Apple wins ‘slide to unlock’ patent
Apple wins ‘slide to unlock’ patent
The slide to unlock gesture now legally belongs to Apple. (Credit: via 9to5Mac) Many of the patent applications and grants we come across involving Apple relate to theoretical products that may never see the light of day. Today, Apple has been granted a patent that covers one of the most basic (and copied) processes in iOS, slide to unlock. Though Apple holds many patents pertaining to gestures …