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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2013
Google Technology Holdings Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Michael J. Lombardi, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Mitul R. Patel, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Amber M. Pierce, Libertyville, IL (US);
Google Technology Holdings LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A method on an electronic device is described. A touch screen display of the electronic device is actively controlled in a higher-power mode of operation. Actively controlling the touch screen display in the higher-power mode is discontinued to enter a lower-power mode of operation. In the lower-power mode: at least one first control signal is provided to the touch screen display; in response to the at least one first control signal, a first portion of the touch screen display is activated and a first portion of a graphic is displayed on a first area of the touch screen display within the first portion; occurrence of a first user interaction that corresponds to the first portion of the graphic during the display of the first portion of the graphic is determined; and user interaction data is stored for the first portion of the graphic based on the first user interaction determination.