provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the mobile terminal 100 (e.g., a call signal reception sound, a message reception sound, etc.). The audio output module 152 may include a speaker, a buzzer, and the like.

The memory 160 may store software programs and the like for processing and controlling operations performed by the controller 180, or may temporarily store data (e.g., a phonebook, messages, still images, videos, and the like) that has been or will be output. Also, the memory 160 may store data regarding various ways of vibration and audio signals output when a touch is applied to the touch screen.

The memory 160 may include at least one type of storage medium including a flash memory, a hard disk, a multimedia card, a card-type memory (e.g., SD or DX memory, etc.), a Random Access Memory (RAM), a Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), a programmable read-only memory (PROM), a magnetic memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, and the like. Also, the mobile terminal 100 may cooperate with a network storage device that performs a storage function of the memory 160 through a network connection.

The controller 180 generally controls the overall operation of the mobile terminal. For example, the controller 180 performs control and processing related to voice calls, data communications, video calls, and the like. In addition, the controller 180 may include a multimedia module 181 for reproducing (or playing back) multimedia data, and the multimedia module 181 may be constructed within the controller 180 or may be constructed separately from the controller 180. The controller 180 may perform a pattern recognition process to recognize a handwriting input or a picture drawing input performed on the touch screen as a character or an image.

The power supply unit 190 receives external power or internal power and provides appropriate power required to operate various elements and components under the control of the controller 180.

The various embodiments described herein may be implemented in a computer-readable medium using, for example, computer software, hardware, or any combination thereof. For a hardware implementation, the embodiments described herein may be implemented using at least one of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), a Digital Signal Processing Device (DSPD), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a processor, a controller, a microcontroller, a microprocessor, an electronic unit designed to perform the functions described herein, and in some cases, such embodiments may be implemented in the controller 180. For a software implementation, the implementation such as a process or a function may be implemented with a separate software module that allows performing at least one function or operation. The software codes may be implemented by software applications (or programs) written in any suitable programming language, which may be stored in the memory 160 and executed by the controller 180.

Up to this point, mobile terminals have been described in terms of their functionality. Hereinafter, a slide-type mobile terminal among various types of mobile terminals, such as a folder-type, bar-type, swing-type, slide-type mobile terminal, and the like, will be described as an example for the sake of brevity. Accordingly, the present invention can be applied to any type of mobile terminal, and is not limited to a slide type mobile terminal.

The mobile terminal 100 as shown in fig. 1 may be configured to operate with communication systems such as wired and wireless communication systems and satellite-based communication systems that transmit data via frames or packets.

A communication system in which a mobile terminal according to the present invention is operable will now be described with reference to fig. 2.

Such communication systems may use different air interfaces and/or physical layers. For example, the air interface used by the communication system includes, for example, Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), and Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) (in particular, Long Term Evolution (LTE)), global system for mobile communications (GSM), and the like. By way of non-limiting example, the following description relates to a CDMA communication system, but such teachings are equally applicable to other types of systems.

Referring to fig. 2, the CDMA wireless communication system may include a plurality of mobile terminals 100, a plurality of Base Stations (BSs) 270, Base Station Controllers (BSCs) 275, and a Mobile Switching Center (MSC) 280. The MSC280 is configured to interface with a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) 290. The MSC280 is also configured to interface with a BSC275, which may be coupled to the base station 270 via a backhaul. The backhaul may be constructed according to any of several known interfaces including, for example, E1/T1, ATM, IP, PPP, frame Relay, HDSL, ADSL, or xDSL. It will be understood that a system as shown in fig. 2 may include multiple BSCs 2750.

Each BS270 may serve one or more sectors (or regions), each sector covered by a multi-directional antenna or an antenna pointing in a particular direction being radially distant from the BS 270. Alternatively, each partition may be covered by two or more antennas for diversity reception. Each BS270 may be configured to support multiple frequency allocations, with each frequency allocation having a particular frequency spectrum (e.g., 1.25MHz,5MHz, etc.).

The intersection of partitions with frequency allocations may be referred to as a CDMA channel. The BS270 may also be referred to as a Base Transceiver Subsystem (BTS) or other equivalent terminology. In such a case, the term "base station" may be used to generically refer to a single BSC275 and at least one BS 270. The base stations may also be referred to as "cells". Alternatively, each sector of a particular BS270 may be referred to as a plurality of cell sites.

As shown in fig. 2, a Broadcast Transmitter (BT)295 transmits a broadcast signal to the mobile terminal 100 operating within the system. A broadcast receiving module 111 as shown in fig. 1 is provided at the mobile terminal 100 to receive a broadcast signal transmitted by the BT 295. In fig. 2, several Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites 300 are shown. The satellite 300 assists in locating at least one of the plurality of mobile terminals 100.

In fig. 2, a plurality of satellites 300 are depicted, but it is understood that useful positioning information may be obtained with any number of satellites. The location information module 115 as shown in fig. 1 is generally configured to cooperate with satellites 300 to obtain desired positioning information, and a typical example of the location information module 115 is GPS. Other techniques that can track the location of the mobile terminal may be used instead of or in addition to GPS tracking techniques. In addition, at least one GPS satellite 300 may selectively or additionally process satellite DMB transmission.

As a typical operation of the wireless communication system, the BS270 receives reverse link signals from various mobile terminals 100. The mobile terminal 100 is generally engaged in conversations, messaging, and other types of communications. Each reverse link signal received by a particular base station 270 is processed within the particular BS 270. The obtained data is forwarded to the associated BSC 275. The BSC provides call resource allocation and mobility management functions including coordination of soft handoff procedures between BSs 270. The BSCs 275 also route the received data to the MSC280, which provides additional routing services for interfacing with the PSTN 290. Similarly, the PSTN290 interfaces with the MSC280, the MSC interfaces with the BSCs 275, and the BSCs 275 accordingly control the BS270 to transmit forward link signals to the mobile terminal 100.

Based on the above mobile terminal hardware structure and communication system, the present invention provides various embodiments of the method.

Referring to fig. 3, a schematic diagram of a functional module of a mobile terminal according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes:

the first setting module 301 is configured to set the display interface to a state in which region division can be performed if it is detected that a user performs a preset region screen locking trigger operation;

in the embodiment of the invention, the mobile terminal is preset with the region screen locking triggering operation, and when the mobile terminal detects that the operation executed by the user is the preset region screen locking triggering operation, the region screen locking function of the mobile terminal is started.

The preset region screen locking triggering operation may be pressing an entity key with a function of triggering region screen locking, which is set on the mobile terminal, or pressing a combination of the entity keys of the mobile terminal according to a preset sequence, for example: the preset area screen locking triggering operation can be that the screen locking key is pressed firstly, and the volume plus-minus key is pressed within a preset time period, or the volume plus-minus key is pressed firstly, and the screen locking key is pressed within a preset time period, or the screen locking key and the volume plus-minus key are pressed simultaneously.

In the embodiment of the present invention, if the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the preset region screen locking triggering operation, the first setting module 301 sets the display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division.

The state in which the region division is possible means: the mobile terminal can detect the operation performed by the user on the display interface, and the operation performed by the user is taken as the area dividing operation rather than the operation for displaying the content on the display interface.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the display interface enters the state capable of carrying out the region division, the display interface displays the content as usual, but the user cannot select or edit the content displayed on the display interface, and the display interface can detect the region division operation of the user on the display interface.

A dividing and displaying module 302, configured to divide the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to a region dividing operation if a region dividing operation of a user on the display interface is detected, and display the sub-regions on the display interface;

in the embodiment of the present invention, after the display interface enters the state in which the area division can be performed, a prompt message may be displayed on the display interface, and a user of the prompt message prompts the user to perform the area division operation.

Wherein the region dividing operation comprises a sliding operation. The sliding operation means that the user can perform the region dividing operation by using a finger to slide on the touch screen, and in order to facilitate the user to view, the display interface will also display a sliding track of the finger.

In this embodiment of the present invention, if the mobile terminal detects a region dividing operation of the user on the display interface, the dividing and displaying module 302 divides the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region dividing operation, and displays the sub-regions on the display interface.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the display interface of the mobile terminal is taken as the divided region, and each of the divided sub-regions is an independent region, that is, each sub-region does not include other sub-regions and is not taken as a part of other sub-regions.

For better understanding of the technical solution of the present invention, please refer to fig. 4, which is a schematic diagram illustrating divided sub-regions displayed on a display interface in an embodiment of the present invention, wherein a black line in fig. 4 is a closed graph formed by a user through a region dividing operation, and the closed graph divides the display interface into two closed sub-regions, which are a region surrounded by the closed graph and a region on the display interface except for the region surrounded by the closed graph.

It should be noted that, in addition to performing the area dividing operation with a finger, the user may also perform the area dividing operation on the display interface with a stylus or other objects that can be sensed by the display interface.

And the screen locking module 303 is configured to set the selected sub-region to the screen locking state if a selection determination operation of the user on the sub-region is detected.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a user may select a sub-region displayed on a display interface, specifically: the user can select the sub-area by executing the long press operation at any position in the sub-area to be selected, the mobile terminal determines the position of the long press operation on the display interface after detecting that the user executes the long press operation, determines the sub-area containing the position, and takes the sub-area as the sub-area preliminarily selected by the user. And in the process of selecting the sub-region, the user can also cancel the selection of the sub-region by executing a long-time pressing operation on the selected sub-region.

After a user performs a selection operation on a certain sub-region, the selected region is displayed on the display interface in a manner different from other non-selected regions, that is, highlighted, specifically, the selected region may be set to be highlighted, or a border of the selected region may be thickened and blackened so as to be different from other non-selected regions.

In order to facilitate the user to determine whether the region selection operation is completed, an operation bar including "determine" and "cancel" is displayed on the display interface. Wherein, "confirm" indicates that the user has completed the region selection operation, and "cancel" indicates exiting the region lock screen function or canceling the selected region on the current display interface.

The user may perform the region selection confirmation operation by clicking "confirmation" in the operation bar of the display interface, and after the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the region selection confirmation operation on the sub-region, the screen locking module 303 sets the selected sub-region to the screen locking state, where after the selected sub-region is set to the screen locking state, the display interface does not respond to the user operation in the sub-region.

The invention provides a mobile terminal, wherein if a preset region screen locking triggering operation executed by a user is detected, a first setting module 301 in the mobile terminal sets a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division, and if the region division operation of the user on the display interface is detected, a dividing and displaying module 302 divides the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region division operation and displays the sub-regions on the display interface, and if the selection determining operation of the user on the sub-regions is detected, a screen locking module 303 sets the selected sub-regions to be in a screen locking state. By means of user-defined division and selection of the sub-regions and setting the sub-regions selected by the user to be in the screen locking state, and because the selected sub-regions do not respond to the operation of the user in the sub-regions after the screen is locked, the privacy of the user can be protected in a region screen locking mode, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

Please refer to fig. 5, which is a schematic diagram of functional modules of a mobile terminal according to a second embodiment of the present invention, including a first setting module 301, a dividing and displaying module 302, and a screen locking module 303 in the first embodiment shown in fig. 3, and similar to the contents described in the embodiment shown in fig. 3, which are not repeated herein.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the mobile terminal further includes:

and a second setting module 501, configured to set the content in the selected sub-area to be invisible.

The second setting module 501 includes one or more of a third setting module 502, a first stacking module 503, and a second stacking module 504.

The third setting module 502 is configured to set the selected sub-area to be in a screen-off state;

a first overlaying module 503, configured to overlay, on the selected sub-area, an occlusion layer having the same shape as the selected sub-area;

the second overlaying module 504 is configured to overlay a full-screen masking layer on the display interface, where a region in the masking layer corresponding to the selected sub-region is in an opaque state, and a region in the masking layer other than the region corresponding to the selected sub-region is in a transparent state.

In the embodiment of the present invention, in order to further protect the privacy of the user, after the screen locking module 303 sets the selected sub-region to the screen locking state, the second setting module 501 further sets the content in the selected sub-region to be invisible.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the third setting module 502 in the second setting module 501 may set the selected sub-region to be in the screen-off state, or the first overlaying module 503 in the second setting module 501 overlays a shielding layer having the same shape as the selected sub-region on the selected sub-region, or the second overlaying module 504 in the second setting module 501 overlays a masking layer having the full screen size on the display interface, where a region in the masking layer corresponding to the selected sub-region is in an opaque state, and a region in the masking layer other than the region corresponding to the selected sub-region is in a transparent state.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the selected sub-area is set to be in the screen locking state, the content in the selected sub-area can be set to be invisible, so that the aim that the mobile terminal does not respond to the operation of the user in the selected sub-area can be realized, the aim of further protecting the privacy of the user can be realized by setting the content in the selected sub-area to be invisible, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 6, a schematic diagram of a functional module of a mobile terminal in a third embodiment of the present invention includes: as shown in fig. 5, the first setting module 301, the dividing and displaying module 302, the screen locking module 303 and the second setting module 501 in the second embodiment are similar to those described in the embodiment shown in fig. 5, and are not repeated here.

and the operation locking module 601 is used for locking touch screen operations of other areas except the selected sub-area on the display interface.

In the embodiment of the present invention, after the selected sub-region enters the screen-locked state and is set to be invisible, the operation locking module 601 in the mobile terminal further locks the touch screen operation of the other regions on the display interface except the selected sub-region, so that the entire region on the display interface is locked, the user can only see the contents in the other regions on the display interface except the selected sub-region, and the display interface does not respond to the operation of the user on the display interface, so that when the user shares the contents on the display interface with others, the user can select the content that is not shared in a manner that the region is locked and the region is set to be invisible, and since the entire display interface is locked, others can be prevented from browsing the other contents, thereby effectively protecting the privacy of the user, satisfying the user's use requirements, and improving the user experience.

It should be noted that, the first to third embodiments may further include a restoring module (not shown), where the restoring module is configured to restore the display interface to a normal display state when detecting that the user performs the preset region screen-unlocking triggering operation.

Specifically, in the first embodiment, after the screen locking module 303 sets the selected sub-area to the screen locking state, if the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the preset area screen unlocking triggering operation, the recovery module cancels the screen locking state of the selected sub-area.

In the second embodiment, after the second setting module 501 sets the selected sub-area to be invisible, if the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the preset area screen-off triggering operation, the restoring module cancels the screen-locking state of the selected sub-area and sets the content in the selected sub-area to be visible.

In the third embodiment, after the touch screen operation of the other area except the selected sub-area on the display interface is locked by the operation locking module 601, if it is detected that the user performs the preset area screen unlocking trigger operation, the recovery module cancels the screen locking state of the selected sub-area, sets the content in the selected sub-area to be visible, and cancels the locking of the touch screen operation of the other area except the selected sub-area.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the preset area screen-off triggering operation may be to press an entity key with a function of triggering area screen locking, which is set on the mobile terminal, again, or to press a combination of the entity keys of the mobile terminal again according to a preset sequence, for example: the preset area screen release triggering operation can be that the screen locking key is pressed firstly, and the volume plus-minus key is pressed within a preset time period, or the volume plus-minus key is pressed firstly, and the screen locking key is pressed within a preset time period, or the screen locking key and the volume plus-minus key are pressed simultaneously.

It should be noted that, if the preset region screen-off triggering operation is implemented by the physical key, the region screen-off may be performed on the display interface according to the above-mentioned manner. In practical application, the area screen-off of the display interface can be realized in other manners. For example, if the display interface detects an operation of a user on the display interface, a password input interface or a decryption graphic input interface is displayed, wherein a password for performing area screen unlocking or a graphic for performing area screen unlocking is stored in the mobile terminal in advance. After detecting the password or the figure input by the user, the mobile terminal compares the password or the figure with a preset password or figure, and if the password or the figure is consistent with the preset password or the figure, the mobile terminal determines that the user executes a preset area screen-off triggering operation.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the mobile terminal detects that the user executes the preset region screen unlocking triggering operation, the display interface is restored to the normal display state through the restoration module, so that the privacy of the user can be effectively protected through the screen locking and unlocking operation of the selected region, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

Referring to fig. 7, a schematic flow chart of a region screen locking method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown, where the method includes the steps of:

step 701, if it is detected that a user executes a preset region screen locking triggering operation, setting a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division;

In the embodiment of the invention, if the mobile terminal detects that the user executes the preset region screen locking triggering operation, the display interface is set to be in a state capable of carrying out region division.

The state in which the region division is possible means: the mobile terminal can detect the operation performed by the user on the display interface, and take the operation performed by the user as the region dividing operation rather than as the operation within the display of the display interface.

Step 702, if the region dividing operation of the user on the display interface is detected, dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region dividing operation, and displaying the sub-regions on the display interface;

In the embodiment of the invention, if the mobile terminal detects the area dividing operation of the user on the display interface, the display interface is divided into at least two closed sub-areas according to the area dividing operation, and the sub-areas are displayed on the display interface.

It should be noted that, in addition to the operation of performing the area division by using a finger, the user may also perform the area division operation on the display interface by using a stylus or other objects that can be sensed by the display interface.

And 703, if the selection determining operation of the user on the sub-area is detected, setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen locking state.

The user can execute the area selection confirmation operation by clicking 'confirmation' in the operation bar of the display interface, and the mobile terminal sets the selected sub-area to be in the screen locking state after detecting that the user performs the area selection confirmation operation on the sub-area, wherein after the selected sub-area is set to be in the screen locking state, the display interface does not respond to the operation of the user in the sub-area.

The invention provides a mobile terminal, which sets a display interface to be in a state capable of carrying out region division if detecting that a user executes a preset region screen locking triggering operation, divides the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region division operation if detecting that the user carries out the region division operation on the display interface, displays the sub-regions on the display interface, and sets the selected sub-regions to be in a screen locking state if detecting that the user selects a determination operation on the sub-regions. By means of user-defined division and selection of the sub-regions and setting the sub-regions selected by the user to be in the screen locking state, and because the selected sub-regions do not respond to the operation of the user in the sub-regions after the screen is locked, the privacy of the user can be protected in a region screen locking mode, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

Please refer to fig. 8, which is a flowchart illustrating a region screen locking method according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, including:

step 801, if detecting that a user executes a preset region screen locking triggering operation, setting a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division;

step 802, if the region division operation of the user on the display interface is detected, dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region division operation, and displaying the sub-regions on the display interface;

step 803, if the user selection determination operation on the sub-area is detected, setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen locking state;

steps 801 to 803 are similar to steps 701 to 703 described in the fourth embodiment shown in fig. 7, respectively, and are not repeated here.

And step 804, setting the content in the selected subarea to be invisible.

In the embodiment of the invention, in order to further protect the privacy of the user, after the selected sub-area is set to be in the screen locking state, the mobile terminal also sets the content in the selected sub-area to be invisible.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the invisible content in the selected sub-area set by the mobile terminal may specifically be: setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen-off state, superposing a shielding layer with the same shape as the selected sub-area on the selected sub-area, or superposing a masking layer with a full screen size on a display interface, wherein the area of the masking layer corresponding to the selected sub-area is in an opaque state, and the area of the masking layer except the area corresponding to the selected sub-area is in a transparent state.

Please refer to fig. 9, which is a flowchart illustrating a method for locking a screen in a sixth embodiment of the present invention, including:

step 901, if it is detected that a user executes a preset region screen locking triggering operation, setting a display interface to be in a state capable of performing region division;

step 902, if the region division operation of the user on the display interface is detected, dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-regions according to the region division operation, and displaying the sub-regions on the display interface;

step 903, if the selection determining operation of the user on the sub-area is detected, setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen locking state;

step 904, setting the content in the selected sub-region to be invisible.

Steps 901 to 904 are similar to steps 801 to 803 described in the fourth embodiment shown in fig. 8, and are not repeated here.

Step 905, locking touch screen operation of other areas except the selected sub-area on the display interface.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the content in the selected sub-area is set to be invisible, the mobile terminal locks the touch screen operation of other areas except the selected sub-area on the display interface.

In the embodiment of the invention, after the selected sub-area enters the screen locking state and is set to be invisible, the mobile terminal locks the touch screen operation of other areas on the display interface except the selected sub-area, so that the whole area on the display interface is locked, the user can only see the contents in the other areas on the display interface except the selected sub-area, and the display interface does not respond to the operation of the user on the display interface, so that when the user shares the contents on the display interface with other people, the non-shared contents can be selected in a mode that the area screen locking and the setting area are invisible, and the whole display interface is locked, so that other people can be prevented from browsing other contents, the privacy of the user is effectively protected, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

It should be noted that the fourth to sixth embodiments may further include the following steps:

and when detecting that the user executes the preset area screen-off triggering operation, restoring the display interface to a normal display state.

Specifically, in the fourth embodiment, after the mobile terminal sets the selected sub-area to the screen-locking state, if the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the preset area screen-unlocking triggering operation, the screen-locking state of the selected sub-area is cancelled.

In the fifth embodiment, after the mobile terminal sets the selected sub-area to be invisible, if the mobile terminal detects that the user performs the preset area screen unlocking triggering operation, the screen locking state of the selected sub-area is cancelled and the content in the selected sub-area is set to be visible.

In a sixth embodiment, after the mobile terminal locks the touch screen operation of the other area except the selected sub-area on the display interface, if it is detected that the user performs a preset area screen-off trigger operation, the screen-locking state of the selected sub-area is cancelled, and the content in the selected sub-area is visible and the lock of the touch screen operation of the other area except the selected sub-area is cancelled.

In the embodiment of the invention, when the mobile terminal detects that the user executes the preset region screen unlocking triggering operation, the display interface is restored to the normal display state, so that the privacy of the user can be effectively protected through the screen locking and unlocking operation of the selected region, the use requirement of the user is met, and the user experience is improved.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

Through the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the method of the above embodiments can be implemented by software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and certainly can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases, the former is a better implementation manner. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the present invention may be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM/RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk) and includes instructions for enabling a terminal device (such as a mobile phone, a computer, a server, an air conditioner, or a network device) to execute the method according to the embodiments of the present invention.

The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications of equivalent structures and equivalent processes, which are made by using the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, characterized in that the mobile terminal comprises:

the dividing and displaying module is used for dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-areas according to the area dividing operation and displaying the sub-areas on the display interface if the area dividing operation of the user on the display interface is detected, wherein the area dividing operation comprises a sliding operation, and the sliding operation is a mode that the user performs the area dividing operation by using a finger to slide on a touch screen;

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the second setting module comprises:

or,

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

5. The mobile terminal according to any of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises:

6. An area screen locking method is characterized by comprising the following steps:

if the area dividing operation of the user on the display interface is detected, dividing the display interface into at least two closed sub-areas according to the area dividing operation, and displaying the sub-areas on the display interface, wherein the area dividing operation comprises a sliding operation, and the sliding operation refers to a mode that the user performs the area dividing operation by sliding on a touch screen with a finger;

7. The method of claim 6, wherein after setting the selected sub-region to the lock screen state, further comprising:

setting the content in the selected sub-area invisible.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein setting the content in the selected sub-region to be invisible comprises:

setting the selected sub-area to be in a screen-off state;

or,

9. The method of claim 7, wherein after setting the content in the selected sub-region to be in an invisible state, further comprising:

10. The method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, further comprising: