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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2012
Applicant:
Min-chull Paik, Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Min-Chull Paik, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 3/00 (2006.01); H04M 1/18 (2006.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/18 (2013.01); H01H 3/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/72519 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); Y10T 307/779 (2015.04);
Abstract
An apparatus performs a power control method for a portable terminal. The power control method includes measuring humidity around the portable terminal using a humidity sensor, and determining whether a flooding condition occurs based on the measured humidity. The method also includes turning off power of the portable terminal by releasing a connection with a battery that supplies power to the portable terminal when it is determined that the flooding condition occurs.