Patent ID: 8539387

Claim:
A method, of operation of an electronic device that includes a presence-sensitive interface, comprising: in the electronic device: determining access to at least one operation of the electronic device, wherein the at least one operation includes one or more of locking or unlocking the electronic device, triggering an action, initiating or terminating an application, or sending a communication, the determining comprising: receiving at a random first location in the presence-sensitive interface, a first tapping input having a first tapping pattern, wherein the presence-sensitive interface is configured to receive the first tapping input at any location of a surface of the presence-sensitive interface; receiving at a second location in the presence-sensitive interface, a second tapping input having a second tapping pattern; determining input between the first and the second tapping inputs; and wherein the first tapping pattern and the second tapping pattern each comprise: a number of taps, with each tap having a particular tap duration; and pauses between consecutive taps; and based on a match of the first tapping input, the second tapping input, and the input between the first and the second tapping inputs with information associated with an access profile, determining to provide the access to the at least one operation.