Mobile station including a short-range radio section and corresponding method
AssigneeTrusted Logic
InventorNicolas PONSINI
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Abstract
A mobile station includes a radio section which communicates with a base station, and a short-range radio section for performing short range radio communication independently of the radio section. A backlight mounted on a display portion of the mobile station can be selectively turned on and off. The operation of the short-range radio section is disabled when the backlight is deactivated, and the operation of the short-range radio section is enabled when the backlight is activated.
Claims5
A mobile station comprising:
- a radio section which communicates with a base station;
- a short-range radio section for performing short range radio communication independently of said radio section;
- means for turning on and off a backlight mounted on a display portion of said mobile station, and
- control means for disabling the operation of said short-range radio section when said backlight is deactivated and for enabling the operation of said short-range radio section when said backlight is activated.
A method for enabling the operation of a short-range radio section of a mobile station comprising a radio section which communicates with a base station, said short-range radio section performing short-range radio communication independently of said radio section, said mobile station further comprising a backlight mounted on a display portion of said mobile station, said method comprising the following steps:
- disabling the operation of said short-range radio section when said backlight is deactivated;
- and
- enabling the operation of said short-range radio section when said backlight is activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.