Method for reducing power consumption of a radio terminal by sensing duration of nonservice and/or varying receive period

• US 6,597,929 B1
• Filed: 11/12/1999
• Issued: 07/22/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Kil-Young, Han, Jae-Hee
• Primary Examiner(s): Urban, Edward F.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Corsaro, Nick
• Application Number:
  US09/438,802
• Time in Patent Office: 1,348 Days
• Field of Search: 455/574, 455/421, 455/515, 455/343, 370/311
• US Class Current: 455/574
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0245 according to signal strength
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A method for reducing the power consumption of a radio terminal. The method includes the steps of: setting a receiving period to a minimum period value if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on; receiving data and determining whether a bit error occurs; determining whether the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value if the bit error occurs; decreasing the receiving period if the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value; determining whether the receiving period is greater than or equal to a maximum period value if no bit error is detected; increasing the receiving period if the receiving period is less than the maximum period value; turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period if the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value or if it is greater than or equal to the maximum period value; and turning on the power supplied to the at least one component of the terminal if the receiving period has elapsed and returning to the step of receiving data.

Claims

1. A method for reducing the power consumption of a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

reading a preset receiving period determination table if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on, said receiving period determination table containing RSSI level information and corresponding receiving periods such that increasing RSSI levels correspond to increasing receiving periods;

measuring an RSSI level and setting a receiving period from the period determination table in proportion to the measured RSSI level;

turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period;

turning on the power supplied to the at least one component of the terminal if the receiving period has elapsed; and

returning to the step of measuring an RSSI level.

2. A method for reducing the power consumption of a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

setting a receiving period to a minimum period value if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on;

measuring an RSSI level to determine whether the RSSI level is less than a predetermined value;

determining whether the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value if the RSSI level is less than the predetermined value;

decreasing the receiving period if the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value;

determining whether the receiving period is less than a maximum period value if the RSSI level is not less than the predetermined value;

increasing the receiving period if the receiving period is less than the maximum period value;

turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period if the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value or if it is greater than or equal to the maximum period value;

turning on the power supplied to the receiving side if the receiving period has elapsed; and

returning to the step of measuring an RSSI level.

3. A method for reducing the power consumption of a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

setting a receiving period to a minimum period value if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on;

receiving data and determining whether a bit error occurs;

determining whether the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value if the bit error occurs;

decreasing the receiving period if the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value;

determining whether the receiving period is greater than or equal to a maximum period value if no bit error is detected;

increasing the receiving period if the receiving period is less than the maximum period value;

turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period if the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value or if it is greater than or equal to the maximum period value;

turning on the power supplied the to the at least one component of the terminal if the receiving period has elapsed; and

returning to the step of receiving data.

4. A method for controlling power consumption in a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

(a) measuring received signal strength indicator (RSSI) level;

(b) determining whether the RSSI level is less than a predetermined value, and if not returning to step (a);

(c) checking whether a measuring time interval has elapsed;

(d) determining if the measuring time interval is greater than a threshold value;

(e) if the measuring time interval is less than the threshold value, increasing the measuring time interval, and if the measuring time interval has elapsed, returning to step (a);

(f) if the measuring time interval is greater than the threshold value, turning off power supplied to at least one component of the radio terminal; and

(g) if the measuring time interval has elapsed, turning on power supplied to the at least one component of the radio terminal, and returning to step (a).

5. A method for reducing power consumption of a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

setting a receiving period to a minimum period value if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on;

receiving data and determining whether a bit error occurs;

determining whether the receiving period is less than or equal to the minimum period value if the bit error occurs;

decreasing the receiving period if the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value;

determining whether the receiving period is greater than or equal to a maximum period value if no bit error is detected;

increasing the receiving period if the receiving period is less than the maximum period value;

turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period;

turning on the power supplied to the at least one component of the terminal if the receiving period has elapsed; and

returning to the step of receiving data.

6. A method for reducing the power consumption of a radio terminal, comprising the steps of:

setting a receiving period to a minimum period value if power supplied to the radio terminal is turned on;

measuring an RSSI level to determine whether the RSSI level is less than a predetermined value;

determining whether the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value if the RSSI level is less than the predetermined value;

decreasing the receiving period if the receiving period is greater than the minimum period value;

determining whether the receiving period is less than a maximum period value if the RSSI level is not less than the predetermined value;

increasing the receiving period if the receiving period is less than the maximum period value;

turning off power supplied to at least one component of the terminal during the set receiving period;

turning on the power supplied to the receiving side if the receiving period has elapsed; and

returning to the step of measuring an RSSI level.