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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2014
Mcube, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
ChengLong Fu, Taipei, TW;
mCube, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A portable computing device using power consumption reduction and a method of operating therefor. The method can include the following steps: determining, in a sensor in the portable computing device, orientation changes of the portable computing device; determining, in the portable computing device, a status of a first operation of the portable computing device; determining, in the portable computing device, a status of a second operation of the portable computing device; discontinuing, in the portable computing device, the second operation in response to when the orientation changes of the portable computing device are less than a threshold, and in response to the status of the first operation and the status of the second operation; and outputting, on a display of the portable computing device, an indication to a user that the second operation has been discontinued.