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US 10,762,242 B2Granted
Electronic apparatus and method of operating the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSang-sup Lee, Ji-soon Park
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Abstract
A method and system for operating an electronic apparatus includes: implementing, by a first processor, a main process of the electronic apparatus; receiving a user input for controlling an operation of at least one element (e.g., camera, memory, microphone, or the like) configured to perform at least one function; and in response to a received user input, controlling power of the at least one element by using at least a second processor separate from the first processor.
Claims13
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a first processor configured to implement a main process of the electronic apparatus;
- at least one electronic element comprising circuitry configured to perform at least one function;
- and
- a second processor configured to control power of the at least one electronic element,
- wherein the second processor is physically separated from the first processor and does not have any route to share data with the first processor, and is further configured, when the first processor is controlling the main process of the electronic apparatus, to control the power of the at least one electronic element in response to a received user input for controlling an operation of the at least one electronic element.
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A method of operating an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:
- implementing, by a first processor, a main process of the electronic apparatus;
- receiving a user input for controlling an operation of at least one electronic element comprising circuitry configured to perform at least one function;
- and
- in response to a received user input, controlling power of the at least one electronic element by using a second processor separate from the first processor when the first processor is controlling the main process of the electronic apparatus, wherein the second processor is physically separated from the first processor and does not have any route to share data with the first processor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.