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Method for reducing the energy consumption of an electronic terminal by modifying timeout-before-standby duration, corresponding terminal and computer program

US8732505B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2011
Grant dateMay 20, 2014
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Expiry dateSep 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/34
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for reducing the energy consumption of an electronic terminal. The method implements a step of modifying the timeout-before-standby duration for said terminal after an action performed by and/or on said terminal at a current instant, depending on the membership of the current instant in a given temporal category, from among at least two predefined temporal categories.

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