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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Applicants:
Matthew Lee, Belleville, CA;
Andrew Bocking, Waterloo, CA;
David Mak-fan, Waterloo, CA;
Steven Fyke, Waterloo, CA;
Inventors:
Matthew Lee, Belleville, CA;
Andrew Bocking, Waterloo, CA;
David Mak-Fan, Waterloo, CA;
Steven Fyke, Waterloo, CA;
Assignee:
BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Method and arrangement that provides a power-saving mode for a handheld electronic device having a reduced alphabetic keyboard. The power-saving mode is enabled through disabling a sensor that detects motion of a ball of the trackball navigation tool and disabling the display screen of the handheld electronic device. The power-saving mode may be exited before disablement of the sensor when the display screen is disabled first.