Mobile telephone terminal having selectively used processor unit for low power consumption
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1. A mobile telephone terminal powered by a battery, comprising:
- radio means for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and
control means for performing first and second control functions, said control means includingprocessor means for processing said first control functions in response to an activation signal, said processor means includes means for placing said processor means into a holding state when said processor means finishes processing said first control functions; and
logic means for processing said second control functions and for providing said activation signal to said processor means when first control functions need to be processed, said logic means includes clock providing means for selectively providing a high speed clock signal to said processor means based on said holding state and blocking means for blocking said high speed clock signal from said processor means when said processor means is in said holding state.
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Abstract
A mobile telephone terminal powered by a battery, which terminal is mainly comprised of a processor unit and a logic LSI unit as a control part thereof. The processor unit handles first control functions which are not used frequently but which are complicated and operate at a high clock speed. The logic LSI unit handles second control functions which are used constantly and frequently at a low clock speed. The processor unit is activated intermittently on demand by the logic LSI unit and thereby reduces power consumption.
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18 Claims
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1. A mobile telephone terminal powered by a battery, comprising:
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radio means for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and control means for performing first and second control functions, said control means including processor means for processing said first control functions in response to an activation signal, said processor means includes means for placing said processor means into a holding state when said processor means finishes processing said first control functions; and logic means for processing said second control functions and for providing said activation signal to said processor means when first control functions need to be processed, said logic means includes clock providing means for selectively providing a high speed clock signal to said processor means based on said holding state and blocking means for blocking said high speed clock signal from said processor means when said processor means is in said holding state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A mobile telephone terminal powered by a battery, comprising:
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radio means for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals; and control means for performing first control functions, and for processing second control functions, at least one of said first and second control functions include functions for controlling said radio means;
said control means includes;processor means for processing said first control functions in response to an activation signal and for entering a holding state when said processing means finishes processing said first control functions; and logic means for processing said second control functions, for providing said activation signal and a high speed clock signal to said processing means when said first control functions are to be processed, and for blocking said high speed clock signal from said processing means when said processing means is in said holding state.
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18. A method of controlling a battery powered mobile telephone terminal, including a radio unit for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals and a control unit for performing control functions, said control unit includes a processor unit and a logic unit, comprising the steps of:
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(a) defining first control functions; (b) defining second control functions; (c) processing said second control functions in the logic unit; (d) determining if said first control signals are to be processed; (e) activating the processor unit and providing a high speed clock signal to the processor unit in response to the determination that said first control signals are to be processed; (f) processing said first control signals in the processor unit in response to the activation of the processor unit; and (g) switching said processor unit into a holding state and blocking said high speed clock signal from the processor unit in response to the determination that said first control signals are not to be processed.
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