RF-controlled power saving communication system

• US 7,529,536 B2
• Filed: 08/10/2006
• Issued: 05/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Hsieh, Kuan-Hong, Chung, Shin-Hong, Wang, Han-Che
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh; Sonny
• Application Number:
  US11/309,454
• Publication Number:
  US 20070120646A1
• Time in Patent Office: 999 Days
• Field of Search: 455/550.1, 455/574, 455/343.1, 455/343.2, 455/343.5, 455/572
• US Class Current: 455/343.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/028 switching on or off only a part of the equipment circuit blocks
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An RF-controlled power saving communication system includes an electronic device (30), an antenna (60), a radio frequency (RF) receiver (40) and a power saving apparatus (20) for controlling power supply of the electronic device. The RF receiver receives RF signals via the antenna and transmits the RF signals to the electronic device to process. The RF receiver further transmits the RF signals to the power saving apparatus. The power saving apparatus resumes the power supply of the electronic device in accordance with the RF signals.

Claims

1. An RF-controlled power saving communication system, comprising:

an electronic device;

an antenna;

a radio frequency (RF) receiver for receiving RF signals via the antenna and transmitting the RF signals to the electronic device to process; and

a power saving apparatus for controlling power supply of the electronic device, the power saving apparatus comprising;

a controlling circuit comprising two parallel-arranged N-channel MOS, a first one being controlled by the electronic device and a second one being controlled by the RF receiver using the RF signals; and

a switching circuit configured for controlling the power supply of the electronic device under control of both the first N-channel MOS and the second N-channel MOS.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the power saving apparatus is configured for discontinuing the power supply of the electronic device when the electronic device stays in an “

idle”

state over a predetermined time period.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the power saving apparatus is further configured for maintaining the power supply of the electronic device when the electronic device stays in a “

busy”

state or stays in the “

idle”

state under the predetermined time period.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first N-channel MOS is turned off when the electronic device stays in an “

idle”

state over a predetermined time period to control the switching circuit to discontinue the power supply of the electronic device.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein the switch circuit is configured for controlling the power supply of the electronic device to resume supplying power when the second N-channel MOS receives the RF signals.

6. The system as claimed in claim 5, wherein the switching circuit comprises a P-channel MOS.