Method of unlocking and subsequent application launch in portable electronic device via orientation sensing
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsVenkataramana NARASIMHAN, Alexander CHU
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for unlocking in a portable electronic device via orientation sensing are provided. The device includes a display screen and at least one orientation sensor. The method includes displaying at least one moveable object on the display screen, sensing a change in an orientation of the device, moving the moveable object in accordance with the sensed change in orientation, and unlocking the device if the moveable object moves in accordance with a predetermined movement.
Claims32
A method for unlocking in a portable electronic device via orientation sensing, the device comprising a display screen and at least one orientation sensor, the method comprising:
- displaying at least one moveable object on the display screen;
- sensing a change in an orientation of the device;
- moving the moveable object in accordance with the sensed change in orientation;
- and
- unlocking the device if the moveable object moves in accordance with a predetermined movement.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a display screen for displaying at least one moveable object;
- at least one orientation sensor for sensing a change in an orientation of the device;
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- a controller for controlling the displayed moveable object to move according to the change in the orientation of the device, for determining whether the moveable object moves in accordance with a predetermined movement, and for unlocking the device if the moveable object moves in accordance with the predetermined movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.