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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2019
Applicant:
Ebay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric J. Farraro, San Jose, CA (US);
John Tapley, San Jose, CA (US);
Oliver Nicholas Cockcroft, Las Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); H04M 1/72583 (2013.01); H04N 1/00408 (2013.01); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); H04N 1/00413 (2013.01); H04N 1/00416 (2013.01); H04N 1/00419 (2013.01);
Abstract
A software widget running on a user device may be designed to operate in a locked or an unlocked mode. In unlocked mode, the user has full interactivity with the widget. In locked mode, however, at least some of the interactivity with the widget is restricted, despite the fact that the widget still operates normally otherwise while in the locked mode. While in locked mode, user input may be compared against a predefined unlocking sequence to determine if the widget should be unlocked.