Dynamically replaceable lock screen wallpaper

1. An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device having a dynamically replaceable lock screen wallpaper, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

computer readable program code identifying said mobile device in a screen locked state;

computer readable program code generating an application screen dump of an application running in background of said mobile device, said screen dump representing a screenshot of said application as if it were running in foreground of said mobile device, said application screen dump generated automatically by said mobile device while said mobile device is in said screen locked state;

computer readable program code replacing said lock screen wallpaper of said mobile device with said generated application screen dump of said application running on said mobile device;

computer readable program code activating a display of said mobile device and rendering said application screen dump of said running application as said lock screen wallpaper on said activated display of said mobile device which remains in said screen locked state; and

wherein said generated application screen dump used as said lock screen wallpaper of said mobile device providing a glimpse into said application running in background of said mobile device in said screen locked state, without having to unlock said mobile device.

2. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code receiving an input, said input triggering said activation of said display of said mobile device which remains in said screen locked state.

3. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code updating, after the expiration of a pre-determined time period and while said mobile device is still in said screen locked state, said lock screen wallpaper by replacing said application screen dump of said application running in background of said mobile device with a most recent application screen dump of said application running in background of said mobile device, said most recent application screen dump representing an updated screenshot of said application as if it were running in foreground of said mobile device.

4. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code identifying said application as last run application in said mobile device prior to entering said screen locked state.

5. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code picking said application for which application screen dump is generated among a plurality of applications that are currently running on said mobile device based on accessing a profile identifying at least one application for which such an application screen dump is to be generated in order to provide a glimpse into said at least one application when it is running on said mobile device is in said screen locked state.

6. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code scaling said generated application screen dump of application to fit within a viewing area of said mobile device excluding at least an area occupied by a displayed unlocking tool.

7. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code unlocking said mobile device while said generated application screen dump is rendered as said lock screen wallpaper and opening said mobile device's display with said running application even when said running application was not last run application.

8. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said screen dump representing a portion of said screenshot of said application as if it were running in foreground of said mobile device.

9. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said application not last run application prior to said mobile device entering said screen locked state.

10. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said application is any of the following: a notes application, a social media application, a calendar application, a browser application, a navigation application, a video application, a calculator application, a digital book reader application, a gaming application, an email application, a stock market application, or a weather application.

11. The article of manufacture of claim 1 , wherein said mobile device is any of the following: a mobile phone, a smartphone, a cellular phone, a portable media player, a tablet, a handheld gaming console, or a personal navigational device.

12. An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device having a dynamically replaceable lock screen wallpaper, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

computer readable program code identifying said mobile device is about to enter a screen locked state;

computer readable program code generating an application screen dump of an application running on said mobile device, said application screen dump generated automatically by said mobile device just prior to said mobile device being placed in said screen locked state;

computer readable program code placing said mobile device in said screen locked state and replacing said lock screen wallpaper of said mobile device with said generated application screen dump of application;

computer readable program code activating a display of said mobile device and rendering said application screen dump of said application as said lock screen wallpaper on said activated display of said mobile device which remains in said screen locked state; and

wherein said application screen dump used as said lock screen wallpaper providing a glimpse into said application running on said mobile device in said screen locked state, without having to unlock said mobile device.

13. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code receiving an input, said input triggering said activation of said display of said mobile device which remains in said screen locked state.

14. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code updating, after the expiration of a pre-determined time period and while said mobile device is still in said screen locked state, said lock screen wallpaper by replacing said application screen dump of said application running on said mobile device with a most recent application screen dump of said application running on said mobile device, said most recent application screen dump representing an updated screenshot of said application as if it were running in foreground of said mobile device.

15. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code identifying said application as last run application in said mobile device prior to entering said screen locked state.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code picking said application for which application screen dump is generated among a plurality of applications that are currently running on said mobile device based on accessing a profile identifying at least one application for which such an application screen dump is to be generated in order to provide a glimpse into said at least one application when it is running on said mobile device that is in said screen locked state.

17. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code scaling said generated application screen dump of application to fit within a viewing area of said mobile device excluding at least an area occupied by a displayed unlocking tool.

18. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code unlocking said mobile device while said generated application screen dump is rendered as said lock screen wallpaper and opening said mobile device's display with said running application even if said running application was not last run application.

19. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said screen dump representing a portion of a screenshot of said application.

20. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said application is any of the following: a notes application, a social media application, a calendar application, a browser application, a navigation application, a video application, a calculator application, a digital book reader application, a gaming application, an email application, a stock market application, or a weather application.

21. The article of manufacture of claim 12 , wherein said mobile device is any of the following: a mobile phone, a smartphone, a cellular phone, a portable media player, a tablet, a handheld gaming console, or a personal navigational device.

22. An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device having a dynamically replaceable lock screen wallpaper, said non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

computer readable program code identifying said mobile device in a screen locked state;

computer readable program code identifying last run application on said mobile device prior to entering said screen locked state;

computer readable program code generating an application screen dump of identified last run application, said screen dump representing a screenshot of said last run application as if it were running in foreground of said mobile device, said application screen dump generated automatically by said mobile device while said mobile device is in said screen locked state;

computer readable program code replacing said lock screen wallpaper of said mobile device with said generated application screen dump of said application running on said mobile device;

computer readable program code activating a display of said mobile device and rendering said application screen dump of said running application as said lock screen wallpaper on said activated display of said mobile device which remains in said screen locked state; and

wherein said generated application screen dump used as said lock screen wallpaper of said mobile device providing a glimpse into said last run application running in said mobile device in said screen locked state, without having to unlock said mobile device.