Controlling the communication mode in a mobile communication terminal
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1. A method for controlling a communication mode of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving a deactivation time for deactivating the communication mode of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal can be configured to be used for data communication, but not used for voice communication when the communication mode is deactivated while the mobile communication terminal can be used for voice communication to at least one designated contact even when the communication mode is deactivated;
receiving a reactivation time for reactivating the communication mode;
deactivating the communication mode upon reaching the deactivation time;
displaying time remaining until the reactivation time;
prompting to confirm or deny reactivation of the communication mode upon reaching the reactivation time;
determining whether a mobile communication service is available by scanning a communication channel responsive to an input confirming the reactivation of the communication mode;
reactivating the communication mode upon the reaching the reactivation time and determining that the mobile communication service is available; and
delaying the reactivation of the communication mode when mobile communication service is unavailable or the reactivation of the communication mode is denied,wherein features of the mobile communication terminal that are unrelated to the communication mode are usable when the communication mode is deactivated, the features that are unrelated to the communication mode comprising at least one of a game function and a multimedia function.
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Abstract
A mobile communication terninal comprising an interface for allowing scheduling of a first time period; a timer for monitoring a beginning and an end for the first time period; and a controller for switching the mobile communication terminal to a first mode, at the beginning of the first time period, and for switching the mobile communication terminal to a second mode at the end of the first time period, wherein in the first mode, the mobile communication terminal cannot communicate over a mobile communication network.
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1. A method for controlling a communication mode of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving a deactivation time for deactivating the communication mode of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal can be configured to be used for data communication, but not used for voice communication when the communication mode is deactivated while the mobile communication terminal can be used for voice communication to at least one designated contact even when the communication mode is deactivated; receiving a reactivation time for reactivating the communication mode; deactivating the communication mode upon reaching the deactivation time; displaying time remaining until the reactivation time; prompting to confirm or deny reactivation of the communication mode upon reaching the reactivation time; determining whether a mobile communication service is available by scanning a communication channel responsive to an input confirming the reactivation of the communication mode; reactivating the communication mode upon the reaching the reactivation time and determining that the mobile communication service is available; and delaying the reactivation of the communication mode when mobile communication service is unavailable or the reactivation of the communication mode is denied, wherein features of the mobile communication terminal that are unrelated to the communication mode are usable when the communication mode is deactivated, the features that are unrelated to the communication mode comprising at least one of a game function and a multimedia function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 19, 20, 21)
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6. A method of controlling a communication mode of a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
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scheduling a first time period during which the mobile communication terminal switches to a first mode; determining whether a mobile communication service is available by scanning a communication channel after the first time period expires; switching from the first mode to a second mode upon expiration of the first time period and determining that the mobile communication service is available; and remaining in the first mode until the mobile communication terminal detects that the mobile communication service is available after the first time period expires, wherein the mobile communication terminal can partially communicate over a mobile communication network and non-communication related features of the mobile communication terminal remain available to a user in the first mode, the non-communication related features comprising at least one of a game function and a multimedia function, and the mobile communication terminal can communicate over the mobile communication network in the second mode, wherein communication to at least one designated contact can be initiated by a user of the mobile communication terminal even in the first mode in which communication to non-designated contacts is blocked. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24)
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7. A mobile communication terminal comprising:
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an interface configured to receive an input for scheduling a first time period; a timer configured to monitor a beginning and an end of the first time period; and a controller configured to; switch the mobile communication terminal to a first mode at the beginning of the first time period; prompt to confirm or deny switching to a second mode at the end of the first time period; determine whether the mobile communication terminal is in a service area by scanning a communication channel responsive to an input confirming the switching to the second mode; switch the mobile communication terminal to the second mode at the end of the first time period upon determining that the mobile communication terminal is in the service area; and delay switching to the second mode when mobile communication terminal is not in the service area or the switching to the second mode is denied, wherein the mobile communication terminal cannot communicate over a mobile communication network and non-communication related features of the mobile communication terminal are usable in the first mode, the non-communication related features comprising at least one of a game function and a multimedia function. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27)
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13. A system for controlling a communication mode of a mobile communication terminal, the system comprising:
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a logic unit configured to receive a deactivation time for deactivating the communication mode of the mobile communication terminal, wherein the mobile communication terminal can be configured to be used for data communication, but not used for voice communication when the communication mode is deactivated; a logic unit configured to receive a reactivation time for reactivating the communication mode; and a logic unit configured to deactivate the communication mode upon reaching the deactivation time; a logic unit configured to prompt to confirm or deny reactivation of the communication mode upon reaching the reactivation time; a logic unit configured to determine whether a mobile communication service is available by scanning a communication channel responsive to an input confirming the reactivation of the communication mode; a logic unit configured to reactivate the communication mode upon the reaching the reactivation time and determine that the mobile communication service is available, wherein features of the mobile communication terminal that are unrelated to the communication mode are usable when the communication mode is deactivated, the features that are unrelated to the communication mode comprising at least one of a game function and a multimedia function. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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