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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Gil Yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Heung Ki Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae Hyung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun Mun Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ji Wan Song, Seoul, KR;
Yang Soo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung Hwan Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Gil Yoon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Heung Ki Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae Hyung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyun Mun Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Ji Wan Song, Seoul, KR;
Yang Soo Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Seung Hwan Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method for operating a portable terminal so as to reduce power consumption during the support of a communication service and a portable terminal supporting the same is provided. The method includes activating a Radio Frequency (RF) communication unit, downloading a part of data of predetermined contents through the RF communication unit, buffering the downloaded part of the data in a buffer so as to output the buffered downloaded part of the data, and executing an idle time for terminating or reducing a power supply of the RF communication unit when the downloading of the part of the data of the predetermined contents is completed.