Portable electronic device including pointer and related methods
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a portable housing;
a battery carried by said portable housing;
a pointing device carried by said portable housing; and
electronic circuitry carried by said portable housing and connected to said battery and said pointing device, said electronic circuitry being switchable from a sleep mode to an active mode based upon operation of said pointing device in a non-random pattern and not switching from the sleep mode to the active mode based upon operation of said pointing device in a random pattern.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a portable housing, and a battery and pointing device carried by the portable housing. The portable electronic device further includes electronic circuitry carried by the portable housing and connected to the battery and the pointing device. The electronic circuitry may switch from a sleep mode to an active mode based upon operation of the pointing device in a non-random pattern, and not switch from the sleep mode to the active mode based upon operation of the pointing device in a random pattern.
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26 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a portable housing;
a battery carried by said portable housing;
a pointing device carried by said portable housing; and
electronic circuitry carried by said portable housing and connected to said battery and said pointing device, said electronic circuitry being switchable from a sleep mode to an active mode based upon operation of said pointing device in a non-random pattern and not switching from the sleep mode to the active mode based upon operation of said pointing device in a random pattern. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An electronic device comprising:
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a portable housing;
a battery carried by said portable housing;
a trackball carried by said portable housing and exposed on an outer surface thereof; and
electronic circuitry carried by said portable housing and connected to said battery and said trackball, said electronic circuitry being switchable from a sleep mode to an active mode based upon operation of said trackball in a non-random pattern corresponding to manipulation of said trackball at a uniform speed and in a uniform direction, and not switching from the sleep mode to the active mode based upon operation of said trackball in a random pattern. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of power management for a portable electronic device comprising a portable housing, a battery and pointing device carried by the portable housing, and electronic circuitry carried by the portable housing and connected to the battery and the pointing device, the method comprising:
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switching the electronic circuitry from a sleep mode to an active mode based upon operation of the pointing device in a non-random pattern; and
not switching the electronic circuitry from the sleep mode to the active mode based upon operation of the pointing device in a random pattern. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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