Using beat combinations for controlling electronic devices
First Claim
1. A method, of operation of an electronic device that includes a presence-sensitive interface, comprising:
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determining access to at least one operation of the electronic device, wherein the at least one operation includes one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the determining comprising;
receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface;
receiving at a second location in the presence-sensitive interface, a second tapping input having a second tapping pattern;
determining input between the first and the second tapping inputs; and
wherein the first tapping pattern and the second tapping pattern each comprise;
a number of taps, with each tap having a particular tap duration; and
pauses between consecutive taps; and
based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, determining to provide the access to the at least one operation.
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Abstract
Beat combinations may be used in controlling operations or functions of a handheld electronic device. The beat combinations may be applied via a presence-sensitive interface in the handheld electronic device. The presence-sensitive interface may be implemented using a display or screen of the handheld electronic device. The beat combinations may comprise a series of tap steps, with each tap step comprising an arbitrary tap location, and having specific tap criteria (e.g., number of taps and/or duration of each of the taps.). The beat combinations may also comprise tap-and-slide combinations, involving an initial tap location, which may be an arbitrary location in the presence-sensitive interface, followed by a sequence of preconfigured slides, having preconfigured slide movements, to other tapping locations. The beat combinations may allow for acceptable tolerances associated with each of tap steps (e.g., allowing for acceptable variation of location, tap criteria, and/or slide movements).
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28 Claims
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1. A method, of operation of an electronic device that includes a presence-sensitive interface, comprising:
in the electronic device; determining access to at least one operation of the electronic device, wherein the at least one operation includes one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the determining comprising; receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface; receiving at a second location in the presence-sensitive interface, a second tapping input having a second tapping pattern; determining input between the first and the second tapping inputs; and wherein the first tapping pattern and the second tapping pattern each comprise; a number of taps, with each tap having a particular tap duration; and pauses between consecutive taps; and based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, determining to provide the access to the at least one operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system, comprising:
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an electronic device operable to determine access to operations of the electronic device, wherein the at least one operation includes one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the determining comprising; receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface; receiving at a second location in the presence-sensitive interface, a second tapping input having a second tapping pattern; determining input between the first and the second tapping inputs; and wherein the first tapping pattern and the second tapping pattern each comprise; a number of taps, with each tap having a tap duration; and pauses between consecutive taps; and wherein the electronic device is configured, based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, to provide the access to the at least one operation. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device, comprising:
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a presence-sensitive interface; at least one processor; and a memory containing executable instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform a method for controlling operations of the electronic device, wherein the operations include one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the method comprising; determining access to operations of the electronic device based on interactions with the presence-sensitive interface, the determining comprising; receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface; receiving one or more subsequent tapping inputs at corresponding one or more other locations in the presence-sensitive interface, with each subsequent tapping input having a corresponding particular tapping pattern; determining input between consecutive tapping inputs; and wherein each tapping pattern comprises; a number of taps, with each tap having a particular tap duration; and pauses between consecutive taps; and wherein the at least one processor is configured to, based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, provide the access to the at least one operation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory machine-readable storage having stored thereon, a computer program having at least one code section for controlling operation of an electronic device that includes a presence-sensitive interface, the at least one code section being executable by a machine for causing the machine to perform steps, comprising:
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determining access to at least one operation of the electronic device, wherein the at least one operation includes one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the determining comprising; receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface; receiving at a second location in the presence-sensitive interface, a second tapping input having a second tapping pattern; determining input between the first and the second tapping inputs; and wherein the first and second tapping patterns each comprise; a number of taps, with each tap having a particular tap duration; and pauses between consecutive taps; and based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, determining to provide the access to the at least one operation. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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