MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20100210212A1
• Filed: 12/14/2009
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Mobile Communications Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: SATO, Hiroto
• Application Number:
  US12/636,982
• Publication Number:
  US 20100210212A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.300
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/48 Transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/72 for local intradevice communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 5/79 for data transfer in combination with power transfer

Abstract

A mobile communication device includes: a first communication module configured to perform first wireless communication with a base station; a second communication module configured to perform second wireless communication with a hands-free device through a near field communication network; a power controller configured to supply power to the second communication module when an incoming signal is received from the base station; and a link controller configured to control the second communication module to establish a wireless link with the hands-free device after the power is supplied to the second communication module by the power controller, wherein the power controller maintains supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is established by the link controller and stops supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is unestablished by the link controller.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device comprising:

a first communication module configured to perform first wireless communication with a base station;

a second communication module configured to perform second wireless communication with a hands-free device through a near field communication network;

a power controller configured to supply power to the second communication module when an incoming signal is received from the base station; and

a link controller configured to control the second communication module to establish a wireless link with the hands-free device after the power is supplied to the second communication module by the power controller,

wherein the power controller maintains supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is established by the link controller and stops supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is unestablished by the link controller.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1 further comprising:

a characteristic quantity storage configured to store a first characteristic quantity indicating that the incoming signal should preferably be transmitted to the hands-free device;

a characteristic quantity calculation module configured to calculate a second characteristic quantity from input ambient sound; and

a characteristic quantity comparison module configured to compare the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, wherein the power controller supplies the power to the characteristic quantity calculation module and the characteristic quantity comparison module when the incoming signal is received from the base station, wherein the characteristic quantity calculation module calculates the second characteristic quantity from the ambient sound when the power is supplied,

wherein the characteristic quantity comparison module notifies the power controller a determination result indicating whether or not the second characteristic quantity matches the first characteristic quantity, and

wherein the power controller supplies the power to the second communication module upon receipt of the notification indicating that the second characteristic quantity matches the first characteristic quantity.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 3, wherein the first characteristic quantity stored in the characteristic quantity storage is a measured characteristic quantity that is measured when the mobile communication device exists in a vehicle and while no voice communication is performed.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 3, wherein the power controller stops supplying the power to the characteristic quantity calculation module and the characteristic quantity comparison module when comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity is finished.

6. A mobile communication device comprising:

a first communication module configured to perform first wireless communication with a base station;

a second communication module configured to perform second wireless communication with a first hands-free device and a second hands-free device through a near field communication network;

a link controller configured to control the second communication module to establish a wireless link with one of the first hands-free device and the second hands-free device;

a characteristic quantity storage configured to store a first characteristic quantity indicating that the incoming signal should preferably be transmitted to the first hands-free device;

a characteristic quantity calculation module configured to calculate a second characteristic quantity from input ambient sound;

a characteristic quantity comparison module configured to compare the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity; and

a power controller configured to supply power to the characteristic quantity calculation module, the characteristic quantity comparison module, and the second communication module upon receipt of the incoming signal from the base station.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein the characteristic quantity calculation module and the characteristic quantity comparison module calculates the second characteristic quantity from the ambient sound and determines whether the second characteristic quantity matches with the first characteristic quantity when the power is supplied upon receipt of the incoming signal,

wherein the link controller controls the second communication module to establish the wireless link with the first hands-free device when determined that the second characteristic quantity matches with the first characteristic quantity and controls the second communication module to establish the wireless link with the second hands-free device when determined that the second characteristic quantity does not match with the first characteristic quantity, and

wherein the power controller maintains supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is established by the link controller and stops supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is unestablished by the link controller.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the first characteristic quantity stored in the characteristic quantity storage is a measured characteristic quantity that is measured when the mobile communication device exists in a vehicle and while no voice communication is performed.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the power controller stops supplying the power to the characteristic quantity calculation module and the characteristic quantity comparison module when comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity is finished.

10. A method for controlling a mobile communication device comprising:

a first communication module configured to perform first wireless communication with a base station; and

a second communication module configured to perform second wireless communication with a hands-free device through a near field communication network,

wherein the method comprises;

supplying power to the second communication module when an incoming signal is received from the base station;

controlling the second communication module to establish a wireless link with the hands-free device after the power is supplied to the second communication module;

controlling to maintain supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is established and to stop supplying the power to the second communication module when the wireless link is unestablished.

11. The method of claim 10 further comprising:

storing a first characteristic quantity indicating that the incoming signal should preferably be transmitted to the hands-free device;

calculating a second characteristic quantity from input ambient sound; and

comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the power is supplied for calculating the second characteristic quantity and for comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity when the incoming signal is received from the base station,

wherein the second characteristic quantity is calculated from the ambient sound when the power is supplied, and

wherein the power is supplied to the second communication module upon receipt of a notification indicating that the second characteristic quantity matches the first characteristic quantity.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the first characteristic quantity being stored is a measured characteristic quantity that is measured when the mobile communication device exists in a vehicle and while no voice communication is performed.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the power supplied for calculating the second characteristic quantity and for comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity is stopped when comparing the second characteristic quantity with the first characteristic quantity is finished.