METHOD OF PROVIDING SECURITY ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a processor;
a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay connected to the processor;
wherein the processor is configured for;
locking the device in response to detection of a trigger condition;
detecting touch gestures performed at any location on the touch-sensitive display;
adding a distinct input value associated with each identified touch gesture to an input buffer to form a series of input values;
comparing the series of input values in the input buffer to a series of values corresponding to a predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence; and
unlocking the device when the series of input values in the input buffer match the series of values corresponding to the predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence.
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Abstract
A method of providing security on a portable electronic device and a portable device for the same are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a portable electronic device, comprising: a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured for: locking the device in response to detection of a trigger condition; detecting touch gestures performed at any location on the touch-sensitive display; adding a distinct input value associated with each identified touch gesture to an input buffer to form a series of input values; comparing the series of input values in the input buffer to a series of values corresponding to a predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence; and unlocking the device when the series of input values in the input buffer match the series of values corresponding to the predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence.
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25 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a processor; a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay connected to the processor; wherein the processor is configured for;
locking the device in response to detection of a trigger condition;
detecting touch gestures performed at any location on the touch-sensitive display;
adding a distinct input value associated with each identified touch gesture to an input buffer to form a series of input values;comparing the series of input values in the input buffer to a series of values corresponding to a predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence; and
unlocking the device when the series of input values in the input buffer match the series of values corresponding to the predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of providing security on a portable electronic device having a touch-sensitive display having a touch-sensitive overlay, the method comprising:
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monitoring for one or more trigger conditions; locking the device in response to detection of a trigger condition; detecting touch gestures performed at any location on the touch-sensitive display; adding a distinct input value associated with each identified touch gesture to an input buffer to form a series of input values; comparing the series of input values in the input buffer to a series of values corresponding to a predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence; and unlocking the device when the series of input values in the input buffer match the series of values corresponding to the predetermined touch gesture passcode sequence. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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