Patent ID: 6804726
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G05B,G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:sensing one or more physical characteristics of the device, the one or more physical characteristics including one or more of: an attitude of the electronic device and a position of the electronic device; supplying a control signal to the device, the control signal triggered by one or more pre-defined values of at least one of the one or more physical characteristics of the device; switching the device from a first mode to a second mode in response to the control signal, the first mode being associated with a first level of power consumption of at least a portion of the electronic device, the second mode being associated with a second level of power consumption of at least the portion of the electronic device, wherein the first level of power consumption consumes more power when at least a portion of the electronic device is in an activated state than the second level of power consumption when at least a portion the electronic device is in a deactivated state.