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OPERATIONAL SHORTCUTS FOR COMPUTING DEVICES

  • US 20140143856A1
  • Filed: 01/25/2013
  • Published: 05/22/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method comprising:

  • while a computing device is in a locked state, outputting, by the computing device and for display, a plurality of input nodes at respective locations, wherein each of the plurality of input nodes is a graphical element;

    receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a selection of a set of the plurality of input nodes in an order;

    determining, by the computing device, that the selection of the set of the plurality of input nodes in the order matches a predetermined selection order of the plurality of input nodes, the predetermined selection order being associated with the computing device;

    responsive to the determining, outputting, by the computing device and for display in place of at least one of the plurality of input nodes and at a respective location of the at least one of the plurality of input nodes, an icon representative of an operation executable by the computing device;

    receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a selection of the icon; and

    responsive to receiving the indication of the selection of the icon, executing, by the computing device, the operation.

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