Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Heesub Shin

Jinyoung Park

Seungwook Lee

Byoungik Kang

Hyeongseok Kim

Byoungtack Roh

Seungyoung Jeon

Disclosed are a memory compression method of an electronic device and an apparatus thereof. The method for compressing memory in an electronic device may include: detecting a request for executing the first application; determining whether or not the memory compression is required for the execution of the first application; when the memory compression is required, compressing the memory corresponding to an application in progress in the background of the electronic device; and executing the first application.

Memory compression method of electronic device and apparatus thereof

A method for controlling a power consumption in a portable terminal and a portable terminal supporting the method are provided. The method includes receiving first data from at least one device, by a main processor; transmitting second data based on the received first data to a sub processor, by the main processor; receiving the second data from the main processor, and determining whether the main processor is in a sleep state, by the sub processor; and when it is determined that the main processor is in a sleep state, maintaining the sleep state of the main processor, receiving the first data from the at least one device, and controlling the at least one device based on the received first data and second data, by the sub processor.

Method and apparatus for controlling power consumption of a portable terminal

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Heesub Shin