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.
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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…
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.