CN104849674A - Device and method for displaying battery level - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a device and method for displaying battery level, and the device is used for displaying the battery level of an electronic product when the electronic product is turned off. The device comprises a plurality of LEDs which are located on the external surface of the electronic product; a first EC which is used for obtaining the information of the battery level of the electronic product; a second EC, wherein the input end of the second EC is electrically connected with the first EC, so as to receive the information, obtained by the first EC, of the battery level, and the output end of the second EC is electrically connected with the plurality of LEDs. Moreover, the second EC achieves the management and control of light-emitting modes of the plurality of LEDs based on a preset display rule according to the information of the battery level. The preset display rule defines the corresponding relation between different battery levels and the different light-emitting modes of the plurality of LEDs. A battery is used for supplying power to the plurality of LEDs, the first EC, and the second EC. According to the technical scheme, the device can employ the plurality of LEDs outside the electronic product to display the battery level during power-off.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of display device and method of battery electric quantity.
Background technology
The electronic products such as current notebook computer, mobile phone or panel computer (Pad), battery deposit information is shown on screen by software under start situation, but when shutting down, user just cannot understand the problem of battery electric quantity.
Summary of the invention
The problem of electricity cannot be understood to solve electric terminal equipment when not starting shooting, the invention provides a kind of display device and method of battery electric quantity.
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of display device of battery electric quantity, show the battery electric quantity of this electronic product under the state of shutting down at electronic product, this display device comprises:
Plurality of LEDs, is positioned at the outer surface of electronic product;
One EC, for obtaining the battery level information of electronic product;
2nd EC, its input end is electrically connected to receive the battery level information that an EC obtains with an EC, its output terminal is electrically connected with plurality of LEDs, and according to battery level information, carry out management and control based on predetermined display rule to the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs,
Wherein, display rule defines corresponding relation respective between different battery electric quantities and the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs, and plurality of LEDs, an EC and the 2nd EC are powered by battery.
As preferably, an EC is connected by System Management Bus with the battery of electronic product.
As preferably, an EC is connected by GPIO with the 2nd EC.
As preferably, in display rule, the different numerical value sections belonging to battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs.
As preferably, display rule comprises electricity and is being more than or equal to 80%, is being greater than 20% and is less than 80%, and when being less than or equal to 20%, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.
As preferably, the different light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
As preferably, electronic product is notebook computer, mobile phone, panel computer or flat and notebook type dual-purpose computer.
According to another aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of display packing of battery electric quantity, show the battery electric quantity of this electronic product under the state of shutting down at electronic product, this display packing comprises:
The setting number of electricity and the corresponding relation between the light-emitting mode of the plurality of LEDs of the outer surface of electronic product;
The battery level information of electronic product is obtained by an EC;
2nd EC receives the battery level information that an EC obtains, and according to battery level information, based on predetermined display rule management and control is carried out to the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs, wherein, the input end of the 2nd EC is electrically connected with an EC, its output terminal is electrically connected with plurality of LEDs
Wherein, display rule defines corresponding relation respective between different battery electric quantities and the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs, and plurality of LEDs, an EC and the 2nd EC are powered by battery.
As preferably, in display rule, the different numerical value sections belonging to battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs.
As preferably, display rule comprises electricity and is being more than or equal to 80%, is being greater than 20% and is less than 80%, and when being less than or equal to 20%, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.
As preferably, the different light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
The present invention is relative to the beneficial effect of prior art:
1, LED and two EC is powered with battery when shutting down, thus the plurality of LEDs of electronics external can be utilized to show battery electric quantity, be convenient to the battery electric quantity situation that user understands electronic product shutdown charging or shutdown power consumption, and separately management and control is carried out to LED by increase the 2nd EC, the burden of the original EC of electronic product can not be increased;
2, by carrying out gradual change type or the management and control of stage ground to the numerical value section of LED belonging to its battery electric quantity, user can be allowed according to the hobby of oneself to arrange the light-emitting mode of LED, improving Consumer's Experience sense.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the display device according to battery electric quantity of the present invention;
Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 c is the pattern of the mark that can demonstrate in the LED array according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the display packing of battery electric quantity according to the embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram according to the embodiment of the display device of battery electric quantity in a practical application of the present invention.
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Be described in detail of the present invention below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
According to embodiments of the invention, provide a kind of display device of battery electric quantity, for under the state of shutting down at electronic product, the battery electric quantity of this electronic product is shown, wherein, electronic product especially can be notebook computer, mobile phone, panel computer (Pad), or flat and notebook type dual-purpose computer, wherein, so-called " flat and notebook type dual-purpose computer " can be the dual-purpose electronic equipment of a kind of panel computer and notebook computer, it has the appearance forrns of common notebook computer, but its screen nondestructively can disassemble and use as panel computer, put support and be notebook computer, the MIXX series of products that such as Legend Company produces.Fig. 1 shows the most necessary parts according to display device of the present invention, that is, (electronic product) battery, an EC, the 2nd EC and LED (Light Emitting Diode, light emitting diode) array, wherein EC is Embed Controller, embedded controller.Below be explained in detail, with reference to Fig. 1, plurality of LEDs can be positioned at the outer surface of electronic product, such as be positioned at the shell (cover) of notebook computer, on the surface except screen of mobile phone or panel computer, illustrate only a small amount of LED in Fig. 1, and arrange with regular matrix form, in fact arbitrarily can be converted according to the difference of electronic product and needs by user in quantity and array pattern according to plurality of LEDs of the present invention, one EC can be positioned at mainboard (the Mother board of electronic product, MB) side and being connected with battery, preferably, the battery of the one EC and electronic product can pass through System Management Bus (SystemManagement Bus, SMBus) connect, thus for obtaining the battery level information of described electronic product, an EC can be the EC that electronic product itself carries, 2nd EC can be positioned at the outer surface of electronic product, namely close positions is positioned at plurality of LEDs, the input end of the 2nd EC is electrically connected to receive the battery level information that a described EC obtains with an EC, preferably, one EC and the 2nd EC can pass through GPIO (General Purpose Input Output, universal input/output) connect, the output terminal of the 2nd EC is electrically connected with plurality of LEDs, and according to battery level information, based on predetermined display rule, management and control is carried out to the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs, wherein, the corresponding relation between different battery electric quantities and the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs can be specified in display rule, and, in this display device, plurality of LEDs, one EC and the 2nd EC is powered by battery, work as dead battery, then LED Close All.
Below the display rule mentioned by the present invention is described, this display rule can comprise two kinds of modes, mainly by controlling the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs, the different light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
Display rule one, different numerical value sections belonging to battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs, such as, plurality of LEDs can be arranged in arbitrary form, such as directly arrangement is the mark (such as Lenovo) of electronic product, electricity gradually less time (corresponding different SOC values sections), LED can gradually secretly, the color of LED can be gradually red; Under the state of shutdown charging, LED can gradually color that is bright, LED can be gradually green.LED can be closed and be interpreted as the situation that darkness is minimum.
Display rule two, electricity are in the scope of each predetermined value, LED is in corresponding light-emitting mode, preferably, battery electric quantity be more than or equal to 80% the scope of electricity 100% to 80% (i.e. in), be greater than 20% and be less than 80%, and be less than or equal to 20% the scope of electricity 20% to 0 (i.e. in) time, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.In one embodiment of the invention, as shown in Fig. 2 a to Fig. 2 c, the mark of Lenovo can be demonstrated (namely in LED array, the LED of other position can be in state that is relatively dark or that close), when battery electric quantity is more than or equal to 80%, this mark is the radian state of opening upwards, and user can sense for smiling face's state, thus learns that electricity is still sufficient; When battery electric quantity is greater than 20% and is less than 80%, the mark of the Lenovo shown in LED array can linear state; When battery electric quantity is less than or equal to 20%, this mark is in the radian state that Open Side Down, and user can sense for face-like state of crying, thus learns that electricity is not enough, to be charged.In addition, not Show Color or bright change secretly in figure, user can arrange the various combination of three kinds of colors and/or change as required.When battery charge level divides thinner, this Lenovo identifies and can fade to radian under shed by the radian staged of upper shed, because LED is particle arrangement, therefore complete consecutive variations cannot be accomplished, battery electric quantity display can not be continuously infinite, thus this kind of change is considered as the second display rule.
According to embodiments of the invention, additionally provide a kind of display packing of battery electric quantity, under the state of shutting down at electronic product, the battery electric quantity of this electronic product is shown, as shown in Figure 3, for the process flow diagram of the display packing according to the embodiment of the present invention, this display packing can comprise:
Step S101, sets different battery electric quantities and the corresponding relation between the light-emitting mode of the plurality of LEDs of the outer surface of electronic product;
Step S102, obtains the battery level information of described electronic product by an EC;
Step S103,2nd EC receives the battery level information that an EC obtains, and according to battery level information, based on predetermined display rule management and control is carried out to the light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs, wherein, the input end of the 2nd EC is electrically connected with an EC, and its output terminal is electrically connected with plurality of LEDs, wherein, this display rule defines corresponding relation respective between different battery electric quantities and the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs, and plurality of LEDs, an EC and the 2nd EC are powered by battery.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, in described display rule, the different numerical value sections belonging to battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of plurality of LEDs.In addition, display rule can also comprise electricity and be more than or equal to 80%, be greater than 20% and be less than 80%, and when being less than or equal to 20%, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.Wherein, the different light-emitting mode of plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
Be illustrated in figure 4 the schematic diagram according to the embodiment in a practical application of the present invention, below describe in detail, when notebook computer is not started shooting, shown by utilizing in the LED screen of notebook computer casing, " Lenovo " printed words logo is to show battery level information, the realization of this framework carries out management and control mainly through two EC, comprise the EC1 being positioned at mainboard end and the EC2 being positioned at LED screen end, to realize from battery level information to the conversion carrying out visual display with logo.
When notebook computer shuts down, the EC1 of mainboard end directly obtains the battery level information of the machine by SMBus, owing to being obtain, so need battery last to power to whole device under not switch on condition, if local battery does not have electricity, LED screen will be closed.Whether such user also can be closed by LED screen judges that whether battery also has electricity, with avoid crashing or blank screen when, it is the situation of no electricity and misjudgment that user takes for.After EC1 gets battery level information, the EC2 of screen end is directly sent information to by GPIO, EC2 is responsible for the color of LED screen and dot matrix is lighted, realize changeable color and the form of Lenovo logo, following three kinds of situations (corresponding to display rule two above) can be comprised:
A, when the battery electric quantity that EC1 gets is not more than 20% time, battery level information is sent to EC2 by it, EC2 is according to the battery level information received, it is red for the light-emitting mode of LED screen Lenovo logo being regulated and controled into color, font is shown as the form of face of crying (downward opening arc), thus can the low electricity of early warning user.
B, when the battery electric quantity that EC1 gets is 20% ~ 80% time, battery level information is sent to EC2 by it, and LED screen Lenovo logo, according to the battery level information received, is regulated and controled au bleu by EC2, font is shown as rectilinear configuration, and prompting user can normally use.
C, when the battery electric quantity that EC1 gets is more than or equal to 80% time, battery level information is sent to EC2 by it, EC2 is according to the battery level information received, LED screen Lenovo logo is regulated and controled into green, font is shown as smiling face's (opening up arc) form, thus prompting user computer battery electric quantity is sufficient, can relievedly use.
Above embodiment is only exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and be not used in restriction the present invention, protection scope of the present invention is defined by the claims.Those skilled in the art can in essence of the present invention and protection domain, and make various amendment or equivalent replacement to the present invention, this amendment or equivalent replacement also should be considered as dropping in protection scope of the present invention.
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1. a display device for battery electric quantity, is characterized in that, show the battery electric quantity of this electronic product under the state of shutting down at electronic product, this display device comprises:
Plurality of LEDs, is positioned at the outer surface of electronic product;
One EC, for obtaining the battery level information of described electronic product;
2nd EC, its input end is electrically connected to receive the battery level information that a described EC obtains with a described EC, its output terminal is electrically connected with described plurality of LEDs, and according to described battery level information, based on predetermined display rule management and control is carried out to the light-emitting mode of described plurality of LEDs
Wherein, described display rule defines corresponding relation respective between different battery electric quantities and the different light-emitting modes of described plurality of LEDs, and described plurality of LEDs, an EC and the 2nd EC are powered by described battery.
2. display device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, a described EC is connected by System Management Bus with the battery of described electronic product.
3. display device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, a described EC is connected by GPIO with described 2nd EC.
4. display device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, in described display rule, the different numerical value sections belonging to described battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of described plurality of LEDs.
5. display device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described display rule comprises electricity and is being more than or equal to 80%, is being greater than 20% and is less than 80%, and when being less than or equal to 20%, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of described plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.
6. the display device according to claim 4 or 5, is characterized in that, the different light-emitting mode of described plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
7. display device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described electronic product is notebook computer, mobile phone, panel computer or flat and notebook type dual-purpose computer.
8. a display packing for battery electric quantity, is characterized in that, show the battery electric quantity of this electronic product under the state of shutting down at electronic product, this display packing comprises:
The setting number of electricity and the corresponding relation between the light-emitting mode of the plurality of LEDs of the outer surface of electronic product;
The battery level information of described electronic product is obtained by an EC;
2nd EC receives the battery level information that a described EC obtains, and according to described battery level information, based on predetermined display rule management and control is carried out to the light-emitting mode of described plurality of LEDs, wherein, the input end of described 2nd EC is electrically connected with a described EC, its output terminal is electrically connected with described plurality of LEDs
Wherein, described display rule defines corresponding relation respective between different battery electric quantities and the different light-emitting modes of described plurality of LEDs, and described plurality of LEDs, an EC and the 2nd EC are powered by described battery.
9. display packing according to claim 8, is characterized in that, in described display rule, the different numerical value sections belonging to described battery electric quantity correspond respectively to the different light-emitting modes of described plurality of LEDs.
10. display packing according to claim 8, it is characterized in that, described display rule comprises electricity and is being more than or equal to 80%, is being greater than 20% and is less than 80%, and when being less than or equal to 20%, light-emitting mode predetermined with three kinds of described plurality of LEDs is respectively corresponding.
11. display packings according to claim 9 or 10, it is characterized in that, the different light-emitting mode of described plurality of LEDs is the color of every LEDs and/or the various combination of bright dark degree.
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