# 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.