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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Norman Goris, Dortmund, DE;
Wolfgang Scheit, Rothenbach, DE;
Inventors:
Norman Goris, Dortmund, DE;
Wolfgang Scheit, Rothenbach, DE;
Assignee:
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In one embodiment, a mobile station including a chassis having a display, a power reducer, a proximity sensor, and a microprocessor. The power reducer controls power consumption of the display. The proximity sensor is coupled to the chassis and causes the power consumption to be reduced when the display is within a predetermined range of an external object. The microprocessor is coupled to the proximity sensor and to the display and automatically activates the proximity sensor based on the mobile station receiving an incoming wireless telephone call.