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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2008
Applicants:
James Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Marc A. Sullivan, Austin, TX (US);
Elizabeth Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Marc A. Sullivan, Austin, TX (US);
Elizabeth Pratt, Round Rock, TX (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A mobile communication device includes executable instructions for carrying out a method including setting a time duration for an application, receiving a first input, receiving a second input, determining the elapsed time between the first and second inputs, modifying the time duration based upon the elapsed time, and dimming a screen of the mobile device when the elapsed time exceeds the time duration.