A method of unlocking a hand-held electronic device,
the device including a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive display at a first predefined location corresponding to an unlock image;
continuously moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact while continuous contact with the touch screen is maintained, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device; and
unlocking the hand-held electronic device if the moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first predefined location to a predefined unlock region on the touch-sensitive display.
ここまで権利範囲に関する言及なし (スコア:0)
A method of unlocking a hand-held electronic device,
the device including a touch-sensitive display, the method comprising:
detecting a contact with the touch-sensitive display at a first predefined location corresponding to an unlock image;
continuously moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display in accordance with movement of the contact while continuous contact with the touch screen is maintained, wherein the unlock image is a graphical, interactive user-interface object with which a user interacts in order to unlock the device; and
unlocking the hand-held electronic device if the moving the unlock image on the touch-sensitive display results in movement of the unlock image from the first predefined location to a predefined unlock region on the touch-sensitive display.
これみると、「an unlock image」がタッチセンサによって「first predefined location」から「predefined unlock region」にまでドラッグ(continuously moving)されたらアンロックするっていう内容だね。
注目すべきは、現在iphoneやandroidで実装されている、ロックスイッチがスライドする「溝みたいな表示」の有無は権利範囲に関係ないというところかな?
だからたとえば、Xoomのロック解除「http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohekIq1EZoQ」も十分に検討を要するかも・・・
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なるほど
やっぱクレイムをみるべきだね