Apple曾在2011.10.25.獲得了一個「藉由手滑動解鎖圖像解鎖」的專利，2012.10.9.又獲得一個藉由解鎖圖像上的手勢解鎖的專利。
專利背景
由本案的專利說明書中可以發現，本案係US8046721的延續案，US8046721案的背景詳見：http://km-ip.blogspot.tw/2011/10/apple.html
專利的申請專利範圍
該專利的申請專利範圍共有12項，其中有個獨立項，分別是第1、4、7、10項。
第1項是解鎖方法，當解鎖圖像從第一位置移到解鎖區域，則解鎖，否則就維持鎖住狀態。
第4項是行動裝置，當裝置上的觸控螢幕上的解鎖圖像從第一位置移到解鎖區域，則解鎖，否則行動裝置維持鎖定狀態，同時顯示解鎖像。
第7項是電腦可讀的儲存媒體，被具觸控螢幕的行動裝置所執行時，解鎖圖像從觸控螢幕的第一位置移動到解鎖區域，則行動裝置解鎖，否則持續顯示圖像。
第10項是行動裝置上的圖形使用者介面，解鎖圖像從觸控螢幕的第一位置移動到解鎖區域，行動裝置解鎖且解鎖圖像停止顯示，否則裝置維持鎖定狀態，且解鎖圖像維持顯示。
Smart的看法
當US8046721號專利核准後，H公司曾想到用解鎖後直接進入應用程式的方式，來迴避該專利的技術，該方法已列在本專利的附屬項中，未來想要迴避這個專利，可能得花更多工夫了！
US8286103的申請專利範圍
1. A method of unlocking a portable electronic device, the device including a
touch-sensitive display, the method comprising: detecting a contact with the
touch-sensitive display on an unlock image displayed at a first location on the
touch-sensitive display, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive
user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device;
continuously moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in
accordance with movement of the detected contact while continuous contact with
the touch-sensitive display is maintained; if moving the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first
location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display: unlocking the
portable electronic device; and ceasing to display the unlock image; and if
moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display does not result in
movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display: maintaining the device in a locked state; and
maintaining display of the unlock image.
2. The method of claim 1,
including: if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in
movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display, transitioning the device to an application.
3.
The method of claim 1, including: if moving the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first
location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display, transitioning the
device to an application corresponding to the unlock image.
4. A
portable electronic device, comprising: a touch sensitive display; memory; one
or more processors; one or more programs stored in the memory and configured for
execution by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including
instructions for: detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive display on an
unlock image displayed at a first location on the touch-sensitive display,
wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with
which a user interacts in order to unlock the device; continuously moving the
unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the
detected contact while continuous contact with the touch-sensitive display is
maintained; if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in
movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display: unlocking the portable electronic device and ceasing to
display the unlock image; and if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive
display does not result in movement of the unlock image from the first location
to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display: maintaining the device in a
locked state; and maintaining display of the unlock image.
5. The device
of claim 4, including instructions for: if moving the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first
location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display, transitioning the
device to an application.
6. The method of claim 4, including
instructions for: if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display
results in movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock
region on the touch-sensitive display, transitioning the device to an
application corresponding to the unlock image.
7. A non-transitory
computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs, the one or more
programs comprising instructions, which when executed by a portable electronic
device with a touch-sensitive display, cause the device to: detect a contact
with the touch-sensitive display on an unlock image displayed at a first
location on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the unlock image is a
graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in
order to unlock the device; continuously move the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the detected contact
while continuous contact with the touch-sensitive display is maintained; if
moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in movement of
the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display: unlock the portable electronic device and cease to
display the unlock image; and if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive
display does not result in movement of the unlock image from the first location
to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display: maintain the device in a
locked state; and maintain display of the unlock image.
8. The computer
readable storage medium of claim 7, including instructions which cause the
device to: if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in
movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display, transition the device to an application.
9. The
computer readable storage medium of claim 7, including instructions which cause
the device to: if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results
in movement of the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on
the touch-sensitive display, transition the device to an application
corresponding to the unlock image.
10. A graphical user interface on a
portable electronic device with a touch sensitive display, a memory, and one or
more processors to execute one or more programs stored in the memory, the
graphical user interface comprising: an unlock image displayed on the
touch-sensitive display while the device is in a user-interface lock state;
wherein: a contact with the touch-sensitive display is detected on the unlock
image displayed at a first location on the touch-sensitive display, wherein the
unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user
interacts in order to unlock the device; the unlock image is continuously moved
on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the detected
contact while continuous contact with the touch-sensitive display is maintained;
if moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in movement of
the unlock image from the first location to an unlock region on the
touch-sensitive display: the portable electronic device is unlocked and display
of the unlock image is ceased; and if moving the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display does not result in movement of the unlock image from the
first location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display: the device is
maintained in a locked state; and display of the unlock image is maintained.
11. The graphical user interface of claim 10, wherein: if moving the
unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock
image from the first location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive
display, the device is transitioned to an application.
12. The graphical
user interface of claim 10, wherein: if moving the unlock image on the
touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first
location to an unlock region on the touch-sensitive display, the device is
transitioned to an application corresponding to the unlock image.
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