Method for saving power consumption and an electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9268387-B2
Application number	US-201313915750-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 12, 2013
Priority date	Jun 13, 2012
Publication date	Feb 23, 2016
Grant date	Feb 23, 2016

Abstract

An apparatus and method for signal saving power consumption in an electronic device includes determining a current battery consumption amount, and if the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to a threshold, determining whether to enter a low power mode based on the level of a signal strength level.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method in an electronic device, comprising:
determining a current battery consumption amount;
measuring a signal strength of the electronic device only if the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and
determining whether to enter into a low power mode depending on the current battery consumption and the signal strength level of the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether to enter into the low power mode comprises:
entering into the low power mode if the electronic device is positioned within a weak signal strength region and the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of determining whether to enter into the low power mode comprises:
restricting entering into the low power mode if the electronic device is positioned within a weak signal strength region and the battery consumption amount is less than the predetermined threshold.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the current battery consumption amount is determined from using at least one of a battery fuel gauge for a battery and a battery consumption level for each application.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a menu for receiving a user selection before entering into the low power mode.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
restricting entering into the low power mode according to the user selection.

7. An electronic device, comprising:
a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the memory, the processor configured to:
determine a current battery consumption amount;
measure a signal strength of the electronic device only if the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold; and
determine whether to enter into a low power mode depending on the current battery consumption amount and the signal strength level of the electronic device.

8. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor further configured to:
enter into the low power mode if the electronic device is positioned within a weak signal strength region and the current battery consumption amount is greater than or equal to the predetermined threshold.

9. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor further configured to:
restrict entering into the low power mode if the electronic device is positioned within a weak signal strength region and the battery consumption amount is less than the predetermined threshold.

10. The device of claim 7 , wherein the current battery consumption amount is determined from using at least one of a battery fuel gauge for a battery and a battery consumption level for each application.

11. The device of claim 7 , wherein the processor further configured to:
display a menu for receiving a user selection before entering into the low power mode.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the processor further configured to:
restrict entering into the low power mode according to the user selection.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs comprising instructions which, when executed by an electronic device, cause the device to execute the method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yu Yong-Jun

Classifications

• Y02B60/50

  Cross-Sectional Technologies · mapped topic

• H04W52/0245 Primary

  according to signal strength · CPC title

• H04W52/0261

  managing power supply demand, e.g. depending on battery level · CPC title

• G06F1/3206

  Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

• G06F1/3212 Primary

  Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level · CPC title