Method for optimizing opening and closing control of a sub-body in automatic and manual folder type mobile communication terminals

• US 6,621,066 B2
• Filed: 01/15/2002
• Issued: 09/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Sang-Soon
• Primary Examiner(s): Gutierrez, Diego
• Assistant Examiner(s): VERBITSKY, GAIL KAPLAN
• Application Number:
  US10/047,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20020113199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 609 Days
• Field of Search: 250/221, 250/222.1, 250/206, 250/206.1, 455/90, 455/575, 455/100, 455/550, 455/579
• US Class Current: 250/221
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/088 with parts of the receiver detachable or collapsible
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0214 Foldable telephones, i.e. with body parts pivoting to an open position around an axis parallel to the plane they define in closed position combined with translation movement H04M1/0235
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0245 using open/close detection

Abstract

A method for optimizing an automatic opening and closure control of a sub-body folder in a foldable mobile communication terminal provided with a main body, the sub-body, a sensor means for detecting a fully open or closed state of the sub-body, a sub-body opening/closing drive unit, and a current sensor. According to the method, a first motor driving current is measured before detection by the sensor means upon an opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit, and then a second motor driving current is measured after detection by the sensor means upon the opening or closing operation. Then, an optimal current threshold value is determined based on the first and second motor driving currents measured to be taken as a reference value for anticipating an operational state of the motor.

Claims

1. A method for optimizing an automatic opening and closure control of a sub-body folder in a foldable mobile communication terminal having a main body, the sub-body foldably mounted on the main body, a sensor means for detecting a fully open or closed state of the sub-body with respect to the main body, a sub-body opening/closing drive unit including a motor, and a current sensor for detecting an amount of motor driving current applied to the drive motor, the method comprising the steps of:

measuring a first motor driving current detected by the current sensor during an opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit, and a second motor driving current detected by the current sensor after detection by the sensor means of a fully opened or fully closed state of the sub-body; and

determining an optimal current threshold value based on the first and second motor driving currents to be taken as a reference value for anticipating an operational state of the motor, and applying the current threshold value to the foldable mobile communication terminal.

2. A method for optimizing an automatic opening and closure control of a sub-body folder in a foldable mobile communication terminal having a main body, the sub-body foldably mounted on the main body, a sensor means for detecting a fully open or closed state of the sub-body with respect to the main body, and a sub-body opening/closing drive unit including a motor, the method comprising the steps of

measuring a first motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit upon receipt of an instruction for starting a self-diagnosis operation from a user;

if the sensor means detects either one of the fully open or closed positions of the sub-body, determining as a first current value a representative one of current values measured before detection by the sensor means;

measuring a second motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit for a predetermined time duration after detection by the sensor means;

determining as a second current value a representative one of current values measured after detection by the sensor means; and

determining an optimal current threshold value based on the first and second motor driving currents to be taken as a reference value for anticipating an operational state of the motor, on basis of the first and second current values, so as to thereby apply the current threshold value to the foldable mobile communication terminal.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the current threshold value (THR) is determined by the following formula:

4. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the predetermined time duration after detection by the sensor means is in the range of 0 to 30 milliseconds.

5. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the representative one of current values measured is the highest one of the current values measured.

6. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the representative one of current values measured is the highest one of the current values measured which has no noise generated by the motor.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein said either one of the highest three or more values of the current amounts measured before and after detection by the sensor means is preferably of the third highest value.

9. The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the current threshold value (THR) is determined by the following formula:

7. A method for optimizing an automatic opening and closure control of a sub-body folder in a foldable mobile communication terminal having a main body, the sub-body foldably mounted on the main body, a sensor means for detecting a fully open or closed state of the sub-body with respect to the main body, and a sub-body opening/closing drive unit including therein a motor, the method comprising the steps of:

measuring a first motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit upon receipt of an instruction for starting a self-diagnosis operation from a user;

if the sensor means detects either one of the filly open or closed positions of the sub-body, determining as a first current value either one of the highest three or more values of the current amounts measured before detection by the sensor means;

measuring a second motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit for a predetermined time duration after detection by the sensor means;

determining as a second current value either one of the highest three or more values of the current amounts measured after detection by the sensor means; and

determining an optimal current threshold value as an intermediate value between the first and second current values, said current threshold value being usable as a reference value for anticipating an operational state of the motor.

10. A method for optimizing an automatic opening and closure control of a sub-body folder in a foldable mobile communication terminal having a main body, the sub-body foldably mounted on the main body, a sensor means for detecting a fully open or closed state of the sub-body with respect to the main body, and a sub-body opening/closing drive unit including therein a motor, the method comprising the steps of

measuring a first motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit upon receipt of an instruction for starting a self-diagnosis operation from a user;

if the sensor means detects either one of the fully open or closed positions of the sub-body, determining as a first current value one of the current amounts measured which has no noise generated by the motor before detection by the sensor means;

measuring a second motor driving current applied to the motor on an automatic opening or closing operation of the sub-body by the sub-body opening/closing drive unit for a predetermined time duration after detection by the sensor means;

determining as a second current value one of the current amounts measured which has no noise generated by the motor after detection by the sensor means; and

determining an optimal current threshold value as an intermediate value between the first and second current values, said current threshold value being usable as a reference value for anticipating an operational state of the motor.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the current threshold value (THR) is determined by the following formula: