Method and apparatus for providing a multi-stage device transition mechanism initiated based on a touch gesture

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• receive an indication of a transition gesture being performed at a touch screen display of a device in a first device state;
• receive an indication of a repetition of the transition gesture in a repeated motion pattern;
• and
• cause initiation of transition from the first device state to a second device state responsive to performance of the transition gesture, the initiation of transition comprising progressively replacing a display view associated with the first device state with a display view associated with the second device state based on a degree of the repetition of the transition gesture such that content of the display view associated with the second device state is gradually revealed based on the degree of the repetition of the transition gesture, wherein the content of the display view associated with the second device state is gradually revealed proportionally to the degree of repetition of the transition gesture.

A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium bearing computer program code embodied therein for use with a computer, the computer program code comprising code for:

• receiving an indication of a transition gesture being performed at a touch screen display of a device in a first device state;
• receiving an indication of a repetition of the transition gesture in a repeated motion pattern;
• and
• causing initiation of transition from the first device state to a second device state responsive to performance of the transition gesture, the initiation of transition comprising progressively replacing a display view associated with the first device state with a display view associated with the second device state based on a degree of the repetition of the transition gesture such that content of the display view associated with the second device state is gradually revealed based on the degree of the repetition of the transition gesture, and wherein the content of the display view associated with the second device state is gradually revealed proportionally to the degree of repetition of the transition gesture.