System, method, and article of manufacture to iteratively update an image displayed over a lock screen to provide a continuous glimpse into an application running in the background of the mobile device that is in a screen locked state

An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device capable of running applications in a foreground or in a background, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

• (a) computer readable program code running a first application in the foreground of the mobile device;
• (b) computer readable program code running a second application in the foreground of the mobile device and running the first application in the background of the mobile device;
• (c) computer readable program code placing the mobile device in a screen locked state and running the first and second applications in the background of the mobile device;
• (d) computer readable program code activating a display of the mobile device while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state;
• (e) computer readable program code accessing a profile storing at least one preference associated with the mobile device, the at least one preference in the profile identifying the first application for which a glimpse is to be provided and rendering an image over a lock screen of the mobile device, the image providing the glimpse into the first application running in the background while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state;
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• (f) computer readable program code iteratively updating the image over the lock screen wallpaper and providing, without having to unlock the mobile device, a continuous glimpse into the first application running in the background of the mobile device that is in the screen locked state based on the at least one preference stored in the profile, even though the first application was not last run application.

An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device capable of running applications in a foreground or in a background, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising:

• (a) computer readable program code running a navigation application in the foreground of the mobile device;
• (b) computer readable program code running another application in the foreground of the mobile device and running the navigation application in the background of the mobile device;
• (c) computer readable program code placing the mobile device in a screen locked state and running the navigation application and the another application in the background of the mobile device;
• (d) computer readable program code activating a display of the mobile device while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state;
• (e) computer readable program code accessing a profile storing at least one preference associated with the mobile device, the at least one preference in the profile identifying the navigation application for which a glimpse is to be provided and rendering an image over a lock screen of the mobile device, the image providing a glimpse into the navigation application running in the background while the mobile device remains in the screen locked state;
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• (f) computer readable program code iteratively updating the image over the lock screen wallpaper and providing, without having to unlock the mobile device, a continuous glimpse into the navigation application running in the background of the mobile device that is in the screen locked state based on the at least one preference stored in the profile, even though the navigation application was not last run application.