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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2013
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Leif Hendrik Wilden, Belmont, CA (US);
Paul Anthony Martini, San Francisco, CA (US);
Dennis Moak Hwang, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ioannis Tsoukalidis, San Francisco, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, a method for displaying scrollable notifications for unlocking an electronic device. The method includes a step for receiving a notification from an application for display on a locked screen of an electronic device, wherein the notification includes content viewable by a user of the electronic device, wherein the content is scrollable. The method also includes a step for displaying the received notification. The method also includes a step for receiving, from the user, a scroll event associated with the displayed notification. The method also includes a step for scrolling, in response to the received scroll event, content in the notification, wherein the scrolling provides additional content viewable to the user. The method also includes a step for unlocking, in response to the scrolling, one or more capabilities of the electronic device.