Dual mode portable telephone which prevents power being applied to the analog or digital signal processors not selected for communication

• US 5,428,664 A
• Filed: 03/19/1993
• Issued: 06/27/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Takeo
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): CUMMING, WILLIAM D
• Application Number:
  US08/034,555
• Time in Patent Office: 830 Days
• Field of Search: 379/56, 379/58, 379/411, 455/33.2, 455/34.2, 455/38.3, 455/54.1, 455/70, 455/127, 455/89
• US Class Current: 455/574
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0274 by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A portable telephone capable of selectively effecting analog communication or digital communication in response an analog signal or a digital signal. Power is prevented from being applied to either of an analog signal processing section and a digital signal processing section which does not join in communication.

Claims

1. A portable telephone capable of selectively effecting analog communication or digital communication, comprising:

communication system selecting means for receiving information designating analog communication or digital communication from a central station;

analog signal processing means for selectively modulating or demodulating an analog signal and processing said analog signal;

digital signal processing means, independent of said analog signal processing means, for selectively modulating or demodulating a digital signal and processing said digital signal;

switching means for selecting for communication either of said analog signal processing means and said digital signal processing means; and

control means responsive to said communication system selecting means for controlling said switching means so as to select for communication either of said analog signal processing means and said digital signal processing means based upon said information received by said communication system selecting means from said central station and said control means further preventing power from being applied to said analog signal processing means or said digital signal processing means or said digital signal processing means not selected for communication.

2. A telephone as claimed in claim 1, wherein said analog signal processing means and said digital signal processing means each comprises a filtering function for preprocessing a speech signal to be ted to a handset included in said portable telephone.

3. An apparatus with reduced power consumption in a portable telephone comprising:

means for receiving control information designating either of analog communication and digital communication;

an analog communication system comprising;

an analog signal modulating/demodulating section; and

an analog signal processing section;

a digital communication system, independent of the analog communication system, comprising;

a digital signal modulating/demodulating section; and

a digital signal processing section;

selection means, responsive to the control information, for designating a selected system and a non-selected system, the selection means selecting between the analog communication system and the digital communication system;

control means for preventing power from being applied to the non-selected system;

switching means responsive to the control means to connect the selected system to communication signal paths.