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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Sung-yoon Chung, Seoul, KR;
Moo-cheol Ryoo, Bucheon-si, KR;
Sung-yoon Chung, Seoul, KR;
Moo-cheol Ryoo, Bucheon-si, KR;
Pantech&Curitel Communications, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A mobile communication terminal having a malfunction-preventing function is provided, including a keypad; a voltage source which is activated by voltage supplied to an EN terminal, processes voltage supplied from a battery, and outputs the processed voltage; a power_on switching unit switched on when a switch_on key of the keypad is pressed; a charging terminal supplying voltage supplied upon charging to the EN terminal; a malfunction-preventing unit preventing voltage from being supplied from the charging terminal to the EN terminal while a control signal is input; and a controller which is activated by voltage supplied from the voltage source during a power-off condition, controls the mobile communication terminal by supplying voltage to the EN terminal of the voltage source and receiving voltage from the voltage source, and outputs a control signal to the malfunction-preventing unit only when a power-off process is performed according to a power-off instruction from the keypad.