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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2011
Applicant:
Rodney Owen Williams, Cary, NC (US);
Inventor:
Rodney Owen Williams, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
HTC CORPORATION, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/041 (2006.01); G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/36 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); H04M 1/67 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is described for unlocking a mobile device. The method comprises reorienting, by the mobile device, a pre-defined grid displayed by the mobile device for unlocking the mobile device. The method further comprises displacing the pre-defined grid by an offset and receiving, by the mobile device, a gesture from a user for attempting to unlock the mobile device according to the grid. Based on the gesture for attempting to unlock the mobile device, a verification interface is displayed. The mobile device is unlocked in response to the user successfully tracing the verification pattern.