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 date | Mar 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 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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