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Mode switching

US8854318B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2010
Grant dateOct 7, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2203/04808
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Based on one or more characteristics of a received translation input, a computing device is switched between two or more states. The translation input may be a touch input, for example a drag operation. The states may relate to locked and unlocked states, idle screens, or other suitable examples.

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