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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Jong-mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jun-yeop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Mi-soon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hee-jung Chae, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-hun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-Mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jun-Yeop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Mi-Soon Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hee-Jung Chae, Suwon-si, KR;
Jung-Hun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for saving power in a dual mode portable terminal that concurrently supports a cellular network and an unlicensed band network. The method includes, upon disassociating from an in-association Access Point (AP) of an unlicensed band network, measuring a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) from the AP during a predetermined time and calculating an average value of the RSSI; and comparing the calculated average value with a predetermined threshold value and deciding whether to perform a mode conversion between a low power mode and a general mode.