Apparatus and method for e-mail polling in portable terminal

• US 9,014,672 B2
• Filed: 01/24/2008
• Issued: 04/21/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Chul-Hwan, Oh, Youn-Taek
• Primary Examiner(s): DOAN, PHUOC HUU
• Application Number:
  US12/019,157
• Publication Number:
  US 20080242269A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,644 Days
• Field of Search: 455/412, 455/412.1, 455/574, 455/414.1, 370/311, 709/223
• US Class Current: 455/412.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/224 providing notification on incoming messages, e.g. pushed notifications of received messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72436 for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus and method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal. In the e-mail polling method, a state of the portable terminal is detected after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state after a periodical e-mail polling mode is set in the portable terminal. E-mail polling is performed according to the detected state of the portable terminal. The state of the portable terminal is changed into an idle state after the performance of the e-mail polling.

Claims

1. A method for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

detecting whether the portable terminal is in a wake-up state or a sleep state after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state;

performing e-mail polling from an e-mail server in response to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state when completing the e-mail polling,

wherein the idle state is a state where the portable terminal is not connected to the e-mail server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein performing the e-mail polling from the e-mail server in response to the state of the portable terminal comprises, if the portable terminal is in the wake-up state, connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein performing the e-mail polling from the e-mail server in response to the state of the portable terminal comprises:

if the portable terminal is in the sleep state, driving a second timer for performing the e-mail polling after an elapse of a predetermined time period of the second timer; and

changing the sleep state into the wake-up state and connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling after an expiration of a predetermined time period of the second timer.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before the expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, changing the sleep state into the wake-up state and connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the predetermined time period of the second timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined time period of the first timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

7. An apparatus for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

a controller for detecting whether the portable terminal is in a wake-up state or a sleep state after an expiration of a predetermined time period of a first timer in an idle state, performing e-mail polling from an e-mail server in response to the detected state of the portable terminal, and changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state when completing the e-mail polling;

a first timer driven during a predetermined time period under a control of the controller; and

a communication module for receiving e-mail according to the e-mail, polling,

wherein the idle state is a state where the portable terminal is not connected to the e-mail server.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a second timer that, if the portable terminal is in the sleep state, is driven during a predetermined time period of the second timer under the control of the controller.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the predetermined time period of the second timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein, if the portable terminal is in the wake-up state, the controller connects to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller, after an elapse of a predetermined time period and if the portable terminal is in the sleep state, drives a second timer for performing the e-mail polling, and, after expiration of a predetermined time period of the second timer, changes the sleep state into the wake-up state and connects to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before an expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, the controller changes the sleep state into the wake-up state and connects to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the predetermined time period of the first timer is set differently depending on a time and a day.

14. An apparatus for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, comprising:

means for detecting whether the portable terminal is in a wake-up state or sleep state after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state;

means for performing e-mail polling from an e-mail server in response to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

means for changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state when completing the e-mail polling,

wherein the idle state is a state where the portable terminal is not connected to the e-mail server.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the means for performing the e-mail polling from the e-mail server in response to the state of the portable terminal comprises,

if the portable terminal is in the wake-up state, means for connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the means for performing the e-mail polling from the e-mail server in response to the state of the portable terminal comprises:

if the portable terminal is in the sleep state, means for driving a second timer for performing the e-mail polling after an elapse of a predetermined time period of the second timer; and

means for changing the sleep state into the wake-up state and connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling after an expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising, if a wake-up event of the portable terminal occurs before the expiration of the predetermined time period of the second timer, means for changing the sleep state into the wake-up state and connecting to the e-mail server to perform the e-mail polling.

18. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for e-mail polling in a portable terminal, the medium comprising:

a first code segment, for detecting whether the portable terminal is in a wake-up state or a sleep state after a predetermined time period of a first timer expires in an idle state;

a second code segment, for performing e-mail polling from an e-mail server in response to the detected state of the portable terminal; and

a third code segment, for changing the state of the portable terminal into the idle state when completing the e-mail polling,

wherein the idle state is a state where the portable terminal is not connected to the e-mail server.