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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Applicants:
Phillip John Lindberg, Helsinki, FI;
Sami Johannes Niemela, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Phillip John Lindberg, Helsinki, FI;
Sami Johannes Niemela, Helsinki, FI;
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/033 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/677 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G06F 3/0486 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04M 1/677 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for unlocking a touch screen device includes providing a touch screen device in an idle mode. An area or region displayed on a screen of the device in the idle mode is contacted or activated to reveal at least one application icon associated with an active/unlocked state of the device. The region is moved, expanded or dragged to an edge of the device to change a state of the device to an active/unlocked mode and activate the revealed application.