Mobile Device Power State
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- ascertaining an orientation of a computing device relative to an input device that is communicatively coupled to the computing device; and
determining via the computing device a power state individually for the computing device and the input device and based on the orientation, the power state being determined from a plurality of available power states including a viewing power state in which the input device remains coupled to the computing device and is positioned against a rear surface of the computing device, the computing device is powered on, and the input device is one of powered off or hibernated.
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Abstract
Techniques for mobile device power state are described. In one or more implementations, a mobile device includes a computing device that is flexibly coupled to an input device via a flexible hinge. Accordingly, the mobile device can operate in a variety of different power states based on a positional orientation of the computing device to an associated input device. In one or more implementations, an application that resides on a computing device can operate in different application states based on a positional orientation of the computing device to an associated input device. In one or more implementations, techniques discussed herein can differentiate between vibrations caused by touch input to a touch functionality, and other types of vibrations. Based on this differentiation, techniques can determine whether to transition between device power states.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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ascertaining an orientation of a computing device relative to an input device that is communicatively coupled to the computing device; and determining via the computing device a power state individually for the computing device and the input device and based on the orientation, the power state being determined from a plurality of available power states including a viewing power state in which the input device remains coupled to the computing device and is positioned against a rear surface of the computing device, the computing device is powered on, and the input device is one of powered off or hibernated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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ascertaining an orientation of a computing device relative to an input device that is communicatively coupled to the computing device; and determining via the computing device an application state based on the orientation by performing at least one of enabling or disabling a functionality of the application based on the orientation and while the application is running on the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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monitoring via one or more accelerometers for vibrations in a device that is in a low power state; responsive to detecting a vibration via the one or more accelerometers, ascertaining via a computing device whether the vibration exceeds a vibration threshold; in an event that the vibration exceeds the vibration threshold; powering on a touch functionality associated with the device and that is different than the one or more accelerometers; determining whether touch input is received via the touch functionality; and in an event that touch input is received via the touch functionality, causing the device to transition to a different power state. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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