Xiaomi initiated a request for invalidation of Huawei's patent for locking screen method and mobile terminal, which was examined orally on July 21.

Thanks to CTOnews.com netizens for the delivery of clues on the way! CTOnews.com, July 4 (Xinhua)-- according to a notice issued by the State intellectual property Office, Xiaomi recently issued a request for invalidation of Huawei patent "ZL201810188201.7". The patent, named "a screen locking method and mobile terminal", will be examined orally on July 21.

CTOnews.com with patent information:

The embodiment of the invention discloses a screen locking method, which comprises the following steps: receiving an instruction of a user to light a mobile terminal screen and lighting the screen of the mobile terminal; in the lock screen state, the first picture is called from the local picture stored by the mobile terminal to replace the preset locking screen background, wherein the first picture is downloaded or photographed by the user, or pushed to the mobile terminal by the server according to the preferences of the user.

The embodiment of the invention also discloses a mobile terminal. By adopting the invention, the automatic switching of the lock screen background in the lock screen state can be realized, and the user can see the new lock screen background as long as the screen is lit, thereby improving the variability of the lock screen background and the switching efficiency, and improving the user's freshness to the lock screen.

The patent is one of the patents in which Huawei sued Xiaomi for patent infringement. The four patents are: Guozhi Baodi word (2023) No. 1: patent number ZL201110269715.3, invention name "method and device for sending control signaling"; Guozhi Baodi word (2023) No. 2: patent number ZL201010137731.2, invention name "method, base station and user equipment for feedback ACK / NACK information during carrier polymerization" Guozhibao character (2023) No. 3: patent number ZL201380073251.6, invention name "a method and terminal for obtaining panoramic image"; Guozhi Baocui word (2023) No. 4: patent number ZL201810188201.7, invention name "a screen locking method and mobile terminal". At present, Xiaomi has filed a request for invalidation of these four patents.