Method for controlling power in wireless telephone set

• US 20010006907A1
• Filed: 12/18/2000
• Published: 07/05/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 12/29/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Jae-Sun
• Granted Patent: US 8,050,724 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/574
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/40 Circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set. The method includes the steps of detecting whether or not any interrupting signals have been generated and performing a user mode for supplying power only to sections necessary for operations according to an origin of the interrupting signals, when said interrupting signals are generated.

Claims

1. A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set, comprising the steps of:

detecting whether or not any interrupting signals have been generated; and

performing a user mode for supplying power only to sections necessary for operations according to an origin of the interrupting signals, when said interrupting signals are generated.

2. The method of

claim 1

, further comprising a step of performing a slot mode for alternating between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals when no interrupting signal has been detected.

3. The method of

claim 1

, further comprising the steps of:

when the operations according to the origin of the interrupting signals are terminated, detecting whether or not there is a requirement for signal transmission; and

converting a control mode of the wireless telephone set into a transmission mode when there is a requirement for signal transmission, to supply power to a transmitting section and a receiving section.

4. The method of

claim 1

, wherein the sections necessary for operations according to the origin of the interrupting signals include a display section and a key input section.

5. A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set, comprising the steps of:

controlling a power supply to a receiving section according to a transmitting section turn-on signal to turn on the power supply to the receiving section when the transmitting section turn-on signal is received; and

when the transmitting section turn-on signal is not received, controlling the power supply to the receiving section according to slot mode control signals.

6. The method of

claim 5

, wherein the receiving section power supply is controlled by logically ORing the transmitting section turn-on signal and the slot mode control signals to control the turning-on of the power supply.