1. A garbage collection method for a mobile terminal comprising:
setting at least a garbage collection condition for the mobile terminal;
converting a state of the mobile terminal from a first state to a second state when the at least one garbage collection condition is met; and
starting a garbage collection procedure while the mobile terminal is in the second state, wherein in the second state the garbage collection procedure cannot be interrupted by an external telephony event or user interaction, unless a predefined condition is met to override the second state and to return the mobile terminal back to the first state, such that in the first state the mobile terminal is responsive to external telephony events and user interaction.
2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
notifying a user when garbage collection procedure starts.
3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
notifying a user when garbage collection procedure is completed.
4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
reverting the state of the mobile terminal from the second state back to the first state when the garbage collection procedure is completed.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first state represents an idle state for the mobile terminal.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein in an idle state the mobile terminal can but is not performing any telephony events.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the second state represents a safe mode for the mobile terminal.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein in the safe mode the mobile terminal cannot perform any telephony events.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein a telephony event comprises at least one of communicating a message, receiving a voice call, and making a voice call.
10. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one garbage collection condition is satisfied when the mobile terminal is in an idle state.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one garbage collection condition is satisfied when the mobile terminal comprises a clam-shell design having a flip portion, and wherein the flip portion is closed.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one garbage collection condition is satisfied, when level of garbage collected exceeds a first threshold.
13. The method of claim 1, wherein said at least one garbage collection condition is satisfied by way of a user interacting with the mobile terminal.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the user may interact with the mobile terminal by way of at least one of a touch display, a microphone, and a keypad.
15. The method of claim 1, wherein a user is notified of progress of the garbage collection procedure by way of at least one of a visual alert, a voice alert, and a tactile alert.
16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
stopping the garbage collection procedure when a telephony event occurs.
17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:
converting the state of the mobile terminal from the second state to the first state.
18. A method of managing storage space in a mobile communication device, wherein the storage space is utilized to store telephony event related data, the method comprising:
monitoring the mobile communication device to detect an idle state, wherein no telephony events are pending;
switching the mobile communication device to a safe mode, wherein no telephony event may be performed by the mobile communication device; and
removing unwanted data from the storage space while the mobile communication device is in the safe mode;
wherein in the safe mode the garbage collection procedure cannot be interrupted by an external telephony event or user interaction, unless a redefined condition is met to override the safe mode and to return the mobile terminal back to a first mode, such that in the first mode the mobile terminal is responsive to external telephony events or user interaction.
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the removing step is terminated when at least a telephony event is received by the mobile communication device.
20. The method of claim 18, wherein the switching step is performed when a first condition is satisfied.
21. The method of claim 20, wherein the first condition is satisfied according to a command input to the mobile communication device to manage the storage space.
22. The method of claim 20, wherein the first condition is satisfied when the free space in the storage space has reached a minimum threshold.
23. A mobile communication device comprising:
a user interface module for controlling user interface features of the mobile communication device;
a file system module for controlling garbage management of data stored in the mobile communication device’s storage space; and
a mode control module for switching the mobile communication device from a first mode to a second mode,
wherein in the second mode the garbage management procedure cannot be interrupted by an external telephony event or user interaction, unless a predefined condition is met to override the second mode and to return the mobile terminal back to the first mode, such that in the first mode the mobile terminal is responsive to external telephony events or user interaction.
24. The mobile communication device of claim 23, wherein the first mode comprises an idle mode.
25. The mobile communication device of claim 23, wherein the second mode comprises a safe mode.
26. The mobile communication device of claim 23, wherein the file system module removes garbage from the mobile communication device’s storage space, when the mode control module switches the mobile communication terminal from the first mode to the second mode.
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. An electrical system comprising:
a body including two intertwined helically wound runners, wherein a first runner is coupled to a second runner by struts, wherein the body is arranged in a toroidal shape; and
a first conductive wire spirally wound around at least one runner of the body.
2. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the first conductive wire is spirally wound around the first runner such that the first conductive wire is arranged in a helical shape having an axis that coincides with the first runner.
3. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the first conductive wire is spirally wound around two runners.
4. The electrical system of claim 1, further comprising a second conductive wire spirally wound around the second runner, wherein the first conductive wire is spirally wound around the first runner.
5. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the struts do not conduct electricity between the first runner and the second runner.
6. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein an outward surface of at least one runner comprises structural elements arranged to guide the first conductive wire.
7. The electrical system of claim 1, further comprising:
an alternating current source arranged to electrically couple with the first conductive wire, wherein the alternating current source operates between 0 Hz and 40 GHz.
8. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the runners are arranged in between 2 and 10000 revolutions in the body.
9. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the runners are coupled with between 2 and 100 struts per revolution.
10. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the struts have a length between 1 nm and 1 m.
11. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the first conductive wire is spirally wound such that the first conductive wire revolves around at least one runner between 2 and 10000 times per revolution.
12. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the surface of the runners is conductive.
13. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein at least one runner comprises magnetic properties.
14. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein the planar shape of the body is one of a circle, an oval, a triangle, a square, an angular shape, or a polygon.
15. The electrical system of claim 1, further comprising a protective cover around the body, wherein the cover comprises a toroidal shape.
16. The electrical system of claim 1, wherein revolutions of the runners comprise a varying diameter along the body.
17. An electrical system comprising:
a body including two intertwined helically wound runners arranged in at least two complete revolutions per runner, wherein a first runner is coupled to a second runner by struts, wherein the body is arranged in a toroidal shape; and wherein the struts do not conduct electricity between the first runner and the second runner;
a first conductive wire spirally wound around the first runner of the body such that the first conductive wire is arranged in a helical shape having an axis that coincides with the first runner;
a second conductive wire spirally wound around the second runner of the body such that the second conductive wire is arranged in a helical shape having an axis that coincides with the second runner; and
a current source arranged to electrically couple with the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire such that electrical power is supplied to the first conductive wire and the second conductive wire.
18. The electrical system of claim 17, wherein the current source supplies a first alternating current to the first conductive wire and a second alternating current to the second conductive wire.