LIGHT FIELD LOCKSCREEN

• US 20130346921A1
• Filed: 03/01/2013
• Published: 12/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shiplacoff, Daniel Marc Gatan, Duarte, Matias Gonzalo, Cleron, Michael Andrew
• Application Number:
  US13/782,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20130346921A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04804 Transparency, e.g. transparent or translucent windows
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/67 by electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041

Abstract

A method includes outputting, for display, an array of objects surrounding an icon, wherein the icon indicates a limited access state of the computing device, receiving, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a user input received at a presence-sensitive input device, the user input to activate a plurality of objects in the array of objects surrounding the lock icon, and transitioning the computing device from the limited access state to an access state responsive to the indication of the user input.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

outputting, for display, an array of objects surrounding an icon, wherein the icon indicates a limited access state of the computing device;

receiving, at the computing device while the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a user input detected at a location of a presence-sensitive input device, wherein a portion of the array of objects is within a threshold distance of the location; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the user input;

activating, by the computing device, the portion of the array of objects within the threshold distance of the location; and

transitioning, by the computing device, from the limited access state to an access state.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein activating the portion of the array of objects comprises:

altering, at a display device operatively coupled to the computing device, an appearance of the portion of the array of objects to indicate activation of the portion of the array of objects by the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein altering, at the display device operatively coupled to the computing device, an appearance of the portion of the array of objects to indicate activation of the portion of the array of objects by the user comprises changing a transparency of the portion of the array of objects to indicate activation of the portion of the array of objects by the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the array of objects surrounding the icon comprises a plurality of dots arranged as a series of concentric closed shapes radiating outward from a center of the icon in order of increasing distance from the center of the icon to a perimeter of each closed shape in the series of closed shapes.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the series of concentric closed shapes comprises a series of concentric circles radiating outward from a center of the icon in order of increasing diameter of each circle in the series of circles.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein each dot of the plurality of dots comprises one object in the array of objects.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein each circle of the series of concentric circles comprises one object in the array of objects.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein receiving, at the computing device while the computing device is in the limited access state, the indication of the user input comprises:

receiving, at the computing device while the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a first user input detected at the location of the presence-sensitive input device, the user input to select the icon; and

receiving, at the computing device while the computing device is in the limited access state, a series of indications of a series of additional user inputs detected at the presence-sensitive input device, the additional user inputs to activate at least one dot in each closed shape in the series of closed shapes after selecting the icon.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the first user input and the series of additional user inputs comprise a tactile user input detected at the presence-sensitive input device, the tactile user input comprising a continuous swipe gesture beginning at the icon and ending at or beyond the closed shape in the series of closed shapes that is arranged farthest away from the icon.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the series of concentric closed shapes comprises at least one of a series of ellipses, ovals, rectangles, squares, polygons, or irregular closed shapes radiating outward from a center of the icon.

11. A computing device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a presence-sensitive input device,

wherein the one or more processors are operable to;

output, for display, an array of objects surrounding an icon, wherein the icon indicates a limited access state of the computing device;

receive, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a user input detected at a location of a presence-sensitive input device, wherein a portion of the array of objects is within a threshold distance of the location; and

respond to receiving the indication of the user input;

activate the portion of the array of objects within the threshold distance of the location; and

transition the computing device from the limited access state to an access state.

12. The device of claim 11, further comprising:

a display device operatively coupled to the one or more processors,

wherein the one or more processors are operable to;

alter, at the display device, an appearance of the portion of the array of objects to indicate activation of the portion of the array of objects by the user.

13. The device of claim 12, wherein the one or more processors are operable to alter, at the display device, the appearance of the portion of the array of objects at least by changing a transparency of the portion of the array of objects to indicate activation of the portion of the array of objects by the user.

14. The device of claim 11, wherein the array of objects surrounding the icon comprises a plurality of dots arranged as a series of concentric closed shapes radiating outward from a center of the icon in order of increasing distance from the center of the icon to a perimeter of each closed shape in the series of closed shapes.

15. The device of claim 14, wherein the series of concentric closed shapes comprises a series of concentric circles radiating outward from a center of the icon in order of increasing diameter of each circle in the series of circles.

16. The device of claim 15, wherein each dot of the plurality of dots comprises one object in the array of objects.

17. The device of claim 15, wherein each circle of the series of concentric circles comprises one object in the array of objects.

18. The device of claim 14, wherein the one or more processors are operable to receive, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, the indication of the user input at least by:

receiving, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a first user input detected at the location of the presence-sensitive input device, the first user input to select the icon; and

receiving, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, a series of indications of a series of additional user inputs detected at the presence-sensitive input device, the additional user inputs to activate at least one dot in each closed shape in the series of closed shapes after selecting the icon.

19. The device of claim 18, wherein the first user input and the series of additional user inputs comprise a tactile user input detected at the location of the presence-sensitive input device, the tactile user input comprising a continuous swipe gesture beginning at the icon and ending at or beyond the closed shape in the series of closed shapes that is arranged farthest away from the icon.

20. The device of claim 14, wherein the series of concentric closed shapes comprises at least one of a series of ellipses, ovals, rectangles, squares, polygons, or irregular closed shapes radiating outward from a center of the icon.

21. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, if executed by a computing device having one or more processors operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

outputting, for display, an array of objects surrounding an icon, wherein the icon indicates a limited access state of the computing device;

receiving, at the computing device when the computing device is in the limited access state, an indication of a user input detected at a location of a presence-sensitive input device, wherein a portion of the array of objects is within a threshold distance of the location; and

responsive to receiving the indication of the user input;

activating the portion of the array of objects within the threshold distance of the location; and

transitioning, by the computing device, from the limited access state to an access state.