Patent ID: 8284633
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: G04G

Abstract:
1. A method of switching an electronic device between a first mode of operation and a second mode of operation, the electronic device comprising an I/O apparatus, the method comprising: operating the electronic device in the first mode of operation that comprises outputting a current time on a display of the I/O apparatus with use of a first visual object; and responsive to a detection of the electronic device being connected to one or more of a plurality of other devices, switching the electronic device from the first mode of operation to the second mode of operation by executing a routine that initiates: changing a level of illumination of the display from a first illumination level used during the first mode of operation to a second illumination level during the second mode of operation, wherein the second illumination level is lower than the first illumination level; and if the electronic device is determined to be connected to the first of the plurality of devices, the routine does not further initiate the suspending nor the changing.