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US 7,440,773 · App. 11/034,928 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Method for protecting user data in a personal digital assistant (PDA) telephone

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
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Patent No.
US 7,440,773
App. No.
11/034,928
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a method for protecting user data in a PDA telephone having functions of a PDA and a telephone. The method includes checking a voltage of the PDA telephone through a first low voltage sensor when both the PDA and the telephone are in OFF states and prohibiting user's manipulation on the PDA telephone when the voltage of the PDA telephone goes to a first low voltage.

Claims (7)

1. A method for protecting user data in a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) telephone having functions of a PDA and a telephone, the method comprising the steps of:

checking a voltage of the PDA telephone through a first low voltage sensor when both the PDA and the telephone are in OFF states;

prohibiting user's manipulation of the PDA telephone when the voltage of the PDA telephone goes to a first low voltage;

checking the voltage of the PDA telephone through a second low voltage sensor when the PDA telephone is detected to have the first low voltage; and

switching the PDA telephone into a battery default mode when the voltage of the PDA telephone reaches the second low voltage.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein in the OFF state of the PDA, the PDA is switched into a sleep mode to automatically refresh a random access memory (RAM) in which the user data is stored.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein when the voltage of the PDA telephone reaches the first low voltage, the PDA telephone maintains an OFF state of the PDA and the telephone even when the user inputs a power-on command.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 14, 2005
From: SON, SEONG-WON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 016163/0966 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2004-0019323 · Mar 22, 2004 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20050206244A1 · Sep 22, 2005