Patent ID: 6943693
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: G01R,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for informing a user of an available battery time of a battery in a hybrid terminal, which has a plurality of modes and performs a plurality of functions corresponding to a selection of the user, based on the operating mode of the hybrid terminal, the method comprising the steps of: subdividing a battery current amount into a first plurality of current amount levels for a first operating mode of the hybrid terminal, subdividing a battery current amount into a second plurality of current amount levels for a second operating mode of the hybrid terminal, and calculating the available battery time in each of the first and second operating modes for each respective first and second plurality of current amount levels, so as to generate an available battery time table; storing the generated available battery time table in a memory of the hybrid terminal; detecting the operating mode of the hybrid terminal; detecting the amount of current provided to the hybrid terminal; obtaining the available battery time corresponding to the detected operating mode and the detected current amount, from the available battery time table; and displaying a text message indicating the obtained available battery time.