KR20070042038A - Method for managing power of mobile communication terminal with mobile internet function, and mobile communication terminal therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function for allowing a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function to turn on / off power of the wireless internet actively according to a signal transmitted from a base station, and a mobile communication terminal for the same. It is about.

The present invention is a) receiving a wireless Internet power control signal transmitted from a base station, identifying the wireless Internet power control signal to determine whether there is a wireless Internet network in the area where the mobile communication terminal is located; b) when the wireless internet network exists in the area where the mobile communication terminal is located as a result of the checking in step a), driving the wireless internet of the mobile communication terminal according to the wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal; In addition, since the mobile communication terminal automatically turns on the power of the wireless Internet only in an area where a connection with the wireless Internet network is possible, there is an advantage that unnecessary waste of power can be reduced.

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Description

Power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function and a mobile communication terminal therefor {Method for Managing Power of Mobile Communication Terminal with Mobile Internet Function, and Mobile Communication Terminal Therefor}

1 is a view for briefly explaining a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function according to the present invention;

2 is a view showing in detail the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart illustrating a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function according to the present invention.

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100: mobile communication terminal 110: mobile communication module

130: wireless Internet module 131: signal receiving unit

133: signal analysis unit 135: wireless Internet drive unit

The present invention relates to a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function, and more particularly, a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function actively turns on / off the power of the wireless internet according to a signal transmitted from a base station. The present invention relates to a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

Recently, wireless Internet service using a mobile communication terminal has been provided by a communication method such as CDMA 1x EV-DO, WCDMA, and the like, and the demand thereof is increasing. However, the mobile communication terminal has a small screen size and low resolution. In addition, since the data transmission rate is low, there is a disadvantage in that the multimedia content is not appropriate. In addition, there is a limitation as a general means for accessing the Internet due to the burden on the information utilization rate because of the high wireless Internet usage fee.

Meanwhile, with the expansion of laptops, PCs, and low-cost LAN equipment, there are increasing cases of free access to the Internet wirelessly at home. In addition, as a hot spot service through a public wireless LAN is provided, high-speed wireless Internet access is enabled in a public place using a portable computing terminal. Internet access service through public wireless LAN provides almost the same quality as wired environment, and it has the advantage of low cost, while the coverage area is narrow, mobility is weak, and reliable and flawless service is improved outdoors. There is a limit.

Overcoming the limitations of these existing systems, a service called 'mobile Internet' has been developed as a wireless Internet service that enables high-speed Internet access while stationary or on the move with high quality of service and cost. WiBro or Mobile WiMAX). Mobile WiMAX service is defined as a service that enables high-speed wireless Internet access anytime, anywhere, even while stationary and mobile.

The mobile communication terminal connected to the above-mentioned wireless LAN and mobile WiMAX communication network to implement additional services includes a module providing a wireless LAN or mobile WiMAX function in addition to the basic function of providing a call function. It is common for the module to be powered on and off manually by the user.

However, when the user turns on the WLAN or the mobile WiMAX module in a situation where the user does not recognize the WLAN or the mobile WiMAX capable region in advance, the mobile communication terminal turns on the power of the WLAN or the mobile WiMAX. Often, unnecessary power is wasted.

On the other hand, when the power of the WLAN or mobile WiMAX is always on (On), there is a problem that the available time of the mobile communication terminal is reduced due to the large power consumption.

Accordingly, there is a demand for a technique for actively turning on a wireless LAN or mobile WiMAX by a mobile communication terminal.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and has a wireless internet function of grasping and receiving a signal including power control information of wireless internet from a base station to turn on or off the wireless internet power of a mobile communication terminal. There is a technical problem to provide a power management method of the mobile communication terminal and a mobile communication terminal for the same.

The present invention for achieving the above object is connected to a mobile communication network including a wireless Internet network, and has a wireless Internet function to turn on / off the wireless Internet power of the mobile communication terminal in accordance with a signal transmitted from the base station of the mobile communication network As a power management method of a mobile communication terminal,

a) when receiving a wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station, checking the wireless internet power control signal to determine whether a wireless internet network exists in an area where a mobile communication terminal is located; b) when the wireless internet network exists in the region where the mobile communication terminal is located, the wireless internet of the mobile communication terminal is driven according to the wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal. It comprises; a.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a control unit, an input unit for input control of a mobile communication terminal, a memory for storing various data, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, a current state of a mobile communication terminal or an event processing state requested by a user. A display unit, an output unit for providing audible data necessary for using a voice call service or a data service, and connected to a mobile communication network including a wireless internet network to supply power of the wireless internet according to a signal transmitted from a base station of the mobile communication network. As a mobile communication terminal to turn on / off,

A signal receiver for receiving a wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station in real time; Check whether there is a wireless internet network in the region where the mobile communication terminal is located by checking the wireless internet network presence information and wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal. A signal analyzer configured to drive the wireless internet according to the wireless internet driving condition; And a wireless internet driving unit for turning on or off the power of the wireless internet upon receiving the wireless internet driving signal / wireless internet driving release signal transmitted from the signal analyzing unit according to the internet driving condition determined by the signal analyzing unit. .

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view for briefly explaining a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function according to the present invention.

The base station 200-1,..., 200-n (hereinafter referred to as '200') disclosed in FIG. 1 has a wireless Internet power control signal including information on the existence of a wireless Internet network and information on driving conditions for wireless Internet. It transmits to the mobile communication terminal 100 in the corresponding area at predetermined intervals. Herein, the wireless Internet driving condition information may be selected from the network operator as soon as it is arbitrarily set by the wireless network operator, the wireless Internet driving at a preset time, or the wireless Internet driving or a combination thereof if the signal strength of the base station 200 is greater than or equal to a preset condition. Which one.

For example, since there is no wireless Internet network in the area A, the base station (BTS1) 200 in the area A transmits a wireless Internet power control signal indicating that the wireless internet network does not exist, and the wireless Internet in the area B Since the network B 'exists, the base station BTS2 200 in the region B transmits a wireless Internet power control signal indicating that the wireless Internet network exists.

The mobile communication terminal 100 has a wireless internet function, grasps a wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station 200, and drives or releases the wireless internet function.

The wireless Internet network disclosed in the detailed description of the present invention is either a wireless LAN network or a mobile WiMAX network.

2 is a view showing in detail the configuration of a mobile communication terminal according to the present invention.

The mobile communication terminal 100 includes a mobile communication module 110 providing a function generally required to implement a call service and a wireless internet module 130 providing a wireless internet function.

First, the mobile communication module 110 includes a control unit, an input unit, a memory, a wireless communication unit, a display unit, and an output unit, a control unit for controlling the overall operation of the mobile communication terminal 100, an input unit for input control of the mobile communication terminal, A memory for storing various data, a wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, a display unit for indicating the current state of the mobile communication terminal or the event processing state requested by the user, and providing the data necessary for the use of a voice call service or a data service by hearing Since the output unit is a general configuration of the mobile communication terminal, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The wireless internet module 130 includes a signal receiver 131, a signal analyzer 133, and a wireless internet driver 135.

In more detail, when the signal receiving unit 131 receives the wireless Internet power control signal including the wireless Internet presence information and wireless Internet driving condition information transmitted in real time from the base station 200, the signal analysis unit 133 To determine whether to operate the wireless Internet.

The signal analyzer 133 checks whether there is a wireless internet network presence information and wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal, and determines whether the wireless internet network exists in the region where the mobile communication terminal is located.

In addition, when the signal analyzer 133 confirms that the wireless internet network exists in the region where the mobile communication terminal 100 is located, the signal analyzer 133 drives the wireless internet according to the wireless internet driving conditions included in the wireless internet power control signal. Send out a signal to be used.

Herein, the wireless internet driving condition may be any one of wireless internet driving, wireless internet driving at a preset time, wireless internet driving, or a combination thereof if the signal strength of the base station 200 is greater than or equal to a preset condition which is arbitrarily set by a network operator. One.

When the wireless internet driver 135 receives the wireless internet driving signal / wireless internet driving release signal transmitted from the signal analyzing unit 133 according to the internet driving condition determined by the signal analyzing unit 133, the wireless internet driving unit 135 turns off the power of the wireless internet. Turn on or off.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function according to the present invention.

When the mobile communication terminal 100 receives the wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station 200 (S101), the wireless internet network exists in the area where the mobile communication terminal 100 is located by identifying the wireless internet power control signal. Check whether or not (S103).

The wireless internet power control signal includes wireless internet presence information and wireless internet driving condition information.

Subsequently, when the wireless internet network exists in the area where the mobile communication terminal 100 is located, the mobile terminal 100 checks the wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal. It is checked whether the Internet should be driven (S105).

Herein, the wireless internet driving condition may be any one of wireless internet driving, wireless internet driving at a preset time, wireless internet driving, or a combination thereof if the signal strength of the base station 200 is greater than or equal to a preset condition which is arbitrarily set by a network operator. One.

When the wireless internet driving condition is satisfied as a result of checking in step S105, the mobile communication terminal 100 drives the power of the wireless internet (S107).

On the other hand, if the wireless Internet network does not exist in the region where the mobile communication terminal 100 is located as a result of step S103, the mobile communication terminal 100 does not drive the wireless Internet. If the wireless internet power control signal indicating that the wireless internet network does not exist in the wireless internet power on state (driving state) of the mobile communication terminal 100 is received, the mobile communication terminal 100 supplies the wireless internet power. Turn it off.

On the other hand, if the wireless Internet driving conditions are not satisfied as a result of step S105, the mobile communication terminal 100 waits for a predetermined time (S109), and performs the procedure after step S105.

As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. Therefore, the above-described embodiments are to be understood as illustrative in all respects and not as restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

As described above, the power management method of the mobile communication terminal having the wireless Internet function of the present invention and the mobile communication terminal for the mobile communication terminal automatically turns on the power of the wireless Internet only in an area where the connection with the wireless Internet network is possible. This has the advantage of reducing unnecessary power waste.

In addition, the present invention has an advantage that the user can use the wireless Internet in an easier way because the mobile communication terminal automatically turns on / off the wireless Internet power.

Claims (8)

A power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless internet function connected to a mobile communication network including a wireless internet network and turning on / off the wireless internet power of the mobile communication terminal according to a signal transmitted from a base station of the mobile communication network, a) when receiving a wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station, checking the wireless internet power control signal to determine whether a wireless internet network exists in an area where a mobile communication terminal is located; And b) when the wireless internet network exists in the region where the mobile communication terminal is located, the wireless internet of the mobile communication terminal is driven according to the wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal. Doing; Power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function comprising a. The method of claim 1, The wireless internet power control signal, Power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function, characterized in that it includes information on the presence of the wireless Internet and the wireless Internet operation conditions. The method according to claim 1 or 2, If the wireless internet driving condition is not satisfied in step b), after waiting for a preset time, checking whether the wireless internet driving condition is satisfied again; Power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function further comprising a. The method according to claim 1 or 2, And the base station transmits a wireless internet power control signal including wireless internet presence information and wireless internet driving condition information to a mobile communication terminal within a corresponding area. The method according to claim 1 or 2, The wireless Internet network is any one of a wireless LAN network or a mobile WiMAX network power management method of a mobile communication terminal having a wireless Internet function. Control unit, input unit for input control of mobile communication terminal, memory for storing various data, wireless communication unit for performing wireless communication, display unit for indicating current state of mobile communication terminal or event processing state requested by user, voice call It includes an output unit for providing audible data required when using a service or data service, and connected to a mobile communication network including a wireless internet network to turn on / off the power of the wireless internet according to a signal transmitted from a base station of the mobile communication network. As a mobile communication terminal, A signal receiver for receiving a wireless internet power control signal transmitted from the base station in real time; Check whether there is a wireless internet network in the region where the mobile communication terminal is located by checking the wireless internet network presence information and wireless internet driving condition included in the wireless internet power control signal. A signal analyzer configured to drive the wireless internet according to the wireless internet driving condition; And A wireless internet driver configured to turn on or off the wireless internet when receiving a wireless internet driving signal / wireless internet driving release signal transmitted from the signal analyzing unit according to the internet driving condition determined by the signal analyzing unit; Mobile communication terminal comprising a. The method of claim 6, And the mobile communication terminal receives a wireless internet power control signal including wireless internet presence information and wireless internet driving condition information from a base station located in a corresponding area. The method according to claim 6 or 7, The wireless internet network is either a wireless LAN network or a mobile WiMAX network, The mobile communication terminal is a mobile communication terminal, characterized in that for communicating with any one of the wireless LAN network or the mobile WiMAX network.

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