METHOD OF EXECUTING CONTROL MODE OF RADIO FREQUENCY UNIT IN MOBILE TERMINAL AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR PERFORMING THE SAME

• US 20080125034A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 05/29/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: KIM, Jin Young, KIM, Kyong Su
• Application Number:
  US11/771,235
• Publication Number:
  US 20080125034A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/39
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method of executing a control mode of a radio frequency (RF) unit in a mobile terminal and a mobile terminal for performing the same are provided. The mobile terminal includes an RF unit to receive electric waves and a controller. The controller compares the intensity of the electric waves received in the RF unit with a reference value of electric wave intensity and the comparison result determines whether the controller turns the RF unit off.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a radio frequency (RF) unit to receive electric waves; and

a controller to compare the intensity of the electric waves received in the RF unit with a reference value of electric wave intensity,

wherein the comparison result determines whether the controller turns the RF unit off.

2. The mobile terminal of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises:

a numerical value comparison unit to compare the intensity of the received electric waves with the reference value of electric wave intensity; and

a power controller to turn off the RF unit by not supplying power to the RF unit if the intensity of the received electric waves is less than the reference value of electric wave intensity.

3. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller further comprises a numerical value conversion unit to convert the intensity of the received electric waves to a numerical value.

4. The mobile terminal of claim 2, wherein the controller turns on the RF unit if, after turning off the RF unit, it determines that a preset time period from a time at which the RF unit was turned off has elapsed.

5. The mobile terminal of claim 4, wherein the controller controls the RF unit to continuously receive the electric waves by sustaining a turn-on state of the RF unit if the intensity of the received electric waves is greater than or equal to the reference value of electric wave intensity.

6. The mobile terminal of claim 1, further comprising an input unit to input a control mode of the RF unit to turn the RF unit on and off.

7. The mobile terminal of claim 6, wherein the controller controls the RF unit to change to a control mode according to the input of the input unit and receive electric waves at a interval during a preset time period.

8. A method of executing a control mode of a radio frequency (RF) unit in a mobile terminal, comprising;

receiving electric waves in the RF unit;

comparing the intensity of the received electric waves with a reference value of electric wave intensity; and

turning off the RF unit if the intensity of the received electric waves is less than the reference value of electric wave intensity.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising determining whether a control mode of the RF unit is preset if the intensity of the received electric waves is less than the reference value of electric wave intensity.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

determining whether a preset time period has elapsed from a time at which the RF unit is turned off;

turning on the RF unit if the preset time period has elapsed; and

receiving the electric waves in the RF unit.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising sustaining a turn-on state of the RF unit if the intensity of the received electric waves is greater than or equal to the reference value of electric wave intensity.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising changing a state of receiving the electric waves at an interval during a preset time period to a state of receiving the electric waves at another interval during the preset time period if a control mode of the RF unit is selected;

and

receiving the electric waves at the changed interval during the preset time period in the RF unit.