Apparatus for and method of controlling digital image processing apparatus
US8427430B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N23/651
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for and method of controlling a digital image processing device in order to reduce power consumption by automatically recognizing a state in which power of a display device can be turned off or the display device can operate in a power saving mode, and in that case, turning off the display device or operating the display device in the power saving mode. The apparatus for controlling a digital image processing device includes: a motion sensing unit sensing a motion of the digital image processing device; and a control unit operating the digital image processing device in a power saving mode when it is determined that the digital image processing device moves.
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