Function controlling method and electronic device supporting the same

• US 9,591,121 B2
• Filed: 08/26/2015
• Issued: 03/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. (Samsung Group)
• Inventors: Jung, Chung Hyo, Jang, Jong Gwang, Kwak, Chang Eop, Jang, Se Young, Kim, Min Su
• Primary Examiner(s): Tweel, Jr., John A
• Application Number:
  US14/835,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20160065723A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 340/586, 700/17, 715/771
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/206 comprising thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3206 Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/182 Level alarms, e.g. alarms responsive to variables exceeding a threshold
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0251 using monitoring of local events, e.g. events related to user activity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0267 by controlling user interface components
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0274 by switching on or off the equipment or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/029 reducing the clock frequency of the controller
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a communication interface configured to support a communication function; and one or more processors configured to perform a temperature detection of the electronic device during the communication function execution, drive a timer warning a communication function termination if the detected temperature information satisfies a specified temperature condition, and output count information corresponding to the timer driving.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication interface configured to support a communication function; and

one or more processors configured to perform a temperature detection of the electronic device during a communication function execution, drive a timer, warn of a communication function termination if a detected temperature satisfies a specified temperature condition, and output count information corresponding to the timer driving.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to maintain the communication function execution during a specific basic communication performance time before the temperature detection performance.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to maintain the communication function execution for a specific basic communication performance time when the detected temperature satisfies the specified temperature condition.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the one or more processors is configured to drive the timer and output count information corresponding to the timer driving when performing a temperature redetection after the specific basic communication performance time elapses and a redetected temperature satisfies the specified temperature condition.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to output at least one of display data and audio data corresponding to the count information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to output a first virtual key button configured to maintain the communication function for the timer driving time, a second virtual key button configured to terminate the communication function, and a third virtual key button configured to delay the communication function termination corresponding to the timer driving for a specific time.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to not to reuse the communication function for a specific time when the timer driving expires.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the one or more processors is configured to output information relating to a communication function reuse availability when the specific time elapses.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to transmit to another electronic device at least one of a communication function termination schedule time corresponding to the timer driving and the communication function termination.

9. The electronic device of aim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to power off by cutting power supply when the timer driving expires or power off by cutting power supply when a re-performed temperature detection result satisfies the specified limited temperature condition after the timer driving expires.

11. A function controlling method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

performing a temperature detection of the electronic device corresponding to a communication function execution;

driving a timer to warn of a communication function termination if the detected temperature information satisfies a specified temperature condition; and

outputting count information corresponding to the timer driving.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising maintaining the communication function execution during a specific basic communication performance time before the temperature detection performance.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising maintaining the communication function execution for a specific basic communication performance time when the detected temperature satisfies the specified temperature condition after the temperature detection.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the driving of the timer comprises, when performing a temperature redetection after the specific basic communication performance time elapses and then driving the timer when redetected temperature information satisfies the specified temperature condition.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the outputting of the count information comprises at least one of outputting display data corresponding to the count information and outputting audio data corresponding to the count information.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the outputting of the count information comprises outputting a first virtual key button configured to maintain a communication function for the timer driving time, a second virtual key button configured to terminate the communication function, and a third virtual key button configured to delay a communication function termination corresponding to the timer driving for a specific time.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising preventing reusing the communication function for a specific time when the timer driving expires.

18. The method of claim 17, further outputting information relating to a communication function reuse availability when the specific time elapses.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising performing power off by cutting power supply when the timer driving expires.

20. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting to another electronic device at least one of a communication function termination schedule time corresponding to the timer driving and the communication function termination.

21. An electronic device comprising:

a processor comprising;

a communication processor configured to detect a temperature, and establish a phone call; and

an application processor configured to perform one of cause the electronic device to enter a cool down mode, or issue a warning message in response to at least one particular interrupt from the communication processor; and

wherein communication processor sends the at least one particular interrupt to the application processor, responsive to detecting the temperature exceeds one or more thresholds.

22. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein the at least one pat ular interrupt includes a first interrupt and a second interrupt, and wherein the one or more threshold includes a first threshold and a second threshold, and wherein the communication processor sends the first interrupt if the temperature exceeds the first threshold, and wherein the application processor issues a warning message responsive to receiving the first interrupt, and wherein the communication processor sends the second interrupt if the temperature exceeds the second threshold, and wherein the application processor places the electronic device in a cool down mode responsive to receiving the second interrupt.

23. The electronic device of claim 21, wherein issuing the warning message further comprises ending the phone call established by the communication processor after a specific period of time.

24. The electronic device of claim 23, wherein placing the electronic device in cool down mode comprises ending the phone call established by the communication processor.