APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR E-MAIL POLLING IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

• US 20080242269A1
• Filed: 01/24/2008
• Published: 10/02/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: LEE, Chul-Hwan, Oh, Youn-Taek
• Granted Patent: US 9,014,672 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus and method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal. In the e-mail polling method, a state of the portable terminal is detected after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal. E-mail polling is performed according to the detected state of the portable terminal. The state of the portable terminal is changed into an idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.

Claims

1. A method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

detecting a state of the portable terminal after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal;

performing e-mail polling according to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the e-mail polling according to the state of the portable terminal comprises, if the portable terminal is in a wake-up state, connecting to an e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

if the portable terminal is not in a wake-up state, driving a second timer for performing the e-mail polling after an elapse of a predetermined time period of the second timer; and

connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling after an expiration of a predetermined time period of the second timer.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before the expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time period of the first timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined time period of the second timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

7. An apparatus for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

a controller for detecting a state of the portable terminal after an expiration of a predetermined time period of a first timer in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal, performing e-mail polling according to the detected state of the portable terminal, and changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling;

a first timer driven during a predetermined time period under a control of the controller; and

a communication module for receiving e-mail according to the e-mail polling.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a second timer that, if the portable terminal is in a sleep state, is driven during a predetermined time period of the second timer under the control of the controller.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein, if the portable terminal is in a wake-up state, the controller connects to an e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller, after an elapse of a predetermined time period and if the portable terminal is in a sleep state, drives a second timer for performing the e-mail polling, and, after expiration of a predetermined time period of the second timer, connects to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before an expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, the controller connects to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the predetermined time period of the first timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

13. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the predetermined time period of the second timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

14. An apparatus for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

means for detecting a state of the portable terminal after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal

means for performing e-mail polling according to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

means for changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means for performing the e-mail polling according to the state of the portable terminal comprises,

if the portable terminal is in a wake-up state, means for connecting to an e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

if the portable terminal is not in a wake-up state, means for driving a second timer for performing the e-mail polling after an elapse of a predetermined time period of the second timer; and

means for connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling after an expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before the expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, means for connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

18. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, the medium comprising:

a first code segment, for detecting a state of the portable terminal after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal;

a second code segment, for performing e-mail polling according to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

a third code segment, for changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.