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Granted Patent B2
US 9,230,088 · App. 13/744,343 · Granted Jan 5, 2016

Device, method, and graphical user interface for accessing an application in a locked device

Inventors: Richard R. Dellinger (San Jose, CA); Imran Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA); Gregory Christie (San Jose, CA); Scott Forstall (Los Altos, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
G06F21/36G06F3/0488
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Patent No.
US 9,230,088
App. No.
13/744,343
Granted
Jan 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device with a touch sensitive display and a plurality of applications, including a camera application, while the device is in a locked, passcode-protected state: displays a lock screen interface, the lock screen interface including a camera access indicia; detects a gesture; in response to a determination that the gesture starts on the camera access indicia: ceases to display the lock screen interface; starts a restricted session for the camera application; displays an interface for the camera application, without displaying a passcode entry interface; and maintains the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for the applications other than the camera application; and in response to a determination that the gesture starts at a location other than the camera access indicia: displays a passcode entry interface, wherein in response to entry of a correct passcode in the passcode entry interface, the device enters an unlocked state.

Claims (90)

1. A portable multifunction device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory;

a plurality of applications, including a camera application; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the device is in a locked, passcode-protected state:

displaying a lock screen interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen interface including a camera access indicia;

detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to a determination that the first gesture starts on the camera access indicia:

ceasing to display the lock screen interface;

starting a restricted session for the camera application;

displaying an interface for the camera application, without displaying a passcode entry interface; and

maintaining the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the camera application;

detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to a determination that the second gesture starts at a location on the touch-sensitive display associated with unlocking the device that is distinct from the camera access indicia:

displaying a passcode entry interface, wherein in response to entry of a correct passcode in the passcode entry interface, the passcode entry interface ceases to be displayed and the device enters an unlocked state with access to the plurality of applications; and

while the camera application is in the restricted session:

generating a plurality of images: and

presenting the plurality of images generated by the camera application while in the restricted session,

wherein the camera application is disabled from presenting images in the camera application that were not generated while in the restricted session.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the camera access indicia is displayed in a predefined area of the lock screen interface.

3. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gesture and the second gesture is a single finger slide gesture.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gesture and the second gesture includes continuous movement of a single finger in a predefined direction.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gesture and the second gesture includes continuous movement of a single finger along any desired path.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the first gesture and the second gesture is a single finger tap gesture.

7. The device of claim 1 , including instructions for initializing one or more hardware components in a camera that is controlled by the camera application in response to the determination that the gesture starts on the camera access indicia.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the passcode entry interface is displayed without displaying the interface for the camera application in response to the determination that the second gesture starts at a location on the touch-sensitive display associated with unlocking the device that is distinct from the camera access indicia.

9. The device of claim 1 , including instructions for, while the device is in the locked, passcode-protected state, preventing the device from performing a predefined set of actions in response to detecting any contact with the touch-sensitive display that does not correspond to the gesture.

10. A portable multifunction device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory;

a plurality of applications, including a camera application; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the device is in a locked, passcode-protected state:

displaying a lock screen interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen interface including a camera access indicia and an unlock indicia;

in response to detecting a first gesture that starts and ends on the camera access indicia:

ceasing to display the lock screen interface;

starting a restricted session for the camera application;

displaying an interface for the camera application, without displaying a passcode entry interface; and

maintaining the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the camera application; and

in response to detecting a second gesture that starts at a location on the touch-sensitive display associated with the unlock indicia:

displaying a passcode entry interface, wherein in response to entry of a correct passcode in the passcode entry interface, the passcode entry interface ceases to be

displayed and the device enters an unlocked state with access to the plurality of applications; and

while the camera application is in the restricted session:

generating a plurality of images; and

presenting the plurality of images generated by the camera application while in the restricted session,

wherein the camera application is disabled from presenting images in the camera application that were not generated while in the restricted session.

11. A portable multifunction device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory;

a plurality of applications, including a camera application; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the device is in a locked, passcode-protected state:

displaying a lock screen interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen interface including an unlock indicia and a camera access indicia;

in response to detecting a first gesture that ends on the camera access indicia:

ceasing to display the lock screen interface;

starting a restricted session for the camera application;

displaying an interface for the camera application, without displaying a passcode entry interface; and

maintaining the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the camera application; and

in response to detecting a second gesture that ends at a location on the touch-sensitive display associated with the unlock indicia:

displaying a passcode entry interface, wherein in response to entry of a correct passcode in the passcode entry interface, the passcode entry interface ceases to be displayed and the device enters an unlocked state with access to the plurality of applications; and

while the camera application is in the restricted session:

generating a plurality of images; and

presenting the plurality of images generated by the camera application while in the restricted session,

wherein the camera application is disabled from presenting images in the camera application that were not generated while in the restricted session.

12. A portable multifunction device, comprising:

a touch-sensitive display;

one or more processors;

memory;

a plurality of applications, including a camera application; and

one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs are stored in the memory and configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:

while the device is in a locked, passcode-protected state:

displaying a lock screen interface on the touch-sensitive display, the lock screen interface including a camera access indicia;

detecting a first gesture on the touch-sensitive display;

in response to a determination that the first gesture starts on the camera access indicia:

ceasing to display the lock screen interface;

starting a restricted session for the camera application;

displaying an interface for the camera application, without displaying a passcode entry interface; and

maintaining the device in the locked, passcode-protected state for applications in the device other than the camera application;

detecting a second gesture on the touch-sensitive display; and

in response to a determination that the second gesture starts at a location on the touch-sensitive display associated with unlocking the device that is distinct from other than the camera access indicia:

displaying a passcode entry interface, wherein in response to entry of a correct passcode in the passcode entry interface, the passcode entry interface ceases to be displayed and the device enters an unlocked state with access to

the plurality of applications; and

while the camera application is in the restricted session:

generating a plurality of images; and

presenting the plurality of images generated by the camera application while in the restricted session,

wherein the camera application is disabled from presenting images in the camera application that were generated outside the restricted session.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2013
From: DELLINGER, RICHARD R.; CHAUDHRI, IMRAN; CHRISTIE, GREGORY; FORSTALL, SCOTT
To: APPLE INC.
Reel/Frame 029803/0934 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61589239 · Jan 20, 2012
Provisional Application 61745189 · Dec 21, 2012
Related Publication 20130191910A1 · Jul 25, 2013