Television with energy saving and quick start modes

A method, comprising:

• a) entering a power-on mode by a television having a screen and a built-in tuner, wherein an operating system of the television is booted up in the power-on mode, and wherein the television has a housing that contains processing logic implementing
• (i) an energy-saving mode, wherein the operating system is not booted up, a first set of components of the television are powered off, and a second set of components of the television are powered on, and
• (ii) a quick-start mode, wherein the operating system is booted up and a component of the television that is not in the second set of components is powered on, and a component of the television, which is powered on in the power-on mode, is powered off;
• and
• b) accessing a choice of a default sleep mode that is either the energy-saving mode or the quick start mode;
• c) receiving a request through a user interface on the television to transition to the default sleep mode;
• and
• d) transitioning to the default sleep mode from the power-on mode in response to the request.

A television, comprising:

• a) a housing that includes a screen;
• b) physical memory or storage, in the housing, containing
• (i) first, second, and third transition definitions, respectively specifying triggers for first, second, and third transition events,
• (ii) sleep mode definitions, defining respective functionality of the television in a first sleep mode and a second sleep mode;
• and
• c) management logic, executed by at least one processor in the housing, that
• (i) when a trigger for a first transition event occurs, changes the functionality of the television from a power-on mode to the first sleep mode,
• (ii) when a trigger for a second transition event occurs, changes the functionality of the television from the first sleep mode to the second sleep mode, and
• (iii) when a trigger for a third transition event occurs, changes the functionality of the television from the first sleep mode or the second sleep mode to the power-on mode.

A system, comprising:

• a) a television, including
• (i) a housing containing a video system, an integrated tuner, at least one processor, and a keypad;
• (ii) the at least one processor, which manages transitions between modes of the television, and when the system is in a power-on mode wherein the video system is user-enabled, executes logic to manage functionality of the television from within a booted-up operating system,
• (iii) an energy-saving mode in which the video system is user-disabled but at least one component of the television receives power, and from which, in order for the system to transition to the power-on mode, the operating system must be booted up, and
• (iv) a quick-start mode, in which the screen is user-disabled and the operating system is booted up;
• and
• b) a remote control device.