Background technology
Tracking exchage portable terminal device (UE:USER EQUIPMENT) moves freely in the coverage (SERVICE AREA) that the corresponding base station (RAN:RADIO ACCESS NETWORK) that adds login system forms, be subjected to the supervision, control, exchange (SWITCHING) of mobile switching centre (MSC:MOBILE SWITCHING CENTER) and communication path through setting, any at any time place, also communicating by letter with the other side's wireless connections at once, is that a kind of user carries the most advanced and sophisticated Wireless Telecom Equipment that moves and communicate by letter at any time.
Above-mentioned portable terminal device (UE) is short general service time, and standby or time ratio air time of carrying are longer relatively, thereby reduces its service efficiency.For improving the service efficiency of above-mentioned portable terminal device (UE), improve the facility in user's use, for promoting the utilization of communication aspects, exploitation recently provides various Additional Services simultaneously.
The service that provides beyond the basic mobile communication service is provided in above-mentioned Additional Services, includes the service that the exploitation of mobile communication service provider provides, and the portable terminal device manufacturer is provided by the also inner service that provides of installing.
The services package that above-mentioned mobile communication service provider exploitation provides contains: for example, wireless Internet (WIRELESS INTERNET) connects, word message transmits, Multimedia Message transmits, wireless online is played (ONLINE GAME) etc.Portable terminal device manufacturer (MAKER) independent development production and the Additional Services (to call Additional Services in the following text) that provide include: for example, telephone directory book (PHONE-BOOK) management, notepad management, schedule management, recreation, video camera, calculator, prompt tone, ringtone setting etc. are multiple, and above-mentioned Additional Services will continue exploitation and additional new function.
Above-mentioned portable terminal device (UE) is used for mobile communication, it is characterized in that function or performance more and more various complexity that becomes, but size and weight then are tending towards more little light more.When moving and communicating, will supply to working power by battery (BATTERY).
In each function portion of above-mentioned formation portable terminal device, the heaviest part is an above-mentioned battery portion, and simultaneously, the part that consumed power is maximum is a display part.Particularly under the situation of colored display part, the power of its consumption is 3 times of white and black displays portion.
Therefore, be made into for ease of carrying and moving more little light more, thereby the size of battery portion can not be too big, needs to develop the method that solves the more power consumption problem of colored display part simultaneously.
The mode of operation of the portable terminal device display part in the prior art is described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 illustrates the functional structure chart of general mobile communication system, and Fig. 2 illustrates the flow chart of the display part method of operation of portable terminal device in the prior art.
With reference to above-mentioned Fig. 1 general mobile communication system is described, portable terminal device (UE) 10 moves freely in the coverage that base station (RAN) 20 forms, by receiving and send mode, carry out wireless connections with the other side and communicate by letter, said communication paths is then set by mobile switching centre (MSC) 30 exchanges (SWITCHING).
Above-mentioned mobile switching centre 30 adds at communication counterpart and logs on when domestic, exchanges and set domestic communication path; Log on when domestic not adding, then to handle and be connected to the corresponding communication net by Kongzhong's exchange.
Above-mentioned base station 20 forms a certain size coverage, also communicates by letter with the portable terminal device wireless connections in the coverage, when most base stations interconnect each coverage and are distributed in the whole nation, will form the mobile communication coverage in China.
In the national coverage (SERVICE AREA) that as above forms, portable terminal device 10 moves freely and communicates, and the working power of portable terminal device 10 is supplied with by battery (BATTERY), and the power that above-mentioned battery is supplied with then is defined as certain value.
And for improving the portability and the mobility of portable terminal device 10, the size and the weight of portable terminal device 10 are restricted, and simultaneously, by the exploitation and the development of correlation technique, function that is provided and performance also continue development to be increased.
Above-mentioned portable terminal device 10 is on its structure, and the battery (BATTERY) that is used to supply with working power has maximum volume and weight, thereby has restriction on the size of battery.Simultaneously, the power that display part consumption is maximum, particularly colored display part is compared with white and black displays portion, will consume about 3 times power.
Therefore, for reducing the power that consumes in the above-mentioned display part, when key button when input does not have signal within a certain period of time, the technology that above-mentioned display part is converted to holding state is used widely.
The method of operation of the portable terminal device display part in the prior art is described below with reference to Fig. 2.
The operation of above-mentioned portable terminal device 10 comprises the step S10 that judges whether to have from the key button portion input that one constitutes signal, when input has the key button signal in above-mentioned determining step S10, start relevant timer and the step S20 that counts, simultaneously, to the display part supply power, be used to show the step S30 of relevant information.
Above-mentioned portable terminal device 10 is showing with display part under the state of relevant information, judge whether key button portion has imported key button signal (step S40), when input has the key button signal in above-mentioned determining step S40, return (FEEDBACK) to above-mentioned the 2nd step S20, timer (TIMER) counting (COUNT) is restarted, keep the show state of display part simultaneously; When input does not have the key button signal in above-mentioned determining step S40, judge then whether the counting of timer finishes (step S50).
When the counting of timer does not finish in above-mentioned determining step S50, turn back to above-mentioned the 3rd step S30, thereby keep display part to continue to show the state of relevant information; When the counting of timer finishes in above-mentioned determining step S50, then block the supply that power supply is given in cut-off, and interrupt the demonstration of display part relevant information, turn back to above-mentioned the 1st step S10 simultaneously.
In the prior art of as above structure, when the input of key button portion had the key button signal, display part was worked with the given time of timer regulation, when input does not have the key button signal in above-mentioned given time, then finishes the show state of display part.
When communicating by above-mentioned portable terminal device, portable terminal device is close to user's ear and mouth, under the situation of not seeing display part, use terminal, but above-mentioned display part has the problem that continues consumed power to continue showing relevant information in the given time of timer regulation.
And, in communication process as mentioned above,, will detect relevant key button signals such as volume adjusting, thereby start the display part that need not to use if when communicating volume adjusting etc., have the problem that increases the weight of its power consumption.
The prior art of the improvement of considering the problems referred to above and proposing has Republic of Korea patent disclosure number 2003-0053924 (2003.7.2.).
But the prior art of above-mentioned improvement is structure and the method about background light (BACK LIGHT) switch of control keypad etc.According to detailed explanation and accompanying drawing, portable terminal device is contacted with the state at positions such as face and ear, to detect by the mechanical detection switch 110 that protrudes form, because the projection of specific modality is directly by being pressed on the person, use back user face to leave and push vestige, have the unplessantness displeasure in the uses such as sensation of being pressed and projection streak simultaneously.
And owing to use mechanical switch, its detection speed is slower, and in requiring miniaturization and the portable terminal device than light structure, makes the corresponding increase of volume and weight of terminal.
Particularly, can't directly control the consumed power of the bigger colored display part of power consumption.
Embodiment
The saving device of electric consumption and the method thereof of the portable terminal device display part among the present invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 3 illustrates the functional structure chart of the electric consumption of display saveall of portable terminal device among the present invention, and Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart of the electric consumption of display reduction method of portable terminal device among the present invention.
The saving device of electric consumption of the portable terminal device display part among the present invention is described with reference to above-mentioned Fig. 3, it includes following several sections: display part 120, supply and control signal corresponding by working power, the output mobile communication mode of operation and the various multimedia messages of portable terminal device, receive operation information and various multimedia messages from control part 110, according to relevant control, when the working power of power supply unit 150 is supplied with, show, when the working power card of power supply unit 150 is disconnected, then interrupt showing;
Control part 110, be connected in above-mentioned display part 120, supply by corresponding signal controlling working power, thereby export corresponding multimedia messages, when 140 inputs of touch portion 130 and key button portion have control signal, analyze and carry out respective handling, the working power of control power supply unit 150 with supply with in the given time of setting in the display part 120 or card disconnected, when continuing input identical control signal is arranged with setting-up time in the touch portion 130, the operating voltage of the disconnected power supply unit 150 of card supplies in the display part 120;
Radio section 100, by the control of above-mentioned control part 110, the wireless receiving that carries out various signals of communication with the base station (RAN) of wireless connections sends;
Touch portion 130, be connected in above-mentioned control part 110, by touching the selection signal that (TOUCH) exports the information that is shown in display part 120, be closely set in the surface of display part 120, when making its multi-media signal by showing, by touching (TOUCH) to control part 110 output control signal corresponding;
Key button portion 140 is connected in above-mentioned control part 110, is used to import order and dialing (DIALING) signal and the message etc. of the various operations of controlling portable terminal device;
Power supply unit 150 is connected in above-mentioned control part 110, by control corresponding, to each function portion supply working power of portable terminal device (UE);
Memory section 160 is connected in above-mentioned control part 110, the various operation sequences of record storage portable terminal device (UE) and data and the information line output of going forward side by side in the range of distribution.
Describe the electric consumption of display saveall of portable terminal device among the present invention of as above structure with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
For operating above-mentioned tracking exchage portable terminal device, control corresponding operation by the key button input order signal that is integrally formed at key button portion 140, the command signal of above-mentioned input is added to control part 110 and analyzes.
Above-mentioned control part 110 reads in operation sequence and data from memory section 160, carry out the control of mobile communication and the operation of various additional functions, analyze the control command of input in the above-mentioned key button portion 140 and carry out respective handling, supply with the working power of above-mentioned power supply unit 150 simultaneously to display part 120.
The working power of above-mentioned power supply unit 150 supplies to each function portion always, but 120 of more display parts of current drain are supplied with by corresponding control or card is disconnected.For example, when control command that any kind of is arranged from 140 inputs of above-mentioned key button portion or data, the given time that the working power of above-mentioned power supply unit 150 is set with display part 120 is supplied with.In the given time of above-mentioned setting, if during not from any control signal of above-mentioned key button portion 140 inputs, the working power of supplying with in will the disconnected above-mentioned display part 120 of card.
That is, when key button portion 140 operated, working power supplied to display part 120 with the given time of setting.When above-mentioned key button portion 140 complete operations, and during through the given time set, then be judged as the state that does not re-use, the supply of the disconnected working power of card, thereby conserve power consumption.
Above-mentioned control part 110 shows various control order etc. by application program to above-mentioned display part 120.When stating the control command that shows in the display part 120 in the choice, detect the command signal that shows in the above-mentioned display part 120 by touch portion 130, and operate accordingly.
The top of being fixed in display part 120 is close to by above-mentioned touch portion 130, and according to corresponding X, the Y coordinate detects applied pressure in the above-mentioned display part 120.Above-mentioned touch portion 130 is used to detect all pressure (PRESSURE) that the each several part of display part 120 applies or touches (TOUCH) line output of going forward side by side.
Therefore, identical with above-mentioned key button portion 140 include various control commands, utilize above-mentioned touch portion's 130 input dial signals and message etc.
When carrying out mobile communication by the control command of above-mentioned key button portion 140 or 130 inputs of touch portion, portable terminal device (UE) will be close to user's ear and mouth.Therefore, the fixing display part 120 that constitutes of one will not re-use on the above-mentioned portable terminal device.Simultaneously, above-mentioned display part 120 will be close to user's face.
Thus, be close to the touch portion 130 of formation, will continue to detect the touch condition of portable terminal and face in the upper face one of above-mentioned display part 120.
In the present invention, detect the touch condition of faces by above-mentioned touch portion 130, the working power of receiving in the disconnected display part 120 of card, thus save electric consumption.
Above-mentioned display part 120 has benefited from multimedia technology and develops into colour (COLOUR) screen, consumes 3 times power than black and white (BLACK AND WHITE) or monochromatic (MONO) simultaneously.
When continuing to import identical control signal more than touch portion 130 is with the given time of setting, above-mentioned control part 110 is judged as the airtime communication of being close to face, thereby supplies to the power supply of display part 120 in the disconnected power supply unit 150 of card.
Continue the identical control signal of input in the above-mentioned touch portion 130, one example is that a signal is to continue the situation of addition more than the given time of setting, another example is for continuing to detect the situation of the control signal more than 2, under this state, the operating voltage of supplying with in the disconnected display part 120 of above-mentioned control part 110 cards, thus consumed power saved.
The communication that above-mentioned portable terminal device carries out has airtime communication and multimedia communication.Wherein, when carrying out airtime communication, portable terminal device is close to user's ear and mouth; When receiving the multimedia communication of signal of video signal and output etc., by display part 120 output image signal.
Therefore, be close to face by touch portion 130 and detected touch signal can be distinguished to be judged as and carry out airtime communication.
According to as above the present invention of structure, can carry out airtime communication to portable terminal device and be distinguished detection,, card supplies to the working power of display part 120 in the power supply unit 150 thereby breaking, have the advantage of saving the portable terminal device electric consumption.
The electric consumption reduction method of the portable terminal device display part among the present invention is described below with reference to above-mentioned Fig. 4.
Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart of the electric consumption of display reduction method of portable terminal device among the present invention, and it includes standard step, monitoring step, saving step.
Wherein, standard step is by the control of portable terminal device control part 110, during from key button portion 140 and touch portion 130 input control signals, supply with working power with given time to display part 120, it includes: by above-mentioned control part 110, judge whether to import the step S100 that control signal is arranged from key button portion 140 and touch portion 130; When input had control signal in above-mentioned steps S100, control part 110 supplied to the working power of power supply unit 150 the step S110 of display part 120 with given time;
Monitoring step is not when key button portion 140 has input signal, the control part 110 of above-mentioned standard step judges whether 130 input signals from touch portion, it includes: judge whether 140 input signals from key button portion, when input signal, return (FEEDBACK) step S120 to above-mentioned standard step S110; In above-mentioned steps S120, when key button portion 140 does not have input signal, judge whether from the step S130 of touch portion 130 input signals.
Save step when the signal when 130 inputs of touch portion continues with setting-up time, the working power of supplying with in the disconnected display part 120 of control part 110 cards of above-mentioned monitoring step, it includes: in above-mentioned monitoring step S130, whether the control signal of judging touch portion 130 is to continue input more than the given time of setting, when more than not having, continuing input, then return (FEEDBACK) step S140 to above-mentioned standard step S110 with given time; When more than the control signal of touch portion 130 is with given time, continuing input, the working power of supplying with in the disconnected display part 120 of control part 110 cards of above-mentioned steps S140, and turn back to the step S150 of standard step initial state.
Describe the electric consumption reduction method of portable terminal device (UE) display part among as above structure the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.
The control part 110 of above-mentioned portable terminal device (UE) judges whether to import the step S100 that any control signal or data are arranged from above-mentioned key button portion 140 or touch portion 130, when input had control signal in above-mentioned judgement S100, the working power of control power supply unit 150 supplied to step S110 in the display part 120 with the given time of setting.
In the given time of above-mentioned setting, the control part 110 of above-mentioned portable terminal device (UE) judges whether to import the step S120 that control signal or data are arranged from above-mentioned key button portion 140 or touch portion 130 again.
In above-mentioned determining step S120, in the given time of above-mentioned setting, if when above-mentioned key button portion 140 grades have been imported control signal again, to turn back to above-mentioned steps S110, and the working power of power supply unit 150 is supplied to the corresponding timer that time of display part 120 counts also carry out initialization, when thereby the given time that makes setting is counted again, working power also sustainable supply in display part 120.
In above-mentioned determining step S120, in the given time of above-mentioned setting, if when above-mentioned key button portion 140 grades do not have input signal, above-mentioned control part 110 judges whether to have from 130 inputs of touch portion the step S130 of control signal then; In the step S130 of above-mentioned judgement,, judge that whether above-mentioned control signal is to continue input more than the given time of setting if when 130 inputs of above-mentioned touch portion have control signal.
In the step S140 of above-mentioned judgement, in the given time of above-mentioned setting, if when not continuing input control signal in the touch portion 130, to return (FEEDBACK) step S110, and the working power of power supply unit 150 is supplied in the display part 120 with the given time of setting to above-mentioned standard step; In above-mentioned judgement (S140), in the given time of above-mentioned setting, import when control signal is arranged if continue in the touch portion 130, can be judged as the airtime communication that does not use display part 120, for saving the consumed power in the above-mentioned display part 120, the working power of the disconnected power supply unit 150 that is made of battery (BATTERY) of card supplies in the display part 120, returns (FEEDBACK) simultaneously to above-mentioned standard step S100.
Therefore, in the present invention of as above structure, when control command or signal being arranged, with above-mentioned step from the given time of setting to display part 120 that supply with working powers with repeatedly by key button portion 140 or 130 inputs of touch portion.
And, in the given time of above-mentioned setting, import when control signal is arranged if continue in the touch portion 130, can be judged as the airtime communication that does not use display part 120, the working power of supplying with in the disconnected display part 120 of card, thereby save the consumed power of portable terminal device, and can use the power supply unit 150 that constitutes by battery for a long time.
As above the present invention of structure has following effect, promptly, more than the touch portion of being fixed in display part is with the given time of setting, continue to import when control signal is arranged, be judged as the working power of temporarily not using display part and blocking disconnected display part, thereby have the effect of utilizing of conserver power source portion consumed power.
And, under the situation of not using display part,, thereby can prolong the power supply unit life-span that constitutes by battery for consumed power is not blocked disconnected power supply unit, have the convenient effect in the use.
Simultaneously, owing to prolong the power supply unit life-span of portable terminal device, the corresponding lengthening communication and operating time, thus the reliability of raising portable terminal device has the convenient effect in the use.
Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; those of ordinary skill in the art work as can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.