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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2013
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Stephen C. Horne, Austin, TX (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A method performed by a tablet device having a touch screen display and at least one sensor coupled to a processor includes using the at least one sensor to determine that a cover attached to the tablet device is in a partially open configuration, receiving a touch input gesture from an uncovered portion of the touch screen display when the cover is in the partially open configuration, identifying, based upon a type of the input gesture, an operating parameter of the device, determining, based upon the input gesture, a setting value for the operating parameter, and altering the operating parameter of the device based upon the setting value. For example, the gesture can be a swipe, the operating parameter can be a brightness of the display, and altering the operating parameter can include adjusting the brightness of the display based upon the value.