Method for operating power source of mobile communication terminal
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1. A method for operating a power source of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
- determining a current required for operating a module when a user selects the module for operation;
determining supply of available current from a battery; and
determining whether or not the module can be operated based on the current required for operating the module and the supply of available current from the battery.
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Abstract
In a method for operating a power source of a mobile communication terminal, when a user selects a module, the mobile communication terminal allows the user to be informed in advance whether the corresponding function can be executed or not by comparing the total consumption current for operating the corresponding module with a supply of available current and notifies the user whether or not the selected module can be operated. By notifying the user in advance whether the selected module can be operated or not, the terminal can be prevented from being suddenly turned off and the power source can be effectively used.
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1. A method for operating a power source of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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determining a current required for operating a module when a user selects the module for operation;
determining supply of available current from a battery; and
determining whether or not the module can be operated based on the current required for operating the module and the supply of available current from the battery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a power source of a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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determining a current required for operating a specific module by reading a required current from a memory based a type of module corresponding to the specific module;
measuring a voltage of a battery and reading a supply of available current from the battery corresponding to the measured voltage from the memory; and
notifying a user that the specific module cannot be operated when the current required for operating the specific module exceeds the supply of available current from the battery. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for controlling a power consumption of a mobile communication terminal wherein the mobile communication terminal includes a plurality of separately operable modules, the method comprising:
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determining a current amount required for operating a selected module;
determining an amount of available current from a battery;
determining whether the selected module may be operated based on the current amount required and the amount of available current; and
enabling the selected module if it is determined that the selected module may be operated. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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