SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING INACTIVITY TIMEOUT SETTINGS ON A DISPLAY DEVICE

摘要

In general, embodiments of the invention provide an approach to proactively adjust timeout settings on a display device based on user activity. Specifically, a system and method are presented to adaptively adjust the inactivity timeout settings on a display device based on the application being used, the content being displayed on the device, and an analysis of the user's history with the application. The present invention calculates an inactivity timeout modifier which is utilized to modify the default operating system timeout value.