CN112799494A

CN112799494A - Equipment control method and equipment

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Publication number: CN112799494A
Application number: CN202110185094.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 张福刚
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2021-02-10
Filing date: 2021-02-10
Publication date: 2021-05-14

Abstract

The embodiment of the application discloses a device control method, which comprises the following steps: the display device of the electronic equipment transmits first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processing device of the electronic equipment through a first path; the display device is provided with a first interface, and the processing device is provided with a second interface; the first interface and the second interface form the first path under the condition of connection; the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, wherein the available power consumption represents electric energy which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment; the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption. The embodiment of the application also discloses the electronic equipment.

Description

Equipment control method and equipment

Technical Field

The present application relates to computer technologies, and in particular, to a device control method and device.

Background

The use of an integrated machine (Tiny in One, TIO) composed of a mini processing device (Tiny) and a display device (Monitor) with a processing function is increasingly popular with users. At present, the power consumption of Tiny in the TIO is set fixed power consumption and cannot be adjusted.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of this, the present application provides an apparatus control method and an apparatus.

The technical scheme of the embodiment of the application is realized as follows:

in one aspect, an apparatus control method provided in an embodiment of the present application includes:

the display device of the electronic equipment transmits first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processing device of the electronic equipment through a first path; the display device is provided with a first interface, and the processing device is provided with a second interface; the first interface and the second interface form the first path under the condition of connection;

the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, wherein the available power consumption represents electric energy which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment;

the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption.

In one aspect, an electronic device provided in an embodiment of the present application includes: display device and processing apparatus, the display device includes: a controller, a first interface; the processing device comprises: the first interface and the second interface form a first path under the condition of connection; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

The controller is used for sending first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processor through the first channel;

the processor is used for determining available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, and the available power consumption represents the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device;

the processor is further configured to control the power supplied to the processing device by the electronic device according to the available power consumption.

In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, the apparatus control method is implemented.

In the embodiment of the application, a display device of an electronic device sends first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to a processing device of the electronic device through a first path; the display device is provided with a first interface, and the processing device is provided with a second interface; the first interface and the second interface form the first path under the condition of connection; the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, wherein the available power consumption represents electric energy which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment; the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption, so that the first power consumption characteristic data of the display device is sent to the processing device through a first channel between the display device and the processing device, the processing device determines the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the received first power consumption characteristic data, and adjusts the electric energy actually provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to realize the control of the power consumption of the processing device.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating an alternative method for controlling a device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is an alternative schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 11 is an alternative schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is an alternative schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 13 is an alternative schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 14 is an alternative structural schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The present application will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. It should be understood that the examples provided herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application. In addition, the following examples are provided as partial examples for implementing the present application, not all examples for implementing the present application, and the technical solutions described in the examples of the present application may be implemented in any combination without conflict.

In various embodiments of the present application: the display device of the electronic equipment transmits first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processing device of the electronic equipment through a first path; the display device is provided with a first interface, and the processing device is provided with a second interface; the first interface and the second interface form the first path under the condition of connection; the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, wherein the available power consumption represents electric energy which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment; the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption.

The device control method according to the embodiment of the present application may be applied to the electronic device shown in fig. 1, and as shown in fig. 1, the electronic device 10 includes: the display device 101 and the processing device 102, the display device 101 is provided with a first interface 1011, and the processing device 102 is provided with a second interface 1021. When connected, the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 form a first path 103 between the display apparatus 101 and the processing apparatus 102.

The display device 101 sends first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processing device 102 through a first path formed by the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021, and the processing device 102 determines power which can be provided by the electronic device and generates a control command according to the first power consumption characteristic data, and controls the electronic device to provide the power for the processing device according to the power which can be provided.

The interface standards adopted by the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 are the same. The interface standard adopted by the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 is at least one of the following standards: universal Serial Bus (USB) standard, Portable Digital Media Interface (PDMI). In the embodiment of the present application, the standards adopted by the first interface and the second interface are not limited at all.

In practical application, the electronic device further comprises: and the fixing device is connected with the device and can be embedded into the processing device, and the first interface of the display device and the second interface of the processing device are connected when the processing device is moved into the fixing device. Here, the fixing device is provided with an accommodating space in which the processing device can be embedded, the first interface is located at a position where the display device is connected with the fixing device and is exposed in the accommodating space, and the second interface is arranged at a position corresponding to the first interface when the processing device is embedded in the accommodating space, so that the second interface is connected with the first interface when the processing device is embedded in the first accommodating space. In the embodiment of the present application, the position of the fixing device is not limited at all.

In one example, as shown in FIG. 2, the fixture 104 is located below the display device 101, and serves as a base for the display device 101 while embedding the processing device 102. In one example, the fixing device is disposed on a back side of the display device, wherein a front side of the display device is a display screen.

Based on the electronic device shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides a device control method, as shown in fig. 3, the device control method includes:

s301, a display device of the electronic equipment sends first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to a processing device of the electronic equipment through a first path.

The first power consumption characteristic data of the display device represents the power consumption required by the display device, namely the power consumption of the electric energy required to be consumed.

The first power consumption characteristic data includes: the display device may display element information of energy consuming elements that consume electric energy, wherein the energy consuming elements may include: the display device comprises a display screen, a camera, a loudspeaker, a microphone, an external device connected to the display device and other elements which influence the electric energy required by the display device, wherein the element information of the energy consumption element comprises at least one of the following information: parameters of the power consumption required by the energy consuming elements, the power consumption required by the energy consuming elements can be determined.

In one example, the element information of the display screen may include: the screen size, the touch state indicating whether the touch function is supported, resolution information, and the like can affect the power consumption required for the screen.

In one example, the camera information may include: and characterizing the state information of the camera, the type of the camera and other parameter information which influence the power consumption required by the camera.

In one example, the component information of the speaker includes: and representing parameters which influence power consumption required by the loudspeaker, such as the state information, volume information, sound effect information and the like of the loudspeaker which is started or not.

In one example, the element information of the microphone includes: and characterizing parameters of the microphone state information, volume information, sound effect information and the like which influence the power consumption required by the microphone and are opened or not.

In one example, the component information of the plug-in device includes: external equipment state information representing whether the external equipment is started or not, power consumption information under the starting condition of the external equipment and the like.

Based on the electronic device shown in fig. 1, as shown in fig. 4, the display device 101 further includes a controller 1012, and the processing device further includes a processor 1022. The Controller may be an Embedded Controller (EC).

The controller 1012 of the display apparatus 101 obtains first power consumption characteristic data of the display apparatus and transmits the power consumption characteristic data to the first interface 1011, the first interface 1011 transmits the first power consumption characteristic data to the second interface 1021 of the processing apparatus 102 through the first path 103, and the second interface transmits the first power consumption characteristic data to the processor 1022.

The display device may periodically transmit the first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device and may also transmit the first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device based on a specified event. Wherein specifying the event may include: the power consumption monitoring method comprises the steps of starting up an event, enabling the power consumption of electric energy needed by a display device to change, and receiving a sending event of a reporting instruction sent by a processing device, wherein the reporting instruction is used for instructing the display device to send first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device.

In one example, the first power consumption characteristic data is transmitted to the processing device every half hour with the display device connected to the processing device.

In one example, in a case where a display device is connected to a processing device, first power consumption characteristic data is transmitted to the processing device at the time of power-on.

In one example, when the display device is connected to the processing device, and when the camera of the display device is switched from an on state to an off state, the first power consumption characteristic data is transmitted to the processing device.

In an example, when the display device is connected to the processing device, the processing device sends a report instruction to the display device, and when the display device receives the report instruction, the display device sends the first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device.

S202, the processing device determines that the power consumption can be provided according to the first power consumption characteristic data.

The providable power consumption characterizes an electrical energy that the electronic device is capable of providing to the processing means.

Based on the electronic device described in fig. 4, processor 1022 determines that power consumption can be provided based on the first power consumption characteristic data.

After receiving the first power consumption characteristic data provided by the display device, the processing device identifies the first power consumption characteristic data and determines the power consumption of the electric energy required by the display device, namely the first power consumption.

Here, when the element parameter of the energy consuming element in the first power consumption characteristic data does not include the power consumption of the electric energy required by the energy consuming element, the processing device determines the power consumption of the electric energy required to be consumed by the corresponding energy consuming element according to the element parameter in the first power consumption characteristic data.

In one example, the component parameters of the display screen include: the size of the screen is 22 inches, touch is not supported, and the power consumption of the electric energy required to be consumed by the display screen is 18 watts.

In one example, the component parameters of the display screen include: the size of the screen is 25 inches, and touch is supported, so that the power consumption of the electric energy required to be consumed by the display screen is 25 watts.

In one example, the component parameters of the display screen include: the screen size is 27 inches, the touch screen is supported, and the supported screen resolution is Full High Definition (FHD), so that the power consumption of the electric energy required to be consumed by the display screen is 35 watts.

After the processing device determines the power consumption of the electric energy required by the display device according to the first power consumption characteristic data, the total power consumption provided for the electronic equipment by the power adapter of the electronic equipment is different from the first power consumption, and the power consumption which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment is obtained.

In practical application, the processor of the processing device determines the power consumption of the electric energy required by the display device according to the first power consumption characteristic data, and obtains the available power consumption according to the difference between the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment and the power consumption of the electric energy required by the display device.

The processing device may obtain device information for the power adapter and determine a total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic device based on the device information for the power adapter.

In the embodiment of the application, the power adapter can provide power for the electronic device through the display device, and can also provide power for the electronic device through the processing device.

Taking the example that the power adapter supplies power to the electronic device through the display device as an example, the power adapter is connected with the display device, at this time, the power adapter supplies power to the display device, and the display device supplies power to the processing device.

Taking the example that the power adapter supplies power to the electronic device through the processing device as an example, the power adapter is connected with the processing device, at this time, the power adapter supplies power to the processing device, and the processing device supplies power to the display device.

In this embodiment, as shown in fig. 5, the processing device 102 further includes a register 1023, and after receiving the first power consumption information sent by the display device, the processing device may store the first power consumption information in the register 1023.

And if the processing device receives the first power consumption characteristic data, under the condition that the first power consumption characteristic data is stored in the register, the processing device updates the first power consumption characteristic data stored in the register based on the received first power consumption characteristic data.

The processor in the processing device may obtain the first power consumption characteristic data from the register when determining that the power consumption can be provided according to the first power consumption characteristic data, and determine that the power consumption can be provided according to the first power consumption characteristic data.

S203, the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption.

Based on the electronic device shown in fig. 4, the processor 1022 controls the power supplied by the electronic device to the processing device according to the available power consumption.

And after the processing device determines that the power consumption can be provided, determining the current power consumption of the processing device, and adjusting the current power consumption to the target power consumption according to the available power consumption. Wherein the target power consumption is between the current power consumption and the available power consumption.

In the embodiment of the application, the processing device can support a plurality of power consumptions, and the performance of the processing device is improved along with the increase of the supported power consumptions. Such as: the processing device may support a first power consumption, a second power consumption, and a third power consumption, wherein the first power consumption is a lowest power consumption for maintaining operation of the processing device, the third power consumption is a highest power consumption supported by the processing device, and the second power consumption is greater than the first power consumption and less than the third power consumption.

In one example, the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device, and when the available power consumption is greater than the lowest power consumption, the power consumption of the power supplied to the processing device by the electronic device is adjusted from the current lowest power consumption to the available power consumption.

In an example, the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device, and when the available power consumption is greater than the lowest power consumption and greater than the highest power consumption supported by the processing device, the power consumption of the electric energy supplied to the processing device by the electronic device is adjusted from the current lowest power consumption to the highest power consumption supported by the processing device.

In an example, the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device, and when the available power consumption is less than the lowest power consumption, the power consumption of the electric energy supplied to the processing device by the electronic equipment is kept unchanged, and meanwhile, an alarm is given to prompt a user that the current electric energy is insufficient.

In an example, the current power consumption is the second power consumption, and when the available power consumption is smaller than the current power consumption, the power consumption of the power supplied to the processing device by the electronic device is adjusted from the current second power consumption to the available power consumption.

The embodiment of the application can be applied to the following scenes:

the method comprises the steps that when a display device of the electronic equipment is connected with a processing device, the processing device is started with the minimum power consumption capable of normally running when the electronic equipment is started, first power consumption characteristic data sent by the display device are received in the starting process, the power consumption capable of providing electric energy for the processing device by the electronic equipment is determined based on the first power consumption characteristic data, and the power consumption capable of providing electric energy for the processing device by the electronic equipment is adjusted according to the available power consumption.

The embodiment of the application can be applied to the following scenes:

the display device and the processing device of the electronic equipment are in working states, the sum of the power consumption of the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the display device and the power consumption of the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device is the total power consumption of the electric energy provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment, the camera of the display device is adjusted from an on state to an off state, the display device sends first power consumption characteristic data containing the state of the camera to the processing device, the processing device determines that the power consumption of the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device is larger than the power consumption of the electric energy which is currently provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device based on the received first power consumption characteristic data, and the processing device extracts the electric energy with larger power consumption from the electric energy of the electronic equipment provided by the power adapter so as to improve the performance of.

According to the equipment control method provided by the embodiment of the application, a display device of electronic equipment sends first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to a processing device of the electronic equipment through a first channel; the display device is provided with a first interface, and the processing device is provided with a second interface; the first interface and the second interface form the first path under the condition of connection; the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data, wherein the available power consumption represents electric energy which can be provided for the processing device by the electronic equipment; the processing device controls the electric energy provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the available power consumption, so that the first power consumption characteristic data of the display device is sent to the processing device through a first channel between the display device and the processing device, the processing device determines the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the received first power consumption characteristic data, and adjusts the electric energy actually provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device according to the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to realize the control of the power consumption of the processing device.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the display device 101 is provided with a first external power interface 1013; the first external power interface 1013 is used to connect the power adapter 20 of the electronic device 10.

The first external power interface 1013 may be a dc input interface: and the power adapter is connected to the display device through the first external power interface, and provides electric energy for the electronic equipment through the display device.

Based on the electronic device shown in fig. 6, the method further includes:

the display device determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter according to the equipment information of the power adapter;

the display device sends the total power consumption to the processing device through the first path;

correspondingly, the implementation of S302 includes: the processing means determines the providable power consumption based on the first power consumption characteristic data and the total power consumption.

Here, the controller of the display apparatus reads the device information of the power adapter, and determines the total power consumption provided from the power adapter to the electronic device based on the device information of the power adapter. Wherein, the equipment information of the power adapter includes: the model of the power adapter, etc.

In one example, a list of models and provided power consumptions of the power adapters is stored in the display device, and the controller of the display device determines that the power consumption corresponding to the current model of the power adapter is the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment.

In one example, the model of the power adapter includes: the output voltage and the output current, the controller of the display device determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment through calculation of the model of the power adapter.

In practical applications, based on the electronic device shown in fig. 6, after obtaining the device information of the power adapter, the display device may send the device information of the power adapter to the processing device, and the processing device determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic device according to the device information of the power adapter.

And the processing device makes a difference value between the total power consumption and the first power consumption under the condition of determining the total power consumption provided by the power adapter for the electronic equipment, and the power consumption can be provided by obtaining the power consumption which can be provided by the electronic equipment for the processing device.

In some embodiments, the first interface and the second interface employ a universal serial bus standard, the method further comprising:

the display device provides power to the processing device through a first sub-path in the first path; the first sub-path is composed of a power supply pin of the first interface and a power supply pin of the second interface.

As shown in fig. 7, the power supply pin 71 of the first interface 1011 and the power supply pin 72 of the second interface 1021 constitute a first sub-path 1031 of the first path 103. In one example, the first interface and the second interface are Type interfaces, and the power pin is a V for power transmission _BUSAnd (7) a pin.

The first external power supply interface sends an electric signal of the electric energy provided by the power adapter to the first interface so as to send the electric signal to the processing device through the first sub-passage and provide the electric energy for the processing device.

In practical application, the display device further comprises a first power supply manager connected with the first interface and the first external power supply interface; the processing device also comprises a second power manager connected with a second interface. The power manager in the embodiment of the present application may include: a Power transmission manager and a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).

The first power supply manager is connected with the first external power supply interface, receives an electric signal input by the power supply adapter and receives electric energy provided by the power supply adapter.

The first power manager is also connected to the first interface and sends an electrical signal to the first interface to provide power to the processing device through the first sub-path. Here, the power supplied by the display device to the processing device is part of the power supplied by the power adapter to the electronic device, and the first power manager also supplies power to other components of the display device to maintain the operation of the display device.

After receiving the electric signal of the first power manager, the first interface sends the electric signal to the second interface of the processing device through the first sub-channel. The second interface sends the received electrical signal to a second power manager, such that the second power manager provides electrical power to other components in the processing device, such that the processing device operates.

In some embodiments, the display device provides power to the processing device through a second path; the display device is provided with a first power interface, and the processing device is provided with a second power interface; the first power interface and the second power interface constitute the second path when connected.

As shown in fig. 8, the display device 101 is provided with a first power interface 1014, the processing device 102 is provided with a second power interface 1024, and the first power interface 1014 and the second power interface 1024 constitute the second path 106. IN an example, the first power interface 1014 and the second power interface can be DC-IN interfaces. The first power interface and the second power interface can be directly connected in an inserting mode or connected through a connecting wire.

The first external power supply interface sends the electric signal of the electric energy provided by the power adapter to the first power supply interface, so that the electric signal is sent to the processing device through the second channel, and the electric energy is provided for the processing device.

In practical application, the display device further comprises a third power supply manager connected with the first power supply interface and the first external power supply interface; the processing device also comprises a fourth power supply manager connected with the second power supply interface.

The third power manager is connected with the first external power interface, receives the electric signal input by the power adapter and receives the electric energy provided by the power adapter.

The third power manager is also connected to the first power interface and sends an electrical signal to the first power interface to provide electrical power to the processing device via the second path. Here, the power supplied from the display device to the processing device is part of the power supplied from the power adapter to the electronic device, and the third power manager also supplies power to other components of the display device to maintain the operation of the display device.

And after receiving the electric signal of the third power manager, the first power interface sends the electric signal to a second power interface of the processing device through a second channel. The second power interface sends the received electrical signal to the dead second power manager, so that the first power manager provides electrical energy to other components in the processing device, and the processing device operates.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the processing device 102 is provided with a second external power interface 1025; the second external power interface 1025 is for connecting to the power adapter 20 of the electronic device 10.

The second external power interface 1025 may be a dc input interface: and the power adapter is connected to the processing device through the second external power interface so as to provide power for the electronic equipment through the processing device.

Based on the electronic device shown in fig. 6, the method further includes:

the processing device determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter according to the equipment information of the power adapter;

Here, the processor of the processing apparatus reads the device information of the power adapter and determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic device based on the device information of the power adapter. Wherein, the equipment information of the power adapter includes: the model of the power adapter, etc.

In one example, a list of models and provided power consumptions of the power adapters is stored in the processing device, and a processor of the processing device determines that the power consumption corresponding to the current model of the power adapter is the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment.

In one example, the model of the power adapter includes: the output voltage and the output current, the processor of the processing device determines the total power consumption provided by the power adapter to the electronic equipment through calculation of the model of the power adapter.

In some embodiments, the first interface and the second interface adopt a universal serial bus standard, and the display device of the electronic device transmits the first power consumption feature data of the display device to the processing device of the electronic device through the first path, including:

the display device sends the first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device through a second sub-path in the first path; the second sub-path is composed of a configuration pin of the first interface and a configuration pin of the second interface.

As shown in fig. 10, the configuration pins 73 of the first interface 1011 and the configuration pins 74 of the second interface 1021 constitute a second sub-path 1032 of the first path 103. In an example, the first interface and the second interface are Type interfaces, and the Configuration pins are Configuration Channel (CC) 1/CC2 pins.

In the embodiment of the application, a controller of the display device is directly connected with the first interface, and the connection between the controller and the first interface forms a third channel. The controller sends first power consumption characteristic data to the first interface through the third path. The first interface sends first power consumption characteristic data to the second interface based on a second sub-path between the configuration pins of the first interface and the configuration pins of the second interface. The first interface and the second interface can adopt a C-type USB standard, configuration pins of the first interface are connected with configuration pins of the second interface to form a second sub-channel of the first channel, and the display device sends first power consumption characteristic data to the processing device through the second sub-channel.

In practical application, when the processing device is embedded in the fixing device, the configuration pins of the first interface and the configuration pins of the second interface detect that the display device is connected with the processing device, and under the condition that other pins related to data transmission are not enabled, the controller in the display device sends first power consumption characteristic data to the processor in the processing device through the second sub-path between the configuration pins of the first interface and the configuration pins of the second interface.

In the embodiment of the application, after the display device detects the processing device based on the configuration pin and before the functions of other pins are enabled, the first power consumption characteristic data is transmitted through the configuration pin of the first interface and the configuration pin of the second interface, so that the processing device can firstly receive the first power consumption characteristic data in the starting process, timely determine the electric energy which can be provided by the electronic equipment to the processing device, and show the optimal processing performance for a user.

In some embodiments, if the processing device is connected to a first external device, the implementing of S302 includes: the processing device obtains second power consumption characteristic data of the first external equipment; the processing means determines the providable power consumption based on the first power consumption characteristic data and the second power consumption characteristic data.

The processing device detects whether the processing device is connected with first external equipment or not; and under the condition that the detection result is that the first external equipment is connected, the processing device stores the second power consumption characteristic data of the first external equipment into a register of the processing device.

The processor of the processing apparatus may obtain the device information of the first external device from the register, thereby determining power consumption of the electric energy required by the first external device, that is, the second power consumption.

The processing device can be connected with the first external equipment through the first interface, and can also be connected with the first external equipment through a third interface except the first interface. The first external equipment can be directly connected with the processing device in an interface insertion mode, and can also be connected with the processing device through a connecting wire. The first external device may include: and mobile devices such as a U disk, a mobile hard disk, a mobile phone, an earphone and the like.

When the processing device is externally connected with the first external device, the power adapter provides functions for the electronic device, and the functions need to be distributed to the display device, the processing device and the first external device.

The processor of the processing device subtracts the first power consumption and the second power consumption from the total power consumption provided by the electronic equipment to obtain the available power consumption.

At this time, the second power manager or the fourth power manager in the processing apparatus provides power to the components in the processing apparatus and simultaneously provides power to the first external device.

In some embodiments, based on the case where the power adapter is connected to the display device shown in fig. 6, the implementation of S303 includes:

s3031, the processing device determines target power consumption according to the available power consumption and sends the target power consumption to the display device;

3032, the display device provides the electric energy to the processing device with the target power consumption.

The processing device determines a target power consumption based on the available power consumption and a current power consumption of the processing device. Wherein the relationship that may provide power consumption and current power consumption of the processing device comprises:

relation one, the power consumption can be provided to be smaller than the current power consumption;

relation one, the power consumption can be provided to be equal to the current power consumption;

thirdly, the power consumption can be provided to be larger than the current power consumption;

when the relation between the available power consumption and the current power consumption of the processing device is relation one, the target power consumption is less than or equal to the current power consumption. If the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device, the target power consumption is the current power consumption and is kept unchanged; the target power consumption is providable power consumption if the current power consumption is greater than the lowest power consumption supported by the processing means and the providable power consumption is greater than or equal to the lowest power consumption supported by the processing means. Thereby ensuring as much as possible that the processing apparatus provides high performance.

And when the relation between the available power consumption and the current power consumption of the processing device is a second relation, the target power consumption is the current power consumption, and the power consumption of the processing device is maintained unchanged.

When the relation between the available power consumption and the current power consumption of the processing device is a second relation, the target power consumption is larger than the current power consumption, and at the moment, the target power consumption is smaller than or equal to the highest power consumption supported by the processing device.

And after determining the target power consumption, the processing device sends the target power consumption to the display device through the first path. And after receiving the target power consumption, the display device provides electric energy for the processing device based on the target power consumption.

As can be seen from the above description, the magnitude of the target power consumption is affected by the available power consumption, the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device, and the highest power consumption supported by the processing device.

In some embodiments, based on the case where the power adapter is connected to the display device as shown in fig. 9, the implementation of S303 includes: the processing device determines a target power consumption according to the available power consumption, and provides electric energy to the processing device at the target power consumption.

Here, the target power consumption is determined in the same manner as the method of determining the target power consumption in S3031.

In the embodiment of the application, when the available power consumption is less than or equal to the current power consumption, the target power consumption is the current power consumption; when the available power consumption is larger than the current power consumption and smaller than the highest power consumption supported by the processing device, the target power consumption is the available power consumption; when the available power consumption is larger than the current power consumption and larger than the highest power consumption supported by the processing device, the target power consumption is the highest power consumption supported by the available processing device, so that the power can be supplied to the processing device by the highest power consumption based on the configuration of the processing device, and the performance of the processing device is kept optimized.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises:

if the target power consumption is larger than the current power consumption, the processing device adjusts the operation parameters of the processing device so as to improve the processing performance of the processing device; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

if the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device and the available power consumption is smaller than the current power consumption, the processing device outputs prompt information; wherein the target power consumption is the current power consumption.

If the target power consumption is greater than the current power consumption, when a target power consumption provides electric energy for the processing device, the electric energy of the processing device is increased, and at the moment, the operating parameters of the processing device can be adjusted. Wherein, the operation parameter of the target component can be adjusted, and the target component can include: a processor, a speaker, a heat sink assembly, etc. When the target component includes a processor, the operating parameters may include: one or more of a main frequency, a frequency multiplication, an external frequency, a bus frequency, a secondary cache, a working voltage, and the like. When the target component includes: the speaker, the operational parameters may include: one or more of volume, sound effects, etc. When the target component includes: the heat dissipation assembly, the operating parameters may include: the operating frequency.

The embodiment of the present application does not set any limit to the target component and the operating parameter of the target component.

The processing means performs the alarm processing while keeping the power drawn from the power supply manager to the electronic device unchanged. The processing device can output an audio prompt to prompt that the current electric energy load is abnormal in the process of executing alarm processing; and generating alarm prompt information and sending the alarm prompt information to the display device, wherein the display device displays the alarm prompt information through a display screen so as to prompt that the current electric energy load is abnormal.

An embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device, as shown in fig. 4, an electronic device 10 includes: display device 101 and processing apparatus 102, display device 101 includes: a controller 1012 and a first interface 1011; the processing device 102 includes: a second interface 1021 and a processor 1022, and when the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 are connected, the first path 103 is formed; wherein the content of the first and second substances,

A controller 1012 for transmitting first power consumption characteristic data of the display apparatus to a processor 1021 via a first path 103;

a processor 1022 for determining, from the first power consumption characterization data, an available power consumption characterizing power that the electronic device is capable of providing to the processing apparatus 102;

processor 1022 is further configured to control the power provided by the electronic device to processing device 102 according to the available power consumption.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the display device 101 is provided with a first external power interface 1013; the first external power interface 1013 is used for connecting the power adapter 20 of the electronic device 10;

a controller 1012, further configured to determine the total power consumption provided by the power adapter 20 according to the device information of the power adapter 20;

a controller 1012 further configured to send the total power consumption to a processor 1022 via the first path;

correspondingly, the processor 1022 is further configured to determine the providable power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data and the total power consumption.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 7, the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 employ the universal serial bus standard; the processing apparatus further includes: a first power manager;

The first power manager is used for providing electric energy to the processing device 102 through a first sub-path 1031 in the first path 103; the first sub-via 1031 is composed of the power pin 71 of the first interface 1011 and the power pin 72 of the second interface 1012.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 8, the display device 101 is provided with a first power interface 1014 and a third power manager, and the processing device 102 is provided with a second power interface 1024; the first power interface 1014 and the second power interface 1024, when connected, form the second path 106;

the third power manager is configured to provide power to the processing device 102 via the second path 106.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 9, the processing device 102 is provided with a second external power interface 1025; the second external power interface 1025 is for connecting to the power adapter 20 of the electronic device 10;

the processor 101 is further configured to determine, according to the device information of the power adapter 20, a total power consumption provided by the power adapter 20;

correspondingly, the processor 101 is further configured to determine the providable power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data and the total power consumption.

In some embodiments, as shown in fig. 10, the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 employ the universal serial bus standard; the configuration pins 73 of the first interface 1011 and the configuration pins 74 of the second interface 1021 constitute a second sub-path 1032;

The controller 1012 is further configured to send the first power consumption characteristic data to the processor 1022 through a second sub-path 1032 in the first path 103.

In some embodiments, the processor 1012 is further configured to:

if the processing device is connected with a first external device, second power consumption characteristic data of the first external device is obtained;

determining the providable power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data and the second power consumption characteristic data.

In some embodiments, the processor 1012 is further configured to determine a target power consumption according to the providable power consumption, and send the target power consumption to the controller 1012; the target power consumption is between the current power consumption of the processing device and the providable power consumption;

a controller 1012 further configured to provide power to the processing device at the target power consumption.

In some embodiments, the processor 1012 is further configured to:

if the target power consumption is larger than the current power consumption, adjusting the operation parameters of the processing device to improve the processing performance of the processing device; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

and if the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device and the available power consumption is smaller than the current power consumption, outputting prompt information.

The above description of the apparatus embodiments, similar to the above description of the method embodiments, has similar beneficial effects as the method embodiments. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiments of the apparatus of the present application, reference is made to the description of the embodiments of the method of the present application for understanding.

Next, an electronic device and a device control method thereof according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with an example in which the electronic device is a TIO and a power adapter is connected to a display device, which is a Monitor in the TIO.

In the related technology, the Tiny is used as a processing device and is matched with a Monitor used as a display device to form an all-in-one TIO. Monitor supports more and more functions, such as type C interface supporting full function, rgbiir camera (camera) supporting 5M, speaker (speaker) supporting high wattage, screen (panel) or touch screen (touch panel) supporting high resolution, and the like. Because Monitor and Tiny share a power adapter (power adapter), do not know the real-time actual power consumption after each part is synthesized on the TIO, the TIO also can not know the power consumption situation that can provide for Tiny, Tiny can not set the parameter in BIOS according to the actual power use situation and reach the highest performance (performance).

In the embodiment of the application, a Type C interface is set between Tiny and Monitor, and a VDM (Video Display metadata) register is reserved in Tiny.

The Monitor provides the information related to the power consumption to Tiny according to the VDM protocol, and the Tiny stores the information related to the power consumption received from the Monitor side in the reserved VDM register. The information related to power consumption provided by the Monitor comprises two parts:

model information of a power adapter (power adapter) commonly used by the first part, the current Monitor and Tiny;

the second part, Monitor, needs to consume the function related information, including: the method comprises the steps that information such as size information of a display screen (panel) of the Monitor, maximum resolution information supported by the panel, whether the panel has a touch (touch) function and the like, information such as whether a camera module connected through a USB works, whether an external interface of the Monitor is connected with equipment, and information such as whether to charge or output power to the connected equipment and information such as power consumption requirements of the connected equipment are obtained under the condition that the equipment is connected.

The VDM stores the first partial information and the second partial information, and also stores third partial information: and the equipment connected with the interface of the Tiny tool is the information of the first external equipment.

The method comprises the steps that Tiny can obtain the total input of a power adapter, the power consumption information of a Monitor and the power consumption information of a TIO external device according to the three parts of information, the Tiny can obtain the electric energy condition that the TIO can support the Tiny according to the obtained total input of the power adapter, the power consumption information of the Monitor and the power consumption information of the TIO external device, and finally the Tiny can extract current according to the self power supply adaptation condition requirement so as to obtain the best performance.

In the embodiment of the application, the Monitor is provided with a first interface, the Tiny is provided with a second interface, and the first interface and the second interface form a first channel between the Monitor and the Tiny under the condition of connection, and the Monitor sends the first part of information and the second part of information to the Tiny through the first channel.

In the embodiment of the application, the structure of the interface for providing power to Tiny by a Monitor includes the following two cases:

in case 1, as shown in fig. 11, the Monitor101 is provided with a first external power interface 1012 as a power interface for connecting a power adapter: the device comprises a DC-in interface, wherein the DC-in interface is used for connecting a power adapter, a first interface 1011 and a first power interface 1014 are arranged on a Monitor101, a second interface 1021 and a second power interface 1024 are arranged on the Tiny, wherein the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1021 form a first channel for transmitting the first part of information and the second part of information, and the first power interface 1021 and the second power interface 1024 form a second channel for transmitting the electric energy provided by the power adapter for Tiny.

Wherein, Monitor101 is further provided with a fourth interface 1015 for connecting with a plug-in device.

As shown in fig. 12, the Monitor communicates with Tiny through the CC signal of the EC1021 and the Type C interface 1203, and uploads power information related to the Monitor to Tiny, and Tiny stores the received power information in the extended VDM register, so that Tiny can know the power information of the TIO in real time. Since the power supply of the TIO is directly given to Tiny through DC in, where Tiny supports Tiny setting of performance configuration in this state by computationally confirming the maximum power that can be drawn.

In case 2, as shown in fig. 13, the Monitor101 is provided with a first external power supply interface 1013 to which a power supply adapter is connected: the device comprises a DC-in interface, wherein the DC-in interface is used for connecting a power adapter, a first interface 1011 is arranged on a Monitor, a second interface 1012 is arranged on the Tiny, the first interface 1011 and the second interface 1012 form a first path and are used for transmitting the first part of information and the second part of information and transmitting electric energy provided by the power adapter to the Tiny.

In case 2, the CC pin in the first interface 1011 and the CC pin in the second interface 1021 constitute a first sub-path for transmitting the first part of information and the second part of information, and the power pin in the first interface 1011 and the power pin in the second interface 1021 constitute a second sub-path for transmitting the power supplied by the power adapter to Tiny.

As shown in FIG. 14, the EC1401 of Monitor is connected with the Type C interface of Tiny through a Type C interface 1403 by a CC signal, the EC1401 sends power information which is identified by Monitor and is related to TIO to Tiny according to the command defined by VDM, Tiny stores the power information which is identified by Monitor and is related to TIO in an extended VDM register, Tiny calculates and confirms how much power can be extracted to extract according to the requirement.

Wherein, Tiny can send the target power consumption of confirming to Type C1403, and Type C interface 1403 sends the target power consumption to power supply transmission controller 1402, and power supply transmission controller 1402 controls the power that PMIC1403 provided Type C1403, and PMIC1403 is still used for receiving the system power that power adapter provided 1405, and charges to hanging device 1406.

In the embodiment of the present application, the register may be a VDM register, and the definition related to the power consumption information is set by extending the definition of the VDM register, where the timing and the response may be defined according to a timing and response mechanism of VDM interaction.

Accordingly, an embodiment of the present application further provides a storage medium, i.e., a computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-mentioned device control method.

The above description of the electronic device and computer-readable storage medium embodiments, similar to the description of the method embodiments above, has similar advantageous effects as the method embodiments. For technical details not disclosed in the embodiments of the electronic device, the storage system and the computer-readable storage medium of the present application, reference is made to the description of the embodiments of the method of the present application for understanding.

It should be appreciated that reference throughout this specification to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" means that a particular feature, structure or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment is included in at least one embodiment of the present application. Thus, the appearances of the phrases "in one embodiment" or "in an embodiment" in various places throughout this specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. It should be understood that, in the various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application. The above-mentioned serial numbers of the embodiments of the present application are merely for description and do not represent the merits of the embodiments.

It should be noted that, in this document, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the unit is only a logical functional division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units; can be located in one place or distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

In addition, all functional units in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated into one processing unit, or each unit may be separately regarded as one unit, or two or more units may be integrated into one unit; the integrated unit can be realized in a form of hardware, or in a form of hardware plus a software functional unit.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will understand that: all or part of the steps for realizing the method embodiments can be completed by hardware related to program instructions, the program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program executes the steps comprising the method embodiments when executed; and the aforementioned storage medium includes: various media that can store program codes, such as a removable Memory device, a Read Only Memory (ROM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

Alternatively, the integrated units described above in the present application may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium if they are implemented in the form of software functional modules and sold or used as independent products. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application may be essentially implemented or portions thereof contributing to the prior art may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, and including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device) to execute all or part of the methods described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a removable storage device, a ROM, a magnetic or optical disk, or other various media that can store program code.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present application, but the scope of the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present application, and shall be covered by the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A device control method, the method comprising:

the processing device determines available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data; the providable power consumption characterizes an electrical energy that the electronic device is capable of providing to the processing means;

2. The method of claim 1, the display device being provided with a first external power interface; the first external power supply interface is used for connecting a power supply adapter of the electronic equipment; the method further comprises the following steps:

Correspondingly, the processing device determines the available power consumption according to the first power consumption characteristic data and the total power consumption.

3. The method of claim 2, the first interface and the second interface employing a universal serial bus standard, the method further comprising:

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

the display device provides electric energy to the processing device through a second channel; the display device is provided with a first power interface, and the processing device is provided with a second power interface; the first power interface and the second power interface constitute the second path when connected.

5. The method of claim 1, the processing device being provided with a second external power interface; the second external power interface is used for connecting a power adapter of the electronic equipment; the method further comprises the following steps:

6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first interface and the second interface adopt a universal serial bus standard, and the display device of the electronic device transmits the first power consumption characteristic data of the display device to the processing device of the electronic device through the first path, comprises:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein if the processing device is connected with a first peripheral device, the processing device determining that power consumption can be provided according to the first power consumption characteristic data comprises:

the processing device obtains second power consumption characteristic data of the first external equipment;

the processing means determines the providable power consumption based on the first power consumption characteristic data and the second power consumption characteristic data.

8. The method of claim 1, the processing device controlling power provided by the electronic device to the processing device based on the providable power consumption, comprising:

The processing device determines target power consumption according to the available power consumption and sends the target power consumption to the display device; the target power consumption is between the current power consumption of the processing device and the providable power consumption;

the display device provides power to the processing device at the target power consumption.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

and if the current power consumption is the lowest power consumption supported by the processing device and the available power consumption is smaller than the current power consumption, the processing device outputs prompt information.

10. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising: display device and processing apparatus, the display device includes: a controller, a first interface; the processing device comprises: the first interface and the second interface form a first path under the condition of connection; wherein the content of the first and second substances,