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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Oleg Kozitsyn, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Antero Nurmi, Tampere, FL (US);
Inventors:
Oleg Kozitsyn, Tampere, FI;
Mikko Antero Nurmi, Tampere, FL (US);
Assignee:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/011 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01);
Abstract
An approach is provided for increasing the functionality of an electronic device when the device is in a locked state. The approach involves determining one or more applications for presentation at a device. The approach also involves determining that the device is in a locked state. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the one or more applications to cause, at least in part, presentation of the one or more applications in a user interface of the device associated with the locked state.