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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Youn-man Lee, Kumi-shi, KR;
Inventor:
Youn-Man Lee, Kumi-shi, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Maetan-Dong, Yeongtong-Gu, Suwon-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A battery saving method of controlling the display of a portable telephone is disclosed. The method comprises checking whether a user inputs a SEND key for a call origination to establish a call or an answering key in response to an incoming call; turning off the power supplied to the display when a call is set up according to the SEND key or the answering key; and, turning on the power supplied to the display when the call is terminated. Further, the display is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the SEND key or the answering key is activated.