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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Darrell R. May, Waterloo, CA;
Andrew Bocking, Waterloo, CA;
Tony Burns, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Research In Motion Limited, Waterloo, Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of controlling a portable electronic device includes receiving a power-down command, determining an automatic power-up date and time based on an earliest one of a next preset power-up and a next time-dependent event reminder, entering a power-down state, monitoring a date and time, and automatically powering up at the automatic power-up date and time.