Patent ID: 8850251
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by an application operated by a processing device, a request to control a power mode for the processing device, wherein the request is received in response to selection of an item in a menu displayed in the application; activating a power mode control operation within the application in response to selection of the item in the menu; and controlling, by the power mode control operation within the application, the power mode for the processing device based on an operational status of the application, wherein controlling the power mode comprises: disabling the power mode for at least some amount of time while the operational status of the application is active, re-enabling the power mode in response to the operational status of the application no longer being active, and resetting a counter used by an operating system for initiating a low power operation by generating a fake user input.