MEANS FOR DYNAMICALLY REGULATING THE TIME-OUT CHARACTERISTICS OF A DISPLAY OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of operating an electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
- initiating a sleep state timer that, upon expiration, triggers the display to transition from an active state to a sleep state;
determining whether the a sleep state timer time to expiration is less than a time remaining threshold before the timer expires;
in response to determining that the sleep state timer time to expiration is less than the time remaining threshold;
determining whether the display is being actively viewed by a user-wearable device;
enabling the display to transition to the sleep state at expiration of the sleep state timer, in response to determining that the display is not being actively viewed; and
resetting the sleep state timer in response to determining that the display is being actively viewed.
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Abstract
A method, electronic device and user-wearable device for improving user-interaction with an electronic device whose display periodically transitions into a sleep state due to perceived non-viewing of the electronic device. A processor initiates a sleep state timer that, upon expiration, triggers the display to transition from an active state to a sleep state. The processor determines whether the sleep state timer has less than a time remaining threshold before the timer expires. In response to determining that the sleep state timer has less than the threshold time remaining, the processor determines whether the display is being actively viewed by a user-wearable device. The processor enables the display to transition to the sleep state at expiration of the sleep state timer in response to determining that the display is not being actively viewed. The processor resets the sleep state timer in response to determining that the display is being actively viewed.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of operating an electronic device having a display, the method comprising:
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initiating a sleep state timer that, upon expiration, triggers the display to transition from an active state to a sleep state; determining whether the a sleep state timer time to expiration is less than a time remaining threshold before the timer expires; in response to determining that the sleep state timer time to expiration is less than the time remaining threshold; determining whether the display is being actively viewed by a user-wearable device; enabling the display to transition to the sleep state at expiration of the sleep state timer, in response to determining that the display is not being actively viewed; and resetting the sleep state timer in response to determining that the display is being actively viewed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device comprising:
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a display; a processor coupled to the display; a memory having a first set of instructions located therein that triggers the display to enter into an active state by generating at least one image that is presented on the display when the first set of instructions are executed by the processor; a display control module having instructions that execute on the processor and which configure the processor to; initiate a sleep state timer that, upon expiration, triggers the display to transition from the active state to a sleep state; determine whether the sleep state timer time to expiration is less than a time remaining threshold before the timer expires; in response to determining that the sleep state timer time to expiration is less than the time remaining threshold; determine whether the display is being actively viewed by a user-wearable device; enabling the display to transition to the sleep state at expiration of the sleep state timer, in response to determining that the display is not being actively viewed; and resetting the sleep state timer in response to determining that the display is being actively viewed. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a user-wearable device (UWD), the method comprising:
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linking the UWD to an electronic device via a communication mechanism; receiving a communication of an image capture request; in response to receiving the image capture request, triggering an image capture component to capture an image of a field of view of the image capture component; transmitting information to the electronic device that enables the electronic device to determine whether the UWD is being utilized to actively view a display of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user-wearable device (UWD) for complementing user-interaction with an electronic device, the user-wearable device comprising:
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an image capture component; a communication mechanism that enables the user wearable device to communicate with the electronic device; and a microprocessor that is communicatively coupled to the image capture component and the communication mechanism and which executes visual activity confirmation (VAC) firmware that configures the UWD to; link the UWD to the electronic device via the communication mechanism; receive an image capture request; in response to receiving the image capture request, trigger the image capture component to capture an image of the viewing area of the image capture component; and transmit information to the electronic device that enables the electronic device to determine whether the UWD is being utilized to actively view a display of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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