Method for power management of a smart phone

• US 20040082362A1
• Filed: 07/01/2003
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Yeh, Hsi-Cheng, Peng, Yu-Chun, Chang, Ching-Hsiang, Tung, Tzu-Hsun
• Granted Patent: US 6,999,800 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/556.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0225 using monitoring of external events, e.g. the presence of a signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0277 according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for power management of a smart phone. The method comprises steps of resetting the smart phone, searching for network service, operating the mobile phone system in standby mode and a PDA system in normal mode when connected to a network, switching the mobile phone system to connection mode when establishing communication with a remote terminal, switching the mobile phone system to sleep mode when the mobile phone system has been idle for a first time period, switching the PDA system to sleep mode when the PDA system has been idle for a second time period, and implementing power detection to switch the mobile phone and PDA system to off mode when the detected power is lower than a first and second threshold respectively.

Claims

1. A method for power management of a smart phone having a power system, a mobile phone system operated in a standby, sleep, connection or off mode, and a PDA system operated in a normal, sleep or off mode, the method comprising steps of:

resetting the smart phone;

searching for network service for the mobile phone system;

operating the mobile phone system in standby mode and the PDA system in normal mode when the network is located and connected to;

switching the mobile phone system from standby mode to connection mode when establishing communication with a remote terminal of the network;

switching the mobile phone system from standby mode to sleep mode when the mobile phone system has been idle for a first period of time;

switching the PDA system from normal mode to sleep mode when the PDA system has been idle for a second period of time; and

implementing a power detection method comprising steps of;

detecting an amount of power of a source in the power system;

switching the mobile phone system to off mode when the detected amount is less than a first threshold; and

switching the PDA system to off mode when the detected amount is less than a second threshold.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

switching the mobile phone system to sleep mode when the network fails to be either located or connected to.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 further comprising the step of:

searching for network service while the mobile phone system remains in sleep mode for a third period of time.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising the step of:

switching the mobile system from connection mode to standby mode when the communication is terminated.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the mobile phone system is switched to off mode when being turned off.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PDA system is switched from sleep mode to normal mode when being awoken.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PDA system is switched to off mode when being turned off.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second period of time is longer than the first period of time.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first threshold is larger than the second threshold.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power detection method is implemented every fourth period of time.

11. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PDA system displays a warning message when the mobile phone system is switched to off mode due to the detected amount of power less than the first threshold.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the PDA system displays a warning message when the PDA system is switched to off mode due to the detected amount of power less than the second threshold.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the source of the power system is a battery.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising steps of:

charging the source in the power system; and

switching the mobile phone system from off mode to standby mode when the amount of power of the source detected is larger than the first threshold.

15. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising steps of:

charging the source in the power system; and

switching the PDA system from off mode to normal mode when the amount of power of the source detected is larger than the second threshold.