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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Shamik Bandyopadhyay, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Donald A. Barnett, Monroe, WA (US);
Vikram Kapoor, Redmond, WA (US);
Veronica Y. Law, Seattle, WA (US);
Kathryn C. Lemson, Redmond, WA (US);
Tirthankar Sengupta, Redmond, WA (US);
Divya Tyamagundlu, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ahmad Bilal, Duvall, WA (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for allowing smart phone users to 'capture the moment' by allowing easy access to a camera application when a mobile device is in an above-lock (or locked) mode, while also preventing unauthorized access to other smart phone functionality. According to one embodiment of the disclosed technology, a method of operating a mobile device having an above-lock state and a below-lock state comprises receiving input data requesting invocation of an camera application when the mobile device is in the above-lock state and invoking the requested camera application on the device, where one or more functions of the requested application are unavailable as a result of the mobile device being in the above-lock state.