Patent ID: 7995034
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising steps of: determining a time delay for establishing a data connection between a wireless input device and a computer; detecting, utilizing a presence sensor associated with the wireless input device, a presence proximal the wireless input device from a user absent state, wherein the data connection between the wireless input device and the computer is in a disabled state prior to detecting the presence of a user proximal to the wireless input device, wherein the disabled state comprises a dormant power state, the dormant power state comprising a first state in an ordered plurality of power states, wherein each of the ordered plurality of power states utilizes various degrees of power, wherein the ordered plurality of power states comprises the dormant state, a start radio link state, an update schedule state, a max backlight state, a reduced backlight state, a no backlight state and a break radio link state, wherein the dormant state comprises a plurality of dormant sub-states wherein a level of activity and power consumption for the wireless input device temporarily increases, without exiting the dormant power state, wherein the plurality of dormant sub-states comprises a first dormant sub-state, wherein in the first dormant sub-state, upon detecting an initial change in the presence sensor, a sample rate of the presence sensor is increased to determine whether the initial change in the presence sensor is background noise in an environment comprising the wireless input device and, if so, remaining in the dormant power state; upon detecting a positive interaction with the wireless input device: