Method and apparatus for reducing power consumption in mobile terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi-Soo Kim, Dong-Hoon Kim
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for reducing battery consumption of a mobile terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and a method for reducing battery consumption by allowing a mobile terminal to perform a wakeup process by expiration or update of a timer which coincides with a paging period in order to reduce battery consumption. The controller reduces a frequency of waking up from a sleep mode by matching a wakeup time set by a timer to a paging period with a certain condition is met.
Claims14
A mobile terminal, comprising:
- a timer, and
- a controller for controlling to reduce a frequency of waking up from a sleep mode by matching a wake up time set by the timer according to a multiple of a paging period of the mobile terminal,
- wherein the wake up time set by the timer and a wake up time set by paging period is different during a predetermined interval.
A method for reducing power consumption in a mobile terminal, the method comprising
- controlling to reduce a wake up time defined by a timer of the mobile terminal according to a multiple of a paging period of the mobile terminal,
- wherein the wake up time indicates a time which the mobile terminal wakes up from a sleep mode, and
- wherein the wake up time set by the timer and a wake up time set by paging period is different during a predetermined interval.
A method for a mobile terminal to reduce power consumption, the method comprising:
- receiving information related to a paging period;
- evaluating a predetermined condition based on a predetermined data;
- and
- outputting a signal to change a wakeup state of the mobile terminal if the predetermined condition is met, wherein changing the wake up state comprises setting a time set by a timer of the mobile terminal to coincide with a multiple of the paging period when the predetermined condition is met,
- wherein a frequency of wake up by the timer and a frequency of wake up by paging period is different during a predetermined interval.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.