Power saving method for mobile communication terminal
First Claim
1. A power saving method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
- determining a setting of an activation condition for at least one user function;
measuring a remaining power capacity of a battery if the activation condition occurs; and
controlling the at least one user function based on the remaining power capacity of the battery,wherein controlling the at least one user function comprises;
determining whether the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than a prescribed reference value;
storing the setting of the activation condition in a memory if the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than the prescribed reference value; and
deactivating the at least one user function from the enabled activation condition irrespective of the setting of the activation condition for the at least one user function.
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Abstract
A power saving method for a mobile telephone is disclosed that can increase the useful life of a battery charge by temporarily turning off non-essential telephone functions not required for call transmission or reception. The method determines whether the remaining capacity of the telephone battery is smaller than a predetermined reference value. The power saving method includes the steps of setting an activation condition for non-essential telephone functions, detecting a state that satisfies the activation condition, measuring the remaining capacity of the telephone'"'"'s battery if the activation condition is satisfied, and controlling an activation operation of the non-essential telephone functions by comparing the measured remaining charged capacity with a reference value. The power saving method may include saving to and recalling from memory user preference settings when a user function is de-activated and re-activated, respectively.
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35 Claims
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1. A power saving method for a mobile terminal, comprising:
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determining a setting of an activation condition for at least one user function; measuring a remaining power capacity of a battery if the activation condition occurs; and controlling the at least one user function based on the remaining power capacity of the battery, wherein controlling the at least one user function comprises; determining whether the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than a prescribed reference value; storing the setting of the activation condition in a memory if the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than the prescribed reference value; and deactivating the at least one user function from the enabled activation condition irrespective of the setting of the activation condition for the at least one user function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A power saving method for a mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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determining an activation condition setting for a user function; detecting whether the activation condition is satisfied; measuring a remaining power capacity of a battery if the activation condition is satisfied; determining whether the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than a prescribed reference value; and storing in a memory said activation condition setting if the remaining power capacity of the battery is smaller than the prescribed reference value, and de-activating the corresponding user function regardless of the activation condition setting for the user function. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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means for controlling a plurality of user functions; means for detecting a remaining power capacity of a battery; means for automatically deactivating at least one of the plurality of user functions in accordance with the remaining power capacity of the battery; and means for automatically reactivating the at least one deactivated user function, wherein the means for automatically deactivating at least one of the plurality of user functions comprises; means for determining whether the remaining power capacity of the battery is less than a prescribed reference value; means for storing an activation condition of the at least one of the plurality of user functions if the remaining power capacity of the battery is less than a prescribed reference value; and means for switching-off the at least one of the plurality of user functions if the remaining power capacity of the battery is less than the prescribed reference value without consideration of an activation condition input by a user. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. An improved mobile communication terminal, wherein the improvement comprises:
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configuring a mobile station modem to determine whether a remaining power capacity of a battery is below a prescribed reference value; configuring the mobile station modem to store a current setting of a prescribed active user function in a memory if the remaining power capacity of the battery is below the prescribed reference value; and configuring the mobile station modem to automatically deactivate the prescribed active user function if the remaining power capacity of the battery is below the prescribed reference value irrespective of the prescribed active user function. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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30. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:
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a mobile station modem configured to control at least one prescribed user function; and a battery coupled to the mobile station modem to provide power to the mobile communication terminal; wherein the mobile station modem is configured to detect a power reserve condition of the battery and deactivate the at least one prescribed user function if the power reserve condition of the battery falls below a prescribed threshold without referring to any user preferences for deactivating particular functions. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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