Patent ID: 8494537

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a command at an application-timeout-table from an application-control directing the application-timeout-table to select an application timeout value and a table entry associated with an application currently active on a mobile communication device, the application timeout value being set according to at least one of a value pre-set at a factory or a user-customized value; starting a counter measuring an amount of time of use of the application; and transmitting the application timeout value, the counter, and the table entry to a compare-operation using the application-timeout-table, the compare-operation comparing the received application timeout value with a first value of a first timer, the value of the timer being measured since an activation of the application, and comparing the table entry with a second value associated with a second timer to initiate an exit-application-operation upon the second value reaching a value of the table entry; wherein the compare-application initiates a dimmer to dim a backlight of the mobile communication device upon the value of the first timer reaching the application timeout value provided by the application-timeout-table; wherein the second value is measured since the dimming of the backlight; wherein the exit-application-operation functions to set the mobile communication device into a no-application mode, stop the first timer and the second timer, and write a new application timeout value into the application-timeout-table; and wherein the new application timeout value is equal to the counter less the application timeout value.