Patent ID: 8621251

Claim:
A mobile computing device comprising: a processor; a plurality of components that perform functions of the mobile computing device under control of component drivers executable by the processor, the components to include at least a display; and memory to store the component drivers and an operational mode application executable by the processor, the operational mode application, when executed, to perform acts comprising: receiving a first indication from a remote entity to initiate implementation of a reduced operational mode of the mobile computing device, the first indication including a threshold radiation level; switching, in response to receipt of the first indication, from a full operational mode to the reduced operational mode by temporarily reducing a radiation output of one or more of the plurality of components to a level that is less than the threshold radiation level included in the first indication received from the remote entity; presenting a compliance indicator to indicate that the mobile computing device is operating in the reduced operational mode; receiving a second indication to initiate recommencement of the full operational mode; and resuming, in response to receipt of the second indication, the full operational mode.