Mobile terminal equipped with automatic power supply

• US 8,255,008 B1
• Filed: 07/12/2006
• Issued: 08/28/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Bourliataud, Christian, Chanteau, Gilles
• Primary Examiner(s): Mehrpour, Melody
• Application Number:
  US11/995,463
• Time in Patent Office: 2,239 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435.2, 455/435.1, 455/574, 455/456.3, 455/414.2, 455/405, 455/418, 455/572, 455/441, 455/436, 455/73, 455/115, 455/343, 455/127, 455/164.1, 455/162.1, 455/421, 455/425, 455/408, 340/539.22, 340/539.11, 340/539.1, 340/825.5, 340/547, 340/514, 340/518, 340/539.3
• US Class Current: 455/572
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0254 detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

According to the invention, the terminal (10) includes means (20) for automatically supplying power to a component (15) of said terminal, said automatic power supply being controlled by means (20) for detecting movement of said terminal (10). Application to mobile terminals equipped with a radio interface.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a radio-frequency wave detector to, upon detection of a radio wave of a predetermined frequency, send to a motherboard of said terminal a signal to activate said motherboard from a standby mode;

a movement detection means for detecting movement of said mobile terminal;

an automatic power supply means for supplying power to said radio-frequency wave detector upon detection of movement of said mobile terminal by said movement detection means, said automatic power supply means being controlled by said movement detection means.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said automatic power supply means includes a battery adapted to be connected to said motherboard by said movement detection means.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein said battery is a power supply battery of the terminal.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 2, wherein said movement detection means includes a vibration detector supplied with power by said battery.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a primary power source to provide power to said motherboard upon activation of said motherboard,

wherein said movement detection means includes an autonomous vibration detector that does not receive power from said primary source.

6. A mobile terminal according to claim 5, wherein said autonomous vibration detector is a vibration based electrical generator configured to convert vibrations into electrical energy supplied to the radio-frequency wave detector upon detection of movement of said mobile terminal.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein said automatic power supply means includes of a vibration based electrical generator.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a radio interface for connecting said terminal to a radio network and a module for activating said radio interface further to an activation of said motherboard.

9. A telecommunication system including a communication network having a radio access point able to communicate with a mobile terminal according to claim 1.

10. A mobile terminal, comprising:

a radio-frequency wave detector to, upon detection of a radio wave of a predetermined frequency, send to a motherboard of said terminal a signal to activate said motherboard from a standby mode;

a movement detection device to detect movement of said mobile terminal; and

an automatic power supply device to supply power to said radio-frequency wave detector upon detection of movement of said mobile terminal by said movement detection device, said automatic power supply device being controlled by said movement detection device.

11. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein said automatic power supply device includes a battery adapted to be connected to said motherboard by said movement detection device.

12. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein said battery is a power supply battery of the terminal.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 11, wherein said movement detection device includes a vibration detector supplied with power by said battery.

14. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising:

a primary power source to provide power to said motherboard upon activation of said motherboard,

wherein said movement detection device includes an autonomous vibration detector that does not receive power from said primary source.

15. The mobile terminal according to claim 14, wherein said autonomous vibration detector is a vibration based electrical generator configured to convert vibrations into electrical energy supplied to the radio-frequency wave detector upon detection of movement of said mobile terminal.

16. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, wherein said automatic power supply device includes a vibration based electrical generator.

17. The mobile terminal according to claim 10, further comprising:

a radio interface for connecting said terminal to a radio network and a module for activating said radio interface further to an activation of said motherboard.

18. A telecommunication system including a communication network having a radio access point able to communicate with a mobile terminal according to claim 10.