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Patent US8209637 - Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA device with a touch-sensitive display may be unlocked via gestures performed on the touch-sensitive display. The device is unlocked if contact with the display corresponds to a predefined gesture for unlocking the device. The device displays one or more unlock images with respect to which the predefined...http://www.google.com/patents/US8209637?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8209637 - Unlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock imageAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8209637 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 13/250,659Publication dateJun 26, 2012Filing dateSep 30, 2011Priority dateDec 23, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN101371258A, CN101371258B, CN101697181A, DE112006003515T5, DE212006000081U1, DE602006012876D1, EP1964022A1, EP1964022B1, EP2128782A1, EP2299381A1, US7657849, US8046721, US8286103, US8527903, US8627237, US8640057, US8694923, US8745544, US20070150842, US20090241072, US20110296356, US20120023458, US20120293438, US20130185677, US20130185678, US20130185680, US20130190056, US20150082252, WO2007076210A1Publication number13250659, 250659, US 8209637 B2, US 8209637B2, US-B2-8209637, US8209637 B2, US8209637B2InventorsImran Chaudhri, Bas Ording, Freddy Allen Anzures, Marcel van Os, Scott Forstall, Greg ChristieOriginal AssigneeApple Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (89), Non-Patent Citations (50), Referenced by (18), Classifications (18), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetUnlocking a device by performing gestures on an unlock image
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