CN101340652B - Electric power managing method for split type mobile terminal, managing apparatus and split type terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a method for power management of a split mobile terminal. The terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The method includes: detecting the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal; The electric power is used to select a power management solution for the terminal. At the same time, the embodiment of the present invention also discloses a power management device for a split-type mobile terminal and a split-type mobile terminal. By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, mutual query of the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal of the split mobile terminal, mutual management and mutual charging of the two terminals can be realized, so as to meet the needs of different occasions.

Description

Split-type mobile terminal power management method, management device and split-type terminal

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of mobile communication, in particular to a power management method for a split mobile terminal, a power management device and a split mobile terminal.

Background technique

Existing split-type mobile terminals include a first terminal and a second terminal. Regardless of whether they communicate or not, the power supply of each terminal is provided by its own battery and does not monitor each other. Therefore, the power consumption is large, the standby time is short, and the power supply cannot be effectively controlled. management and saving electricity. Moreover, it is not possible to realize that the two terminals can inquire about the power of each other, and when the power is insufficient, an alarm signal is sent and the terminal with low power is turned off. In general, the battery capacity of the first terminal of the split mobile terminal is relatively large, while the battery capacity of the second terminal is relatively small. If within a certain period of time, the frequency of use of the second terminal is relatively high and the frequency of use of the first terminal is relatively low, there may be a situation that the power of the first terminal is relatively sufficient and the power of the second terminal is exhausted. At this time, if no suitable charging power source can be found, the second terminal cannot be used normally due to insufficient power, which brings inconvenience to the user.

Contents of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a power management method for a split-type mobile terminal, a power management device and a split-type mobile terminal, so as to realize effective management of the power supply of the mobile terminal and maximum power saving.

In order to solve the above technical problems, an embodiment of the present invention proposes a power management method for a split-type mobile terminal, where the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the method includes:

Detecting the battery levels of the first terminal and the second terminal;

According to the battery level, a power management solution is selected for the first terminal and the second terminal , and the power management solution includes: displaying the detected battery level on the first terminal or displaying it on the first terminal terminal and the second terminal; judging whether the battery power of the first terminal or the second terminal is lower than a preset threshold, if so, sending an alarm signal and closing the corresponding terminal; according to the first terminal and the second terminal Select the charging mode according to the battery power, and charge the first terminal and/or the second terminal, the charging mode includes external charging mode and internal charging mode, wherein, when the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal are insufficient , select the external charging mode. The external charging mode means that the external power supply charges the first terminal and the second terminal at the same time. When only one of the terminals has insufficient battery power, the internal charging mode is selected. The internal charging The mode refers to that the first terminal and the second terminal charge each other as backup power sources, and stop charging when the battery power of the two terminals is equal.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a power management device for a split-type mobile terminal, where the terminal includes a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the power management device includes:

a detection unit, configured to detect the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal and the usage of the two terminals;

The selection unit is configured to select a power supply mode according to usage conditions of the first terminal and the second terminal, and is also configured to select a power management scheme according to the detected battery power, and the power management scheme includes: displaying the detected battery power on the first A terminal, or displayed on the first terminal and the second terminal; judging whether the battery power of the first terminal or the second terminal is lower than a preset threshold, if so, sending an alarm signal and closing the corresponding terminal; Select a charging mode according to the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal, and charge the first terminal and/or the second terminal, the charging mode includes an external charging mode and an internal charging mode, wherein when the first When the battery power of both the terminal and the second terminal is insufficient, the external charging mode is selected. The external charging mode refers to that the external power supply charges the first terminal and the second terminal at the same time. When only one of the terminals has insufficient battery power, The internal charging mode is selected, and the internal charging mode refers to that the first terminal and the second terminal charge each other as backup power sources, and stop charging until the battery power of the two terminals is equal.

Correspondingly, an embodiment of the present invention also provides a split-type mobile terminal, including a first terminal and a second terminal, wherein the split-type mobile terminal includes a power management device, and the power management device includes:

a detection unit, configured to detect the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal and the usage of the two terminals;

The selection unit is configured to select a power supply mode according to usage conditions of the first terminal and the second terminal, and is also configured to select a power management scheme according to the detected battery power, and the power management scheme includes: displaying the detected battery power on the first A terminal, or displayed on the first terminal and the second terminal; judging whether the battery power of the first terminal or the second terminal is lower than a preset threshold, if so, sending an alarm signal and closing the corresponding terminal; Select a charging mode according to the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal, and charge the first terminal and/or the second terminal, the charging mode includes an external charging mode and an internal charging mode, wherein when the first When the battery power of both the terminal and the second terminal is insufficient, the external charging mode is selected. The external charging mode refers to that the external power supply charges the first terminal and the second terminal at the same time. When only one of the terminals has insufficient battery power, The internal charging mode is selected, and the internal charging mode refers to that the first terminal and the second terminal charge each other as backup power sources, and stop charging until the battery power of the two terminals is equal.

By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to realize the mutual query of the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal of the split mobile terminal, mutual management and mutual charging of the two terminals, and to deal with multimedia, GPS navigation and other power-consuming operations and simple External calls, sending and receiving text messages and other operations with low power consumption to meet the needs of different occasions.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a power management device for a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic flowchart of a power management method for a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the specific flow diagram of the method of Fig. 3;

5 is a schematic diagram of a charging circuit of a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Detailed ways

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail and clearly below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a power management device for a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , the device includes:

A test unit 1, used to test the battery voltage of the first terminal and the second terminal;

a calculation unit 2, configured to calculate the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal according to the battery voltage;

A detection unit 3, configured to detect the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal and the usage of the two terminals;

The selection unit 4 is used to select a power management scheme, a power supply mode and a charging mode;

The display unit 5 is used to display and check the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal;

A judging unit 6, configured to judge whether the battery power of the terminal is lower than a preset threshold;

The alarm unit 7 is used to send out an alarm signal and trigger the shutdown of terminals whose battery power is lower than a preset threshold;

The charging unit 8 is configured to charge the terminal.

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the first terminal 21 of the split-type mobile terminal includes a first terminal main controller, a power supply module, a display module, an audio interface, a peripheral input interface, Low-power wireless transceiver module, communication module 1 and communication module 2 interfaces, etc.; the second terminal 22 includes the second terminal main controller, power supply module, display module, low-power wireless transceiver module, audio interface, peripheral input interface and communication module 2 wait. When the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used separately, they communicate wirelessly through the low-power wireless transceiver module to complete mutual command transmission, data reading and voice transmission. When the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are combined and used as a whole, the communication module 2 interface of the first terminal 21 and the communication module 2 of the second terminal 22 are physical circuit interfaces of a split mobile terminal. It includes at least one detection pin. When the physical connection between the two terminals is valid, the pin sends an interrupt signal to the controller of the first terminal 21, and the first terminal controller controls the low-power wireless transceiver module of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22. stop working, the pin sends an interrupt signal to the second terminal controller at the same time to turn off the power supply of the slave machine. At this moment, the second terminal becomes a communication module of the entire split-type mobile terminal, and its power supply is provided by the battery of the first terminal. At the same time, it can be used as the input device of the whole machine. As a complete dual-mode or dual-card dual-standby, the whole machine can be operated by choosing between the two modules.

The device and the terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention are described in detail with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .

Test the battery voltage of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 by the test unit 1 of the power management device of the split type mobile terminal, calculate the battery power of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 by the calculation unit 2, by the detection unit 3 Acquire the battery power of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22, and detect the usage of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 at the same time. This usage situation includes two situations where the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used together as a whole and the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used separately. The selection unit 4 is used to select a power supply mode according to the usage of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22, and the power supply mode includes a single terminal overall power supply and dual terminal independent power supply. It is also used to select the power management scheme and charging mode based on the detected battery level. In the embodiment of the present invention, the main controller first sends a test signal, conducts a voltage test on the power module, and feeds back to the main controller to complete the calculation of battery power, and connects the communication module 2 with the interface of the communication module 2 and the low-power wireless transceiver module to complete the test. Exchange and update battery power information, detect and obtain the battery power of both terminals as the basis for selecting the next power management solution. The display unit 5 is used for displaying and viewing the battery levels of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 . In the embodiment of the present invention, the display module completes the function of dual terminals displaying their own battery power and the other party's battery power, so as to realize the basis of effective power management. The judging unit 6 is used to judge whether the battery power of the terminal is lower than a preset threshold, which is a test voltage of 3.7V in this embodiment, and this value can be preset by software, depending on the user's Request settings. The main controller makes a judgment according to the updated battery power, and starts the alarm unit 7 when the battery power is lower than the threshold value, sends an alarm signal and triggers the shutdown of terminals whose battery power is lower than the preset threshold value, so as to save power. The charging unit 8 is used to charge the terminal. The main controller selects the charging mode according to the detected battery power. When the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal are insufficient, the external charging mode is selected. The external charging mode , means to charge the first terminal and the second terminal at the same time through the external power supply through the peripheral input interface; when only one of the terminals has insufficient battery power, the internal charging mode is selected, and the internal charging mode refers to the main controller. The control signal closes the internal charging switch, so that the first terminal and the second terminal serve as backup power supplies for each other, and the charging stops when the batteries of the two terminals are equal.

Fig. 3 is a schematic flowchart of a power management method for a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 3 , the method includes:

Step S301, detecting the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal;

Step S302, selecting a power management scheme according to the battery power.

Fig. 4 is a specific flow diagram of the method in Fig. 3, as shown in Fig. 4, including:

Step S401, detecting the use of the first terminal and the second terminal, the use includes overall use and separate use; select a corresponding power supply mode, the power supply mode includes a single terminal overall power supply and dual terminal independent power supply. When the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used in combination, the battery of the second terminal 22 is turned off and powered by the battery of the first terminal 21; when the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used separately, each terminal is powered by its own battery powered.

Step S402, detecting the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal, including testing the battery voltage of the first terminal and the second terminal; calculating the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal according to the tested battery voltage.

Step S403, displaying the detected battery level on the terminal. When the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used together as a whole, the first terminal 21 can check its own battery level, and can check the battery level of the second terminal 22. Current status and battery capacity before the battery was turned off. When the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are used separately, the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 can not only check their own battery power, but also check the other party's battery power. When necessary, the power of the other party can be turned off to achieve the purpose of saving power and effectively managing power.

Step S404, judging whether the detected battery power is lower than a preset threshold, if the judging result is yes, then go to step S405; if no, then no alarm signal is sent. In this embodiment, the test voltage is 3.7V, and this value can be pre-set by software, depending on the user's requirements.

Step S405, sending out an alarm signal and shutting down the corresponding terminal. When the battery power of any terminal or both terminals is lower than the preset threshold, an alarm and prompt signal will be sent to notify the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22, and at the same time, you can choose whether to turn off the terminal with low power to achieve energy saving. purpose of electricity.

Step S406, selecting a charging mode according to the battery power. When the battery power of both the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 is low, the external charging mode is selected; when only one of the terminals has low battery power, the internal charging mode is selected.

Step S407, charging the terminal according to the charging mode. The external charging mode means that an external power supply charges the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 simultaneously through a computer USB interface or an independent charger; the internal charging mode means that the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 are mutually Back up the power supply, and stop charging until the battery power of the two terminals is equal. After charging, you can check the battery power status of both terminals on the two terminals.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a charging circuit of a split-type mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when the first terminal 21 is physically connected to the second terminal 22, the card holder or connection signal is transmitted to the main controller of the first terminal, through The main controller of the first terminal outputs a control signal to control the key switch K to close or open. When the key switch K is closed, the batteries of the first terminal 21 and the second terminal 22 serve as backup batteries for each other, forming a charging circuit. This charging circuit can meet the requirements of an external power supply charging the two terminals at the same time and the two terminals serving as backup batteries for each other when the whole is combined. Condition. When both sides are fully charged or the battery voltages of the two terminals are equal, the main controller of the first terminal outputs a control signal to disconnect the key switch K and stop charging.

The split-type mobile terminal in the embodiment of the present invention includes but is not limited to a split-type mobile terminal with a first terminal and a second terminal, such as a mobile phone and a personal digital assistant.

By implementing the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to realize the mutual query of the battery power of the first terminal and the second terminal of the split mobile terminal, mutual management and mutual charging of the two terminals, and to deal with multimedia, GPS navigation and other power-consuming operations and simple External calls, sending and receiving text messages and other operations with low power consumption to meet the needs of different occasions.

The above disclosures are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and certainly cannot limit the scope of rights of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes made according to the claims of the present invention still fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. the method for managing power supply of a split type portable terminal, described terminal comprises first terminal and second terminal, it is characterized in that, described method comprises:

Detect the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal;

According to described battery electric quantity described first terminal and second terminal are carried out the power management scheme selection, described power management scheme comprises: the battery electric quantity that detects is presented at described first terminal, perhaps is presented at described first terminal and second terminal; Whether the battery electric quantity of judging described first terminal or second terminal is lower than pre-set threshold, if just send alarm signal and close corresponding terminal; Battery electric quantity according to described first terminal and second terminal is selected charge mode, and to described first terminal and/or second terminal charge, described charge mode comprises external charging pattern and charge inside pattern, wherein, when the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal is all not enough, then select the external charging pattern, described external charging pattern, be meant that external power supply is simultaneously to first terminal and second terminal charge, when the battery electric quantity that has only a terminal wherein is not enough, then select the charge inside pattern, described charge inside pattern, be meant that first terminal and second terminal power supply that backups each other charges, when two terminal battery electricity quantities equate, stop charging.

2. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the step that detects the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal also comprises before:

Detect the operating position of first terminal and second terminal, described operating position comprises that integral body uses and separate use;

Select corresponding powering mode, described powering mode comprises that unit/terminal bulk supply is independently-powered with two terminals.

3. the method for claim 1 is characterized in that, the step of the battery electric quantity of described detection first terminal and second terminal comprises:

Test the cell voltage of first terminal and second terminal;

Calculate the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal.

4. the electric power controller of a split type portable terminal comprises first terminal and second terminal, it is characterized in that described electric power controller comprises:

Detecting unit is used to detect the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal and the operating position of two terminals;

Selected cell, be used for selecting powering mode according to the operating position of first terminal and second terminal, also be used for selecting power management scheme according to the battery electric quantity that detects, described power management scheme comprises: the battery electric quantity that detects is presented at described first terminal, perhaps is presented at described first terminal and second terminal; Whether the battery electric quantity of judging described first terminal or second terminal is lower than pre-set threshold, if just send alarm signal and close corresponding terminal; Battery electric quantity according to described first terminal and second terminal is selected charge mode, and to described first terminal and/or second terminal charge, described charge mode comprises external charging pattern and charge inside pattern, wherein, when the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal is all not enough, then select the external charging pattern, described external charging pattern, be meant that external power supply is simultaneously to first terminal and second terminal charge, when the battery electric quantity that has only a terminal wherein is not enough, then select the charge inside pattern, described charge inside pattern, be meant that first terminal and second terminal power supply that backups each other charges, when two terminal battery electricity quantities equate, stop charging.

5. device as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that, described electric power controller also comprises:

Test cell is used to test the cell voltage of first terminal and second terminal;

Computing unit is used for calculating according to described cell voltage the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal;

Display unit is used to show and check the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal;

Judging unit is used to judge whether described first terminal and second terminal battery electricity quantity are lower than pre-set threshold;

Alarm Unit is used to send alarm signal and triggers battery electric quantity and is lower than the terminal that sets in advance threshold value and closes;

Charhing unit is used for described first terminal and/or second terminal are charged.

6. device as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that,

Described powering mode comprises that unit/terminal bulk supply is independently-powered with two terminals.

7. a split type portable terminal is characterized in that, described split type portable terminal comprises electric power controller, and described electric power controller comprises:

Detecting unit is used to detect the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal and the operating position of two terminals;

Selected cell, be used for selecting powering mode according to the operating position of first terminal and second terminal, also be used for selecting power management scheme according to the battery electric quantity that detects, described power management scheme comprises: the battery electric quantity that detects is presented at described first terminal, perhaps is presented at described first terminal and second terminal; Whether the battery electric quantity of judging described first terminal or second terminal is lower than pre-set threshold, if just send alarm signal and close corresponding terminal; Battery electric quantity according to described first terminal and second terminal is selected charge mode, and to described first terminal and/or second terminal charge, described charge mode comprises external charging pattern and charge inside pattern, wherein, when the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal is all not enough, then select the external charging pattern, described external charging pattern, be meant that external power supply is simultaneously to first terminal and second terminal charge, when the battery electric quantity that has only a terminal wherein is not enough, then select the charge inside pattern, described charge inside pattern, be meant that first terminal and second terminal power supply that backups each other charges, when two terminal battery electricity quantities equate, stop charging.

8. terminal as claimed in claim 7 is characterized in that, described electric power controller also comprises:

Test cell is used to test the cell voltage of first terminal and second terminal;

Computing unit is used for calculating according to described cell voltage the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal;

Display unit is used to show and check the battery electric quantity of first terminal and second terminal;

Judging unit is used to judge whether described first terminal and second terminal battery electricity quantity are lower than pre-set threshold;

Alarm Unit is used to send alarm signal and triggers battery electric quantity and is lower than the terminal that sets in advance threshold value and closes;

Charhing unit is used for described first terminal and/or second terminal are charged.

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