Method for controlling communication function of mobile phone and mobile phone thereof

• US 20030060198A1
• Filed: 09/23/2002
• Published: 03/27/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Li, Changzhu
• Application Number:
  US10/253,239
• Publication Number:
  US 20030060198A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/434
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for controlling the selection of a communication function or a non-communication function of a mobile phone, and provides a mobile phone with the controlled communication function. This includes: setting a communication function selection item, adding a communication function control part; and under the control of the mobile phone control part, a subscriber can select the mobile phone communication function is whether at activated state or at closed state. When the communication function of a mobile phone is at an activated state, the mobile phone is connected with a network. When the communication function of a mobile phone is at a closed state, the mobile phone is not connected with a network. Therefore, the invention gives convenience to a mobile phone subscriber to activate the communication function to connect with a network or to close the communication function without connecting to a network. In this way, a subscriber can better select and use various communication functions and non-communication functions of a mobile phone.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a communication function of a mobile phone having a communication function, which implements signal transmission between the mobile phone and a communication network, and non-communication functions, which do not depend on a communication network, comprising the steps of:

setting a communication function selection item; and

providing the ability to select whether the communication function is at an activated state or a closed state;

when at an activated state, the mobile phone is communicating with the network;

when at a closed state, the mobile phone is not communicating with the network.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

storing the selection value for the communication function selection item, as such selection value is selected by a subscriber; and

automatically executing the function selected by stored communication function selection value, when switching on the mobile phone.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

setting a power on initial selection value for the communication function selection item; and

automatically executing the function required by the power on initial selection value, when switching on the mobile phone.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

starting a function selection program to activate the communication function selection item, and prompting a subscriber to input selection instruction, when switching on the mobile phone for the first time;

storing the selection value for the communication function selection item, and

automatically executing the function selected by the stored communication function selection value, when switching on the mobile phone later.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

setting a default value for the communication function selection item;

taking the default value as the selected value, if the subscriber has no input selection instructions after a preset time.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selecting is made by a communication function switching button set on the mobile phone;

after a selection, the function selection program is executed and the communication function is switched from the current activated state to a closed state or from the current closed state to an activated state.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selection is made by a communication function selection menu item in the mobile phone;

after a selection, the function selection program is executed and the communication function is switched from the current activated state to closed state or from the current closed state to an activated state.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

setting a communication function indicator showing whether the mobile phone is at communication function state or at non-communication state; and

when the communication function is switched from one state to another, accordingly switching the indication.

9. A mobile phone with a controlled communication function comprises an operation part, a control part, a wireless part, a duplex filter and an antenna;

wherein the mobile phone further comprises a communication function selection part which is controlled by the control part and provides a selection for the communication function to be activated or closed.

10. The mobile phone according to claim 9, wherein the communication function selection part is a switching button set on the mobile phone.

11. The mobile phone according to claim 9, wherein the communication function selection part is a communication function selection menu item in the mobile phone.

12. The mobile phone according to claim 9, further comprising a communication function display part for showing whether the communication function of the mobile phone is at an activated state or at a closed state.

13. The mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein the communication function display part is an indicator light set on the mobile phone.

14. The mobile phone according to claim 12, wherein the communication function display part is a display item on the mobile phone screen.