UNLOCKING A DEVICE BY PERFORMING GESTURES ON AN UNLOCK IMAGE
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Abstract
A device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined gesture is to be performed in order to unlock the device. The performance of the predefined gesture with respect to the unlock image may include moving the unlock image to a predefined location and/or moving the unlock image along a predefined path. The device may also display visual cues of the predefined gesture on the touch screen to remind a user of the gesture.
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41 Claims
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24. A method of controlling an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
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displaying an unlock image in a first state on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state; detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modifying the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; ceasing to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state; and modifying the unlock image back to the first state. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; memory; one or more processors; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more modules including instructions for; displaying an unlock image in a first state on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state; detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modifying the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; ceasing to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintaining the device in a locked state; and modifying the unlock image back to the first state. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
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display an unlock image in a first state on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state; detect a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modify the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; cease to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintain the device in a locked state; and modify the unlock image back to the first state. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A method of controlling an electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, comprising:
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while the device is in a user-interface lock state, detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modifying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; ceasing to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; memory; one or more processors; and one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more modules including instructions for; while the device is in a user-interface lock state, detecting a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modifying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; ceasing to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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39. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to:
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while the device is in a user-interface lock state, detect a predefined gesture on the touch-sensitive display; continuously modify an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the predefined gesture; in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends after moving to at least a predetermined location; cease to display the unlock image; and in response to detecting that the predefined gesture ends before moving to the predetermined location; maintain the device in the user-interface lock state. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41)
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Specification