Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image
Apple Inc.
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.
1ClaimsFirst of 30
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A method of controlling a device comprising a touch-sensitive display, comprising: receiving an event at the device while the device is in a lock state, the event associated with an application on the device; displaying on the touch-sensitive display an unlock interface, the unlock interface including information about the received event and further including an unlock image to access functionality associated with the received event, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive…
2Description
The disclosed embodiments relate generally to user interfaces that employ touch-sensitive displays, and more particularly, to the unlocking of user interfaces on portable electronic devices.