Method for controlling power in wireless telephone set
First Claim
1. A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set, the method comprising the steps of:
- operating, by the wireless telephone set, in a slot mode, in which the wireless telephone set alternates between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals;
converting from the slot mode into a user mode, when an interrupting signal is generated;
when a request for transmission of a signal is received in the user mode, operating, by the wireless telephone set, in a transmission condition; and
when a transmission operation in the transmission condition is terminated, operating, by the wireless telephone set, in the slot mode,wherein in the user mode the wireless telephone set supplies power only to a section necessary for a predetermined operation according to an origin of the interrupting signal, andwherein power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the user mode is less than power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the transmission condition, and power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the slot mode is less than the power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the user mode.
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Abstract
A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set is provided. The method includes controlling a power supply to a receiving section and a transmitting section by using a transmitting section turn-on signal to turn on the transmitting section, when the transmitting section turn-on signal is received in a slot mode for alternating between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals, and when the transmitting section turn-on signal is not received, controlling the power supply to the receiving section according to the receiving condition of slot mode control signals during the slot mode when no interrupting signal has been detected.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for controlling power in a wireless telephone set, the method comprising the steps of:
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operating, by the wireless telephone set, in a slot mode, in which the wireless telephone set alternates between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals; converting from the slot mode into a user mode, when an interrupting signal is generated; when a request for transmission of a signal is received in the user mode, operating, by the wireless telephone set, in a transmission condition; and when a transmission operation in the transmission condition is terminated, operating, by the wireless telephone set, in the slot mode, wherein in the user mode the wireless telephone set supplies power only to a section necessary for a predetermined operation according to an origin of the interrupting signal, and wherein power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the user mode is less than power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the transmission condition, and power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the slot mode is less than the power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the user mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless telephone set comprising:
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a transmitting section for signal transmission; a receiving section for signal reception; and a controller configured to; operate the wireless telephone set in a slot mode, in which the wireless telephone set alternates between a receiving condition and a sleeping condition at predetermined intervals, convert from the slot mode into a user mode, when an interrupting signal is generated, when a request for transmission of a signal is received in the user mode, operate in a transmission condition, and when a transmission operation in the transmission condition is terminated, operate in the slot mode, wherein in the user mode, the wireless telephone set supplies power only to a section necessary for a predetermined operation according to an origin of the interrupting signal, and wherein power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the user mode is less than power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the transmission condition, and power consumed by the wireless telephone set operating in the slot mode is less than the power consumed by the wireless telephone set in the user mode. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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