Patent · US Expired

Electronic mail terminal device and method of controlling the same

US6883016B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 6, 2000
Grant dateApr 19, 2005
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00885
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic mail terminal device having a power-saving function, and a method of controlling such an electronic mail terminal device are provided. When electronic mail is neither being fetched nor being transmitted, a local area network communication unit is in a sleep mode in the electronic mail terminal device of the present invention. Accordingly, the power consumption of the local area network unit can be dramatically reduced.

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