FIELD: physics, control.
SUBSTANCE: invention relates to controlling visual displays and specifically to controlling screen brightness of a mobile terminal. The method includes maintaining brightness of a display unit of the mobile terminal at a reduced level of screen brightness during a non-active state of the mobile terminal and starting a timer for a short timeout in response to detection of an event during which the brightness of the display unit is controlled to be at a lower level of screen brightness than a normal level of screen brightness; determining if the detected event is an active or non-active state event which is configured by the user of the mobile terminal or by default; setting the brightness of the display unit to the normal level of screen brightness upon completion of the short timeout if the event is defined as an active state event and restoring the brightness of the display unit to the reduced level of screen brightness if the event is defined as non-active state event.
EFFECT: reducing power consumption of a mobile terminal by reducing screen illumination time.
19 cl, 33 dwg
