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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Kang Chih Chu, Waterloo, CA;
Gregory Jason Fields, Waterloo, CA;
Kang Chih Chu, Waterloo, CA;
Gregory Jason Fields, Waterloo, CA;
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A portable device and method of providing information stored in a memory is provided. A portable device may be capable of storing In Case of Emergency (ICE) information comprising a number of ICE entries and which may be placed in a locked condition, the portable device comprising: a man-machine interface; a display; and, a processor coupled to the display and to the man-machine interface, wherein the processor is adapted to cause the display, in response to detection of one or more predetermined gestures on the man-machine interface, to display at least one ICE entry; and wherein the display displays the at least one ICE entry even if the portable device is in the locked condition, and if the at least one ICE entry is displayed while the portable device is in the locked condition, other information stored on the portable device remains protected.