Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in portable terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBu-Seop Jung, Jong-Mu Choi, Jung-Hun Lee, Jae-Ki You
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time.
Claims14
An apparatus for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal connected through an ad hoc network, the apparatus comprising:
- a control unit for receiving a request from a neighboring terminal for transmission of digital broadcast data that is received by the portable terminal to the neighboring terminal, for controlling setting of a target delay time after receiving the request from the neighboring terminal, during the set target delay time, for controlling buffering of the received digital broadcast data for a predefined time and controlling transmission of the buffered received digital broadcast data, from the portable terminal to the neighboring terminal, after the buffering of the received digital broadcast data for the predefined time, and for controlling entering of a sleep mode during a part of the target delay time remaining after the transmission of the buffered received digital broadcast data.
A method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal connected through an ad hoc network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a neighboring terminal to transmit digital broadcast data that is received by the portable terminal to the neighboring terminal, the request comprising:
- setting a target delay time after receiving the request from the neighboring terminal,
- buffering, during the set target delay time, the received digital broadcast data for a predefined time,
- transmitting, during the set target delay time, the buffered received digital broadcast data to the neighboring terminal after the buffering of the received digital broadcast data for the predefined time, and
- entering a sleep mode during a part of the target delay time remaining after the transmission of the buffered received digital broadcast data.
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