METHOD FOR CONSERVING POWER ON A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR THE SAME
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1. A method for conserving power on a portable electronic device, comprising:
- switching the portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition;
detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive overlay;
determining touch attributes of the touch;
determining when the touch is the designated wake-up gesture based on the determined touch attributes; and
switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of the designated wake-up gesture on the touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes a method for conserving power on a portable electronic device and a portable electronic device configured for the same. In accordance with one embodiment, there is provided a method for conserving power comprising: switching a portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of a designated wake-up gesture on a touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device.
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1. A method for conserving power on a portable electronic device, comprising:
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switching the portable electronic device to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive overlay; determining touch attributes of the touch; determining when the touch is the designated wake-up gesture based on the determined touch attributes; and switching the portable electronic device from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of the designated wake-up gesture on the touch-sensitive overlay of the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a touch-sensitive overlay which overlays a portion of the display; a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive overlay, wherein the processor is configured for switching to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition; detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive overlay;
determining touch attributes of the touch;
determining when the touch is the designated wake-up gesture based on the determined touch attributes; and
switching from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of the designated wake-up gesture on the touch-sensitive overlay.
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18. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a touch-sensitive overlay which overlays at least a portion of the display; a touch-sensitive bezel adjacent the touch-sensitive display; a processor coupled to the touch-sensitive overlay and touch-sensitive bezel, wherein the processor is configured for switching to a low power mode in response to a trigger condition;
detecting a touch on the touch-sensitive overlay;
determining touch attributes of the touch;
determining when the touch is the designated wake-up gesture based on the determined touch attributes; and
switching from the low power mode to a full power mode on the portable electronic device in response to detection of the designated wake-up gesture on the touch-sensitive overlay. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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