IP Library Granted Patent US 8,395,518
Granted Patent B2
US 8,395,518 · App. 12/678,335 · Granted Mar 12, 2013

Mobile terminal, control method, program and recording medium

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Patent No.
US 8,395,518
App. No.
12/678,335
Granted
Mar 12, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A mobile terminal, a control method, a program and a recording medium which can advise the user about a charge or a change to a charged battery is provided. There are provided: a control means for erasing a screen of a display device automatically and showing a reason of the erasing and/or a coping process to a user; and a detection means for detecting a battery exchange or attachment/detachment of an external power supply.

Claims (49)

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a control unit which erases a screen of a display device and displays a reason of the erasing and/or a coping process; and

a detection unit which judges after a detected low-voltage state occurs whether a battery charge is performed or not, when a turning on operation thereof is carried out, and judges whether a battery exchange is performed or not, when the battery charge has not been performed;

wherein the control unit controls the display device of the mobile terminal to display a turning-on indication when the battery charge is performed and when the battery exchange is performed;

wherein the control unit erases the screen of the display device and displays the reason of the erasing and/or coping process when the battery exchange has not been performed, and

wherein the display of the reason of the erasing and/or coping process is deleted after a predetermined of time period and the control unit turns off power of the mobile terminal.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit erases the screen according to battery exhaustion or a power saving function.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein,

the control unit turns off power according to the battery exhaustion, and indicates that the power has been turned off according to the battery exhaustion and that a charge or a battery pack exchange is being advised.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 2 , wherein,

the control unit turns off the power according to an automatic turning off function, and indicates that the power is going to be turned off according to the automatic turning off function.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 4 , wherein the control unit turns off the power after completion of another function, if the another function is being operated.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1 , wherein,

the control unit indicates a reason of the last turning-off when the power is turned on again after being turned off.

7. A control method of a mobile terminal for notifying a user when a low voltage processing occurs, the method comprising:

erasing, by a control unit of the mobile terminal, a screen of a display device;

showing a reason of the erasing and/or a coping process to the user;

judging, by a detection unit of the mobile terminal after a detected low-voltage state occurs, whether a battery charge is performed or not, when a turning on operation of the mobile terminal is carried out; and judging whether a battery exchanged is performed or not, when the battery charge has not been performed;

wherein the control unit controls the display device of the mobile terminal to display a turning-on indication when the battery charge is performed and when the battery exchange is performed;

wherein the control unit erases the screen of the display device and displays the reason of the erasing and/or coping process when the battery exchange has not been performed, and

wherein the display of the reason of the erasing and/or coping process is deleted after a predetermined of time period and the control unit turns off power of the mobile terminal.

8. The control method of a mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein

the screen is erased according to battery exhaustion or a power saving function.

9. The control method of a mobile terminal according to claim 8 , further comprising:

turning off the power according to the battery exhaustion; and

indicating to the user that the power has been turned off because of the battery exhaustion and that a charge or a battery pack exchange is being advised.

10. The control method of a mobile terminal according to claim 8 , further comprising:

turning off the power according to an automatic turning off function; and,

indicating that the power is going to be turned off according to the automatic turning off function.

11. The control method of a mobile terminal according to claim 10 , further comprising:

turning off the power after completion of another function if the another function is being operated.

12. The control method of a mobile terminal according to claim 7 , further comprising:

indicating a reason of the last turning-off when the power is turned on again after being turned off.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium which stores a program, wherein the program making the computer of a mobile terminal perform:

processing by which a control unit erases a screen of a display device;

processing by which a display unit indicates a reason of the erasing and/or a coping process to a user; and

processing by which a detection unit judges after a detected low-voltage occurs whether a battery charge is performed or not, when a turning on operation is carried out, and judges whether a battery exchange is performed or not, when the battery charge has not been performed;

wherein the control unit controls the display device of the mobile terminal to display a turning-on indication when the battery charge is performed and when the battery exchange is performed;

wherein the control unit erases the screen of the display device and displays the reason of the erasing and/or coping process when the battery exchange has not been performed, and

wherein the display of the reason of the erasing and/or coping process is deleted after a predetermined of time period and the control unit turns off power of the mobile terminal.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , wherein the program makes the computer perform processing by which the control unit erases the screen according to battery exhaustion or a power saving function.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the program further makes the computer perform:

processing by which the control unit turns off a power supply according to the battery exhaustion; and

processing by which the display unit indicates to the user that the power has been turned off because of the battery exhaustion and that a charge or a battery pack exchange is being advised.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the program further makes the computer perform:

processing by which the control unit turns off the power according to an automatic turning off function; and

processing by which the display unit indicates that the power is going to be turned off according to the automatic turning off function.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 14 , wherein the program further makes the computer perform:

processing by which the control unit turns off the power after completion of another function if the another function is being operated.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2014
From: NEC CORPORATION
To: LENOVO INNOVATIONS LIMITED (HONG KONG)
Reel/Frame 033720/0767 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2010
From: TOBA, HIROYUKI
To: NEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024086/0221 →