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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2011
Chien-yu Ting, Kaohsiung, TW;
Tso-lin Wang, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yu-bang Nian, Changhua County, TW;
Mediatek Inc., Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Abstract
One power management method of a communication interface includes: when receiving a command transmitted via the communication interface, checking if a predetermined criterion is met; and when the predetermined criterion is met, controlling the communication interface to enter a power-saving mode before an end of the received command. Another power management method of a communication interface includes: when the communication interface is operated under a power-saving mode, checking if a predetermined criterion of an executed command is met; and when the predetermined criterion is met, controlling the communication interface to leave the power-saving mode.