Reduced power consumption

• US 7,356,319 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2006
• Issued: 04/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Mason, Ken
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Tony T.
• Application Number:
  US11/482,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20070015480A1
• Time in Patent Office: 641 Days
• Field of Search: 455/184.1, 455/183.2, 455/73, 455/95, 455/185.1, 455/186.1, 455/127.1, 455/412.1, 455/418, 455/458, 455/130, 455/514, 455/522, 455/550.1, 455/556.2
• US Class Current: 455/184.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/34 using an out-of-band subcarrier signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 20/426 Receiver side
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 2201/13 radio data system/radio broadcast data system [RDS/RBDS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 40/18 Arrangements characterised by circuits or components specially adapted for receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/91 Mobile communication networks for accessing the Internet H04H60/85
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A radio frequency receiver for receiving supplementary data transmitted with a radio station signal. The supplementary data includes one or more information word fields containing supplementary data transmitted with the radio station signal. The receiver includes a host processor for processing the supplementary data; a supplementary data demodulator and decoder for demodulating and decoding a received radio signal to generate a stream of bits representing one or more information word fields; an information word type memory for storing one or more information word type fields; detection circuitry arranged to receive and compare the information word type field decoded by the supplementary data decoder with one or more information word type fields stored in the information word type memory, and to provide a matched condition signal in response to a match between one or more decoded information word type fields and one or more of the corresponding stored information word types fields. The receiver is arranged to, in response to the matched condition signal, cause the corresponding supplementary data to be processed by the host processor.

Claims

1. Device circuitry for providing first and second transmission functions, the device circuitry comprising radio frequency receiver circuitry to provide the first transmission function and telecommunications circuitry to provide the second transmission function,

the radio frequency receiver circuitry arranged to process broadcast transmission data received by the radio frequency receiver circuitry, and wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to have active and idle modes, the active mode enabling the processing of received broadcast transmission data,

the telecommunications circuitry arranged to process telecommunications transmission data, and wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to have active and idle modes, the active mode enabling the processing of telecommunications transmission data,

the device circuitry further comprising power management circuitry arranged to move the radio frequency receiver circuitry from the idle state to the active state in correspondence with when the telecommunications circuitry is in the active mode.

2. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to be in the idle mode in a time interval between the telecommunications circuitry transmitting data to a network.

3. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to be in the idle mode during GSM idle modes.

4. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry comprises storage circuitry to store received broadcast transmission data, and wherein radio frequency circuitry is arranged to access and process stored broadcast transmission data when the telecommunications circuitry receives an interrupt to process telecommunications transmission data.

5. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry comprises storage circuitry to store received broadcast transmission data, and wherein radio frequency circuitry is arranged to access and process stored broadcast transmission data when the telecommunications circuitry receives an interrupt to process GSM telecommunications transmission data.

6. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to operate according to a GSM telecommunications system.

7. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to operate according to a UMTS telecommunications system.

8. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to operate according to a TDMA telecommunications system.

9. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to operate according to a WCDMA telecommunications system.

10. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to operate according to a 2G, 2.5G, 3G. 4G telecommunications system or a variation thereof.

11. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to conform to a RDS standard.

12. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to conform to a RBDS standard.

13. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to process non-televisual data signals.

14. A multimedia device comprising the device circuitry of claim 1.

15. Device comprising the device circuitry of claim 1.

16. Device circuitry according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is for receiving supplementary data transmitted with a radio station signal, said supplementary data comprising one or more information word fields containing supplementary data transmitted with the radio station signal, said receiver circuitry comprising:

a host processor for processing said supplementary data;

a supplementary data demodulator and decoder for demodulating and decoding a received radio signal to generate a stream of bits representing one or more information word fields;

a information word type memory for storing one or more information word type fields;

detection circuitry arranged to receive and compare the information word type field decoded by the supplementary data decoder with one or more information word type fields stored in the information word type memory, and to provide a matched condition signal in response to a match between one or more decoded information word type fields and one or more of said corresponding stored information word types fields, and wherein the receiver is arranged to, in response to the matched condition signal, cause the corresponding supplementary data to be processed by means of the host processor.

17. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the receiver circuitry and the supplementary data conform to RDS standard.

18. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the receiver circuitry and the supplementary data conform to RBDS standard.

19. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the receiver circuitry and the supplementary data conform to RDS standard information word type memory and wherein the receiver circuitry is arranged to store one or more Block 2 codes and the detection circuitry is arranged to provide the matched condition signal in response to a match between the one or more received decoded Block 2 information word type fields and one or more of said corresponding stored Block 2 information word types fields.

20. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the receiver circuitry and the supplementary data conform to RBDS standard information word type memory and wherein the receiver circuitry is arranged to store one or more Block 2 codes and the detection circuitry is arranged to provide the matched condition signal in response to a match between the one or more received decoded Block 2 information word type fields and one or more of said corresponding stored Block 2 information word types fields.

21. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is arranged to store one or more GTC(s).

22. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is arranged to store one or more TP code(s).

23. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is arranged to store one or more PTY code(s).

24. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is arranged to store one or more TA code(s).

25. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is programmable.

26. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, wherein the information word type memory is user-programmable.

27. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 16, further comprising a buffer memory for storing the decoded supplementary data prior to the decoded supplementary being processed by the host processor.

28. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 27, further comprising a latch responsive to the detection circuitry for controlling the flow of supplementary data to the buffer memory.

29. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 27, wherein the receiver circuitry is arranged such that the host processor reads the contents of the buffer memory upon receipt of an interrupt.

30. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 29, wherein the interrupt is generated by circuitry external to the receiver circuitry.

31. Device circuitry as claimed in claim 27, wherein the receiver circuitry is arranged such that the host processor reads the contents of the buffer memory during GSM burst activity.

32. A method of managing device circuitry power consumption, the device circuitry for providing first and second transmission functions, the device circuitry comprising radio frequency receiver circuitry to provide the first transmission function and telecommunications circuitry to provide the second transmission function,

the radio frequency receiver circuitry arranged to process broadcast transmission data received by the radio frequency receiver circuitry, and wherein the radio frequency receiver circuitry is arranged to have active and idle modes, the active mode enabling the processing of received broadcast transmission data,

the telecommunications circuitry arranged to process telecommunications transmission data, and wherein the telecommunications circuitry is arranged to have active and idle modes, the active mode enabling the processing of telecommunications transmission data,

wherein the method comprises moving the radio frequency receiver circuitry from the idle state to the active state in correspondence with when the telecommunications circuitry is in the active mode.

33. A radio frequency receiver for receiving supplementary data transmitted with a radio station signal, said supplementary data comprising one or more information word fields containing supplementary data transmitted with the radio station signal, said receiver comprising:

a host processor for processing said supplementary data the host processor having an active state and an idle state;

a supplementary data demodulator and decoder for demodulating and decoding a received radio signal to generate a stream of bits representing one or more information word fields;

a information word type memory for storing one or more information word type fields;

detection circuitry arranged to receive and compare the information word type field decoded by the supplementary data decoder with one or more information word type fields stored in the information word type memory, and to provide a matched condition signal in response to a match between one or more decoded information word type fields and one or more of said corresponding stored information word types fields, and wherein the receiver is arranged to, in response to the matched condition signal, cause the host processor to move to the active state to process the corresponding supplementary data.

34. A method for receiving supplementary data transmitted with a radio station signal, said supplementary data comprising one or more information word fields containing supplementary data transmitted with the radio station signal, said method comprising:

processing said supplementary data by a processing means having an active state and an idle state;

demodulating and decoding a received radio signal to generate a stream of bits representing the one or more information word fields;

storing one or more information word type fields in an information word field store;

receiving and comparing the information word type field decoded by the decoder with one or more of the stored information word type fields, and in response to a match therebetween, causing the processing means to move to the active state to process the corresponding supplementary data.