ABOVE-LOCK CAMERA ACCESS
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for allowing smart phone users to “capture the moment” by allowing easy access to a camera application when a mobile device is in an above-lock (or locked) mode, while also preventing unauthorized access to other smart phone functionality. According to one embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method of operating a mobile device having an above-lock state and a below-lock state comprises receiving input data requesting invocation of an camera application when the mobile device is in the above-lock state and invoking the requested camera application on the device, where one or more functions of the requested application are unavailable as a result of the mobile device being in the above-lock state.
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40 Claims
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21. A method of operating a mobile device having a plurality of authentication states, including an above-lock state and a below-lock state, the method comprising:
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receiving first input data requesting invocation of an application when the mobile device is in the above-lock state; changing the state of the mobile device from the above-lock state to the below-lock state; and invoking the requested application on the device, wherein one or more functions of the requested application available in the below-lock state are unavailable to a user of the mobile device while the mobile device is in the above-lock state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. One or more computer-readable storage devices or memory storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method of operating a mobile device coupled to a touch screen display, the mobile device having a plurality of authentication states, including an above-lock state and an below-lock state, the method comprising:
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when the touch screen display is on, receiving a request to execute a function of a mobile device application when the mobile device is in the above-lock state; and executing the requested application or function on the mobile device, wherein one or more functions of the requested application available in the below-lock state are unavailable to a user of the mobile device while the mobile device is in the above-lock state. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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one or more input sources; one or more processors; and one or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the processors, cause the apparatus to perform a method of invoking a requested function, the instructions comprising; instructions for receiving input data from the input source, instructions for locking and unlocking the apparatus using authentication, and instructions for, responsive to receiving the input data, invoking the requested function, wherein; if the apparatus is unlocked, the requested function is provided access to a first set of functions only when the apparatus is unlocked. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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