Patent ID: 7725139
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A power consumption control apparatus in a mobile terminal comprising functions of a personal digital assistant (PDA) and a phone, wherein the apparatus is configured to: transition the mobile terminal from a sleep mode to an idle mode in response to an input signal received via an input key; transition the mobile terminal from the idle mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or in response to an input signal; transition the mobile terminal from at least a calling mode or an in-call mode to the sleep mode automatically after a certain amount of time or in response to an input signal, wherein operation modes of the mobile terminal comprise the sleep mode in which the least amount of power is consumed among the operation modes, the idle mode in which more power is consumed compared to the rower consumption in the sleep mode but less power is consumed compared to power consumption in the in-call mode or the calling mode, and the calling mode or the in-call mode in which the most amount of power is consumed among the operation modes.