IR Receiver Applet Specification
The IR Receiver applet allows the user to turn the IR receiver on and off.
On some devices, the IR receiver uses a significant amount of power.
The user may wish to disable the IR receiver for safety or security
reasons.
Status: RT
Use Cases
- Annoying beamer
Prankster Peter keeps beaming lurid images to Bob's PDA.
Bob turns off his IR receiver and is no longer annoyed.
- Power saver
Bob's PDA uses 5% more power when the IR receiver is enabled.
While travelling, he saves power by only turning it on
when he anticipates receiveing something.
Features
- On/Off: The receiver can be turned on or off using an entry in the Q menu.
- On for 5 minutes: The receiver can be turned on, and it will automatically
turn off after five minutes.
- Feedback: The current state is shown by looking at the menu
(not implemented: in the on-for-5-minutes case, an LED or an
icon in the taskbar is shown while the IR is on).
Prerequisites
- IrDA: device must have the IrDA service.