Patent ID: 8457693

Claim:
A mobile device configured to control power consumption, the mobile device comprising: a display screen; a detector configured to detect at least one of an active input or a passive condition, wherein the passive condition is determined to be present based on a comparison of a device state or a change in the device state to a threshold; and a controller configured to perform operations in response to the detected active input or passive condition, wherein the operations include: when the mobile device is operative in an idle mode, transition the mobile device from the idle mode to a first sleep mode in response to the detected active input or passive condition, or when the mobile device is operative in a called mode, transition the mobile device from the called mode to a second sleep mode in response to the detected active input or passive condition, or when the mobile device is operative in an in-call mode, transition the mobile device from the in-call mode to a third sleep mode in response to the detected active input or passive condition, wherein the mobile device in the first sleep mode is configured to consume less power than the idle mode, the mobile device in the second sleep mode is configured to consume less power than the called mode, the mobile device in the third sleep mode is configured to consume less power than the in-call mode, the mobile device in the idle mode is configured to consume less power than the called mode, and the mobile device in the called mode is configured to consume less power than the in-call mode.