1. An apparatus for securing bedding, comprising:
a generally U-shaped lower member having a bottom side and a top side;
a complimentary generally U-shaped upper member having a bottom side and a top side; and
securing means for releasably securing the lower member and the upper member to each other, the top side of said lower member and the bottom side of said upper member being adapted to cooperate with one another to secure bedding placed therebetween and to form a pocket of bedding suitable to surround a substantial portion of the lower portion of the body of a user resting on a mattress.
2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said securing means comprises a plurality of magnets.
3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein said plurality of magnets comprises:
a first plurality of magnets having a first polarity along the top side of said lower member; and
a second plurality of magnets having a second polarity opposite the first polarity along the bottom side of said upper member.
4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein each of said magnets along the top side of said lower member is positioned to mate with a corresponding magnet along the bottom side of said upper member for releasably securing the lower member and the upper member to each other.
5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein:
each of said lower member and said upper member comprises a pair of similarly sized generally horizontally extending side arms and a curved end extending between and connecting said side arms;
said first plurality of magnets are substantially equally spaced apart from each other along the top side of the side arms and curved end of the lower member; and
said second plurality of magnets are substantially equally spaced apart from each other along the bottom side of the side arms and curved end of the upper member.
6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein:
the top side of said lower member comprises a plurality of recesses comprising a magnet having said first polarity; and
the bottom side of said upper member comprises a plurality of complimentary recesses comprising a magnet having said second polarity.
7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein each of said magnets has a generally conical shape with opposing ends placed within a corresponding recess so that one of said opposing ends is substantially flush with the outer surface of said lower or said upper member.
8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said top side of said lower member and said bottom side of said upper member are complimentarily shaped to align said top member and said lower member when secured to each other.
9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein at least a portion of said top side of said lower member has a generally convex shape and at least a portion of said bottom side of said upper member has a generally concave shape such that the top side of the lower member and the lower side of said upper member fit together in a complementary manner.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the bottom side of said upper member is defined by a plurality of intersecting transverse and longitudinal ribs.
11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said transverse ribs comprise a plurality of ribs extending downwardly from the bottom side of said upper member having different lengths to define said generally concave shape.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said downwardly extending ribs provide a gripping mechanism to secure bedding material placed between the bottom side of the upper member and the top side of the lower member when said upper member and said lower member are secured to one another via said securing means.
13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the bottom side of said lower member is defined by a plurality of intersecting transverse and longitudinal ribs.
14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an anchor strap comprising a first end releasably attachable to a portion of said lower member for anchoring said lower member to a mattress.
15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said anchor strap further comprises a second end releasably attachable to a different portion of said lower member.
16. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said anchor strap further comprises a second end fixed to a different portion of said lower member.
17. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said apparatus further comprises a releasable fastener comprising a male component secured to the first end of the anchor strap and a female component for receiving the male component fixed to a portion of an arm of the lower member.
18. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising a handle along said upper member for separating said upper and lower members.
19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein said handle is integrally formed along a portion of the top side of the upper member.
20. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising friction enhancing material on the bottom side of said lower member.
21. A method for securing bedding, comprising:
placing a generally U-shaped lower member on a sleeping surface of a mattress;
drawing at least one article of bedding over the lower member; and
releasably securing a complimentary generally U-shaped upper member to the lower member, thereby clamping the at least one article of bedding in place to form a U-shaped pocket, the U-shaped members being of a size adapted to surround a substantial portion of the lower portion of the body of a user resting on the mattress.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for displaying a screen on an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
displaying a locked screen on which at least one object is arranged; and
determining a location on the locked screen at which event information corresponding to an event is displayed, based on an attribute of the at least one object, when the event occurs.
2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
displaying the event information in a first area at which the at least one object is arranged or a second area at which the at least one object is not arranged, according to a comparison of an attribute of the event and the attribute of the at least one object.
3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
determining a size of the at least one object, and adjusting a size of the event information to correspond to the size of the at least one object; and
displaying the event information in a location at which the at least one object is arranged.
4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
displaying the event information with a color associated with a background image of the locked screen.
5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
displaying the event information in a location at which an object corresponding to a size of the event information is arranged.
6. The method according to claim 1, wherein:
the event comprises at least one of a communication related event and a specified time related event, and
the at least one object comprises at least one of a first object having an attribute to display information and a second object having an attribute to execute a specific function when selected.
7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising overlaying the event information on an area at which the at least one object is arranged.
8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:
overlaying a layer on the locked screen; and
displaying the event information on the layer,
wherein a same background image is displayed on the locked screen and the layer.
9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising overlaying, on the locked screen, a layer including the event information, which has a size corresponding to an object of the locked screen,
wherein a portion of a background image corresponding to the object is displayed on the layer.
10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:
selecting a first object to be maintained on the locked screen or a second object to be removed from the locked screen according to attributes of the first and second objects; and
overlaying the layer on a location of the second object.
11. An electronic device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor coupled to the memory and configured to display a locked screen on which at least one object is arranged, and determine a location on the locked screen at which to display event information corresponding to an event, based on an attribute of the at least one object, when the event occurs.
12. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information in a first area at which the at least one object is arranged or a second area at which the at least one object is not arranged, according to a comparison of an attribute of the event with the attribute of the at least one object.
13. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:
determine a size of the at least one object, and adjust a size of the event information to correspond to the size of the at least one object; and
display the event information in a location at which the at least one object is arranged.
14. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information with a color associated with a background image of the locked screen.
15. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to:
display the event information in a location at which an object corresponding to a size of the event information is arranged.
16. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein:
the event comprises at least one of a communication related event and a specified time related event, and
the at least one object comprises at least one of a first object having an attribute to display information and a second object having an attribute to execute a specific function when selected.
17. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to overlay the event information on an area at which the at least one object is arranged.
18. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to overlay a layer on the locked screen, and display the event information on the layer, and the same background image as that of the locked screen is displayed on the layer.
19. The electronic device according to claim 11, wherein:
the processor is further configured to overlay, on the locked screen, a layer including the event information, which has a size corresponding to an object of the locked screen, and
a portion of a background image corresponding to the object is displayed on the layer.
20. The electronic device according to claim 19, wherein the processor is further configured to select a first object to be maintained on the locked screen and a second object to be removed from the locked screen according to attributes of the first and second objects, and overlay the layer on a location of the second object.