CN101655734B - Computer with power saving state control and control method - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a computer with power saving state control and a control method thereof. The computer has a plurality of sleep modes for directly switching, and comprises power packs, a storage module, a power management module and a control module, wherein the power packs supply a plurality of power supplies to a plurality of components in the computer; the storage module is used for storing execution data corresponding to each sleep mode; the power management module is used for setting the number of the corresponding power packs started in each sleep mode; and the control module judges the switched sleep mode according to a received trigger event to send a first switching signal to the storage module, enables the storage module to store the execution data, sends a second switching signal to the power management module so as to enable the power management module to set the number of the power packs, and then directly switches the sleeve modes of the computer.
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Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of computer and control method, particularly a kind of computer and its control method of tool power down mode control.
Background technology
The electrical source consumption of electronic product is one of the key factor in the design, and each tame manufacturer wishes the power supply that oneself electronic product can consumes least invariably.Especially at portable electronic product, the consumption of power supply is more little, can allow the service time of battery long more, and not need often to change battery, so more can satisfy user's demand.
Therefore, in order to reach the effect of power saving, computer system is provided with so-called sleep (power saving) pattern (sleeping mode), can allow computer system with user's demand at computer system, or the time length of not moving according to the user, and enter different sleep patterns.Wherein, specific power supply can be opened or close to the power pack that each sleep pattern is corresponding different respectively under different sleep patterns.Contrast in computer system if be under the normal mode of operation (working mode) always, need states that all power supplys are all opened, sleep pattern has been saved the loss of many power supplys really.
Yet, after computer system enters some sleep patterns,,, need earlier computer system is waken up, and get back to after the mode of operation with the practice of known technology if will change to other sleep pattern the time, could enter another sleep pattern again.
Please refer to Fig. 1, this figure is depicted as the sleep pattern conversion synoptic diagram of known technology.Suppose, the state of computer system is in first sleep pattern (S1) at present, if enter more further second sleep pattern (S2) by first sleep pattern (S1), just must be with all electric power startings, and get back to mode of operation (S0) earlier, could enter second sleep pattern (S2) more then.That is to say, sleep pattern (can't directly change between the S1～S4), no matter be in which sleep pattern at present, as long as must be transformed into different sleep patterns the time, all must get back to mode of operation (S0) earlier after, could enter another sleep pattern again.So, not only can be elongated the switching time between the sleep pattern, and get back to mode of operation, just can carry out follow-up action (entering another sleep pattern), can cause unnecessary electrical source consumption on the contrary owing to opening all power supplys earlier.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of computer and control method of tool power down mode control, to improve the disappearance of prior art.
The present invention proposes a kind of computer of tool power down mode control, has a plurality of sleep patterns and directly switches, and this computer comprises: power pack, storage module, power management module and control module.Power pack provides a plurality of power supplys to a plurality of assemblies in the computer.Storage module is in order to store the pairing execution data of each sleep pattern.Power management module is opened the number of corresponding power group in order to set each sleep pattern.Control module is according to the trigger event that is received, judge the sleep pattern of switching, send first switching signal to storage module, make storage module store the execution data, and send second switching signal to power management module, make power management module set the number of power pack, again computer is directly switched second sleep pattern by first sleep pattern.
The present invention also proposes a kind of control method of power down mode, is applied to have the directly computer of switching of a plurality of power pack and a plurality of sleep pattern, and control method comprises the following step: receive trigger event, above-mentioned computer is first sleep pattern; Judge the event attribute of trigger event; When this event attribute is a sleep incident, store an execution data earlier corresponding to this first sleep pattern, set the number that those power pack are opened again, when this event attribute is a wake events, set the number that those power pack are opened earlier, store this execution data again corresponding to this first sleep pattern; Make computer carry out above-mentioned first sleep pattern and directly switch second sleep pattern.
By device proposed by the invention or method, can allow computer system after entering some sleep patterns, according to the incident that receives (Event), do not need to get back to earlier mode of operation, can directly change to other sleep pattern.So, can provide more resilient power management,, more can allow the user more directly perceived in the use to increase the serviceable life of battery.
Relevant preferred embodiment of the present invention and effect thereof, cooperate now graphic explanation as after.
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Fig. 1 is the sleep pattern conversion synoptic diagram of known technology.
Fig. 2 is the first embodiment synoptic diagram of the computer of tool power down mode control.
Fig. 3 is the second embodiment synoptic diagram of the computer of tool power down mode control.
Fig. 4 is a sleep pattern conversion synoptic diagram of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is the process flow diagram of the control method of power down mode.
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Please refer to Fig. 2, this figure is depicted as the first embodiment synoptic diagram of the computer of tool power down mode control.Computer proposed by the invention, having a plurality of sleep patterns can be for switching, and this computer comprises: storage module 10, power management module 20, control module 30 and power pack 40～49.
Therefore computer has different power down modes, can enter multiple different sleep pattern, and the required power pack number of different sleep patterns is different.Wherein, power pack 40～49 provides power supply to use to a plurality of assembly in the computer respectively.Along with the difference of sleep pattern, handled execution data is difference to some extent also.Illustrate, when entering darker sleep pattern by more shallow sleep pattern, because the power supply number less (power saving effect is better) of the darker pairing power pack of sleep pattern, therefore last power supply can't be handled some execution data under more shallow sleep pattern originally, so must earlier the execution data storage under the more shallow sleep pattern be got up.In this, storage module 10 can be in order to store the pairing execution data of each sleep pattern.
As mentioned above, the required power pack number of each sleep pattern is different, illustrate: under mode of operation (S0), all power pack, just first power pack 40, second source group 41, the 3rd power pack 42 all need be opened to N power pack 49, and first sleep pattern (S1) can be closed one of them power pack, and second sleep pattern (S2) is closed one of them power pack again again, by that analogy.In this, power management module 20 is in order to set the number of the required unlatching of pairing power pack under each sleep pattern.
Please refer to the second embodiment synoptic diagram of Fig. 3 for the computer of tool power down mode control.In second embodiment, also comprise trigger module 50.By shown in the figure as can be known, trigger module 50 can produce two kinds of different trigger events, is respectively sleep incident and wake events, and is beneath at these two kinds of different incidents, explains respectively.
When the trigger event of trigger module 50 generations was the sleep incident, the expression computer will be entered under the sleep pattern than deep layer by present state (may be mode of operation or some sleep patterns).Illustrate, suppose that computer is under first sleep pattern (S1) originally, this moment, first power pack 40, second source group 41, the 3rd power pack 42 were all opened to the N-1 power pack.When control module 30 receives the sleep incident that trigger module 50 is produced, trigger computer by the sleep incident and enter the 3rd sleep pattern (S3).At this moment, control module 30 can will be carried out data storage earlier in this storage module 10, close corresponding power pack by power management module 20 controls again, meeting the power pack number of the 3rd sleep pattern (S3), that is remaining first power pack 40, second source group 41, the 3rd power pack 42 are opening to the N-3 power pack.So, can allow computer reach the state of more power saving, and enter in the sleep procedure of deep layer more, needn't as prior art, need get back to earlier under the mode of operation, just can be transformed into another sleep pattern, can allow the state of computer directly enter another kind of sleep pattern by a kind of sleep pattern by the present invention.
Wherein, the mentioned storage module 10 of the present invention can be the module of multiple different Gong storage usefulness such as high-speed cache (cache memory), buffer (register), random access memory (RAM) or hard disk (hard disk).Illustrate, because the difference of sleep pattern, therefore the execution data of each sleep pattern may be stored in different types of storage module 10, the execution data storage of supposing first sleep pattern (more shallow sleep pattern) is in random access memory, and the execution data storage of the 3rd sleep pattern (darker sleep pattern) is in hard disk.Therefore, above-mentioned trigger event is in the example of sleep incident, and the mode that control module 30 is handled the execution data of storage modules 10 is, the data of will carrying out earlier is stored among the hard disk by random access memory.
On the other hand, when the trigger event of trigger module 50 generations was wake events, the expression computer will enter the sleep pattern than shallow-layer by some sleep patterns.Illustrate, suppose that computer is under the 3rd sleep pattern (S3) originally, this moment, first power pack 40, second source group 41, the 3rd power pack 42 were all opened to the N-3 power pack.When control module 30 receives the wake events that trigger module 50 is produced, trigger computer by wake events and enter first sleep pattern (S1).At this moment, control module 30 control power management module 20 is earlier opened corresponding power pack, number with the power pack that meets first sleep pattern (S1), that is open N-2 power pack and N-1 power pack, the power pack 40 of winning, second source group 41, the 3rd power pack 42 are all opened to the N-1 power pack.Store the execution data afterwards again in storage module 10.In this, the execution data can be changed into by hard disk and being stored among the random access memory.So, when computer will enter sleep pattern than shallow-layer, can directly enter another kind of sleep pattern by a kind of sleep pattern equally, and not need to get back to earlier under the mode of operation, just can carry out follow-up action.
Please refer to Fig. 4, this figure is depicted as sleep pattern conversion synoptic diagram of the present invention.By device proposed by the invention, can allow the conversion of the sleep pattern in the computer system, as shown in Figure 4.Fig. 4 and Fig. 1 are made comparisons, can know discovery,, can allow and directly to change between each sleep pattern and the mode of operation, also allow any one sleep pattern can directly be transformed into another sleep pattern by device proposed by the invention.Compared to known technology, omitted and need get back to mode of operation earlier, could be transformed into the step of another kind of sleep pattern again.So, not only can promote the conversion efficiency between the sleep pattern, the power management of more elastification also can be provided, to increase the serviceable life of battery.
Operating computer system and enter different sleep patterns or mode of operation for the convenience of the users, above-mentioned mentioned trigger module 50 can comprise button.The user can be by button set on the computer, and triggers different incident (sleep incident or wake events).Producing trigger event can be by a wired or wireless network equipment.Electric weight size or having or not of a breakout box (adapter) perhaps entire by opening of a screen, a battery are inserted this trigger event of generation.
In addition, also can adopt the mode of computer system in house software to realize, this moment, trigger module 50 can comprise timer (Timer).The user can configure the timer of computer system inside earlier, supposes, sets a special time (as 30 minutes), if the user does not use computer, just enter more further sleep pattern.Therefore, by the setting of timer,, can trigger the sleep incident automatically in through after the specific time.Similar situation if the user will be with computer by the sleep pattern of working mode change to bottommost layer, and can be set the timer of computer system inside earlier under mode of operation.Suppose, set a special time, as 1 and a half hours, to get back to the sleep pattern of shallow-layer by the sleep pattern of bottommost layer, if computer system has four sleep patterns, so, computer system just can every through 30 minutes after, automatically produce a wake events, make computer enter the sleep pattern of more shallow one deck.Therefore, can reach user's demand, that is, get back to first sleep pattern (sleep pattern of shallow-layer) by the 4th sleep pattern (sleep pattern of bottommost layer) automatically through after 1 and a half hours by timer.
Please refer to Fig. 5, this figure is depicted as the process flow diagram of the control method of power down mode.This control method, being applied to have a plurality of power pack and a plurality of sleep pattern can be for the computer that switches, and this control method comprises the following step.
Step S10: receive trigger event.Wherein, trigger event can be by button or timer (Timer) and is produced.
Step S20: the event attribute of judging trigger event.
Step S30: the result in step S20 is judged if event attribute is the sleep incident, stores the execution data corresponding to sleep pattern earlier.
Step S32: the number of closing corresponding power pack again.
Step S40: the result in step S20 is judged, if event attribute is a wake events, open the number of corresponding power pack earlier.
Step S42: store execution data again corresponding to sleep pattern.
Step S50: make computer carry out the switching of sleep pattern.
Though technology contents of the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly have the knack of this skill person; do not breaking away from spirit of the present invention a little change and the retouching done; all should be covered by in the category of the present invention, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking claims person of defining.
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1. the computer of a tool power down mode control has a plurality of sleep patterns and directly switches, and it is characterized in that above-mentioned computer comprises:
A plurality of power pack provide a plurality of power supplys to a plurality of assemblies in the above-mentioned computer;
Storage module is in order to store the pairing execution data of each above-mentioned sleep pattern;
Power management module, in order to set each above-mentioned sleep pattern the corresponding number of opening above-mentioned these power pack; And
Control module, according to the trigger event that is received, judge the arbitrary above-mentioned sleep pattern of switching, send first switching signal to above-mentioned storage module, make above-mentioned storage module store above-mentioned execution data, and send second switching signal to above-mentioned power management module, and make above-mentioned power management module set the number of opening above-mentioned these power pack, more above-mentioned computer is directly switched second sleep pattern by first sleep pattern.
2. computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned trigger event is the sleep incident.
3. computer as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: above-mentioned control module stores above-mentioned execution data earlier in above-mentioned storage module, controls the number that above-mentioned power management module is closed the correspondence of above-mentioned these power pack again.
4. computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned trigger event is a wake events.
5. computer as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: the above-mentioned control module above-mentioned power management module of control is earlier opened the number of corresponding above-mentioned these power pack, stores above-mentioned execution data again in above-mentioned storage module.
6. computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned computer also comprises: trigger module, and in order to produce above-mentioned trigger event.
7. computer as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: above-mentioned trigger module comprises button.
8. computer as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: above-mentioned trigger module comprises timer.
9. computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned storage module is selected from high-speed cache, buffer, random access memory, hard disk and group that combination constituted thereof.
10. computer as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: above-mentioned control module is selected from South Bridge chip, north bridge chips, embedded controller, keyboard controller and group that combination constituted thereof.
11. the control method of a power down mode is applied to have the directly computer of switching of a plurality of power pack and a plurality of sleep pattern, it is characterized in that above-mentioned control method comprises the following step:
Receive trigger event, above-mentioned computer is first sleep pattern;
Judge the event attribute of above-mentioned trigger event;
When above-mentioned event attribute is the sleep incident, store execution data earlier corresponding to above-mentioned first sleep pattern, set the number that above-mentioned these power pack are opened again, when above-mentioned event attribute is wake events, set the number that above-mentioned these power pack are opened earlier, store above-mentioned execution data again corresponding to above-mentioned first sleep pattern; And
Make above-mentioned computer carry out above-mentioned first sleep pattern and directly switch second sleep pattern.
12. the control method of power down mode as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: wherein receive the step of above-mentioned trigger event, comprise the following step: produce above-mentioned trigger event by button.
13. the control method of power down mode as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: wherein receive the step of above-mentioned trigger event, comprise the following step: produce above-mentioned trigger event by timer.
14. the control method of power down mode as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: wherein receive the step of above-mentioned trigger event, comprise the following step: produce above-mentioned trigger event by wired or wireless network equipment.
15. the control method of power down mode as claimed in claim 11 is characterized in that: wherein receive the step of above-mentioned trigger event, comprise the following step: electric weight size or having or not of breakout box entire by opening of screen, battery are inserted the above-mentioned trigger event of generation.
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