Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Catherine Nguyen

Nathan J Fortin

Ogi Boras

Ryan Enslow

Joshua VanHeirseele

Timothy R Richards

Matthew Oursbourn

Sujoy Das

Jagadish Kumar Agrawal

Denis B Stolyarov

Jordan Andrew Hurwich

Rachid El Guerrab

Key-Wan Sung

Rachid El-Guerrab

Sheila A Vyas

Kye-Wan Sung

Mark S Stokes

Jason G Maxham

Enrique Sanchez

A method and apparatus for performing an action while a portable computing device is in a locked state is disclosed. An unlock image is displayed in a first region of a touch-sensitive display. Responsive to detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display at the first region, an action image is displayed in a second region of the touch-sensitive display. While the unlock image remains stationary at the first region, movement of the contact with the touch-sensitive display is detected and a direction of movement of the contact is determined. Responsive to determining the direction of movement of the contact is towards the action image, the action image is visually modified to distinguish it from the unlock image. Responsive to the contact with the touch-sensitive display reaching the second region, an action associated with the action image is performed.

Initiation of actions by a portable computing device from a locked state

In embodiments of device to device content upgrades, a computing device includes a peer sharing manager that shares content and upgrades to content with peer devices. The computing device downloads content and upgrades from sources on the Internet, and shares the content and upgrades with peer devices that lack an Internet connection. A lowest supported version of the content can be shared from the computing device to one of the peer devices. The lowest supported version of the content determines capabilities of the peer device and establishes a peer-to-peer communication link with the computing device. The peer device reports the capability information to the computing device and, if the computing device determines that the peer device is capable of supporting an upgraded version of the content, the computing device communicates the upgraded version of the content to the peer device.

Device to device content upgrades

A method and apparatus for unlocking an electronic device includes displaying () a lockscreen with an initial image in an initial region on a touch screen of the electronic device when it is in a locked state (). Responsive to detecting () a first touch contact in the initial region, the electronic device displays () an intermediate image in a secondary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting () a second touch contact in the secondary region, the electronic device displays () an action image in a tertiary region of the touch screen. Responsive to detecting () a third touch contact in the tertiary region, the electronic device executes () an action associated with the action image and transitions the electronic device to an unlocked state ().

Unlocking an electronic device

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Catherine Nguyen