Power saving devices and systems, and methods of use and fabrication thereof
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1. A method for controlling indicators on a switching device, the method comprising:
- enabling one or more sets of indicators on the switching device;
triggering the disablement of one or more of a first set of indicators on the switching device based upon a disabling event, wherein the first set of indicators is non-essential for operating the switching device and wherein the disabling event controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators; and
upon detecting an enabling event, re-enabling one or more of the disabled indicators,wherein at least one of a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, andwherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for controlling indicators on a device to achieve power and energy conservation. The systems and methods include enabling one or more indicators on the device and further include triggering the disablement of one or more of the indicators on the device based upon a disabling event. Upon detecting an enabling event, the systems and methods include re-enabling one or more of the disabled indicators.
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1. A method for controlling indicators on a switching device, the method comprising:
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enabling one or more sets of indicators on the switching device; triggering the disablement of one or more of a first set of indicators on the switching device based upon a disabling event, wherein the first set of indicators is non-essential for operating the switching device and wherein the disabling event controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators; and upon detecting an enabling event, re-enabling one or more of the disabled indicators, wherein at least one of a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, and wherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A switch control element, comprising:
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a switch control; a hardware switch coupled to the switch control via a first coupling, wherein the switch control enables a hardware switch operation; and an indicator coupled to the hardware switch via a second coupling, wherein the hardware switch operation controls an indicator operation, wherein the indicator operation disables a first set of indicators non-essential for operating the device and wherein the indicator operation controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators, and wherein a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, and wherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A switch control element, comprising:
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a switch control software; an indicator control device coupled to the switch control software via a logical connection, wherein an output from the switch control software controls the indicator control device; an indicator coupled to the indicator control device via a coupling, wherein the indicator control device controls an indicator operation, wherein the indicator operation disables a first set of indicators non-essential for operating the device and wherein the indicator operation controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators, and wherein a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, and wherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for controlling indicators on a switching device, the apparatus comprising:
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a module for enabling one or more sets of indicators on the switching device; a module for triggering the disablement of one or more of a first set of indicators on the switching device based upon a disabling event, wherein the first set of indicators is non-essential for operating the switching device and wherein the disabling event controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators; and upon detecting an enabling event, a module for re-enabling one or more of the disabled indicators, wherein at least one of a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, and wherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to control indicators on a switching device, the control logic comprising:
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computer readable program code means for enabling one or more sets of indicators on the switching device; computer readable program code means for triggering the disablement of one or more of a first set of indicators on the switching device based upon a disabling event, wherein the first set of indicators is non-essential for operating the switching device and wherein the disabling event controls each indicator individually independent of a status of the other indicators; and computer readable program code means for re-enabling one or more of the disabled indicators upon detecting an enabling event, wherein at least one of a second set of indicators remains continuously enabled, and wherein at least one of the one or more sets of indicators is automatically disabled after a specified period of time independent of a status of a function associated with the at least one of the one or more sets of indicators.
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