CN100342304C - Charging management method and system - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a charge managing method and a system, which is suitable for electronic equipment. The system comprises at least an inducting unit, a detecting unit, a signal outputting unit, a receiving unit and a processing unit, and the present invention can makes a user select whether a charge operation is immediately executed or not in the elastic mode according to a practical situation. The time of cell charge can be reduced, so the service life of the cell is effectively prolonged to effectively avoid the incident that a cell seat structure and a contact terminal are damaged because the cell is frequently unloaded. The present invention can solve the problem that a cell mechanism of electronic equipment is ineffective because the cell is unloaded, and a mould does not need to be newly made in a cell base part of the electronic equipment to solve the problem that the personal weight of the electronic equipment and a supporting point of a bottom seat are unstable.
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The invention relates to a kind of battery charging management technology, particularly about a kind of actual electric weight that is available for users to by battery, click the control form by Keyboard Control or application program, whether decision to the battery operation of charging, the charging management method and the system that solve the inconvenience that causes because of the removal battery and problem such as UPS inefficacy is produced.
Background technology
Recently owing to the electronic industry technical progress, portable electric appts is developed rapidly, and its kind is more and more many, function is also more and more complete, thereby extensively consumed popular favor, and the portability that has of electronic equipment wherein, a part will give the credit to the maturation of battery technology.
Be example now with common notebook computer, as shown in Figure 1, it is the charging modes that shows that common technology uses, when we use power supply adaptor (AC Adapter) with alternating current (AC) when being input to notebook computer, this notebook computer enters charge mode immediately, this charging process can't be informed to use, the user is for extending battery life, reduce unnecessary charging times, at power supply adaptor is that power supply is in the notebook computer power supply, the user does not wish the battery in the notebook computer is charged sometimes, and the at this moment general practice is the battery removal with notebook computer.
The above-mentioned practice causes many inconvenience to the user, such as, if regular plug battery easily causes battery tray mechanism and contact terminal to damage, cause battery to contact bad, function of supplying power forfeiture, the counterweight of this external cause notebook computer changes, and its flip is difficult for, and many now types all is arranged on supporting seat at the bottom of the part machine on the battery cover, as battery being removed the pedestal shakiness that then can cause notebook computer, cause the user using operational inconvenience.
There is part manufacturer to improve at the disappearance of practices well, the means of its improvement provide a control circuit, detect at notebook computer and just to carry out the charging operation when battery electric quantity value is lower than a certain value range,, then notebook computer is not charged if on this value range.Though this method can effectively reduce the charging times of battery, set value range is a preset value, can not change, and makes the charging operation lack flexibility, and also can't satisfy the in good time selection demand of user.
How to propose a kind of being available for users to and select whether will charge operation the battery in the notebook computer according to actual demand, effectively reduce the plug number of times of battery, and then avoid all inconvenience that causes because of the removal battery, real technical matters for needing to be resolved hurrily at present.
Summary of the invention
For solving the shortcoming of above-mentioned prior art, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging management method and system, be available for users to according to actual demand, whether select will be to the electronic equipment operation of charging, reduce the charging and the removal number of times of battery in the electronic equipment, except the serviceable life that can prolong battery, and can effectively avoid the generation of the thing that battery tray structure and contact terminal damage.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging management method and system, can solve the problem of the electric device battery mechanism failure that causes because of the removal battery.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging management method and system, can make the cell base part of electronic equipment need not make mould again, can solve the counterweight of electronic equipment itself and the problem of base fulcrum shakiness.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of charging management method and system, it is by Bios-EC (Basic Input/Output System-Embedded Controller) monitoring management charging operation, make the operating environment that does not have Windows, also can manage, have the convenience and the compatibility of height the battery charge operation.
For reaching above-mentioned and other purpose, the present invention promptly provides a kind of charging management method and system, is applicable in the electronic equipment, is used to manage the charging operation of battery electric quantity, reduces the charging times of battery, and then effectively prolongs the serviceable life of battery.
Charging management system of the present invention comprises at least: sensing unit, and be used for differentiating and whether have external power supply to be input to electronic equipment, if having, out-put supply input signal then; Detecting unit, wait to receive this power supply input signal after, immediately the contained electric weight of current battery is detected, and testing result is exported; Signal output unit is used for driving the shinny and display screen output of pilot lamp and comprises the application program of battery electric quantity testing result clicks of control form, selects whether will enable the keying charge mode for the user; Receiving element, reception user's input instruction drives relevant function element, and processing unit, and the operating process of total system is controlled.
Method of the present invention is by above-mentioned charging management system, carry out the Charge Management operation, this method comprises: when (1) is input in the electronic equipment when external power supply, it is number shinny or click the control form by display screen output application program to make this system activate indication, differentiate whether will enable the keying charge mode for the user, in this way, then enter step (2) the electronic equipment operation of charging, if not, then directly enter step (4); (2) make the user whether differentiate and to click the control form or the contained input interface of electronic equipment is assigned the instruction of carrying out the charging operation by this application program, in this way, then enter step (4), if not, then enter step (3) by actual demand; (3) make this system temporary transient not to the operation of charging of the battery of electronic equipment, and the residual state that person to be used looks battery electric quantity turns back to step (2) again, differentiate and whether carry out the charging operation, if, execution in step (4) then, as not, then keep this not charged state, and (4) input external power supply is to the battery operation of charging.
Charging management method of the present invention and system are when electronic equipment input external power supply, this system promptly can export an application program by the display screen of electronic equipment and click the control form or wait operation to indicate by pilot lamp is shinny, select whether to want activate key controlled charging pattern for the user, this application program clicks the control form and comprises the consumption situation of current battery electric quantity in addition for user's reference, make the user control or to click the input mode of control form by thump and to select to confirm whether to charge operation by actual conditions.
Prior art is under the situation of not informing in advance the user, promptly carries out the battery charge operation automatically, if when the electric weight abundance need not to charge, the user will be with the battery removal, to reduce charging times.The present invention can make the user select to carry out whether immediately the charging operation according to actual conditions elasticity, so, thereby can reduce effectively extending battery life of cell charging times, the thing that can effectively avoid the battery tray structure that causes because of frequent removal battery and contact terminal to damage takes place, also can solve the problem of the electric device battery mechanism failure that causes because of the removal battery, the cell base part of electronic equipment need not be made mould again, can solve the counterweight of electronic equipment itself and the problem of base fulcrum shakiness.
By charging management method of the present invention and system, can effectively improve the disappearance of existing Charge Management pattern, can carry out the charging operation by actual demand for the user, thereby reduce cell charging times with effective extending battery life.
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Fig. 1 shows charge mode commonly used;
Fig. 2 is the structural representation situation of charging management system of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is every step procedure of carrying out charging management method of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is that the application program under Microsoft's Window clicks the control form, and
Fig. 5 is the Charge Management operating window under non-Microsoft's Window.
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Charging management method of the present invention and system are applied in the notebook computer, and the battery of notebook computer is carried out Charge Management mechanism.The present invention is only applicable in the notebook computer, the present invention be applicable to any with battery as in the electronic equipment of power supply (as PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), digital camera, digital camera, mobile phone, TV etc. with oneself), the battery of electronic equipment is carried out Charge Management mechanism.
Fig. 2 is the structural representation situation of charging management system 1 of the present invention.As shown in the figure, this system comprises a sensing unit 10, detecting unit 12 at least, signal output unit 14, receiving element 16 and processing unit 18.
Sensing unit 10, whether sensing has external power supply to be input in the notebook computer (not marking), when having sensed the external power supply input, send power supply input signal (being BIOS-EC) for immediately processing unit 18, ordering about detecting unit 12 by processing unit 18 detects at the existing electric weight of battery, and testing result repaid to processing unit 18, after pending unit 18 receives this testing result, even receiving element 16 detects and differentiates that application program that display screen (not marking) output of whether establishing by the notebook computer group contains current battery electric quantity information clicks the control form or hot key is assigned instruction, if do not have, then make external power supply directly the battery of notebook computer be carried out the charging operation, if any, making signal output unit 14 export an application program separately clicks control form or indication and number waits operation to indicate, whether the inquiry user will be via clicking the control form or assigning charging instruction by the contained hot key of notebook computer (not marking), as denying, then under the situation of removal battery not, battery is not carried out the charging operation yet, if, after treating that receiving element 16 receives the charging instruction signal that users assign, processing unit 18 is given in repayment immediately, makes processing unit 18 drive a plurality of function element that are associated with charging process the battery of notebook computer is carried out the charging operation.
Fig. 3 is a process flow diagram, shows every step procedure of carrying out charging management method of the present invention.The inventive method is to carry out the Charge Management operation by charging management system 1, below promptly cooperates Fig. 2 and Fig. 3 to describe implementing procedure of the present invention in detail.At first, when notebook computer input external power supply, promptly sensing unit 10 sensings are learnt, and simultaneously to processing unit 18 output external power supply input signals, then, enter step S2.
In step S2, when pending unit 18 receives this external power supply input signal,, and testing result is repaid to processing unit 18 even detect with the residue situation of detecting unit 12 at the contained electric weight of current battery, then, enter step S3.
In step S3, make this processing unit 18 send above-mentioned testing result to signal output unit 14, the application program that the display screen output that makes signal output unit 14 establish by the notebook computer group contains current battery electric quantity information clicks the control form or activates pilot lamp, differentiate whether need to enable keying charge mode (Key stroke BatteryCharging Mode) for the user according to the present situation, to enable the keying charge mode as the user, then and enter step S4, otherwise, directly enter step S6.
In step S4, make this receiving element 16 detect the differentiation user and whether click the control form or assign charging instruction,, then enter step S5 as not by the contained hot key of notebook computer (not marking) by application program, if then directly enter step S6.
In step S5, make this processing unit 18 at the battery of notebook computer not under the situation of removal, do not order about function element to the battery operation of charging.During this period, drive the use situation of the time detecting battery electric quantity that detecting unit 12 sets by the user and be available for users under the situation of battery electric quantity deficiency, choose again and return step S3 and carry out the charging operation.
In step S6, make these processing unit 18 drivings function element relevant and import the battery execution charging operation of external power supply notebook computer with charging process.
Because of charging management method of the present invention and system click control by striking button or application program to cooperate with BIOS-EC (Basic Input/Output System-Embedded Controller), realize Charge Management and control, so method and system of the present invention are not limited under the Windows environment and use, it also can be applicable under the environment of non-Windows.Below each operating system is divided into the graphic interface is Microsoft's Window (Microsoft Windows) operating system of feature and is non-Microsoft's Window (Non-Windows) operating system of feature with the command line interface.
Under Microsoft's Window (Microsoft Windows) operating system, charging management method of the present invention and system click control form or hot key realization by application program, and the Charge Management operation-interface that it provides is that application program clicks the control form.As shown in Figure 4, it comprises two controls, whether is respectively the ON or the OFF option that will charge to battery; In addition, it also comprises the indication hurdle, the existing electric weight of the battery that indication detecting unit 12 records, and for user's reference, and whether decision will carry out the charging operation under the keying charge mode.In this way, the user can assign the instruction of carrying out the charging operation by hot key to charging management system.
Under the operating system environment of non-Microsoft's Window, method and system of the present invention are that (System Configuration Utility, SCU) the collocation hot key is realized a Charge Management mechanism by the system configuration utility routine.As shown in Figure 5, the charge mode operating window that it provides is the order line form, at first, by display screen output delegation indication information, inform the existing electric weight of battery that user's detecting unit 12 records, then also show an order line information, whether the prompting user will carry out the battery charge operation, in this way, the user can assign the instruction of charging operation by hot key to charging management system.
Can effectively improve the disappearance that has the Charge Management pattern now by above-mentioned charging management method and system, be convenient to the user and use, and then significantly reduce cell charging times, and can prevent that the facts of power machine system inefficacy takes place with extending battery life.
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1. a charging management method is applicable to that group is provided with in the electronic equipment of display screen and input interface, carries out the charging operation by charging management system in this electronic equipment, it is characterized in that this method comprises the following steps:
(1) when external power supply is input in the electronic equipment, it is shinny or click the control form by display screen output application program to make this system activate pilot lamp, differentiate whether will enable the keying charge mode for the user to the electronic equipment operation of charging, in this way, then enter step (2), if not, then directly enter step (4);
(2) make the user whether differentiate and to click the control form or the contained input interface of electronic equipment is assigned the instruction of carrying out the charging operation by this application program, in this way, then enter step (4), if not, then enter step (3) by actual demand;
(3) make this system temporary transient, and the residual state that person to be used looks battery electric quantity turns back to step (2) again, differentiate and whether carry out the charging operation not to the operation of charging of the battery of electronic equipment, if execution in step (4) then is not as, then keep this not charged state, and
(4) the input external power supply is to the battery operation of charging.
2. charging management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this electronic equipment is in notebook computer, personal digital assistant, digital camera, digital camera, mobile phone and the carry-on TV.
3. charging management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this method is to be applied in Microsoft's Window operating system.
4. charging management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this method is by BIOS-EC control charging operation, can be applicable in the non-Microsoft's Window operating system.
5. charging management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, the contained input interface of this electronic equipment is a hot key.
6. charging management method as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this external power supply is the AC power of civil power.
7. a charging management system is applicable to organize to be provided with in the electronic equipment of display screen and input interface, it is characterized in that this system comprises at least:
Whether sensing unit is used for differentiating and has external power supply to be input to electronic equipment, if having, and out-put supply input signal then;
Detecting unit, wait to receive this power supply input signal after, immediately the contained electric weight of current battery is detected, and testing result is exported;
Signal output unit is used for driving the shinny and display screen output of pilot lamp and comprises the application program of battery electric quantity testing result clicks of control form, selects whether will enable the keying charge mode for the user;
Receiving element, reception user's input instruction drives relevant function element, and
Processing unit is controlled the operating process of total system.
8. charging management system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this electronic equipment is in notebook computer, personal digital assistant, digital camera, digital camera, mobile phone and the carry-on TV.
9. charging management system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that this processing unit is BIOS-EC.
10. charging management system as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, this receiving element is used to receive the user and clicks the charging job instruction that control form or input interface are assigned via application program.
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