TOGGLING SLEEP-MODE OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT MECHANICAL OR ELECTROMAGNETIC TOGGLING BUTTONS

• US 20130326253A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 12/05/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Amanjyot Singh Johar, Rakesh Ramde, Wilfred Lam
• Original Assignee: Rakesh Ramde, Wilfred Lam
• Inventors: RAMDE, Rakesh, JOHAR, Amanjyot Singh, LAM, Wilfred
• Application Number:
  US13/843,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20130326253A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/323
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/32 Means for saving power
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3234 Power saving characterised by the action undertaken
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0346 with detection of the device orientation or free movement in a 3D space, e.g. 3D mice, 6-DOF [six degrees of freedom] pointers using gyroscopes, accelerometers or tilt-sensors

Abstract

Techniques for toggling sleep modes. A gesture associated with the mobile device that is in a first mode is detected. The can be gesture indicative of a user toggling the sleep mode of the mobile device from a first mode. Responsive to the gesture, the first mode can be switched to a second mode. In the second mode at least one component of the mobile device is either powered-up or powered-down.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for toggling sleep modes of a mobile device, the method comprising:

detecting a gesture associated with the mobile device that is in a first mode, the gesture being indicative of a user toggling the sleep mode of the mobile device from a first mode;

responsive to the gesture, switching to a second mode from a the first mode; and

adjusting at least one component of the mobile device in accordance with the second mode.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a physical interaction with the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the physical interaction involves at least a portion of the display screen of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the physical interaction the physical interaction involves a portion of the display screen according to a predetermined pattern.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the physical gesture involves at least a portion of the frame of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises a non-physical interaction with the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the gesture comprises at least one of:

a 1-dimensional hand motion, a 2-dimensional hand motion, a 3-dimensional hand motion, a tap, a bump, a shake, and a sequence of taps.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein a display screen on a front side of the mobile device consumes substantially all of the front side.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is button-less.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a second gesture associated mobile device, the second gesture being indicative of the user toggling the sleep mode of the mobile device from the second mode;

responsive to the second gesture, switching from the second mode back to the first mode; and

adjusting components of the mobile device in accordance with the first mode.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first mode comprises a sleep mode and the second mode comprises a powered-up mode.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a method for toggling sleep modes of a mobile device, the method comprising:

detecting a gesture associated with the mobile device that is in first mode, the gesture being indicative of a user toggling the sleep mode of the mobile device from a first mode;

responsive to the gesture, switching to a second mode from a the first mode; and

adjusting at least one component of the mobile device in accordance with the second mode.

13. A mobile device to toggle sleep modes, the mobile device comprising:

an accelerometer to detect a gesture associated with the mobile device that is in a first mode, the gesture being indicative of a user toggling the sleep mode of the mobile device from a first mode;

a power control unit to, responsive to the gesture, switch to a second mode from a the first mode; and

at least one component to adjust in accordance with the second mode.