Power saving method of mobile telephone

• US 6,628,972 B1
• Filed: 08/02/1999
• Issued: 09/30/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sang-Seo
• Primary Examiner(s): Maung, Nay
• Assistant Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TU X
• Application Number:
  US09/366,296
• Time in Patent Office: 1,520 Days
• Field of Search: 455/127, 455/343, 455/574, 340/7.32, 340/7.38
• US Class Current: 455/574
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A power saving method of a mobile telephone. The power saving method includes the steps of: setting a power saving time period; if present time coincides with the set time, implementing a power saving function; and designating a cycle for checking a paging channel slot, and checking the paging channel slot by supplying a power of a battery to a radio frequency control part every designated cycle.

Claims

1. A power saving method in a mobile telephone, comprising the steps of:

setting a power saving time period;

monitoring for coincidence of the power saving time period and the present time;

designating a cycle length for checking a paging channel; and

when coincidence is reached, lengthening the cycle for checking the paging channel;

wherein said lengthening step further comprises the steps of;

monitoring for the set power saving time period;

if the set power saving time period does not coincide with the present time, clearing a paging slot skip flag and returning to said monitoring step;

if the set power saving time coincides with the present time, checking the paging slot skip flag;

if the paging slot skip flag is set, returning to the monitoring step;

if the paging slot skip flag is not set, setting the slot skip flag; and

returning to monitoring.

2. The power saving method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said setting step comprises the steps of:

pressing a time select key;

selecting the power saving time period; and

storing the selected time period.

3. The power saving method as claimed in claim 2, further comprising the step of displaying a message requesting that the power saving time period should be selected after said pressing step.

4. The power saving method in claim 1, wherein said lengthening step further comprises the steps of:

checking if the paging slot skip flag is set;

if the paging slot skip flag is not set, setting a paging slot flag, implementing a paging slot check routine, and returning to said checking step;

if the paging slot skip flag is set, checking if the paging slot flag is set;

if the paging slot flag is set, clearing the paging slot flag and returning to said checking step; and

if the paging slot flag is not set, setting the paging slot flag, implementing a paging slot check routine and returning to said checking step.

5. The power saving method in claim 4, wherein said steps of checking and setting, as well as flags, are increased in number in order to lengthen the paging slot cycle any integer number of times.

6. The power saving method in claim 4, wherein said paging slot check routine having a time index consisting of individual slots, one of which is designated as the slot when the paging channel is checked, said paging slot check routine comprising the steps of:

cycling through the individual slots in the index;

when the designated slot is reached, powering on a communication controller in order to check the paging channel;

continuing cycling through to the end of the index; and

discontinuing the routine.

7. A power saving method of a mobile telephone, comprising the steps of:

setting a power saving time period; and

during the power saving time period, lengthening a cycle for checking a paging channel;

wherein said lengthening step further comprises the steps of;

monitoring for the set power saving time period;

if the set power saving time period does not coincide with a present time, clearing a paging slot skip flag and returning to a monitoring step;

if the set power saving time coincides with the present time, checking the paging slot skip flag;

if the paging slot skip flag is set, returning to the monitoring step;

if the paging slot skip flag is not set, setting the slot skip flag; and

returning to monitoring.