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Electronic device and method of controlling a display

US9058168B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 23, 2012
Grant dateJun 16, 2015
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F3/04883
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method includes, while a portable electronic device including a display is in a low-power condition, detecting, by the portable electronic device, a gesture and identifying any informational icons to be displayed. The display is progressively illuminated while displaying the identified informational icons. Progressive illumination optionally occurs as long as the gesture is detected.

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