# US 2014/0198051 A1 · Apparatus and Method Pertaining to the Stylus-Initiated Opening of an Application

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- Number: US 2014/0198051 A1
- Document ID: US20140198051A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/739,098
- Filed: 2013-01-11
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-11
- Assignees: Research In Motion Limited
- Applicants: Research In Motion Limited
- Inventors: Jacek S. IDZIK; Peter MANKOWSKI; Cornel MERCEA
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140198051A1

## CPC

- G06F 3/0488: using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
- G06F 1/3215: Monitoring of peripheral devices
- G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus}
- G06F 3/0484: for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

A particular application is pre-associated with the detection of a predetermined stylus action that occurs while a given electronic device is in a standby mode of operation. Upon then detecting that predetermined stylus action these teachings provide for responsively opening that particular application. By one approach this opening of the particular application occurs in conjunction with switching the electronic device from the standby mode of operation to the active mode of operation. The pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon an automatic association based upon identifying the most-used application for the electronic device. As another example, the pre-association can be based, at least in part, upon a specific user-based selection.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An apparatus comprising:
a stylus sensor;
a display;
a control circuit operably coupled to the stylus sensor and the display, the control circuit having a standby mode of operation and an active mode of operation, the control circuit being configured to:
pre-associate a particular application with detection of a predetermined stylus action that occurs while the control circuit is in the standby mode of operation;
detect via the stylus sensor the predetermined stylus action while the control circuit is in the standby mode of operation and responsively open the particular application.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the predetermined stylus action comprises a tap of the stylus on the display.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein opening the particular application comprises opening the particular application regardless of whether another application was already open.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control circuit is configured to pre-associate the particular application with detection of the predetermined stylus action by identifying a most-used application.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the control circuit is configured to pre-associate the particular application with detection of the predetermined stylus action by providing a user with an opportunity to specify the particular application.

### Claim 6

A method comprising:
by a control circuit that is operably coupled to a stylus sensor and a display, and while in a standby mode of operation:
detecting via the stylus sensor a predetermined stylus action;
responsively opening a pre-associated application.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the predetermined stylus action comprises a tap of the stylus on the display.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein opening the pre-associated application comprises opening the pre-associated application regardless of whether another application was already open.

### Claim 9 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 further comprising:
pre-associating the application based upon application usage information.

### Claim 10 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 further comprising:
pre-associating the application based upon a user association selection.

### Claim 11

A non-transitory memory having computer instructions stored therein for causing a control circuit to:
detect via a stylus sensor a predetermined stylus action while the control circuit is in a standby mode of operation and responsively open a pre-associated application.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory memory of claim 11 wherein the predetermined stylus action comprises a tap of the stylus on a display.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory memory of claim 11 wherein opening the pre-associated application comprises opening the pre-associated application regardless of whether another application was already open.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory memory of claim 11 wherein the computer instructions further cause the control circuit to:
pre-associate the application based upon application usage information.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The non-transitory memory of claim 11 wherein the computer instructions further cause the control circuit to:
pre-associate the application based upon a user association selection.