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US Patent 8046721 Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image

Patent 8046721 was granted and assigned to Apple (company) on October, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee
Apple (company)
Apple (company)
Patent Jurisdiction
United States Patent and Trademark Office
United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent Number
8046721
Date of Patent
October 25, 2011
Patent Application Number
12477075
Date Filed
June 2, 2009
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US Patent 12088425 Bidirectional security sensor communication for a premises security system
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US Patent 11894986 Communication protocols in integrated systems
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US Patent 11943301 Media content management
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US Patent 11962672 Virtual device systems and methods
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US Patent 11669238 Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image
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US Patent 11690017 Real-time location and presence using a push-location client and server
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US Patent 11688511 Caregiver and staff information system
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US Patent 11778534 Hardware configurable security, monitoring and automation controller having modular communication protocol interfaces
Patent Primary Examiner
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Boris Pesin
Patent abstract

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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