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US 2008/0168290 A1Published application
Power-Off Methods for Portable Electronic Devices
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsSteven P. Jobs, Scott Forstall, Greg Christie, Stephen O. Lemay, Marcel Van Os, Imran Chaudhri, Freddy Allen Anzures, Patrick Lee Coffman
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Abstract
In some embodiments of the invention, a graphical user interface in an electronic device with a touch screen display and power switch includes one or more user-interface objects to assist a user in powering-off the device while avoiding unintended power-off events due to inadvertent contact with the power switch or the touch screen display.
Claims28
A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a display and a power switch,
- while the device is powered-up, detecting activation of the power switch;
- upon activation of the power switch, initiating a power-off action and displaying a power-off visual sequence;
- as long as the power switch is activated, displaying elements of the power-off visual sequence;
- if the activation of the power switch ceases before the power-off visual sequence is displayed to completion, terminating the power-off action;
- and
- if the power-off visual sequence is displayed to completion while the power switch is activated, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display and a power switch,
- while the device is powered-up, detecting activation of the power switch;
- upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;
- detecting user interaction with the touch screen display;
- and
- within a predetermined time period of the activation of the power switch, if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing the power-off action by powering-off the device.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a display and a power switch,
- while the device is powered-off, detecting activation of the power switch;
- upon activation of the power switch, initiating a power-on action and initiating display of a power-on visual sequence;
- as long as the power switch is activated, displaying successive elements of the power-on visual sequence;
- if the activation of the power switch ceases before the elements of the power-on visual sequence is displayed to completion, terminating the power-on action;
- and
- if the elements of the power-on visual sequence are displayed to completion while the power switch is activated, completing the power-on action by powering-on the device.
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A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- at a portable electronic device with a touch screen display, a power switch and user interface lock mode, comprising:
- when the device is powered-on and in the lock mode:
- detecting activation of the power switch;
- upon activation of the power switch, displaying a power-off user cue that corresponds to a predefined user gesture with the touch screen display;
- detecting user interaction with the touch screen display;
- and
- within a predetermined time period of the activation of the power switch, if the user completes the predefined user gesture, completing a power-off action by powering-off the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.