Patent ID: 6353893
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for turning OFF a sleep mode indicator system of a battery-operated device while the device is in sleep mode, the method including the steps of:collecting periods of user unavailability while the device is not in sleep mode and saving beginning and ending times of the periods of user unavailability into memory; turning ON the sleep mode indicator immediately after the device enters into sleep mode; determining the current time of the day while in sleep mode and accessing the periods of user unavailability from the memory; turning OFF the sleep mode indicator when the device is in sleep mode and when the current time of the day is the same as any of the beginning times of the periods of user unavailability or is inside any of the periods of user unavailability; and turning ON the sleep mode indicator when the device is in sleep mode and when the current time of the day is the same as any of the ending times of the periods of user unavailability or is outside all of the periods of user unavailability.