1. A dual-mode phone wirelessly communicated with a network device, comprising:
a detecting module for detecting a setting of the dual-mode phone;
a radio frequency (RF) module for establishing connection between the dual-mode phone and the network device; and
a processing module for switching on or off the RF module, and controlling the dual-mode phone to enter or exit a power management mode or a communication mode.
2. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 1, further comprising a user interface for providing a man-machine interface (MMI).
3. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 2, further comprising a timing module communicated with the processing module, for informing the processing module to switch on the RF module within a predetermined timing period.
4. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 3, further comprising a plurality of peripheral devices communicated with the RF module, for providing a connection port.
5. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 4, further comprising an antenna communicated with the RF module, for receiving a signal from the network device, and for transmitting a signal to the RF module.
6. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 1, wherein the dual-mode phone is communicated with the network device via a first network or a second network.
7. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 6, wherein the network device is an access point.
8. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 7, wherein the first network is a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network.
9. The dual-mode phone as recited in claim 8, wherein the second network is a Global System for Communications (GSM) network.
10. A power management method for a dual-mode phone communicated with a network device, comprising:
detecting a setting of the dual-mode phone to determine whether a wireless fidelity (WiFi) function needs to be enabled;
switching on a RF module and a plurality of peripheral devices if the WiFi function needs to be enabled in a first network;
operating in a power management mode;
determining whether the dual-mode phone needs to communicate with the network device; and
switching from the power management mode to a communication mode if there is a need for the dual-mode phone to communicate with the network device.
11. The power management method as recited in claim 9, further comprising connecting the dual-mode phone to the network device via a second network if the WiFi function need not be enabled.
12. The power management method as recited in claim 11, wherein the second network is a global system for mobile communications (GSM).
13. The power management method as recited in claim 10, wherein operating in the power management mode comprises:
switching off the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices;
setting a timing period of a timing module;
operating in the timing period;
determining whether a timeout occurs;
switching on the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices to receive a beacon packet from the network device, if the timeout occurs;
determining whether the network device transmits data according to the beacon packet;
receiving the data if the network device transmits the data; and
switching off the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices after receiving the data.
14. The power management method as recited in claim 13, wherein the step of operating in the power management mode further comprises switching off the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices if the network device does not transmit the data.
15. The power management method as recited in claim 10, wherein switching from the power management mode to a communication mode if the dual-mode phone needs to communicate with the network device comprises:
switching on the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices;
informing the network device to exit the power management mode; and
communicating with the network device by the dual-mode phone.
16. The power management method as recited in claim 10, further comprising informing the network device to operate in the power management mode after connection between the dual-mode phone and the network device is finished.
17. The power management method as recited in claim 10, further comprising switching off the RF module and the plurality of peripheral devices.
18. The power management method as recited in claim 10, wherein the first network is a WiFi network.
19. The power management method as recited in claim 10, wherein the network device is an access point.
20. A method for managing power of a dual-mode communicating apparatus communicable through at least two networks, comprising:
operating a dual-mode communicating apparatus, communicable through a first network and a second network respectively, via said first network when communication of said communicating apparatus through said second network is unnecessary according to predetermined settings of said communicating apparatus;
operating said communicating apparatus via said second network when said communication through said second network is necessary according to said settings of said communicating apparatus;
switching on corresponding modules and devices of said communicating apparatus to be communicable through said second network;
controlling said communicating apparatus in a power management mode, in which said corresponding modules and devices are mainly switched off to save power of said communicating apparatus and are switched on periodically to temporarily establish said communication through said second network, when communication with other terminals of said second network is not available; and
controlling said communicating apparatus in a communication mode, in which said corresponding modules and devices are switched on to maintain said communication through said second network, by means of switching from said power management mode to said communication mode when said communication with said other terminals of said second network is available.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A fastening system for a wearing article comprising:
a first waist region corresponding to one of front and rear waist regions and having transversely opposed first side edge portions;
a second waist region corresponding to the other of said front and rear waist regions and having transversely opposite second side edge portions;
a crotch region extending between said first and second waist regions;
hook carrying side edge portions provided along said transversely opposite first side edge portions and having respective hook components secured thereto;
loop carrying side edge portions provided along said transversely opposite second side edge portions and having respective loop components secured thereto which are detachably engageable with said respective hook components;
each of said hook carrying side edge portions comprising a first sheet section extending outward from each of said first side edges, a second sheet section being contiguous to an outer side edge of said first sheet section and extending toward each of said transverse side edges, a joining area extending in parallel to and spaced from said outer side edge so as to join said first sheet section to said second sheet section, and a non-joining area surrounded by said joining area, said first and second sheet sections and said outer side edge; and
each of said hook components has first and second side edges extending in parallel to said outer side edge and is secured to one of said first sheet section and said second sheet section in such a manner that said first side edge lies in said joining area while said second side edge lies in said non-joining area.
2. The fastening system for the wearing article defined by claim 1 wherein said first sheet section and said second sheet section are formed of a unitary sheet element and said unitary sheet element is folded back along said outer side edge to form each of said hook carrying side edge portions.
3. The fastening system for the wearing article defined by claim 1 wherein at least one of said first sheet section and said second sheet section is formed in said non-joining area with at least one slit including a directional component which is parallel to said outer side edge.
4. The fastening system for the wearing article defined by claim 1 wherein said hook component comprises a base sheet made of thermoplastic resin and a plurality of hook elements protruding from a top surface of said base sheet; said first and second sheet sections are formed of a nonwoven fabric containing thermoplastic resin fibers; both said base sheet and said nonwoven fabric have a tear strength being relatively low in one direction and relatively high in a direction orthogonal to said one direction; and said hook component is secured to one of said first and second sheet section in such a manner that said one direction in which said base sheet exhibits a relatively low tear strength does not coincide with said one direction in which said nonwoven fabric exhibits a relatively low tear strength.
5. The fastening system for the wearing article defined by claim 4 wherein a reinforcing sheet is secured to said base sheet.