Method and apparatus for controlling sleep mode in a portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSehwan Park, Youngjoo Park, Jinhee Choi
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Abstract
A method of controlling a sleep mode of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes setting a sleep mode timer according to a default setting; displaying, upon reaching a predetermined time point before expiration of the sleep mode timer, a notice screen including the sleep mode timer and a timer setting area for re-setting the sleep mode timer according to a temporary setting; and entering, when a sleep mode timer temporary resetting command is received while the notice screen is displayed, a screen maintaining mode in which the sleep mode timer is temporarily re-set from the default setting to a temporary setting according to the sleep mode timer temporary resetting command.
Claims18
A method of controlling a sleep mode of a portable terminal, the method comprising:
- setting a sleep mode timer according to a default setting;
- displaying, upon reaching a predetermined time point before expiration of the sleep mode timer, a notice screen including the sleep mode timer and a timer setting area for re-setting the sleep mode timer according to a temporary setting;
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- entering, when a sleep mode timer temporary resetting command is received while the notice screen is displayed, a screen maintaining mode in which the sleep mode timer is temporarily re-set from the default setting to a temporary setting according to the sleep mode timer temporary resetting command.
A portable terminal having a sleep mode control function, the portable terminal comprising:
- a key input unit for receiving a user command corresponding to a timer setting;
- a storage unit for storing the timer setting;
- a controller for setting a sleep mode timer according to a default setting, for controlling, upon reaching a predetermined time point before expiration of the sleep mode timer, display of a notice screen including the sleep mode timer and a timer setting area for re-setting the sleep mode timer according to a temporary setting, and for entering, when a sleep mode timer temporary resetting command is received while the notice screen is displayed, a screen maintaining mode in which the sleep mode timer is temporarily re-set from the default setting to a temporary setting according to the sleep mode timer temporary resetting command;
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- a display unit for displaying the notice screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.