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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Stephen Hayden Cotterill, San Jose, CA (US);
Jake M. Logan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Oleksandr Kuvshynov, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik M. Cressall, San Jose, CA (US);
Brandon J. Casey, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey Paul Mccurdy Hultquist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen Hayden Cotterill, San Jose, CA (US);
Jake M. Logan, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Oleksandr Kuvshynov, San Jose, CA (US);
Erik M. Cressall, San Jose, CA (US);
Brandon J. Casey, San Jose, CA (US);
Jeffrey Paul McCurdy Hultquist, Cupertino, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An electronic device with a display and a touch-sensitive surface displays a first authentication user interface on the display, the first authentication user interface including a text entry field for entering a text-based authentication code; detects a first input by a user on the touch-sensitive surface while displaying the first authentication user interface; in response to detecting the first input, displays a second authentication user interface on the display, distinct from the first authentication user interface, the second authentication user interface configured for entering a gesture-based authentication code; while displaying the second authentication user interface, detects one or more gestures by the user at locations on the touch-sensitive surface that correspond to locations on the second authentication user interface; and authenticates the user in accordance with a determination that the detected one or more gestures correspond to a gesture-based authentication code for the user.