Patent ID: 7035664
Filing Date: 2006-04-25
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for controlling an operation of a mobile communication terminal for providing a high-speed data rate service, said mobile communication terminal including a first antenna and a second antenna, a first radio frequency module connected to said first antenna and having a radio frequency transmitter and a radio frequency receiver, and a second radio frequency module connected to said second antenna and having a dedicated radio frequency receiver, said method comprising the steps of: a) determining whether a current mode of said mobile communication terminal is a traffic mode for providing the high-speed data rate service; b) if the current mode of said mobile communication terminal is said traffic mode for providing the high-speed data rate service, supplying battery power to both said first and second radio frequency modules and performing signal processing associated with said first and second radio frequency modules; c) if the current mode of said mobile communication terminal is not said traffic mode for providing the high-speed data rate service, blocking a supply of said battery power to said second radio frequency module and performing said signal processing associated with said first radio frequency module; d) periodically checking rates of high-speed data received through said first and second antennas while said mobile communication terminal is in said traffic mode for providing the high-speed data rates service; and e) if a current one of said high-speed data rates is higher than a predetermined threshold value, blocking the supply of said battery power to said second radio frequency module and performing said signal processing associated with said first radio frequency module.