Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image

    公开(公告)号:AU2011101192B4

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-26

    申请号:AU2011101192

    申请日:2011-09-15

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    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 5 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.

    Portable multifunction device with interface reconfiguration mode

    公开(公告)号:AU2011101194B4

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-15

    申请号:AU2011101194

    申请日:2011-09-15

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Abstract: In one aspect of the invention, a computer-implemented method at a computing device with a touch screen display includes: displaying a first set of a first plurality of icons in a first area of the touch screen display, wherein the first plurality of icons includes a 5 plurality of sets of icons that are separately displayed in the first area of the touch screen display; displaying a second plurality of icons in a second area on the touch screen display, wherein the second area is different from the first area; detecting a first finger gesture on the touch screen display; in response to detecting the first finger gesture, initiating a user interface reconfiguration process, and varying positions of one 0 or more icons in the first set of the first plurality of icons about respective average positions.

    Portable electronic device with image-based browsing of contacts

    公开(公告)号:GB2480573A

    公开(公告)日:2011-11-23

    申请号:GB201114592

    申请日:2007-09-11

    Applicant: APPLE INC

    Inventor: CHAUDHRI IMRAN

    Abstract: A portable electronic device (e.g. a mobile phone) comprises display, a user input such as a touch-screen interface and storage means for storing a plurality of images 142 associated with contact information such as addresses, phone numbers and email addresses. A processor (e.g. 702, figure 35) receives user input commands and controls the display to enable display, navigation and selection of images. A plurality of the images are concurrently displayed, the display of which changes in response to the user input commands. A method of operating the device is also disclosed. The device provides an image-based browser 140 for browsing contact information by scrolling through representative images, via touch-based input commands. One of the images is displayed in an undistorted format in a primary position whilst other images are displayed in secondary positions in a skewed/distorted/smaller/partially obscured format. In response to a user input command, such as a finger swipe/slide action across the touch-sensitive screen the primary position image is replaced by a secondary position image and itself moved to a secondary position. The user may select the primary position image to display associated contact information and/or initiate communication (e.g. a phone call or email) with the selected contact. Also described is an image-based browser and method for browsing images associated with media items on a portable electronic device wherein the media items may be videos/movies, photos, music albums or data files etc.

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