Electronic device and method of controlling a display
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a portable electronic device having a display, a gesture having a start location on at least one of the display or a non-display area adjacent the display and proceeding in one of a plurality of directions, at least a portion of the detected gesture to cause at least one of unlocking the device or waking the device from a low-power condition;
selecting, based on the gesture, a category of selectable items from a plurality of categories, each of the plurality of categories defined by a characteristic unique to the selectable items of each category, and wherein each category from the plurality of categories is associated with a respective one of the plurality of directions;
identifying, based on a selection criteria, one or more selectable items within the selected category to be displayed; and
displaying the one or more selectable items in response to receiving the detected gesture for unlocking the device or waking the device from a low power condition.
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Abstract
A method comprises detecting, by a portable electronic device having a display, a gesture, selecting a category of selectable items based on the gesture. The method further comprises identifying one or more selectable items within the selected category to be displayed, and displaying the one or more selectable items.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a portable electronic device having a display, a gesture having a start location on at least one of the display or a non-display area adjacent the display and proceeding in one of a plurality of directions, at least a portion of the detected gesture to cause at least one of unlocking the device or waking the device from a low-power condition; selecting, based on the gesture, a category of selectable items from a plurality of categories, each of the plurality of categories defined by a characteristic unique to the selectable items of each category, and wherein each category from the plurality of categories is associated with a respective one of the plurality of directions; identifying, based on a selection criteria, one or more selectable items within the selected category to be displayed; and displaying the one or more selectable items in response to receiving the detected gesture for unlocking the device or waking the device from a low power condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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