Locking and unlocking of an electronic device using a sloped lock track
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- controlling, by a system comprising a processor, a state of a lock that facilitates controlling access to a user interface based on input information relating to a modification of the state of the lock that is received in connection with a defined positive slope of a locked region of the lock relative to an edge of a display screen, wherein the lock comprises a lock track comprising the locked region and an unlocked region that comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a lock facilitator is movable, in response to the input information, along the lock track between the locked region associated with a locked state of the lock and the unlocked region associated with an unlocked state of the lock; and
controlling, by the system, an amount of impedance to change the state of the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state based on a shape of the locked region, wherein the defined positive slope has a value that is defined based on a first point at an end of the locked region that is adjacent to the unlocked region and a second point that is at another end of the locked region, and wherein the amount of impedance to change the state of the lock varies as a function of the value of the defined positive slope.
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Abstract
Securing an electronic device and associated information is facilitated. A security component facilitates display and operation of a lock track comprising a locked portion having a positive slope and an unlocked portion, including a chasm, that is adjacent to a high point of the positive-sloped unlocked portion of the lock track. A lock facilitator component (LFC) can be moved along the track between a low point of the locked portion and the unlocked portion. The LFC can be moved in response to received input, and if the input is not sufficient to move the LFC from the locked region to the unlocked region, the LFC can be moved back down the positive-sloped lock track to the low point. The security component can control information to be displayed in an overlay display region in accordance with security level(s) of the device or application.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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controlling, by a system comprising a processor, a state of a lock that facilitates controlling access to a user interface based on input information relating to a modification of the state of the lock that is received in connection with a defined positive slope of a locked region of the lock relative to an edge of a display screen, wherein the lock comprises a lock track comprising the locked region and an unlocked region that comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a lock facilitator is movable, in response to the input information, along the lock track between the locked region associated with a locked state of the lock and the unlocked region associated with an unlocked state of the lock; and controlling, by the system, an amount of impedance to change the state of the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state based on a shape of the locked region, wherein the defined positive slope has a value that is defined based on a first point at an end of the locked region that is adjacent to the unlocked region and a second point that is at another end of the locked region, and wherein the amount of impedance to change the state of the lock varies as a function of the value of the defined positive slope. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; controlling a state of a lock that facilitates controlling access to a user interface based on input information relating to a change of the state of the lock that is received in relation to a defined non-zero positive slope of a locked portion of the lock relative to an edge of a display screen, wherein the lock comprises a lock track comprising the locked portion and an unlocked portion that comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a lock facilitator is movable along the lock track between the locked portion associated with a locked state of the lock and the unlocked portion associated with an unlocked state of the lock in response to the input information; and controlling an amount of impedance to change the state of the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state based on a shape of the locked portion, wherein the defined non-zero positive slope has a value that is defined based on a first point at an end of the locked portion that is in proximity to the unlocked portion and a second point that is at another end of the locked portion, and wherein the amount of impedance to change the state of the lock varies as a function of the value of the defined non-zero positive slope. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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controlling a state of a lock that facilitates controlling access to a user interface based on input information relating to a change of the state of the lock that is received in relation to a defined positive slope of a locked portion of the lock relative to an edge of a display screen, wherein the lock comprises a lock track comprising the locked portion and an unlocked portion that comprises a recessed portion, and wherein a lock facilitator is movable along the lock track between the locked portion associated with a locked state of the lock and the unlocked portion associated with an unlocked state of the lock in response to the input information; and adjusting an amount of impedance to change the state of the lock between the locked state and the unlocked state based on a shape of the locked portion, wherein the defined positive slope has a value that is defined based on a first point at an end of the locked portion that is adjacent to the unlocked portion and a second point that is at another end of the locked portion, and wherein the amount of impedance to change the state of the lock varies based on the value of the defined positive slope. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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