Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image

A method of controlling a device comprising a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

• displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to a predefined location on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image along the predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to the predefined location.

A method of controlling a device comprising a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

• displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to the predefined displayed path.

A method of controlling a device comprising a touch-sensitive display, comprising:

• displaying a first unlock image and a second unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• transitioning the device to a first active state corresponding to the first unlock image if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the first unlock image that moves the first unlock image along a first predefined displayed path on the touch sensitive display;
• and
• transitioning the device to a second active state distinct from the first active state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the second unlock image that moves the second unlock image along a second predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• memory;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more modules including instructions:
• to set the device to a user-interface lock state;
• to display an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in the user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• to detect contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• to move the unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the contact;
• to transition the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture;
• and
• to maintain the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• memory;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more modules including instructions:
• to set the device to a user-interface lock state;
• to display an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in the user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• to detect contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• to transition the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to a predefined location on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• to maintain the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image along the predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to the predefined location.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• memory;
• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more modules including instructions:
• to set the device to a user-interface lock state;
• to display an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in the user-interface lock state;
• to detect contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• to transition the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• to maintain the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to the predefined displayed path.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch sensitive display;
• memory;
• one or more processors;
• one or more modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, the one or more processors including instructions:
• to set the device to a user-interface lock state;
• to display a first unlock image and a second unlock image on the touch-sensitive display;
• to detect contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• to transition the device to a first active state corresponding to the first unlock image if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the first unlock image that moves the first unlock image along a first predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• to transition the device to a second active state distinct from the first active state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the second unlock image that moves the second unlock image along a second predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• means for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
• means for moving an unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the contact, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• means for transitioning the device to the user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture;
• and
• means for maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• means for displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• means for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• means for transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to a predefined location on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• means for maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image along the predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to the predefined location.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• means for displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• means for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• means for transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• means for maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to the predefined displayed path.

A portable electronic device, comprising:

• a touch-sensitive display;
• means for displaying a first unlock image and a second unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
• means for detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• means for transitioning the device to a first active state corresponding to the first unlock image if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the first unlock image that moves the first unlock image along a first predefined displayed oath on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• means for transitioning the device to a second active state distinct from the first active state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the second unlock image that moves the second unlock image along a second predefined displayed oath on the touch-sensitive display.

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and an executable computer program mechanism embedded therein, the executable computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:

• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
• moving an unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with the contact, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• transitioning the device to the user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture;
• and
• maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to the predefined gesture.

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and an executable computer program mechanism embedded therein, the executable computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:

• displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image along a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to a predefined location on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image along the predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display to the predefined location.

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and an executable computer program mechanism embedded therein, the executable computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:

• displaying an unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• transitioning the device to a user-interface unlock state if the detected contact corresponds to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to a predefined displayed path on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• maintaining the device in the user-interface lock state if the detected contact does not correspond to moving the unlock image across the touch-sensitive display according to the predefined displayed path.

A computer program product for use in conjunction with a portable electronic device comprising a touch-sensitive display, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium and an executable computer program mechanism embedded therein, the executable computer program mechanism comprising instructions for:

• displaying a first unlock image and a second unlock image on the touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
• detecting contact with the touch-sensitive display;
• transitioning the device to a first active state corresponding to the first unlock image if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the first unlock image that moves the first unlock image along a first predefined displayed oath on the touch-sensitive display;
• and
• transitioning the device to a second active state distinct from the first active state if the detected contact corresponds to a predefined gesture with respect to the second unlock image that moves the second unlock image along a second predefined displayed oath on the touch-sensitive display.