ACTIVATING DISPLAY AND PERFORMING USER AUTHENTICATION IN MOBILE TERMINAL WITH ONE-TIME USER INPUT

摘要

Disclosed is a mobile terminal including a touch screen display, a power button and an activation button for turning on the touch screen display. Upon detection of one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off, the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display. The touch screen display displays a lock screen thereon as it is turned on in response to the detection of one-time pressing, and the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function is being performed. A lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, and the lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user

主权项

1. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
a touch screen display; a power button configured to turn on and off the terminal by pressing; and an activation button separate from the power button and configured for pressing to turn on the touch screen display, wherein upon detection of one-time pressing of the activation button while the touch screen display is turned off the terminal is configured to turn on the touch screen display and perform a fingerprint authentication function in addition to turning on the touch screen display such that:
the touch screen display displays a lock screen thereon as it is turned on in response to the detection of one-time pressing,the lock screen is displayed on the touch screen display when the fingerprint authentication function is being performed,a lock state of the terminal continues when the fingerprint authentication function fails to authenticate a user, andthe lock state is released for enabling other functions of the terminal when the fingerprint authentication function authenticates a user.