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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 09, 2015
Applicant:

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Fergal Clarke, San Jose, CA (US);

Carlos Munoz-Bustamante, Durham, NC (US);

Douglas Warren Robinson, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/038 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/041 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 2203/0381 (2013.01);
Abstract

A device can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a touchscreen display operatively coupled to the processor; a sensor operatively coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to render targets to the touchscreen display, receive, via the touchscreen display, pattern information associated with the targets, receive sensor information via the sensor, and transition the device from a locked state to an unlocked state based at least in part on stored pattern information, the received pattern information and the received sensor information.


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