Method and apparatus for providing lock-screen

Abstract

A method and an apparatus for providing a lock-screen are provided. The method includes turning off a display unit, configuring content for the lock-screen in response to the turning off of the display unit, receiving a user interaction, based on at least one button, turning on the display unit in response to the user interaction, and displaying the lock-screen that is changed based on the content configured to correspond to the user interaction when the display unit is turned on.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An electronic device comprising:
 a wireless communication circuitry;   a display; and   a processor operatively coupled to the wireless communication circuitry and the display,   wherein the processor is configured to:
 detect, when the display is turned off, a user interaction, 
 identify a type of the detected user interaction, 
 receive, in response to identification of the type of the user interaction, the at least one content from an external electronic device connected with the electronic device through the wireless communication circuitry, and 
 display the received at least one content in a lock-screen through the display. 
   
     
     
         2 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a memory,   wherein the processor is configured to:
 retrieve content stored in the memory, and 
 change the lock-screen based on the retrieved content. 
   
     
     
         3 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the user interaction is detected based on at least one input interface of the electronic device. 
     
     
         4 . The electronic device of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one input interface comprises at least one of a power button, a volume button, or a home button. 
     
     
         5 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 gather, when the display is turned on, the at least one content based on the identified type of the user interaction.   
     
     
         6 . The electronic device of  claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 display, when the display is turned on, at least one content item for gathering content corresponding to the user interaction.   
     
     
         7 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one content comprises at least one of a personal content, a social networking service (SNS) feeding content, a web surfing content, a linkage content, or an app content. 
     
     
         8 . The electronic device of  claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 generate an image based on received at least one content, and   configure the generated image as background image.   
     
     
         9 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 share the generated image with other electronic device.   
     
     
         10 . The electronic device of  claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
 identify a linkage information corresponding to the received at least one content, and   generate the image based on the linkage information.   
     
     
         11 . A method for displaying a lock-screen of an electronic device, the method comprising:
 detecting, when the display is turned off, a user interaction;   identifying a type of the detected user interaction;   receiving, in response to identification of the type of the user interaction, the at least one content from an external electronic device connected with the electronic device; and   displaying the received at least one content in the lock-screen.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 retrieving content stored in a memory of the electronic device; and   changing the lock-screen based on the retrieved content.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the user interaction is detected based on at least one input interface of the electronic device. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the at least one input interface comprises at least one of a power button, a volume button, or a home button. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 gathering, when the display is turned on, the at least one content based on the identified type of the user interaction.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising:
 displaying, when the display is turned on, at least one content item for gathering content corresponding to the user interaction.   
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the at least one content comprises at least one of a personal content, a social networking service (SNS) feeding content, a web surfing content, a linkage content, or an app content. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 generating an image based on received at least one content; and   configuring the generated image as background image.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 sharing the generated image with other electronic device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 identifying a linkage information corresponding to the received at least one content, and   generating the image based on the linkage information.