Systems and methods for deterministic control of instant-on mobile devices with touch screens

Abstract

A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to overcome the limitations described above in order to provide a user with a more deterministic experience when using his/her touch screen-enables instant-on device such as a smartphone. More specifically, the user is provided with a lock menu screen via an application, which displays a menu of a plurality of applications that can be run on his/her phone when the user unlocks/wakes up the phone. Since the user typically uses only a limited number of applications most of the time, the lock menu application allows the user to specify these applications and then provides them quick access to these applications. This not only provides the user with a deterministic experience by allowing them quick access to their most important applications when the phone wakes up, but also allows the user to return to the application that was running prior to the phone going to sleep if the user desires.

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