Patent ID: 9015505
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented computer shut-down method, comprising: identifying that a computing device has been moved from an open configuration in which input and output mechanisms on the computing device are accessible to a user, to a closed configuration in which at least some of the input and output mechanisms are inaccessible to a user; determining a time period to delay shut-down of the computing device for the particular instance of identifying that the computing device has been moved from an open configuration to a closed configuration, wherein the determining is based at least on an environmental factor relating to the computing device that indicates a condition external to the computing device, wherein the determining is further based on information obtained by accessing an electronic calendar associated with the user; starting a shut-down timer in response to identifying that the computing device has been moved from the open configuration to the closed configuration; waiting the time period, as established by the shut-down timer, and determining from the shut-down timer that the computing device can be transitioned from an active state into a sleep state in which power consuming components of the computing device are powered down; and transitioning the computing device from the active state to the sleep state upon determining that the computing device can be transitioned.