Dual-mode phone and power management method thereof
OwnerHsien-Tang Li, Shih-Lung Hsu +1inventors
InventorsHsien-Tang Li, Shih-Lung Hsu, Chia-Chi Lin
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Abstract
A dual-mode phone wirelessly communicated with a network device is provided. The dual-mode phone comprises a detecting module, a radio frequency (RF) module, and a processing module. The detecting module is for detecting a setting of the dual-mode phone. The RF module is for establishing connection between the dual-mode phone and the network device. The processing module is for switching on or off the RF module, and for controlling the dual-mode phone to enter or exit a power management mode or a communication mode. A power management method for a dual-mode phone is also provided.
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A dual-mode phone wirelessly communicated with a network device, comprising:
- a detecting module for detecting a setting of the dual-mode phone;
- a radio frequency (RF) module for establishing connection between the dual-mode phone and the network device;
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- a processing module for switching on or off the RF module, and controlling the dual-mode phone to enter or exit a power management mode or a communication mode.
A power management method for a dual-mode phone communicated with a network device, comprising:
- detecting a setting of the dual-mode phone to determine whether a wireless fidelity (WiFi) function needs to be enabled;
- switching on a RF module and a plurality of peripheral devices if the WiFi function needs to be enabled in a first network;
- operating in a power management mode;
- determining whether the dual-mode phone needs to communicate with the network device;
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- switching from the power management mode to a communication mode if there is a need for the dual-mode phone to communicate with the network device.
A method for managing power of a dual-mode communicating apparatus communicable through at least two networks, comprising:
- operating a dual-mode communicating apparatus, communicable through a first network and a second network respectively, via said first network when communication of said communicating apparatus through said second network is unnecessary according to predetermined settings of said communicating apparatus;
- operating said communicating apparatus via said second network when said communication through said second network is necessary according to said settings of said communicating apparatus;
- switching on corresponding modules and devices of said communicating apparatus to be communicable through said second network;
- controlling said communicating apparatus in a power management mode, in which said corresponding modules and devices are mainly switched off to save power of said communicating apparatus and are switched on periodically to temporarily establish said communication through said second network, when communication with other terminals of said second network is not available;
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- controlling said communicating apparatus in a communication mode, in which said corresponding modules and devices are switched on to maintain said communication through said second network, by means of switching from said power management mode to said communication mode when said communication with said other terminals of said second network is available.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.