Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image
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1. A method, comprising:
- at a device with a touch-sensitive display;
displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein a predefined gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display with respect to the unlock image will unlock the device to a user-interface active state;
detecting a user contact with the touch-sensitive display; and
in response to the detected user contact, displaying a visual cue on the touch-sensitive display of the predefined gesture required to unlock the device to a user-interface active state.
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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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30 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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at a device with a touch-sensitive display; displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein a predefined gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display with respect to the unlock image will unlock the device to a user-interface active state; detecting a user contact with the touch-sensitive display; and in response to the detected user contact, displaying a visual cue on the touch-sensitive display of the predefined gesture required to unlock the device to a user-interface active state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable memory including instructions that, when executed by a processor of a portable device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to perform operations comprising:
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displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein a predefined gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display with respect to the unlock image will unlock the device to a user-interface active state; detecting a user contact with the touch-sensitive display; and in response to the detected user contact, displaying a visual cue on the touch-sensitive display of the predefined gesture required to unlock the device to a user-interface active state. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A portable device, comprising:
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a touch-sensitive display; at least one processor in communication with the touch-sensitive display; and at least one memory in communication with the processor, the memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the device to perform operations including; displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein a predefined gesture performed on the touch-sensitive display with respect to the unlock image will unlock the device to a user-interface active state; detecting a user contact with the touch-sensitive display; and in response to the detected user contact, displaying a visual cue on the touch-sensitive display of the predefined gesture required to unlock the device to a user-interface active state. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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