METHOD FOR ENTERING IDLE MODE AND MOBILE TERMINAL FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH METHOD

• US 20130138987A1
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/22/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Original Assignee: ZTE Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Cheng
• Application Number:
  US13/581,834
• Publication Number:
  US 20130138987A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/323
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0258 controlling an operation mode according to history or models of usage information, e.g. activity schedule or time of day
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/30 Connection release
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method for entering into an idle mode comprising: a mobile terminal getting ready to enter into an idle state; and determining whether a data connection exists currently, and if the data connection exists, sending a connection release message to a network side, and the mobile terminal entering into the idle state after receiving a reply message, if the data connection does not exist, the mobile terminal entering into the idle state directly. The present invention further discloses a mobile terminal to which the method is applied. Using the method and mobile terminal described above, the mobile terminal can enter into the idle state directly, thereby avoiding waste of electricity in the state transition process and extending the idle time of the mobile terminal.

Claims

1. A method for method for entering into an idle mode comprising:

a mobile terminal getting ready to enter into an idle state; and

determining whether a data connection exists currently, and if the data connection exists, sending a connection release message to a network side, and the mobile terminal entering into the idle state after receiving a reply message, if the data connection does not exist, the mobile terminal entering into the idle state directly.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein a triggering condition for the mobile terminal to get ready to enter into the idle state includes a user instruction or information that the mobile terminal enters into a state in which data transmission does not exist.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the connection release message is a message that is able to notify the network side to release all connections between the mobile terminal and the network side.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the mobile terminal getting ready to enter into the idle state comprises:

for a Windows Mobile operating system, a power management module in the mobile terminal sending a command to drive various modules to enter into the idle state by calling a IOCTL_POWER_SET function; and

for an Android operating system, a power management module in an Android system kernel in the mobile terminal checking whether wakeup lock of all modules has been released, if yes, it is indicated that the system can enter into the idle state immediately.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the entering into the idle state comprises:

for the Windows Mobile operating system, the power management module commanding a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to enter into a low-power mode after confirming that all the modules have entered into the idle state; and

for the Android operating system, the power management module freezing all process activities, and then commanding the CPU to enter into the low-power mode.

11. The method according to claim 2, wherein the connection release message is a message that is able to notify the network side to release all connections between the mobile terminal and the network side.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein the mobile terminal getting ready to enter into the idle state comprises:

for a Windows Mobile operating system, a power management module in the mobile terminal sending a command to drive various modules to enter into the idle state by calling a IOCTL_POWER_SET function; and

for an Android operating system, a power management module in an Android system kernel in the mobile terminal checking whether wakeup lock of all modules has been released, if yes, it is indicated that the system can enter into the idle state immediately.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein the entering into the idle state comprises:

for the Windows Mobile operating system, the power management module commanding a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to enter into a low-power mode after confirming that all the modules have entered into the idle state; and

for the Android operating system, the power management module freezing all process activities, and then commanding the CPU to enter into the low-power mode.

6. A mobile terminal entering into an idle mode comprising a power management module and a radio interface layer (RIL) module, wherein

the power management module is configured to allow the mobile terminal to get ready to enter into an idle state, and cause the mobile terminal to enter into the idle state after receiving a reply message from a network side forwarded by the RIL module or a confirmation message indicating that a data connection does not exist returned by the RIL module;

and

the RIL module is configured to determine whether a data connection exists, and if the data connection exists, send a connection release message to the network side, and receive and forward the reply message to the power management module, if the data connection does not exist, return a confirmation message indicating that the data connection does not exist to the power management module.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the mobile terminal further comprises additional function modules configured to provide the power management module with a triggering condition for the mobile terminal to enter into the idle state after receiving a user instruction or information that the mobile terminal enters into a state in which data transmission does not exist.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the connection release message sent by the RIL module is a message that is able to notify the network side to release all connections between the mobile terminal and the network side.

9. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the power management module allowing the mobile terminal to get ready to enter into the idle state comprises:

for a Windows Mobile operating system, a power management module in the mobile terminal sending a command to drive various modules to enter into the idle state by calling a IOCTL_POWER_SET function; and

for an Android operating system, a power management module in an Android system kernel in the mobile terminal checking whether wakeup lock of all modules has been released, if yes, it is indicated that the system can enter into the idle state immediately.

10. The mobile terminal according to claim 6, wherein the power management module causing the mobile terminal to enter into the idle state comprises:

for the Windows Mobile operating system, the power management module commanding a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to enter into a low-power mode after confirming that all the modules have entered into the idle state; and

for the Android operating system, the power management module freezing all process activities, and then commanding the CPU to enter into the low-power mode.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the connection release message sent by the RIL module is a message that is able to notify the network side to release all connections between the mobile terminal and the network side.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the power management module allowing the mobile terminal to get ready to enter into the idle state comprises:

for a Windows Mobile operating system, a power management module in the mobile terminal sending a command to drive various modules to enter into the idle state by calling a IOCTL_POWER_SET function; and

for an Android operating system, a power management module in an Android system kernel in the mobile terminal checking whether wakeup_lock of all modules has been released, if yes, it is indicated that the system can enter into the idle state immediately.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 7, wherein the power management module causing the mobile terminal to enter into the idle state comprises:

for the Windows Mobile operating system, the power management module commanding a Central Processing Unit (CPU) to enter into a low-power mode after confirming that all the modules have entered into the idle state; and

for the Android operating system, the power management module freezing all process activities, and then commanding the CPU to enter into the low-power mode.