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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2010
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rex Antony Flynn, Newton, MA (US);
Martin J. Kee, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen L. Perrin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Rod G. Fleck, Bellevue, WA (US);
Rex Antony Flynn, Newton, MA (US);
Martin J. Kee, Sammamish, WA (US);
Stephen L. Perrin, Lake Forest Park, WA (US);
Vulcan Portals Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Low power email capabilities are provided for an electronic device, such as a hand-held portable computer having capability to operate an application during a low power mode. During the low power mode, portions of hardware, software, services, and/or other components of the portable computer that are not necessary for email-related operations, such as polling a server for new email, are suspended or otherwise deactivated. At least a portion of a new email is stored in a memory of a low power display module (LPDM) of the portable computer. The LPDM is provided with its own low-power processing unit, user interface, and other components to allow access to and manipulation of the stored email while other components of the portable computer remain deactivated.