Appeal 2007-0660
Application 10/116,574
3. After a pre-specified time period of inactivity has elapsed, the power
control module (330) performs an automatic shutdown of the portable
device. (Id.)
4. In response to a user input, the power control module (330)
temporarily disables the automatic shutdown such that the portable device
(200) can only be shutdown manually by the user. (Id.)
5. Upon subsequently powering up the portable device, the power
control module re-enables the automatic shutdown to occur after a pre-
specified time of inactivity. (Id.)
The Prior Art Relied upon
6. Taylor discloses a portable device (100) equipped with a light
emitting diode ("LED") notification mechanism (140) and an audio
notification interface (174) to provide visual and audible notifications to a
user. (Col. 3, ll. 3-16).
7. As depicted in Figure 2, the portable device (100) is also equipped
with an Auto on/ Auto off program (203), where the “Auto off” mode
automatically drives the portable device into the “sleep or shut down mode”
after a pre-specified time period of time has elapsed (e.g. inactivity by user,
i.e. idle state), and the “Auto on” mode automatically drives the device in a
“awaken mode” after a pre-specified period of time has elapsed. (Col. 3, ll.
45-48, col. 4, ll. 11-20, col. 5, ll. 3-13).
8. The portable device (100) is further equipped with a user interface
(U.I.) program (209) that allows the user to specify a time in the Auto
on/Auto off program (209) for the portable device (100) to automatically
shut off (Abstract, col. 3, ll. 59-64).
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