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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 17, 2012
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
A method of controlling a sleep mode of a portable terminal is provided. The method includes setting a sleep mode timer according to a default setting; displaying, upon reaching a predetermined time point before expiration of the sleep mode timer, a notice screen including the sleep mode timer and a timer setting area for re-setting the sleep mode timer according to a temporary setting; and entering, when a sleep mode timer temporary resetting command is received while the notice screen is displayed, a screen maintaining mode in which the sleep mode timer is temporarily re-set from the default setting to a temporary setting according to the sleep mode timer temporary resetting command.