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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Malmö, SE;
Simon Lessing, Malmö, SE;
Donald James Lindsay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Tobias Rydenhag, Malmö, SE;
Simon Lessing, Malmö, SE;
Donald James Lindsay, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, ON, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3218 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes, while a portable electronic device including a display is in a low-power condition, detecting, by the portable electronic device, a gesture and identifying any informational icons to be displayed. The display is progressively illuminated while displaying the identified informational icons. Progressive illumination optionally occurs as long as the gesture is detected.