APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING PASSWORD AND FOR RELEASING LOCK

摘要

Methods of configuring a different authority for a plurality of users to use at least one application in an electronic device. User inputs are received to set passwords for respective user levels, where each user level is associated with a different authority to access applications. The passwords are registered for the respective user levels. At least one application is associated with one of the user levels.

主权项

1. A method of operation in an electronic device, the method comprising:
in a second mode of the electronic device: (i) displaying a pattern lock setting screen on a display of the electronic device; (ii) setting a first pattern password corresponding to a first mode through the pattern lock setting screen, wherein the first pattern password is a password for entering the first mode from a lock screen state; (iii) displaying representations corresponding to a plurality of applications stored in the electronic device, for setting at least one application for the first mode; and (iv) setting at least one application selected via user input from among the displayed representations of the plurality of applications, as at least one application executable in the first mode; displaying a pattern password input screen in the lock screen state; determining whether a pattern password entered by a user through the pattern password input screen corresponds to the set first pattern password among a plurality of pattern passwords stored in the electronic device; releasing a lock state and entering the first mode, if the pattern password entered in the lock screen state corresponds to the first pattern password; and upon entering the first mode, displaying at least one icon for executing an application corresponding to the at least one application selected via the user input.