METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a controller configured to;
receive a gesture of an external object via the sensor while the apparatus is locked;
determine that the gesture corresponds to a specified gesture of a plurality of specified gestures, each of the plurality of specified gestures corresponding to at least one application of a plurality of applications; and
perform the at least one application corresponding to the specified gesture in response to the determining.
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Abstract
An unlocking method and apparatus for an electronic appliance are disclosed. The method and apparatus may enable a user to unlock the electronic appliance by identifying a gesture and to invoke a function mapped to the gesture. The unlocking method includes detecting a preset gesture input when an input means is locked. The method includes unlocking the input means in response to the input gesture. The method also includes invoking an application mapped to the input gesture in response to unlocking.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor; and a controller configured to; receive a gesture of an external object via the sensor while the apparatus is locked; determine that the gesture corresponds to a specified gesture of a plurality of specified gestures, each of the plurality of specified gestures corresponding to at least one application of a plurality of applications; and perform the at least one application corresponding to the specified gesture in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising:
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a sensor; and a controller configured to; receive a gesture of an external object via the sensor while the apparatus is locked; determine that the gesture corresponds to a specified gesture of a plurality of specified gestures, each of the plurality of specified gestures corresponding to at least one function of a plurality of functions; and perform the at least one function corresponding to the specified gesture in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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receiving, at an electronic device, a gesture of an external object via at least one sensor while the electronic device is locked; determining that the gesture corresponds to a specified gesture of a plurality of specified gestures, each of the plurality of specified gestures corresponding to at least one function of a plurality of functions; and performing, using one or more processors of the electronic device, the at least one function corresponding to the specified gesture in response to the determining. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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