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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2011
Applicant:
David DE Léon, Lund, SE;
Inventor:
David de Léon, Lund, SE;
Assignees:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Mobile Communications AB, Lund, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/048 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G06F 2200/1637 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01);
Abstract
A consumer electronic device has an orientation sensor and a lock control. The orientation sensor outputs signals identifying the orientation of the device, while the lock control to allow a user to move the device from a locked state to an unlocked state. The device also includes a plurality of application programs stored in memory. Responsive to the user unlocking the device, a controller will launch a selected application program. The application that is launched by the device is based on an orientation of the device.