US 12,216,520 B2
Direct access to wake state device functionality from a low power state
Jacob Z. Weiss, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Ardra Singh, Mountain View, CA (US); Ari Y. Benbasat, San Jose, CA (US); Arthur L. Spence, San Jose, CA (US); Asha G. Karvaje, San Jose, CA (US); Brent W. Schorsch, San Jose, CA (US); Giovanni Corradini, Prague (CZ); and Steven S. Noble, Soquel, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,292.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/039,916, filed on Jun. 16, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0389816 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G04G 21/08 (2010.01); G06F 1/3287 (2019.01); G06F 3/04883 (2022.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G09G 5/02 (2006.01); G09G 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 1/3265 (2013.01) [G04G 21/08 (2013.01); G06F 1/3287 (2013.01); G09G 5/003 (2013.01); G09G 5/02 (2013.01); G09G 5/10 (2013.01); G06F 3/04883 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0626 (2013.01); G09G 2320/0666 (2013.01); G09G 2330/023 (2013.01); G09G 2354/00 (2013.01); G09G 2360/144 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
displaying, with a display of an electronic device during operation of the display in a low power mode and with a co-processor of the electronic device that is separate from a processor of the electronic device, an image frame from a series of image frames generated prior to operation of the display in the low power mode wherein the image frame includes an indication of a current time and a complication;
receiving, with the electronic device while displaying the image frame during the operation of the display in the low power mode, a user input corresponding to a specific function of the electronic device, wherein the user input comprises a touch input at a location of the complication in the image frame;
activating, responsive to receiving the user input and without further user input, the specific function of the electronic device; and
replacing the image frame on the display with a user interface associated with the specific function when the specific function is activated, wherein the specific function comprises an application associated with the complication and activating the specific function of the electronic device comprises providing an instruction to the processor of the electronic device, while displaying the image frame, to activate the application.