Method and apparatus for increasing the functionality of an electronic device in a locked state

• US 9,110,556 B2
• Filed: 04/23/2012
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Kozitsyn, Oleg, Nurmi, Mikko Antero
• Primary Examiner(s): DRAGOESCU, CLAUDIA B
• Application Number:
  US13/453,586
• Publication Number:
  US 20120278744A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,212 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range

Abstract

An approach is provided for increasing the functionality of an electronic device when the device is in a locked state. The approach involves determining one or more applications for presentation at a device. The approach also involves determining that the device is in a locked state. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface of the device associated with the locked state.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

one or more applications for presentation at a device;

a determination that the device is in a locked state;

a processing of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface of the device associated with the locked state;

a determination of one or more interactions at the device while the device is in the locked state,

wherein the one or more interactions are one or more movements of the device;

a processing of the one or more interactions to cause, at least in part, one or more manipulations of the one or more applications;

a processing of the one or more interactions to select the one or more applications, one or more views of the one or more applications, or a combination thereof to present in the user interface; and

a processing of the presentation of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, a generation of a low-power user interface of the device associated with the locked state,

wherein the generation of the low-power user interface comprises causing, at least in part, (a) a reduction of the complexity of one or more views of the one or more applications, (b) a deactivation of one or more components of the one or more applications, or (c) a combination thereof.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a determination of the one or more interactions, the one or more movements, or a combination thereof by one or more sensors including, at least in part, a camera, an orientation sensor, a movement sensor, a location sensor, a proximity sensor, a light sensor, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more manipulations are performed while maintaining the locked state of the device.

4. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an input for actuating a switch associated with the device to cause, at least in part, initiation of the locked state, the presentation of the one or more applications in the user interface, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more applications comprises at least one location-based application, the at least one location-based application including, at least in part, an augmented reality application, a mixed reality application, a mapping application, a navigation application, or a combination thereof.

11. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more or more interactions include rotating the device to select the one or more applications to present in the user interface.

12. A method of claim 11, wherein the one or more applications are unrelated applications.

13. A method of claim 1, wherein the presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface includes one or more augmented-reality (AR) layers.

14. A method of claim 13, wherein the one or more interactions include rotating the device to select the one or more AR layers to present in the user interface.

15. A method of claim 13, wherein the one or more AR layers include a low-power mode which includes a wireframe view.

6. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

determine one or more applications for presentation at a device;

determine that the device is in a locked state;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface of the device associated with the locked state;

determine one or more interactions at the device while the device is in the locked state,

wherein the one or more interactions are one or more movements of the device;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more interactions to cause, at least in part, one or more manipulations of the one or more applications;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more interactions to select the one or more applications, one or more views of the one or more applications, or a combination thereof to present in the user interface; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of the presentation of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, a generation of a low-power user interface of the device associated with the locked state,

wherein the generation of the low-power user interface comprises causing, at least in part, (a) a reduction of the complexity of one or more views of the one or more applications, (b) a deactivation of one or more components of the one or more applications, or (c) a combination thereof.

7. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a determination of the one or more interactions, the one or more movements, or a combination thereof by one or more sensors including, at least in part, a camera, an orientation sensor, a movement sensor, a location sensor, a proximity sensor, a light sensor, or a combination thereof.

8. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more manipulations are performed while maintaining the locked state of the device.

9. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive an input for actuating a switch associated with the device to cause, at least in part, initiation of the locked state, the presentation of the one or more applications in the user interface, or a combination thereof.

10. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more applications comprises at least one location-based application, the at least one location-based application including, at least in part, an augmented reality application, a mixed reality application, a mapping application, a navigation application, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the one or more or more interactions include rotating the device to select the one or more applications to present in the user interface.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the one or more applications are unrelated applications.

18. An apparatus of claim 6, wherein the presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface includes one or more augmented-reality (AR) layers.

19. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more interactions include rotating the device to select the one or more AR layers to present in the user interface.

20. An apparatus of claim 18, wherein the one or more AR layers include a low-power mode which includes a wireframe view.