KR102447854B1 - An Electronic apparatus and Method for booting the electronic apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The electronic device determines a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device in response to an input unit receiving a power-on command, a memory storing task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode, and a power-on command input through the input unit and a processor configured to process the plurality of tasks by determining priorities and core allocation for a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device based on task processing information corresponding to the determined booting mode.

Description

An Electronic apparatus and Method for booting the electronic apparatus thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and a booting method thereof, and more particularly, to an electronic device and a booting method thereof for booting by determining a booting mode according to a usage record of the electronic device and processing a plurality of tasks according to the determined booting mode is about

Recently, in order to improve the processing speed of electronic devices, as processor technology develops, a single-core to multi-core type processor has been proposed. A multi-core processor may perform multiple tasks simultaneously. An electronic device in a multi-core processor system environment is an electronic device having improved application performance compared to an electronic device in a single-core processor system environment. For example, a multi-core processor may have at least two or more cores, and each core may process at least one task. Since each core simultaneously processes at least one task, the electronic device can process a plurality of tasks more efficiently and quickly.

Under the conventional multi-core processor, all tasks are set and operated with the same priority, or only some tasks are separately fixed and operated with different priorities. In addition, under a multi-tasking operating system operating in a conventional multi-core processor, all tasks are allocated to all cores and operated, or some tasks are fixed and operated in designated cores.

As in the prior art, when each task operates with the same priority or each task is fixedly operated with a designated priority, there is a limit in efficiently operating each task. In particular, in the booting stage of the electronic device, regardless of the existence of a task that plays the most decisive role at the present time, the electronic device operates with a fixed priority.

In addition, in the case of an electronic device such as a smart TV, when a power-on command is input, a task that plays an important role may be flexibly changed according to a user's previous usage (viewing) record, but there is a problem in that it cannot be effectively dealt with in the related art. .

An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device capable of more efficiently performing a booting operation by dynamically changing priorities and core assignment of a plurality of tasks according to a usage record of the electronic device when the electronic device is booted, and a booting method thereof. is in providing.

According to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, an electronic device includes: an input unit for receiving a power-on command; a memory storing task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode; and determining a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device in response to a power-on command input through the input unit, and booting the electronic device based on task processing information corresponding to the determined booting mode. and a processor for processing the plurality of tasks by determining priority and core allocation for the tasks.

In addition, the task processing information may include information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each boot mode, and information on priority and core allocation that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each boot mode. have.

In addition, the processor initially processes the plurality of tasks based on the information on the initial priority and initial core allocation of the plurality of tasks, and when an event occurs, at least one of the plurality of tasks is performed according to the generated event. It can be handled by changing the priority and core allocation.

Also, the usage information of the electronic device may be usage record information that was performed before the electronic device was most recently turned off.

Also, when the image content is provided through an antenna before the electronic device is most recently turned off, the processor determines that the booting mode of the electronic device is a first booting mode, and the electronic device is most recently turned off If the image content is provided through the Internet before the process occurs, the booting mode of the electronic device may be determined as the second booting mode.

In addition, the first booting mode is a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the antenna, and the second booting mode provides access to the Internet. It may be a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the

In addition, the usage information of the electronic device may be information on a usage history for each user.

In addition, when a user manipulation is detected through the input unit while the electronic device is booting, the processor determines a task corresponding to the user manipulation and assigns the determined task to a higher priority and core assignment to be processed. can

Meanwhile, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure for achieving the above object, there is provided a booting method of an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a power-on command; determining a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device in response to the power-on command; and processing the plurality of tasks by determining priorities and core allocation for a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device based on the booting mode.

In addition, the electronic device may store task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode.

In addition, the task processing information may include information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each boot mode, and information on priority and core allocation that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each boot mode. have.

In addition, the processing includes initially processing the plurality of tasks based on information on initial priorities and initial core allocation of the plurality of tasks, and when an event occurs, at least one of the plurality of tasks according to the generated event It can be processed by changing the priority and core allocation for .

Also, the usage information of the electronic device may be usage record information that was performed before the electronic device was most recently turned off.

The determining of the booting mode may include determining the booting mode of the electronic device as a first booting mode when the image content is provided through an antenna before the electronic device is most recently turned off, and the electronic device If the image content is provided through the Internet before the most recently turned off, the booting mode of the electronic device may be determined as the second booting mode.

In addition, the first booting mode is a mode in which at least one task required to provide image content through the antenna provides a higher priority and core assignment than other tasks, and the second booting mode includes the Internet It may be a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for at least one task required to provide image content through the .

In addition, the usage information of the electronic device may be information on a usage history for each user.

The method may further include, when a user manipulation is detected while the electronic device is booting, determining a task corresponding to the user manipulation, and processing the determined task by assigning a high priority and a core assignment.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure as described above, the electronic device may more efficiently perform a booting operation, thereby shortening the booting time.

1 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
2 is a block diagram illustrating the configuration of an electronic device in detail according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
3 is a block diagram illustrating a plurality of modules for processing a plurality of tasks according to a boot mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of booting an electronic device by processing a plurality of tasks according to a booting mode according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining a method of processing a plurality of tasks according to task processing information and task processing information according to a booting mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
6A and 6B are diagrams for explaining a method of processing a plurality of tasks according to an RF booting mode and an Internet TV booting mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
7 is a view for explaining improvement of booting speed according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
8 is a flowchart illustrating a method of booting an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;
9 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of processing a task by changing a priority of a task and a core assignment according to a user operation, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Terms used in this specification will be briefly described, and the present invention will be described in detail.

The terms used in the embodiments of the present disclosure are selected as currently widely used general terms as possible while considering the functions in the present invention, which may vary depending on the intention or precedent of a person skilled in the art, the emergence of new technology, etc. .

In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a 'module' or 'unit' performs at least one function or operation, and may be implemented as hardware or software, or a combination of hardware and software. In addition, a plurality of 'modules' or a plurality of 'units' are integrated into at least one module and implemented with at least one processor (not shown) except for 'modules' or 'units' that need to be implemented with specific hardware. can be

Expressions such as “include” or “may include” that may be used in various embodiments of the present disclosure indicate the existence of a disclosed corresponding function, operation, or component, and may include one or more additional functions, operations, or components, etc. are not limited. In addition, in various embodiments of the present invention, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, It should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of addition or existence of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, expressions such as “or” include any and all combinations of words listed together. For example, "A or B" may include A, may include B, or may include both A and B.

Expressions such as “first,” “second,” “first,” or “second,” used in various embodiments of the present disclosure may modify various components of various embodiments, but limit the components. I never do that. For example, the above expressions do not limit the order and/or importance of corresponding components. The above expressions may be used to distinguish one component from another. For example, both the first user device and the second user device are user devices, and represent different user devices. For example, without departing from the scope of the various embodiments of the present disclosure, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, when a component is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another component, the component may be directly connected or connected to the other component. However, it should be understood that other new elements may exist between the certain element and the other element. On the other hand, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly connected” to another element, it will be understood that no new element exists between the element and the other element. should be able to

Terms used in various embodiments of the present disclosure are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit various embodiments of the present disclosure. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless otherwise defined in various embodiments of the present disclosure, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, are those commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which various embodiments of the present disclosure pertain. have the same meaning. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and unless clearly defined in various embodiments, interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning doesn't happen

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may be configured as a heterogeneous multi-core processor including at least two cores having different types. The multi-core processor may include, for example, different arithmetic units among X86, X64, ARM, GPU, and DSP.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a 'processor' may include at least one core and may be defined as a unit capable of independently interworking with other components of a device.

In various embodiments of the present disclosure, a 'core' may be defined as a device of a minimum unit capable of executing and processing instructions inside a processor, and may be interpreted as having the same meaning as an "arithmetic unit".

Hereinafter, an electronic device according to various embodiments will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 is a diagram schematically illustrating a configuration of an electronic device 100 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes an input unit 110 , a memory 120 , and a processor 130 . In this case, the electronic device 100 may be implemented as a device such as a smart TV, but this is only an example, and may be implemented as various electronic devices such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a notebook PC, a desktop PC, a kiosk, etc. .

The input unit 110 receives a user command. In particular, the input unit 110 may receive a power-on command for turning on the power of the electronic device 100 .

The memory 120 may store task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode. In this case, the task processing information is information that dynamically defines task priority and core allocation according to a scenario corresponding to the booting mode, and includes information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode. Information on priority (priority) and core allocation (affinity) that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each information and boot mode may be included.

Here, the task may be a job executed with its own specific program area (eg, code, stack, etc.). In this case, a task may be used in the same meaning as a process or a program. In addition, in order to execute a specific function or service, one task may be processed, but this is only an example, and in order to execute the specific function or service, a task group composed of a plurality of tasks may be processed.

Also, the task priority may mean a scheduling priority of the plurality of tasks when the plurality of tasks are simultaneously executed in the multi-core processor system. Also, the assignment of a core of a task may mean allocating a core to be performed by a corresponding task among a plurality of cores in the multi-core processor system.

Also, the memory 120 may store usage information of the electronic device 100 . In this case, the usage information of the electronic device 100 may include usage record information performed before the electronic device 100 was most recently turned off or information on a usage history for each user.

The processor 130 may control the overall operation of the electronic device 100 . In particular, the processor 130 determines a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device 110 in response to a power-on command input through the input unit 110 , and determines a booting mode based on task processing information corresponding to the determined booting mode. , it is possible to process the plurality of tasks by determining priorities and core allocation for a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device 100 .

Specifically, when a power-on command is input, the processor 130 may determine the booting mode based on usage record information performed before the electronic device 100 was most recently turned off. For example, when image content is provided through an antenna before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off, the processor 130 sets the booting mode of the electronic device 100 to the first booting mode (eg, RF boot mode). In this case, the first booting mode may be a mode that provides higher priority and core assignment than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through an antenna. Also, when the image content is provided through the Internet before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off, the processor 130 sets the booting mode of the electronic device 100 to the second booting mode (eg, Internet TV). boot mode). In this case, the second booting mode may be a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the Internet. Here, a high priority of a task means that a lot of CPU resources are consumed to process the task, and a high core allocation of a task means that the task is assigned to a core with good performance or a task is assigned to a large number of cores. can mean doing

In addition, the processor 130 may process a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device 100 by loading task processing information corresponding to the determined booting mode.

Specifically, the processor 130 may initially process the plurality of tasks based on the information on the initial priority and initial core allocation of the plurality of tasks among the task processing information corresponding to the determined boot mode. In addition, the processor 130 may process by changing the priority and core assignment of at least one of the plurality of tasks according to the event generated when the event occurs based on the task processing information. In this case, the event means various situations occurring during the booting process, and is used as an index indicating the booting progress status or the booting stage. Examples of the event may be a boot completion event of a specific task, a start event of a specific task, and the like.

2 is a block diagram illustrating in detail the configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2 , the electronic device 100 includes an input unit 110 , a communication unit 140 , a display 150 , a memory 120 , and a processor 130 . However, the configuration described with reference to FIG. 2 is only an exemplary embodiment, and at least one of the above-described configurations may be omitted if necessary, and other functional units may be added.

The input unit 110 is configured to receive a user command for controlling the electronic device 100 . In particular, the input unit 110 may receive a power-on command for turning on the power of the electronic device in a power-off state (standby power-on state).

In this case, the input unit 110 may be implemented as a remote control, and when the input unit 110 is implemented as a remote control, the power-on command may be a command for pressing the power button of the remote control 100 . However, the input unit 110 as a remote control is only an exemplary embodiment, and may be implemented with various input devices such as a button, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a voice input unit, a motion input unit, and the like.

The communication unit 140 communicates with an external device. In particular, the communication unit 140 may include various communication chips such as a Wi-Fi chip, a Bluetooth chip, an NFC chip, and a wireless communication chip. At this time, the Wi-Fi chip, the Bluetooth chip, and the NFC chip perform communication in a LAN method, a WiFi method, a Bluetooth method, and an NFC method, respectively. In the case of using a Wi-Fi chip or a Bluetooth chip, various types of connection information such as an SSID and a session key are first transmitted and received, and then various types of information can be transmitted and received after communication connection using the same. The wireless communication chip refers to a chip that performs communication according to various communication standards such as IEEE, ZigBee, 3rd Generation (3G), 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), and Long Term Evolution (LTE).

In particular, the communication unit 140 may receive image content from the Internet through various wireless communication modules. In addition, the communication unit 140 may receive the image content from the outside through the RF antenna.

The display 150 may output various information (eg, multimedia data or text data, etc.) to the user. In particular, the display 150 may output image content received through the Internet and may output image content received through an RF antenna.

The memory 120 is received from the processor 130 or other components (eg, the input unit 110 , the communication unit 140 , the display 150 , etc.) or generated by the processor 130 or other components. You can store commands or data.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the memory 120 may include programming modules such as a kernel 121 , middleware 122 , an application programming interface (API) 123 , and an application 124 . have. Each of the above-described programming modules may be configured by software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of at least two or more thereof.

The kernel 121 includes system resources (eg, bus, processor) used to execute operations or functions implemented in other programming modules, for example, middleware 122 , API 133 or application 124 . 130 or the memory 120, etc.) may be controlled or managed. Also, the kernel 121 may provide an interface through which the middleware 122 , the API 133 , or the application 124 can access and control or manage individual components of the electronic device 100 .

The middleware 122 may play an intermediary role so that the API 123 or the application 124 communicates with the kernel 121 to exchange data. Also, in relation to the work requests received from the application 124 , the middleware 122 provides, for example, system resources (eg, bus, processor (eg, bus, processor) 130) or the memory 120, etc.) may be used to control the work request (eg, scheduling or load balancing) by using a method such as assigning a priority that can be used.

The API 123 is an interface for the application 124 to control a function provided by the kernel 121 or the middleware 122, for example, at least one for file control, window control, image processing, or character control. may contain interfaces or functions (eg, commands) of

The application 124 may include an SMS/MMS application, an email application, a calendar application, an alarm application, a health care application (eg, an application for measuring an exercise amount or blood sugar) or an environment information application (eg, barometric pressure, humidity, or temperature). applications that provide information, etc.) and the like.

In particular, the memory 120 includes a usage record storage module 310 , a scenario storage module 320 , and an event detection module 330 as shown in FIG. 3 to perform a task for booting the electronic device 100 . and a task adjustment module 340 .

The usage record storage module 310 may store information about the user's usage record. Specifically, the usage record storage module 310 provides information on usage information performed before the electronic device 100 was most recently turned off (eg, for content provided before the electronic device 100 was most recently turned off). information, etc.) can be stored. Also, the usage record storage module 310 may store usage information for each user who uses the electronic device 100 .

The scenario storage module 320 stores task processing information for processing a plurality of tasks to correspond to a scenario for each booting mode. In this case, the task processing information includes information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each boot mode, and information on priority and core allocation (affinity) that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each boot mode. may include.

The event detection module 330 may detect an event occurring during the booting process of the electronic device 100 . For example, the event detection module 330 may detect an event in which a specific task is booted to perform a specific function.

The task adjustment module 340 may determine the booting mode based on the usage information stored in the usage record storage module 310 . For example, when the content provided before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off is image content provided through the Internet, the task adjustment module 340 may determine the booting mode as the Internet TV booting mode.

In addition, the task adjustment module 340 may process a plurality of tasks based on task processing information corresponding to the Internet TV booting mode. That is, the task adjustment module 340 processes a plurality of tasks based on the initial priority and initial core allocation for the plurality of tasks stored in the task processing information, and adjusts the priority and core allocation to correspond to the event generated when the event occurs. It can be dynamically changed and handled.

Referring back to FIG. 2 , the processor 130 receives information from the above-described other components (eg, the input unit 110 , the communication unit 140 , the display 150 , the memory 120 , etc.) through a bus. By receiving the instruction, it is possible to decrypt the received instruction, and execute an operation or data processing according to the decrypted instruction. The processor 130 according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be a multi-core processor.

Hereinafter, a method in which the processor 130 processes a plurality of tasks according to a boot mode to boot an electronic device will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

First, the processor 130 receives a power-on command (S410). In this case, the electronic device 100 is in a power-off state in which only standby power is input, and the processor 130 may perform a power-on operation for the configuration of the electronic device 100 through a power-on command.

Then, the processor 130 loads the usage information (S420). Specifically, the processor 130 may load information about the content provided before the electronic device 100 was most recently turned off.

Then, the processor 130 determines the booting mode based on the usage information and loads task processing information corresponding to the booting mode ( S430 ). For example, when the processor 130 determines that the first booting mode is based on the usage information, the processor 130 loads task processing information corresponding to the first booting mode, and the processor 130 uses the usage information. When it is determined that the second booting mode is in the second booting mode, the processor 130 may load task processing information corresponding to the second booting mode.

Then, the processor 130 processes the plurality of tasks according to the initial priority and initial core allocation stored in the determined task processing information ( S440 ).

Then, the processor 130 determines whether an event according to the determined boot mode scenario has occurred ( S450 ).

When an event according to a scenario occurs (S450-Y), the processor 130 processes a plurality of tasks by changing the priority and core assignment according to the event generated based on the task processing information (S460).

When the event according to the scenario does not occur (S450-N), the processor 130 determines whether all event processing in the scenario is completed (S470).

When all event processing in the scenario is completed (S470-Y), the processor 130 may determine that the booting operation of the electronic device 100 is completed. However, if all event processing in the scenario is not completed (S470-N), the processor 130 determines whether an event according to the scenario has occurred again (S450).

5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining task processing information according to a booting mode and a method of processing a plurality of tasks according to task processing information, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, the left diagram of FIG. 5A is a diagram illustrating task processing information in the first booting mode. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 5A , the task processing information of the first booting mode may store information on initial priority and initial core allocation of each of a plurality of tasks.

For example, the first booting mode may include task A, task B, ..., task group M. In this case, task A may be processed with an initial priority of 5 and an initial core allocation of 0-3. And, when event A occurs, task A may be processed by changing the priority to 20 and the core assignment to 0-4. When event B occurs, task A may be processed by changing the priority to 40. When event K occurs, the priority of task A is changed to 0, and the core assignment is changed to 0-2 to be processed. In addition, task B starts processing when event k occurs, and may be processed with a priority of 50 and a core assignment of 0-4. When the event L occurs, the priority of the event B is changed to 0, and the core assignment is changed to 0-2 to be processed. In addition, task group M starts to be processed when event b occurs, and has a priority of 10 and a core assignment of 0-3. When event L occurs, event B may be processed by changing the priority to 50 and the core assignment to 0-2.

That is, when task processing information as shown in the left diagram of FIG. 5A is shown on the time axis, a plurality of tasks can be processed in a scenario corresponding to the first booting mode as shown in the right diagram of FIG. 5A. .

First, the left diagram of FIG. 5B is a diagram illustrating task processing information in the second booting mode. As shown in the left diagram of FIG. 5B , as the task processing information of the second booting mode, information on initial priority and initial core allocation of each of a plurality of tasks may be stored.

For example, the second booting mode may include task A, task C, ..., task group M. In this case, task A may be processed with an initial priority of 5 and an initial core allocation of 0-3. And, when event A occurs, task A may be processed by changing the priority to 20 and the core assignment to 0-4. When event B occurs, the priority of task A is changed to 0, and the core assignment is changed to 0-2 to be processed. In addition, task C starts processing when event A occurs, and may be processed with a priority of 50 and a core assignment of 0-4. When the event L occurs, the priority of the event C is changed to 0 and the core assignment is changed to 0-2 to be processed. In addition, task group M starts to be processed when event L occurs, and has a priority of 50 and a core assignment of 0-4.

That is, when task processing information as shown in the left figure of FIG. 5B is shown on the time axis, a plurality of tasks can be processed in a scenario corresponding to the second booting mode as shown in the right figure of FIG. 5B. .

6A is a diagram for describing a method of processing a plurality of tasks according to an RF boot mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, when the usage information provided with the image content through the antenna is stored before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off, the electronic device 100 may determine the booting mode as the RF booting mode. In this case, the RF booting mode is a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through an antenna.

And, as shown in the left side of FIG. 6A , the electronic device 100 may load task processing information of the RF booting mode. In this case, in the case of the RF booting mode, in order to provide image content through an antenna, channel show, channel switching, and launcher display functions are important.

The electronic device 100 needs to quickly boot the TV-viewer task for a quick channel show. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may process the TV-viewer task with high initial priority and initial core allocation. In addition, the electronic device 100 requires fast booting of the TVS task for channel switching, and the AVOCD task also needs fast booting for booting the TVS task. Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may process the AVOCD task with high initial priority and initial core allocation. Then, when an AVOCD Ready event occurs, the electronic device 100 may lower the priority of the AVOCD task and process the TVS task with high priority and core allocation. In addition, the electronic device 100 requires fast booting of the launcher task for the launcher display function. Accordingly, as described above, the electronic device 100 may process the Window manager task and the X-server task with high priority and core assignment, and then process the Launcher task with high priority and core assignment.

That is, when the electronic device 100 boots the electronic device 100 in the RF booting mode, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6A , the electronic device 100 more quickly provides the image content provided through the antenna. Tasks (eg, AVOCD task, TV-viewer task, X-server task, TVS task, etc.) may be preferentially processed compared to other tasks.

6B is a diagram for explaining a method of processing a plurality of tasks according to an Internet TV booting mode, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, when usage information for receiving image content through the Internet is stored before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off, the electronic device 100 may determine the booting mode as the Internet TV booting mode. In this case, the Internet TV booting mode is a mode that provides higher priority and core assignment than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the Internet.

Then, as shown in the left side of FIG. 6B , the electronic device 100 may load task processing information of the Internet TV booting mode. In this case, in the case of the Internet TV booting mode, a TV PLUS (Internet TV) display function is important in order to provide image content through the Internet.

The electronic device 100 requires fast booting of the S-Live task and the TV Plus service task for a fast TV PLUS display function. At this time, the electronic device 100 requires fast booting of the Connection Manager task for fast booting of the S-Live task and the TV Plus service task, and the fast booting of the D-BUS task for fast booting of the Connection Manager task. . Accordingly, the electronic device 100 may process the D-BUS task with high initial priority and initial core allocation. And, when the D-BUS ready event occurs, the electronic device 100 may process the Connection Manager task with high priority and core assignment. And, when a network ready event occurs, the electronic device 100 may process the S-Live task and the TV Plus service task with high priority and core allocation.

That is, when the electronic device 100 is booted in the Internet TV booting mode, as shown on the right side of FIG. 6B , the electronic device 100 performs tasks ( For example, D-BUS task, Connection Manager task, S-Live task, TV Plus service task, etc.) may be processed preferentially compared to other tasks.

In conclusion, comparing FIGS. 6A and 6B , the types of tasks providing high priority and core allocation are different according to each booting mode. This is because tasks required to provide image content are different for each booting mode. Accordingly, as in the present invention, by dynamically changing and applying priorities and core assignments for a plurality of tasks based on different scenarios according to boot modes, the electronic device 100 can perform a faster booting operation. do.

In particular, as shown in FIG. 7 , in the electronic device 100 to which the technical idea of the present invention is applied, the booting time for providing each service is shortened compared to the prior art, so that the booting operation can be completed more quickly.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the booting mode includes the RF booting mode or the Internet TV booting mode, but this is only an example, and various booting modes (eg, receiving content from an external device through an HDMI terminal) HDMI boot mode, application boot mode for executing a specific application, etc.) can also be applied to the technical idea of the present invention.

Meanwhile, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the usage information is the usage information before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off, but this is only an exemplary embodiment, and the usage information may be usage information for each user. Specifically, when the first user inputs power-on for the electronic device 100 , the electronic device 100 is in a booting mode for providing content frequently used by the first user based on usage information about the first user. can be judged For example, when the first user frequently watches Internet TV, the electronic device 100 may operate by determining the booting mode of the electronic device 100 as the Internet TV booting mode based on usage information about the first user. can As another example, when the second user frequently watches terrestrial or cable TV, the electronic device 100 may determine the booting mode of the electronic device 100 as the RF booting mode based on usage information about the second user. have. Meanwhile, as described above, when the usage information is usage information for each user, a configuration for recognizing a user inputting a power-on command to the electronic device 100 may be included.

8 is a diagram for explaining a method of booting an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

First, the electronic device 100 receives a power-on command (S810).

Then, the electronic device 100 determines a booting mode based on the usage information (S820). In this case, the usage information may be usage information before the electronic device 100 is most recently turned off or usage information for each user.

Then, the electronic device 100 processes the plurality of tasks by determining priorities and core allocation of a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device 100 based on the booting mode (S830). In this case, the electronic device 100 processes a plurality of tasks based on an initial priority and an initial core assignment according to a booting mode, and dynamically performs a plurality of tasks by changing the priority and core assignment according to an event generated when an event occurs. can be processed

According to the above-described embodiment, the electronic device 100 may more efficiently perform a booting operation, thereby shortening the booting time.

9 is a flowchart for explaining an embodiment of processing a task by changing a priority of a task and a core assignment according to a user operation, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

First, the electronic device 100 receives a power-on command (S910). Then, the electronic device 100 performs a booting process in response to a power-on command. In this case, as described above, the electronic device 100 determines the booting mode according to the usage record, and determines the priority and core assignment of a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device 100 based on the booting mode. can handle the tasks of

Then, the electronic device 100 determines whether a user manipulation is detected while the booting process is performed ( S920 ). In this case, the user manipulation may be a user manipulation for performing a specific function of the electronic device 100 . For example, the user operation may include a user operation for changing a channel, a user operation for executing an application, and the like.

When a user manipulation is detected, the electronic device 100 determines a task corresponding to the user manipulation (S930). Specifically, when a user manipulation is detected, the electronic device 100 may determine whether a task corresponding to the user manipulation exists. For example, when a user manipulation for changing a channel is detected during booting, the electronic device 100 performs a task (eg, a TV-viewer task, an AVOCD task, and a TVS task) required for the user to view image content through an antenna. etc.) may be determined as a task corresponding to a user operation. As another example, if a user manipulation for watching Internet TV is detected during booting, the electronic device 100 may perform a task (eg, S-Live task and TV Plus service) required for the user to view image content through the Internet. task, etc.) may be determined as a task corresponding to user manipulation.

Then, the electronic device 100 processes the determined task with high priority and high core allocation ( S940 ). That is, in order to preferentially process a task corresponding to a user manipulation, the electronic device 100 may process a task determined to have a high priority and a high core assignment. For example, when a user manipulation for changing a channel is detected while the electronic device 100 is booting into the Internet TV booting mode, the electronic device 100 performs an image through an antenna as a task corresponding to the user manipulation for changing the channel. It is possible to determine a task required to view content, and to process by assigning high priority and core assignment of a task required for viewing image content through an antenna. In this case, the electronic device 100 may perform processing by assigning a low priority and core assignment of tasks required for viewing image content through the existing Internet.

According to the embodiment of the present invention as described above, the electronic device 100 can reduce the booting time by first processing a task corresponding to a user manipulation.

Meanwhile, the booting method of the electronic device according to various embodiments described above may be implemented as a program and provided to a display device or an input device. In particular, a program including a method for controlling a display device may be stored and provided in a non-transitory computer readable medium.

The non-transitory readable medium refers to a medium that stores data semi-permanently, rather than a medium that stores data for a short moment, such as a register, cache, memory, etc., and can be read by a device. Specifically, the above-described various applications or programs may be provided by being stored in a non-transitory readable medium such as a CD, DVD, hard disk, Blu-ray disk, USB, memory card, ROM, and the like.

In addition, although preferred embodiments of the present disclosure have been illustrated and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, and the technical field to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present disclosure as claimed in the claims Various modifications are possible by those of ordinary skill in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or prospect of the present disclosure.

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Claims (17)

In an electronic device,
an input unit for receiving a power-on command;
a memory storing task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode; and
A plurality of devices for determining a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device in response to a power-on command input through the input unit, and booting the electronic device based on task processing information corresponding to the determined booting mode A processor for processing the plurality of tasks by determining the priority and core allocation for the task;
The task processing information is
An electronic device comprising: information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each boot mode; and information on priority and core allocation that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each boot mode. delete According to claim 1,
The processor is
Process the plurality of tasks based on the information on the initial priority and initial core allocation of the plurality of tasks,
When an event occurs, the electronic device of claim 1, wherein the priority and core allocation for at least one of the plurality of tasks are changed and processed according to the generated event. According to claim 1,
The use information of the electronic device,
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the usage record information was performed before the electronic device was most recently turned off. 5. The method of claim 4,
The processor is
If image content is provided through an antenna before the electronic device is most recently turned off, determining that the booting mode of the electronic device is a first booting mode,
and determining that the booting mode of the electronic device is a second booting mode when the image content is provided through the Internet before the electronic device is most recently turned off. 6. The method of claim 5,
The first boot mode is,
It is a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the antenna,
The second booting mode is
The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the mode provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for a plurality of tasks required to provide image content through the Internet. According to claim 1,
The use information of the electronic device,
An electronic device, characterized in that it is information on a usage history for each user. According to claim 1,
The processor is
When a user manipulation is detected through the input unit while the electronic device is booting, a task corresponding to the user manipulation is determined, and the determined task is assigned a high priority and a core assignment for processing. .
A method for booting an electronic device, comprising:
receiving a power-on command;
determining a booting mode based on usage information of the electronic device in response to the power-on command;
processing the plurality of tasks by determining priorities and core allocation for a plurality of tasks for booting the electronic device based on the booting mode;
The task processing information is
A booting method comprising information on initial priority and initial core allocation for a plurality of tasks for each boot mode, and information on priority and core allocation that are changed when an event occurs according to a scenario for each boot mode. 10. The method of claim 9,
The electronic device is
A booting method comprising storing task processing information for a plurality of tasks for each booting mode. delete 11. The method of claim 10,
The processing step is
The plurality of tasks are initially processed based on the information on the initial priority and initial core allocation of the plurality of tasks,
The booting method according to claim 1, wherein, when an event occurs, the priority and core assignment of at least one of the plurality of tasks are changed and processed according to the generated event. 10. The method of claim 9,
The use information of the electronic device,
The booting method according to claim 1, wherein the information is usage record information performed before the electronic device was most recently turned off. 14. The method of claim 13,
The step of determining the boot mode includes:
If image content is provided through an antenna before the electronic device is most recently turned off, determining that the booting mode of the electronic device is a first booting mode,
and determining that the booting mode of the electronic device is a second booting mode when the video content is provided through the Internet before the electronic device is most recently turned off. 15. The method of claim 14,
The first booting mode is
It is a mode that provides higher priority and core allocation than other tasks for at least one task required to provide image content through the antenna,
The second booting mode is
and a mode in which a higher priority and a core assignment than other tasks are provided for at least one task required to provide image content through the Internet. 11. The method of claim 10,
The use information of the electronic device,
Booting method, characterized in that the information on the usage history for each user. 10. The method of claim 9,
and determining a task corresponding to the user manipulation when a user manipulation is detected while the electronic device is booting, and processing the determined task by assigning a higher priority and a higher core assignment.

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