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US 2013/0212416 A1Published application
Motion on computer
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorADRIAN CRISAN
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Abstract
The processor of a computer in the form or a slate or clamshell can reconfigure a computer from a full power wake mode to a low power sleep mode or vice versa by using any combination of criteria that includes input and motion within a threshold period as detected by motion sensors such as a gyroscope, a shock sensor, and an accelerometer.
Claims20
Computer comprising:
- housing;
- processor in the housing;
- display on the housing controlled by the processor;
- motion sensor associated with the housing and providing signals to the processor representing motion of the housing;
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- computer readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to automatically reconfigure the computer from a wake mode, in which at least the display is energized, to a sleep mode, in which at least the display is deenergized, responsive to a determination that the housing has not moved for a period at least equal to a first threshold period.
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Computer comprising:
- housing;
- processor in the housing;
- display on the housing controlled by the processor;
- motion sensor associated with the housing and providing signals to the processor representing motion of the housing;
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- computer readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to automatically reconfigure the computer from a wake mode, in which at least the display is energized, to a sleep mode, in which at least the display is deenergized, responsive to a determination that the housing is in a horizontal orientation and that downward motion of the housing has stopped suddenly.
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Computer comprising:
- housing;
- processor in the housing;
- display on the housing controlled by the processor;
- motion sensor associated with the housing and providing signals to the processor representing motion of the housing;
- and
- computer readable medium accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to automatically reconfigure the computer from a sleep mode, in which at least the display is deenergized, to a wake mode, in which at least the display is energized, responsive to a determination that the housing is in motion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.