Patent ID: 8379060
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: G06F,G09G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: one or more color sensors, embedded within a body of a mobile device, to measure one or more color attributes of a visual element displayed by a display unit of the mobile device when a lid of the mobile device is in a closed position; one or more ambient light sensors, embedded within the body of the mobile device separate from the one or more color sensors, to measure light from a surrounding of the mobile device when the lid of the mobile device is in the closed position; a color calibrator to calibrate one or more parameters of the display unit based on the one or more color attributes measured by the one or more color sensors and the light measured by the one or more ambient light sensors; and an overriding mechanism or logic operative to override a pre-programmed function associated with closure of the lid of the mobile device and to maintain the display unit of the mobile device operational upon closure of the lid.