Mobile telephone apparatus with power saving

• US 5,953,677 A
• Filed: 09/08/1997
• Issued: 09/14/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 09/27/1996
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Yukio
• Primary Examiner(s): Eisenzopf, Reinhard J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, DUC M
• Application Number:
  US08/925,923
• Time in Patent Office: 736 Days
• Field of Search: 455/574, 455/572, 455/127, 455/456, 455/421, 455/343, 455/38.3
• US Class Current: 455/574
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0241 where no transmission is received, e.g. out of range of the transmitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile telephone apparatus is disclosed which comprises: a radio communication circuit having an antenna for receiving a radio wave signal and outputting a reception signal; a judging circuit responsive to the reception signal for judging whether the mobile telephone apparatus is inside or outside a service area; a detection circuit for detecting whether the mobile telephone apparatus is in a moving condition or a static condition; a power supply for supplying a power to the radio communication circuit; and a control circuit responsive to the judging circuit and the detection circuit for stopping supplying the power to the radio communication circuit when the mobile telephone apparatus is outside the service area and the mobile telephone apparatus is in the static condition. The detection circuit may comprises a acceleration sensor, a vibration sensor, a vehicle speed meter. The power consumption is further reduced by making the microprocessor and the acceleration sensor in a sleep mode. Intervals of the power saving mode can be displayed.

Claims

1. A mobile telephone apparatus comprising:

radio communication means having an antenna for receiving a radio wave signal and outputting a reception signal;

judging means responsive to said reception signal for judging whether said mobile telephone apparatus is inside or outside a service area of said radio wave signal;

detection means for detecting whether said mobile telephone apparatus is in a moving condition or a static condition;

a power supply for supplying a power to said radio communication means; and

control means responsive to said judging means and said detection means for stopping supplying said power to said radio communication means when said mobile telephone apparatus is outside said service area and said mobile telephone apparatus is in said static condition.

2. The mobile telephone apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a clock circuit for measuring a first interval of stopping supplying said power to said radio wave communication means, a second interval in said moving condition and displaying means for displaying said first interval and said second interval.

3. The mobile telephone apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection means comprises an accelerometer for detecting acceleration of said mobile telephone apparatus.

4. The mobile telephone apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection means comprises a vibration sensor for detecting a vibration of said mobile telephone apparatus.

5. The mobile telephone apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said detection means comprises receiving means for receiving a vehicle speed signal indicative of a vehicle on which said mobile telephone apparatus is mounted, said detection means detecting whether said mobile telephone apparatus is in said moving condition or said static condition from said vehicle speed signal.

6. The mobile telephone apparatus as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a clock circuit for measuring a first interval of stopping supplying said power to said radio wave communication means, a second interval in said moving condition and displaying means for displaying said first interval and said second interval, wherein said detection means comprises receiving means for receiving a vehicle speed signal indicative of a vehicle on which said mobile telephone apparatus is mounted.