Patent ID: 11880259
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. A tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by processing circuitry of an electronic device, cause the processing circuitry to:
receive first contextual data indicative of a status of a display of the electronic device, a location of the electronic device, an audio status of the electronic device, an amount of electric power available to the electronic device, a charging status of a power source of the electronic device, or any combination thereof;
cause a timer to be started based on the first contextual data being indicative of the electronic device being in an inactive state;
after causing the timer to be started, determine whether the timer has expired; and
cause the electronic device to enter a sleep mode after determining the timer has expired.