CN116710876A

CN116710876A - Electronic device and heating control method based on user activity in electronic device

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Publication number: CN116710876A
Application number: CN202280009684.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 卢泫陈; 方性龙; 金在镐; 金钟佑; 金学烈; 申永澈; 金武永
Original assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-01-13
Filing date: 2022-01-07
Publication date: 2023-09-05
Also published as: EP4191380A4; US20220221830A1; EP4191380A1

Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes at least one temperature sensor, a memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one temperature sensor and the memory, wherein the memory may be configured to, when operated, cause the at least one processor to determine whether the electronic device is in a first heat generating state based on a heat generating temperature of the electronic device obtained by the at least one temperature sensor; performing data processing in a first data processing rate range in a first heating state; checking a first time period and/or a first data processing rate corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of the data processing within the first data processing rate range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing rate; and performing data processing within the first data processing rate range based on expiration of a first time period or end of data processing corresponding to the first specified event. Various other embodiments are possible.

Description

Electronic device and heating control method based on user activity in electronic device

Technical Field

Various embodiments relate to an electronic device and a method of controlling overheating in an electronic device.

Background

Various electronic devices such as smart phones, tablet computers, personal Computers (PCs), portable Multimedia Players (PMPs), personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), notebook PCs, and wearable devices have been developed and widely used.

As basic technology has evolved, various types of electronic devices have been developed, and the performance requirements for these devices have increased. As electronic devices evolve to meet user performance requirements, they also evolve to generate more heat and consume more power.

Disclosure of Invention

Technical problem

Control may be exercised to prevent or reduce the occurrence of overheating (or heating) in the electronic device. When the electronic device runs the overheat prevention control, a limit predetermined by the manufacturer may be imposed on the operation temperature, or a limit may be imposed to conform to the temperature set on one side. Thus, each electronic device may have difficulty providing superheat control optimized for the user's personal device usage.

For example, when the electronic device reaches a predetermined temperature or higher (e.g., and enters an overheated state), the electronic device may initiate an adjustment of processor performance (e.g., a data processing speed range) (e.g., instructions, user data, or communication data) (e.g., in a Central Processing Unit (CPU), application Processor (AP), or Communication Processor (CP)) reducing the use of processor performance from a maximum level (e.g., such as a percentage of 100%) to a specified level (e.g., 70%) (i.e., specifying a data processing speed range). However, during the overheat limiting state, when the function requested by the user involves performance equal to or higher than the specified performance threshold, the electronic device may not process the data at a required speed, thereby causing inconvenience to the user.

Technical proposal

According to various embodiments, an electronic device and a method of controlling overheating in the electronic device are disclosed. The overheat control may be based on actual user activity, and may temporarily unconstrained for certain user-specified functions even when the data processing performance is constrained in an overheat state.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device and a method of controlling overheating of the electronic device based on user activity are disclosed. The range of data processing speeds of the processor may be constrained in the overheat state. However, when a specified event occurs based on user activity, the constraint may be temporarily canceled for data processing at a speed required for the specified event.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include at least one temperature sensor, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the at least one temperature sensor and the memory. The memory may be configured to, when operated, cause the at least one processor to identify whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using the at least one temperature sensor; performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state; identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

According to various embodiments, a method of controlling overheating based on user activity in an electronic device may include: identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using at least one temperature sensor in the electronic device; performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state; identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on the expiration of the first time period.

According to various embodiments, a non-volatile storage medium may store instructions that are configured, when executed by at least one processor, to cause the at least one processor to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained through use of at least one temperature sensor; performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state; identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

Advantageous effects

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device restricts the data processing performance to solve or prevent the overheat state, the electronic device may temporarily cancel the restriction on the user desired function, thereby reducing the influence on the user convenience.

According to various embodiments, when the electronic device constrains the data processing speed range in an overheated state, upon detecting a specified event corresponding to certain defined user activities, the electronic device may temporarily cancel the constraint to perform data processing for the specified event. Thus, overheat prevention is preserved while reducing the negative impact on user activity.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the objects that can be achieved with the present disclosure are not limited to the objects that have been particularly described hereinabove, and that the above and other objects that can be achieved by the present disclosure will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device located in a network environment according to an embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an electronic device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a processor in an electronic device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of controlling overheat based on user activity in an electronic device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of controlling overheat based on user activity in a first overheat state when a designated event occurs in the electronic device according to an embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of controlling overheating in a normal state, a first overheated state, and a second overheated state in an electronic apparatus according to an embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a diagram referred to for describing a second data processing speed range according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a diagram referred to for describing a first data processing speed range according to the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is an example graph referred to for describing an operation of controlling overheat in a normal state, a first overheat state, and a second overheat state in the electronic device according to the embodiment.

Fig. 10 is a diagram referred to for describing an example period setting corresponding to a specified event according to an embodiment.

With respect to the description of the drawings, the same or similar reference numerals may be used to designate the same or similar components.

Detailed Description

The terminology as used in the present disclosure is provided to describe only particular embodiments and is not intended to limit the scope of the present disclosure. The singular forms "a," "an," and "the" include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. The terms and words (including technical or scientific terms) as used herein may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Terms as generally defined in dictionaries may be interpreted as having the same or similar meaning as the context of the related art. Unless otherwise defined, the terms are not to be construed as ideally or excessively formal meanings. Even though terms are defined in the present disclosure, in some cases the terms should not be construed as excluding embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 according to various embodiments.

Referring to fig. 1, an electronic device 101 in a network environment 100 may communicate with the electronic device 102 via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range wireless communication network) or with at least one of the electronic device 104 or the server 108 via a second network 199 (e.g., a long-range wireless communication network). According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may communicate with the electronic device 104 via the server 108. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 101 may include a processor 120, a memory 130, an input module 150, a sound output module 155, a display module 160, an audio module 170, a sensor module 176, an interface 177, a connection end 178, a haptic module 179, a camera module 180, a power management module 188, a battery 189, a communication module 190, a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) 196, or an antenna module 197. In some embodiments, at least one of the above-described components (e.g., connection end 178) may be omitted from electronic device 101, or one or more other components may be added to electronic device 101. In some embodiments, some of the components described above (e.g., sensor module 176, camera module 180, or antenna module 197) may be implemented as a single integrated component (e.g., display module 160).

The processor 120 may run, for example, software (e.g., program 140) to control at least one other component (e.g., hardware component or software component) of the electronic device 101 that is connected to the processor 120, and may perform various data processing or calculations. According to one embodiment, as at least part of the data processing or calculation, the processor 120 may store commands or data received from another component (e.g., the sensor module 176 or the communication module 190) into the volatile memory 132, process the commands or data stored in the volatile memory 132, and store the resulting data in the non-volatile memory 134. According to an embodiment, the processor 120 may include a main processor 121 (e.g., a Central Processing Unit (CPU) or an Application Processor (AP)) or an auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), an Image Signal Processor (ISP), a sensor hub processor, or a Communication Processor (CP)) that is operatively independent of or combined with the main processor 121. For example, when the electronic device 101 comprises a main processor 121 and a secondary processor 123, the secondary processor 123 may be adapted to consume less power than the main processor 121 or to be dedicated to a particular function. The auxiliary processor 123 may be implemented separately from the main processor 121 or as part of the main processor 121.

The auxiliary processor 123 (instead of the main processor 121) may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) when the main processor 121 is in an inactive (e.g., sleep) state, or the auxiliary processor 123 may control at least some of the functions or states related to at least one of the components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the display module 160, the sensor module 176, or the communication module 190) with the main processor 121 when the main processor 121 is in an active state (e.g., running an application). According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., an image signal processor or a communication processor) may be implemented as part of another component (e.g., the camera module 180 or the communication module 190) functionally related to the auxiliary processor 123. According to an embodiment, the auxiliary processor 123 (e.g., a neural processing unit) may include hardware structures dedicated to artificial intelligence model processing. The artificial intelligence model may be generated through machine learning. Such learning may be performed, for example, by the electronic device 101 where artificial intelligence is performed or via a separate server (e.g., server 108). The learning algorithm may include, but is not limited to, for example, supervised learning, unsupervised learning, semi-supervised learning, or reinforcement learning. The artificial intelligence model may include a plurality of artificial neural network layers. The artificial neural network may be a Deep Neural Network (DNN), a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN), a Recurrent Neural Network (RNN), a boltzmann machine limited (RBM), a Deep Belief Network (DBN), a bi-directional recurrent deep neural network (BRDNN), or a deep Q network, or a combination of two or more thereof, but is not limited thereto. Additionally or alternatively, the artificial intelligence model may include software structures in addition to hardware structures.

The memory 130 may store various data used by at least one component of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120 or the sensor module 176). The various data may include, for example, software (e.g., program 140) and input data or output data for commands associated therewith. Memory 130 may include volatile memory 132 or nonvolatile memory 134.

The program 140 may be stored as software in the memory 130, and the program 140 may include, for example, an Operating System (OS) 142, middleware 144, or applications 146.

The input module 150 may receive commands or data from outside the electronic device 101 (e.g., a user) to be used by other components of the electronic device 101 (e.g., the processor 120). The input module 150 may include, for example, a microphone, a mouse, a keyboard, keys (e.g., buttons) or a digital pen (e.g., a stylus).

The sound output module 155 may output a sound signal to the outside of the electronic device 101. The sound output module 155 may include, for example, a speaker or a receiver. Speakers may be used for general purposes such as playing multimedia or playing a record. The receiver may be used to receive an incoming call. Depending on the embodiment, the receiver may be implemented separate from the speaker or as part of the speaker.

Display module 160 may visually provide information to the outside (e.g., user) of electronic device 101. The display device 160 may include, for example, a display, a holographic device, or a projector, and a control circuit for controlling a corresponding one of the display, the holographic device, and the projector. According to an embodiment, the display module 160 may comprise a touch sensor adapted to detect a touch or a pressure sensor adapted to measure the strength of the force caused by a touch.

The audio module 170 may convert sound into electrical signals and vice versa. According to an embodiment, the audio module 170 may obtain sound via the input module 150, or output sound via the sound output module 155 or headphones of an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102) that is directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly connected to the electronic device 101.

The sensor module 176 may detect an operational state (e.g., power or temperature) of the electronic device 101 or an environmental state (e.g., a state of a user) external to the electronic device 101 and then generate an electrical signal or data value corresponding to the detected state. According to an embodiment, the sensor module 176 may include, for example, a gesture sensor, a gyroscope sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, a grip sensor, a proximity sensor, a color sensor, an Infrared (IR) sensor, a biometric sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, or an illuminance sensor.

Interface 177 may support one or more specific protocols that will be used to connect electronic device 101 with an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 102) directly (e.g., wired) or wirelessly. According to an embodiment, interface 177 may include, for example, a High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, a Secure Digital (SD) card interface, or an audio interface.

The connection end 178 may include a connector via which the electronic device 101 may be physically connected with an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102). According to an embodiment, the connection end 178 may include, for example, an HDMI connector, a USB connector, an SD card connector, or an audio connector (e.g., a headphone connector).

The haptic module 179 may convert the electrical signal into a mechanical stimulus (e.g., vibration or motion) or an electrical stimulus that may be recognized by the user via his sense of touch or kinesthetic sense. According to an embodiment, the haptic module 179 may include, for example, a motor, a piezoelectric element, or an electrostimulator.

The camera module 180 may capture still images or moving images. According to an embodiment, the camera module 180 may include one or more lenses, an image sensor, an image signal processor, or a flash.

The power management module 188 may manage power supply to the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, the power management module 188 may be implemented as at least part of, for example, a Power Management Integrated Circuit (PMIC).

Battery 189 may power at least one component of electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, battery 189 may include, for example, a primary non-rechargeable battery, a rechargeable battery, or a fuel cell.

The communication module 190 may support establishing a direct (e.g., wired) communication channel or a wireless communication channel between the electronic device 101 and an external electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 102, the electronic device 104, or the server 108) and performing communication via the established communication channel. The communication module 190 may include one or more communication processors capable of operating independently of the processor 120 (e.g., an Application Processor (AP)) and supporting direct (e.g., wired) or wireless communication. According to an embodiment, the communication module 190 may include a wireless communication module 192 (e.g., a cellular communication module, a short-range wireless communication module, or a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) communication module) or a wired communication module 194 (e.g., a Local Area Network (LAN) communication module or a Power Line Communication (PLC) module). A respective one of these communication modules may communicate with external electronic devices via a first network 198 (e.g., a short-range communication network such as bluetooth, wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) direct, or infrared data association (IrDA)) or a second network 199 (e.g., a long-range communication network such as a conventional cellular network, a 5G network, a next-generation communication network, the internet, or a computer network (e.g., a LAN or wide-area network (WAN)). These various types of communication modules may be implemented as a single component (e.g., a single chip), or may be implemented as multiple components (e.g., multiple chips) separate from each other. The wireless communication module 192 may identify and authenticate the electronic device 101 in a communication network, such as the first network 198 or the second network 199, using user information (e.g., an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI)) stored in the user identification module 196.

The wireless communication module 192 may support a 5G network following a 4G network as well as next generation communication technologies (e.g., new Radio (NR) access technologies). NR access technologies may support enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB), large-scale machine type communication (mctc), or Ultra Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC). The wireless communication module 192 may support a high frequency band (e.g., millimeter wave band) to achieve, for example, a high data transmission rate. The wireless communication module 192 may support various techniques for ensuring performance over high frequency bands, such as, for example, beamforming, massive multiple-input multiple-output (massive MIMO), full-dimensional MIMO (FD-MIMO), array antennas, analog beamforming, or massive antennas. The wireless communication module 192 may support various requirements specified in the electronic device 101, an external electronic device (e.g., electronic device 104), or a network system (e.g., second network 199). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication module 192 may support a peak data rate (e.g., 20Gbps or greater) for implementing an eMBB, a lost coverage (e.g., 164dB or less) for implementing an emtc, or a U-plane delay (e.g., a round trip of 0.5ms or less, or 1ms or less for each of the Downlink (DL) and Uplink (UL)) for implementing a URLLC.

The antenna module 197 may transmit signals or power to the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device) or receive signals or power from the outside of the electronic device 101 (e.g., an external electronic device). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include an antenna including a radiating element composed of a conductive material or conductive pattern formed in or on a substrate, such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB). According to an embodiment, the antenna module 197 may include a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas). In this case, at least one antenna suitable for a communication scheme used in a communication network, such as the first network 198 or the second network 199, may be selected from the plurality of antennas, for example, by the communication module 190 (e.g., the wireless communication module 192). Signals or power may then be transmitted or received between the communication module 190 and the external electronic device via the selected at least one antenna. According to an embodiment, further components (e.g., a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC)) other than radiating elements may additionally be formed as part of the antenna module 197.

According to various embodiments, antenna module 197 may form a millimeter wave antenna module. According to embodiments, a millimeter-wave antenna module may include a printed circuit board, a Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) disposed on a first surface (e.g., a bottom surface) of the printed circuit board or adjacent to the first surface and capable of supporting a specified high frequency band (e.g., a millimeter-wave band), and a plurality of antennas (e.g., array antennas) disposed on a second surface (e.g., a top surface or a side surface) of the printed circuit board or adjacent to the second surface and capable of transmitting or receiving signals of the specified high frequency band.

At least some of the above components may be interconnected via an inter-peripheral communication scheme (e.g., bus, general Purpose Input Output (GPIO), serial Peripheral Interface (SPI), or Mobile Industrial Processor Interface (MIPI)) and communicatively communicate signals (e.g., commands or data) therebetween.

According to an embodiment, commands or data may be sent or received between the electronic device 101 and the external electronic device 104 via the server 108 connected to the second network 199. Each of the electronic device 102 or the electronic device 104 may be the same type of device as the electronic device 101 or a different type of device from the electronic device 101. According to an embodiment, all or some of the operations to be performed at the electronic device 101 may be performed at one or more of the external electronic device 102, the external electronic device 104, or the server 108. For example, if the electronic device 101 should automatically perform a function or service or should perform a function or service in response to a request from a user or another device, the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service instead of or in addition to the function or service, or the electronic device 101 may request the one or more external electronic devices to perform at least part of the function or service. The one or more external electronic devices that received the request may perform the requested at least part of the function or service or perform another function or another service related to the request and transmit the result of the performing to the electronic device 101. The electronic device 101 may provide the result as at least a partial reply to the request with or without further processing of the result. For this purpose, for example, cloud computing technology, distributed computing technology, mobile Edge Computing (MEC) technology, or client-server computing technology may be used. The electronic device 101 may provide ultra-low latency services using, for example, distributed computing or mobile edge computing. In another embodiment, the external electronic device 104 may comprise an internet of things (IoT) device. Server 108 may be an intelligent server using machine learning and/or neural networks. According to an embodiment, the external electronic device 104 or the server 108 may be included in the second network 199. The electronic device 101 may be applied to smart services (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart car, or healthcare) based on 5G communication technology or IoT-related technology.

Referring to fig. 2, an electronic device 201 according to an embodiment may include all or a portion of the electronic device 101 illustrated in fig. 1, for example. According to an embodiment, the electronic device 201 may include a temperature sensor 210 (e.g., the sensor module 176 of fig. 1), at least one processor 220 (e.g., the processor 120, AP, or CPU of fig. 1), a memory 230 (e.g., the memory 130 of fig. 1), a communication module 250 (e.g., the communication module 190 of fig. 1), and a display 260 (e.g., the display module 160 of fig. 1). According to embodiments, the electronic device 201 may include at least one of the components or may additionally include other components. In fig. 2, the term "module" in the electronic device 201 refers to a unit that processes at least one function or operation, and a module may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software. The term "module" in the electronic device 201 may be replaced with terms such as "circuit", "-unit".

According to an embodiment, the temperature sensor 210 may include at least one temperature sensor. For example, the at least one temperature sensor 210 may be a plurality of thermistors disposed inside the electronic device 201. The temperature sensor 210 may measure a temperature of at least one component (e.g., the processor 220, the communication module 250, and the display 260) included in the at least one electronic device 201. For example, the temperature sensor 210 may output temperature information based on a resistance value that varies with temperature, or the processor 220 may identify the temperature information. According to various embodiments, the temperature sensor 210 may be disposed inside or on a surface of at least one component included in the electronic device 201 or adjacent to at least one component included in the electronic device 201.

According to various embodiments, the temperature sensor 210 may operate under the control of the processor 220. The temperature sensor 210 may send temperature information (e.g., resistance value, raw data, temperature value, temperature status, or overheat status) to the processor 220 in response to a command from the processor 220, and the processor 220 may identify (or determine or obtain) the temperature of at least one component (e.g., the processor 220) in response to receiving the temperature information. According to an embodiment, the temperature sensor 210 may be disposed on a surface of the electronic device 201 or at a position corresponding to at least one heat source (e.g., a component designated as a heat source) among components included in the electronic device 201. For example, the heat source may include at least one of the processor 220, the communication module 250, an antenna module (e.g., antenna module 197 of fig. 1), or a battery (e.g., battery 189 of fig. 1). The temperature sensor 210 may send temperature information about components included in the electronic device 201 to the processor 220. Alternatively, the temperature sensor 210 may be disposed adjacent to a surface of the electronic device 201. For example, the temperature sensor 210 may be disposed adjacent to a surface of the electronic device 201 in a housing (not shown) of the electronic device 201. Accordingly, the temperature sensor 210 may send temperature information about the surface of the electronic device 201 to the processor 220.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify (or obtain) temperature information about the electronic device 201 or temperature information about a heat source included in the electronic device 201 by using the temperature sensor 210. Alternatively, the processor 220 may identify (or obtain) the thermal temperature by using temperature information from at least one temperature sensor 210 disposed adjacent to a surface of the electronic device 201. For example, the processor 220 may identify the thermal temperature of the electronic device 201 (or at least one component included in the electronic device 201) by periodically identifying temperature information obtained by the temperature sensor 210 according to a specified period.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify (or determine) the thermal temperature using temperature information obtained by the at least one temperature sensor 210 and an algorithm (e.g., a linear regression analysis algorithm) stored in the memory 230 for overheat prediction. For example, the processor 220 may identify (or determine) the thermal temperature by prediction of a linear regression analysis algorithm based on temperature information identified from the temperature sensor 210 and based on a type of operation of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2). For example, the type of operation of the electronic device 101 or 201 may be identified based on operational characteristics of one or more components being operated (or running, or driving, or starting, or activating) among the components included in the electronic device 101 or 201. For example, the type of operation of the electronic device 101 or 201 may be specified based on the operating characteristics of at least one component of the electronic device 101 or 201. For example, the first operation type may be defined based on an operating characteristic (e.g., a charging current intensity (e.g., 1A, 2A, or any other current intensity)) of a power management module (e.g., power management module 188 of FIG. 1) among the components included in the electronic device 101 (or charger IC) and an operating characteristic (e.g., a volume level (e.g., 7, 5, mute, or any other volume level)) of the sound output module 155 (or speaker).

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify (or obtain) the predicted thermal temperature through machine learning related to the type of operation of the electronic device 201. For example, the processor 220 may learn temperature information corresponding to each operation type and identify a hot temperature from each operation type by using information obtained from machine learning.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify whether the thermal temperature is equal to or greater than a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold) or a second specified temperature (e.g., a second temperature threshold). According to an embodiment, the first specified temperature may be a temperature of the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) that the user of the electronic device 201 feels uncomfortable due to overheating when the user of the electronic device 201 uses the electronic device 201. The first specified temperature may be a first temperature threshold (e.g., about 38 degrees celsius) and stored in memory 230. According to an embodiment, the second specified temperature may be a temperature higher than the first specified temperature at which the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) may malfunction or may be damaged. The second specified temperature may be a second temperature threshold (e.g., approximately 47 degrees celsius) and stored in memory 230. For example, the first temperature threshold and/or the second temperature threshold may be set to one of various values depending on the performance of the electronic device 201 and the external environment. The processor 220 may identify (or determine) the state of the electronic device 201 as a first overheated state when the thermal temperature is equal to or greater than the first specified temperature or when the thermal temperature is equal to or greater than the first specified temperature and less than the second specified temperature. When the thermal temperature is equal to or greater than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may identify (or determine) the state of the electronic device 201 as a second overheat state.

According to an embodiment, when the thermal temperature is lower than the first specified temperature, the processor 220 may perform normal data processing. For example, when the temperature is below the first specified temperature, the processor 220 may perform data processing using a range of data processing speeds (e.g., a constant data processing speed range) available to the processor 220 without performing an overheat control operation (e.g., an overheat control operation by using a clock speed of the processor set by the manufacturer). According to an embodiment, when the state of the electronic device 201 is identified as the first overheat state, the processor 220 may perform data processing in a first data processing speed range (or a second data processing speed range) in which the data processing speed is adjusted (e.g., limited) to be less than its original data processing speed. For example, the data processing speed may include a range of clock speeds of the processor 220 (e.g., CPU). For example, the first data processing speed may include a first clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) and the second data processing speed may include a second clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.7 GHz). According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may recognize whether to perform overheat control based on a user activity (or overheat control based on a specified event) or to activate an overheat control function based on a user activity (or overheat control function based on a specified event) in the first overheat state. For example, the processor 220 may identify whether the processor 220 is configured to perform data processing based on a first data processing speed range irrespective of occurrence of a specified event (or user activity) in the first overheat state or to perform data processing based on a second data processing speed range irrespective of occurrence of a specified event (or user activity) in the first overheat state. When the processor 220 is configured to perform overheat control based on a specified event, the processor 220 may perform data processing based on a first data processing speed range, and when the processor 220 is configured not to perform overheat control based on a specified event, the processor 220 may perform data processing based on a second data processing speed range. For example, the first data processing speed range may be more limited than the second data processing speed range. For example, the maximum processing speed value (or maximum clock frequency value) of the first data processing speed range may be less than the maximum processing speed value of the second data processing speed range.

According to an embodiment, when the state of the electronic device 201 is identified as the second overheat state, the processor 220 may perform the data processing within a third data processing speed range, which is more throttled and limited than the first data processing speed range and the second data processing speed range. For example, the third data processing speed range may include a third clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.1 GHz). For example, the maximum processing speed value (or maximum clock frequency value) of the third data processing speed range may be less than the maximum processing speed values of both the first data processing speed range and the second data processing speed range.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify whether a specified event has occurred during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range in the first overheat state. For example, the specified event may be an event related to a user activity (or an operation of the electronic device 201 based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device 201). In another example, the specified event may include an event that occurs through at least one piece of software (e.g., an operating system) being executed (or run) in the processor 220. For example, the specified event may be at least one of a plurality of events that the electronic device 201 is capable of processing (or being executed). For example, the specified event may include at least one event specified at the time of development or manufacture of the electronic device 201, or at least one event specified by at least one software (e.g., an operating system) running in the electronic device 201. For example, the at least one specified event may be an event related to a user activity, including a touch event, a scroll event, a video play event, a camera take event (video take event), a screen open event, a display screen switch event, a smart stay event, and/or other events related to operation of the electronic device. The touch event may be an event that occurs when a user applies a touch input to the display 260 (e.g., the display module 160 of fig. 1). The scroll event may be an event that occurs when a user applies a scroll input to the display 260 (e.g., the display module 160 of fig. 1). The video play event may be an event that occurs when a video play request input is received from a user. The video photographing event may be an event that occurs when a video photographing request input is received from a user. The screen open event may be an event that occurs when the screen is opened based on user input. The display screen switching event may be an event that occurs when a screen switch occurs on an application running screen (e.g., an internet browser application screen or a game application screen) displayed on the display 260. The intelligent stay event may be an event that occurs when the electronic device 201 begins intelligent stay operation. The specified event is, for example, at least one specified event occurring through at least one software running in the processor 220, including, for example, a communication data transmission/reception event through the communication module 250 and a call reception event. The communication data transmission/reception event may include an event of receiving a signal indicating that there is data to be received from a network (e.g., the second network 199 or BS of fig. 1) or an event of starting transmission of scheduled transmission data. The call receiving event may include an event indicating that the electronic device 201 has received a call from another user.

Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the types of specified events are not limited to events according to the various embodiments described above. For example, among the events and/or instructions that the electronic device 201 is capable of processing, the events and/or instructions stored by mapping to information (e.g., flag values or files) indicating that they are specified in the memory 230 may correspond to the specified events.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify a required (or desired) performance level (e.g., a time period and/or a data processing speed for processing the specified event) for processing the specified event when the specified event occurs during the execution of the data processing within the first data processing speed range in the first overheat state. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may perform data processing based on the data processing speed for processing the specified event, or the data processing speed for processing the specified event and the time period during the time period for processing the specified event. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the data processing speed for processing the specified event during the period for processing the specified event, ignoring the first data processing speed range (or releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range, or temporarily releasing the first overheat state).

According to an embodiment, when a first specified event (e.g., a touch event) occurs during the execution of data processing within a first data processing speed range in a first overheat state, the processor 220 may identify a first period (e.g., 100 ms) and a first data processing speed (e.g., 2.2 GHz) for processing the first specified event. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may perform data processing based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed for processing the first specified event. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the first data processing speed during the first period of time while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either unsetting the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state) during the first period of time for processing the first specified event. For example, without being limited to the first data processing speed range, the first data speed may be a specified (or desired) speed for processing the first specified event. For example, when a second specified event (e.g., a scroll event) occurs during execution of data processing within a first data processing speed range in a first overheat state, the processor 220 may identify a second period of time (e.g., 500 ms) and a second data processing speed (e.g., 2.3 GHz) for processing the second specified event. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may perform data processing at a second data processing speed during a second time period based on the second time period and/or the second data processing speed for processing the second specified event. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the second data processing speed during the second time period while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either unsetting the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state) during the second time period for processing the second specified event. For example, without being limited to a first data processing speed range, the second data speed may be a specified (or a required (or desired)) speed for processing the second specified event. According to various embodiments, at least some of the time periods and/or data processing speeds for processing the specified events may be set differently for each specified event or each specified event category (e.g., categories related to user activity, categories related to software being run, event categories related to touch (e.g., touch and scroll) and function run categories (e.g., camera take a photograph and video playback), or may be set identically for a plurality of events.

According to an embodiment, when a change in processing speed is set but a time period for running the specified event is not defined, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the changed processing speed to run the specified event, regardless of any time period limitation, after which the processing speed will return to the previous setting (e.g., releasing the changed first data processing speed range, which may also be interpreted as temporarily releasing the first overheat state). For example, a third data processing speed for processing a third specified event may be specified. For example, the third specified event may relate to, for example, a short processing time. The processor 220 may perform data processing at the third data processing speed during the period of time in which the third specified event is processed, while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state). In other words, the processor 220 may run a third specified event, the processor being set to operate at a third data processing speed different from the first data processing speed range in which the third specified event was run, and return to the first data processing speed range after the third specified event is completed. According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may perform data processing within the first data processing speed range when a time period for processing the specified event expires or when the processing of the specified event is completed without the time period corresponding to the specified event. In other words, in other embodiments of the set time period, the recovery of the processing speed may be performed upon expiration of the set time period for running the specified event. The present embodiment may replace the previously described embodiment in which recovery is performed upon completion of processing of a specified event regardless of a set period of time corresponding to the specified event.

Memory 230 according to an embodiment may store various data used by at least one component of electronic device 201 (e.g., processor 220 and communication module 250). The data may include, for example, software (e.g., a program), as well as input data or output data for commands related to the software. For example, the memory 230 may store instructions for performing the operations of the electronic device 201 (or the processor 220). According to an embodiment, the memory 330 may store a time period and/or a data processing speed corresponding to at least one specified event.

The communication module 250 according to an embodiment may support the establishment of a communication channel (wired or wireless) or a communication channel and communicate through the established communication channel. According to an embodiment, the communication module 250 may perform communication data transmission and reception or call reception under the control of the processor 220 or through its own communication processor.

The display 260 according to an embodiment may include a touch screen, display various display data based on the operation of the processor 220, and receive input (e.g., touch input, scroll input, or other input) related to a specified event. For example, the display 260 may display data related to superheat control based on specified events. For example, the display 260 may display data indicating whether the electronic device 201 is in the first overheat state or the second overheat state, or display data related to data processed in the normal state, the first overheat state, and the second overheat state.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may include at least one temperature sensor (e.g., sensor module 176 of fig. 1 or temperature sensor 210 of fig. 2), at least one processor (e.g., processor 120 of fig. 1 or processor 220 of fig. 2) operatively connected to the at least one temperature sensor, and a memory (e.g., memory 130 of fig. 1 or memory 230 of fig. 2). The memory may store instructions that are configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to: identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheat state based on a heat temperature of the electronic device obtained by using the at least one temperature sensor, performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state, identifying whether the electronic device is in the first overheat state based on a temperature of the electronic device detected by the at least one temperature sensor, setting the at least one processor to perform data processing in the first data processing speed range when the electronic device is in the first overheat state, storing in a memory a first specified event associated with a first period of time and/or a first data processing speed different from the first data processing speed range, changing the at least one processor that performs data processing of the first specified event from the first data processing speed range to the first data processing speed when operation of the first specified event is detected in the first overheat state, and returning the at least one processor from the first data processing speed to the first data processing speed range when at least one of the first period of time expires and/or the first specified event is detected to be completed.

According to various embodiments, an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) may include at least one temperature sensor (e.g., sensor module 176 of fig. 1 or temperature sensor 210 of fig. 2), a memory (e.g., memory 130 of fig. 1 or memory 230 of fig. 2), at least one processor (e.g., processor 120 of fig. 1 or processor 220 of fig. 2) operatively connected to the at least one temperature sensor and the memory. The memory may have stored instructions configured, when executed, to cause the at least one processor to: identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheat state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using at least one temperature sensor, performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state, identifying a first period of time and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to the first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the data processing performed in the first data processing speed range, performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first period of time and/or the first data processing speed, and performing data processing in the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first period of time or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

According to various embodiments, the instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to further: when a second designated event occurs during execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range, a second time period and/or a second data processing speed corresponding to the second designated event is identified, data processing is executed based on the second time period and/or the second data processing speed, and data processing is executed within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the second time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the second designated event.

According to various embodiments, the instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to further: when the second data processing speed range is configured to be used in the first overheat state, the data processing is performed within the second data processing speed range, and the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range may be smaller than the second maximum processing speed of the second data processing speed range.

According to various embodiments, the instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: based on the thermal temperature of the electronic device, the electronic device is identified as being in a normal state when the thermal temperature is lower than a first specified temperature, the electronic device is identified as being in a first overheated state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature, and the electronic device is identified as being in a second overheated state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, and the second specified temperature may be higher than the first specified temperature.

According to various embodiments, the instructions may be configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: the data processing is performed in a third data processing speed range in the second overheat state, and a third maximum processing speed of the third data processing speed range may be smaller than the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range.

According to various embodiments, the memory may store at least one time period and/or at least one data processing speed corresponding to each of the at least one specified event.

According to various embodiments, the at least one specified event may include an event related to an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device or an event occurring through at least one software running in the at least one processor.

According to various embodiments, the first data processing speed may include a clock frequency corresponding to the at least one processor. For example, when the electronic device 201 includes a plurality of processors, a different clock frequency may be configured for each of the plurality of processors based on the data processing speed. For example, when the electronic device 201 includes a first core (large core) processor, a second core (middle core) processor, and a third core (small core) processor, the processor that processes data may be selected from the first core (large core) processor, the second core (middle core) processor, and the third core (small core) processor, and the clock frequency may be changed to a clock frequency corresponding to the processor selected based on the data processing speed.

According to various embodiments, the first specified temperature may be about 38 degrees celsius and the second specified temperature may be about 47 degrees celsius.

Referring to fig. 3, a processor 320 (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1 or the processor 220 of fig. 2) of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) (hereinafter, the electronic device 201 of fig. 2 will be described as an example) may perform operations of the overheat checker 322, the user activity checker (or the specified event occurrence checker) 324, the performance level selector 326, and the thermal controller 328. For example, at least one of the overheat checker 322, the user activity checker 324, the performance level selector 326, or the thermal controller 328 may be a software module that is executed by the processor 320. Alternatively, at least one of the overheat checker 322, the user activity checker 324, the performance level selector 326, or the thermal controller 328 may be a hardware module incorporated into the processor 320 or independently present.

The overheat checker 322 according to an embodiment may obtain (or detect) a thermal temperature of the electronic device 201 (e.g., a thermal temperature of a surface of the electronic device 201 or a temperature of a heat-related element included in the electronic device 201) by using at least one temperature sensor of the electronic device 201 (e.g., the temperature sensor 210 of fig. 2). For example, the overheat checker 322 may obtain the thermal temperature of the electronic device 201 by at least one temperature sensor 210 periodically identifying temperature information (or temperature values) according to a preset period of time, or may identify (or determine) the thermal temperature by using the temperature information obtained by the at least one temperature sensor 210 and an algorithm (e.g., a linear regression analysis algorithm) pre-stored for thermal temperature prediction. For example, the overheat checker 322 may determine the thermal temperature using temperature information received from at least one temperature sensor disposed adjacent to a surface of the electronic device 201, or obtain a predicted thermal temperature based on temperature information received from at least one temperature sensor 210 and machine learning related to the type of operation of the electronic device 201. According to an embodiment, the overheat checker 322 may check whether the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold), equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature (e.g., a second temperature threshold), or equal to or higher than the second specified temperature. According to an embodiment, the first specified temperature may be a temperature of the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) that causes the user of the electronic device 201 to feel uncomfortable due to heat when the user uses the electronic device 201. The first specified temperature may be a first temperature threshold (e.g., about 38 degrees celsius). According to an embodiment, the second specified temperature may be a temperature higher than the first specified temperature at which the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) may malfunction or may be damaged. The second specified temperature may be a second temperature threshold (e.g., approximately 47 degrees celsius). For example, the first temperature threshold and/or the second temperature threshold may be set to one of various values depending on the performance of the electronic device 201 and the external environment. The overheat checker 322 according to an embodiment may determine (or identify) the state of the electronic device 201 as a first overheat state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than a first specified temperature or when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature. When the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, the overheat checker 322 may determine (or identify) the state of the electronic device 201 as a second overheat state.

According to an embodiment, when the state of the electronic device 201 is identified as the first overheat state, the overheat checker 322 may set the data processing speed to a first data processing speed range (e.g., a first clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) or a second data processing speed range (e.g., a second clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.7 GHz). For example, when the overheat control function based on the specified event is activated, the overheat checker 322 may set the data processing speed to a first data processing speed range (e.g., a first clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) and run (or activate) the user activity checker 324. For example, when the overheat control function based on the specified event is deactivated, the overheat checker 322 may set the data processing speed to a second data processing speed range (e.g., a second clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.7 GHz) and may not run (or activate) the user activity checker 324. For example, when the overheat control function based on the specified event is used by default, the overheat checker 322 may set the data processing speed to the first data processing speed range (e.g., the first clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) and run (or activate) the user activity checker 324 without determining whether the overheat control function based on the specified event has been activated.

According to an embodiment, the user activity checker 324 may check whether a specified event has occurred. For example, the specified event may include an event related to a user activity (or an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device 201), or an event occurring through at least one piece of software being executed (e.g., executed) in the processor 220. For example, each specified event may relate to a different performance level (e.g., a time period and/or a data processing speed for processing the specified event) for processing the specified event. For example, each specified event may relate to a particular time period and/or a particular data processing speed for processing the specified event. For example, the specified event may be specified by a manufacturer at the time of manufacturing the electronic device 201 or may be specified based on user input, and a desired performance level corresponding to the specified event may be stored in the electronic device 201. For example, the electronic device 201 may specify a new event or de-specify an existing specified event based on manufacturer or user input.

According to an embodiment, when a specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range in the first overheat state, the user activity checker 324 may notify the performance level selector 326 of the occurrence of the specified event.

The performance level selector 326 according to an embodiment may identify (or select) a time period and/or data processing speed for processing a specified event. For example, performance level selector 326 may select a time period and/or data processing speed for processing a specified event that has occurred from data (e.g., table data) that includes a time period and/or data processing speed for processing at least one specified event. Performance level selector 326 according to an embodiment may send a time period and/or data processing speed for processing a specified event to thermal controller 328.

During the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range, upon receiving a time period and/or data processing speed for processing a specified event from the performance level selector 326, the thermal controller 328 according to an embodiment may temporarily unconstrained the first data processing speed range and execute data processing based on the time period and/or data processing speed for processing the specified event. The thermal controller 328 may control the data processing to be performed within the third data processing speed range when in the second overheated state due to an increase in the thermal temperature during the data processing performed within the first data processing speed range or during the data processing performed based on the time period and/or the data processing speed for processing the specified event.

Referring to fig. 4, a processor (e.g., processor 120 of fig. 1, processor 220 of fig. 2, or processor 320 of fig. 3) of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) according to an embodiment may perform at least one of operations 410-450.

In operation 410, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify a thermal temperature of the electronic device 201. The processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify a thermal temperature of the electronic device 201 (e.g., a thermal temperature of a surface of the electronic device 201 or a temperature of a heat-related element included in the electronic device 201) using the at least one temperature sensor 210. For example, the processor 220 may identify the thermal temperature of the electronic device 201 by at least one temperature sensor 210 periodically identifying temperature information (or temperature values) according to a preset period of time, or may identify (or determine) the thermal temperature by using temperature information obtained by the at least one temperature sensor 210 and an algorithm (e.g., a linear regression analysis algorithm) pre-stored for thermal temperature prediction. For example, the processor 220 may obtain the thermal temperature using temperature information received from at least one temperature sensor disposed adjacent to the surface of the electronic device 201, or obtain (identify) a predicted thermal temperature based on temperature information received from at least one temperature sensor 210 and machine learning related to the type of operation of the electronic device 201.

In operation 420, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify whether the electronic device 201 is in an overheated state. The processor 220 according to an embodiment may check whether the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold), equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature (e.g., a second temperature threshold), or equal to or higher than the second specified temperature. According to an embodiment, the first specified temperature may be a temperature of the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) that makes the user feel uncomfortable due to overheating when the user of the electronic device 201 uses the electronic device 201. The first specified temperature may be a first temperature threshold (e.g., about 38 degrees celsius). According to an embodiment, the second specified temperature may be a temperature higher than the first specified temperature at which the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) may malfunction or may be damaged. The second specified temperature may be a second temperature threshold (e.g., approximately 47 degrees celsius). For example, the first temperature threshold and/or the second temperature threshold may be set to one of various values depending on the performance of the electronic device 201 and the external environment. When the thermal temperature is less than the first specified temperature, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may return to operation 410. The processor 220 according to an embodiment may determine (or identify) the state of the electronic device 201 as a first overheated state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature or when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than the second specified temperature. For example, the processor 220 may run overheat mitigation control (or overheat prevention control), such as changing the operating clock speed range of the processor based on identifying the first overheat state. For example, the processor 220 may be set at a lower clock speed and/or clock speed range (e.g., an overheat clock speed corresponding to an overheat state, or a clock speed range corresponding to an overheat state) to reduce heat generation of the electronic device and manage the overheat state.

In operation 430, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify whether a specified event has occurred. For example, the processor 220 may identify whether a specified event has occurred in the first heating state (operation 520—yes). For example, the specified event may include an event related to a user activity (or an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device 201), or an event occurring through at least one piece of software running (e.g., running) in the processor 220. For example, each specified event may relate to a different performance level (e.g., a time period and/or a data processing speed for processing the specified event) for processing the specified event. For example, each specified event may relate to a particular time period and/or a particular data processing speed for processing the specified event. For example, the electronic device 201 may store one or more preset functions in the memory 230. When the processor 220 detects the operation of one or more preset functions, it may determine that a specified event has occurred. When the electronic device does not detect the operation of any preset function, it may determine that the specified event has not occurred. When the occurrence of the specified event is identified in the first heating state (operation 430—yes), the processor 220 according to an embodiment may proceed to operation 440. When the occurrence of the specified event is not recognized in the first heating state (operation 430—no), the processor 220 according to an embodiment may proceed to operation 450.

In operation 440, when the occurrence of the specified event is identified, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may select a performance level corresponding to the specified event. For example, the processor 220 may identify (or select) a time period and/or data processing speed for processing a specified event. The processor 220 according to an example embodiment may allow a time period and/or a data processing speed for a specified event processing to be used for heat generation control. For example, the specified event may be stored in memory to utilize a processor clock speed that is greater than or outside of a range of clock speeds corresponding to the first heating state. Thus, the processor 220 may be temporarily set to run at a higher clock speed for processing/running preset functions corresponding to specified events.

In operation 450, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform an overheat control operation. For example, when the occurrence of the specified event is not recognized in the first heating state (operation 430—no), the processor 220 may perform data processing (e.g., a first heating control operation) within the first data processing speed range to reduce the heating temperature. For example, when the occurrence of the specified event is recognized in the first heating state and the performance level corresponding to the specified event is selected (operation 430—yes, operation 440), the processor 220 temporarily releases the constraint on the first data processing speed range, performs data processing based on the time period and/or the data processing speed for processing the specified event (or the processor 220 is temporarily set at a higher clock speed to run a preset function corresponding to the specified event). The processor 220 may be configured to perform data processing within the first data processing speed range after data processing associated with the specified event (either after completion of the preset function or after expiration of a time period associated with the specified event). For example, the processor 220 processes data by temporarily increasing the data processing rate for a specified event processing period (or specified period of time), and data processing for other events (or other operations) is performed at a first data processing rate. By executing this function, a function desired by the user (or an operation corresponding to a specified event) can be processed at a normal speed. These operations can ensure that the thermal temperature does not increase.

Fig. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of controlling overheat when a designated event occurs in a first overheat state in the electronic device according to the embodiment.

Referring to fig. 5, a processor (e.g., processor 120 of fig. 1, processor 220 of fig. 2, or processor 320 of fig. 3) of an electronic device (e.g., electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or electronic device 201 of fig. 2) according to an embodiment may perform at least one of operations 510-560.

In operation 510, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify a first overheat state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device 201. For example, when the thermal temperature is equal to or greater than a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold), the processor 220 may identify (or determine) that the electronic device 201 is in a first overheat state. Alternatively, the processor 220 may identify the state of the electronic device 201 as a first overheat state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold) and lower than a second specified temperature (e.g., a second temperature threshold). According to an embodiment, the first specified temperature may be a temperature of the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) that makes the user uncomfortable while contacting the electronic device 201. The first specified temperature may be a first temperature threshold (e.g., about 38 degrees celsius). According to an embodiment, the second specified temperature may be a temperature higher than the first specified temperature at which the electronic device 201 (or at least one component of the electronic device 201) may experience a malfunction or damage. The second specified temperature may be a second temperature threshold (e.g., approximately 47 degrees celsius). For example, the first temperature threshold and/or the second temperature threshold may be set to one of various values depending on the performance of the electronic device 201 and the external environment.

In operation 520, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform data processing in a first data processing speed range (e.g., a overheat-based processing speed range) in a first overheat state. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing in a first data processing speed range (e.g., a first clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) representing limits and/or adjustments of data processing speed in response to the first overheat condition to reduce heat generation.

In operation 530, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify the occurrence of a specified event during the overheat state in which the data processing is limited/adjusted through the first data processing speed range (e.g., the overheat-based processing speed range). For example, the specified event may be an event related to a user activity (i.e., an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device 201) and/or an event occurring through at least one piece of software (i.e., an application or function of an operating system) being executed (or run) by the processor 220. For example, the processor 220 may identify a specified event among a plurality of preset specified events. For example, the specified event may include a touch event, a scroll event, a video play event, a camera take event, a screen open event, a display screen switch event, a smart stay event, and/or other events related to the operation of the electronic device. A touch event may occur when a user applies a touch input. A scroll event may occur when a user applies a scroll input. Upon receiving a video play request input from a user, a video play event may occur. Upon receiving a video capture request input from a user, a video capture event may occur. The screen open event may be an event that occurs when the screen is activated based on user input. The display screen switching event may occur when a screen switch occurs on an application running screen (e.g., an internet browser application screen or a game application screen) displayed on the display 260. When the electronic device 201 begins a smart stay operation, a smart stay event may occur. For example, the specified event may occur through at least one piece of software running in the processor 220, including, for example, running a communication data send/receive and call receive event through the communication module 250. The communication data transmission/reception event may include receiving a signal indicating that there is data to be received from a network (e.g., the second network 199 or BS of fig. 1) or indicating that transmission of scheduled transmission data is started. The call reception event may include an indication that the electronic device 201 has received a call from another user.

In operation 540, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify a time period and/or a data processing speed corresponding to the specified event. For example, the processor 220 may identify a time period and/or data processing speed for processing the specified event based on desired performance level data (e.g., table data) corresponding to the at least one specified event, the desired performance level data stored in the memory 230.

For example, desired performance level data corresponding to at least one event may be given below in table 1.

[ Table 1 ]

Referring to table 1, the desired performance level according to an embodiment may include a time period corresponding to a specified event and a data processing speed. For example, the first specified event (e.g., touch) may have a desired performance level that is representative of a first time period (e.g., 100 ms) and a first data processing speed (e.g., 2.2 GHz) for processing the first specified event. For example, the second specified event (e.g., scrolling) may have a desired performance level that is representative of a second time period (e.g., 500 ms) and a second data processing speed (e.g., 2.3 GHz) for processing the second specified event. For example, the third specified event (e.g., video playback) may have a desired performance level that represents a third time period (e.g., continuous) and a third data processing speed (e.g., (maximum speed in the first data processing speed range) 120%) for processing the third specified event. Each other specified event may also have a desired level of performance that is representative of a corresponding time period and a corresponding data processing speed. Other specified events may be added to the specified events listed in table 1, or the included specified event may be deleted from the specified events listed in table 1. Those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that the desired performance level data according to the various embodiments is not limited to the form of table 1. For example, a time period and/or data processing speed for each event category may be included, or the data processing speed may be included without a time period according to a specified event.

In operation 550, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform data processing based on a time period and/or a data processing speed corresponding to a specified event. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the first data processing speed corresponding to the first specified event during the first period of time for processing the first specified event while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state). When the period for processing the specified event is not defined and the processing speed for processing the specified event is defined, the processor 220 according to the embodiment may perform data processing at the processing speed for the specified event during the period for processing the specified event while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheated state).

In operation 560, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform data processing within a first data processing speed range based on expiration of a time period. That is, when the time period expires, the processor 220 may return from operation at the first data processing speed (e.g., the speed set for the specified function) to the first data processing speed range (e.g., the overheat-based processing speed, which is slower to better manage heat generation).

When a time period corresponding to the processing of a specified event (e.g., such as for a camera application in the table above) is not defined along with the processing speed, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may return the operating speed of the processor from a first data processing speed (e.g., setting a faster speed for a specified function) to a first data processing speed range (e.g., setting a overheat-based speed for mitigating heat generation) after the specified event completes processing and/or running.

Referring to fig. 6, a processor (e.g., the processor 120 of fig. 1, the processor 220 of fig. 2, or the processor 320 of fig. 3) of an electronic device (e.g., the electronic device 101 of fig. 1 or the electronic device 201 of fig. 2) according to an embodiment (hereinafter, the processor 220 of fig. 2 will be described as an example) may perform at least one of operations 612 to 628.

In operation 612, according to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify whether the electronic device is in a normal state, a first overheated state, or a second overheated state based on the thermal temperature of the electronic device 201. For example, when the thermal temperature is below a first specified temperature (e.g., a first temperature threshold), the processor 220 may identify the state of the electronic device 201 as a normal state. For example, when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may identify the state of the electronic device 201 as a first overheated state. For example, when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may identify the state of the electronic device 201 as a second overheated state.

In operation 614, when the normal state is detected, the processor 220 according to the embodiment may perform normal (or unchanged) data processing in the normal state. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing without any manual adjustment or limitation. According to an embodiment, the range of data processing speeds available to the processor 220 may vary depending on the specifications or performance of the processor 220 (e.g., as specified by the manufacturer).

In operation 616, according to an embodiment, when the first overheat state is detected (operation 612), the processor 220 may identify whether the overheat control function based on the specified event has been activated (or whether the overheat control function based on the user activity has been activated). For example, the specified event based superheat control function may be set by default without determining whether the processor 220 activates the specified event based superheat control function. Operation 616 may be omitted when the superheat control function based on the specified event is configured to operate automatically (or by default).

For example, when the overheat control function based on the specified event is not activated (or when there is no overheat control function based on the specified event), the processor 220 may be configured to perform the data processing based on the first data processing speed range regardless of the occurrence of the specified event in the first overheat state. When the overheat control function based on the specified event has been activated, the processor 220 may be configured to perform the data processing based on the second data processing speed range in consideration of the occurrence of the specified event in the first overheat state.

In operation 618, when the overheat function is not activated and the processor 220 does not perform overheat control based on the specified event (operation 618—no), the processor 220 may perform data processing (for example, the second clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.7 GHz) within the second data processing speed range in which the data processing speed is limited, and the processing may end.

In operation 620, when the processor 220 according to an embodiment performs overheat control based on a specified event (operation 616—yes), the processor 220 may perform data processing in a first data processing speed range (e.g., a first clock range or 0Hz to 1.4 GHz) that imposes a greater restriction and/or adjustment on the data processing speed than a second data processing speed range (e.g., a second clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.7 GHz). For example, when the overheat control function based on a specified event is executed, heat is generated during a period in which the data processing speed temporarily increases. Thus, it may be desirable to further constrain (reduce) the data processing speed range to reduce more heat than when the superheat control function based on the specified event is not being performed.

In operation 622, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify (or detect) the occurrence of a specified event during the execution of the data processing within the first data processing speed range. For example, the specified event may include an event related to a user activity (or an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device 201) or an event generated by at least one piece of software (e.g., an operating system) being executed (e.g., run) in the processor 220. For example, the processor 220 may identify a specified event that has occurred among the at least one specified event.

In operation 624, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may identify a time period and/or a data processing speed (e.g., table 1 as described above) corresponding to the specified event. For example, the processor 220 may identify a first time period and/or a first data processing speed for processing a first specified event based on desired performance level data (e.g., table 1) corresponding to at least one specified event that has been stored in the memory 230.

In operation 626, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform data processing based on the time period and/or the data processing speed corresponding to the specified event. For example, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the first data processing speed corresponding to the first specified event during the first period of time for processing the first specified event while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state). In other words, the processor 220 may be configured to switch from a first data processing speed range (e.g., a heat processing speed range) to a first data processing speed corresponding to the first specified event (e.g., a processing speed associated with the specified event that is faster than the heat processing speed range) during a first period of time for processing the first specified event (e.g., this may be interpreted as releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range, and/or temporarily releasing the first heat status).

When the period corresponding to the processing of the specified event is not defined and only the processing speed for processing the specified event is defined, the processor 220 may perform the data processing at the processing speed corresponding to the specified event during the period in which the specified event is processed while ignoring the first data processing speed range (either releasing the setting of the first data processing speed range or temporarily releasing the first overheat state). In other words, when a time period corresponding to the processing of a specified event is not defined with the processing speed (e.g., such as for the camera application in table 1 above), the processor 220 may perform data processing at the processing speed corresponding to the specified event regardless of expiration of the time period after which the processor speed is returned to the clock speed associated with the overheat state.

In operation 628, the processor 220 according to an embodiment may perform data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the time period corresponding to the specified event. In other words, the processor 220 according to embodiments may return from the first data processing speed (e.g., a faster speed associated with the specified event) to the first data processing speed range (e.g., an overheat speed) based on expiration of the time period corresponding to the specified event.

In other embodiments, when the period of time corresponding to the specified event processing is undefined, the processor 220 may return to the first data processing speed range (e.g., overheat speed) after the specified event has completed processing.

In operation 630, based on identifying (or detecting) the second overheat condition (as in operation 612—the second overheat condition), the processor 220 according to the embodiment may perform data processing within the third data processing speed range. For example, the third data processing speed range (e.g., the third clock frequency range or 0Hz to 1.1 GHz) may be more limited than the first data speed range and the second data speed range. For example, the maximum processing speed value (or maximum clock frequency value) of the third data processing speed range may be less than the maximum processing speed value of each of the respective first and second data processing speed ranges.

According to various embodiments, a method of controlling superheat based on user activity in an electronic device may include: based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using at least one temperature sensor in the electronic device, identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheat state, performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state, identifying a first period of time and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to the first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the data processing performed in the first data processing speed range, performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first period of time and/or the first data processing speed, and performing data processing in the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first period of time or completion of the data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: identifying a second time period and/or a second data processing speed corresponding to a second specified event when the second specified event occurs during the execution of the data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing based on the second time period and/or the second data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the second time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the second specified event.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: when the second data processing speed range is configured to be used in the first overheat state, the data processing is performed within the second data processing speed range, and the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range may be smaller than the second maximum processing speed of the second data processing speed range.

According to various embodiments, in the method, the electronic device may be identified as being in a normal state when the thermal temperature is below a first specified temperature based on the thermal temperature of the electronic device; when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than the second specified temperature, the electronic device may be identified as being in a first overheated state; and when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, the electronic device may be identified as being in a second overheated state. The second specified temperature may be higher than the first specified temperature.

According to various embodiments, the method may further comprise: the data processing is performed in a third data processing speed range in the second overheat state, and a third maximum processing speed of the third data processing speed range may be smaller than the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range.

According to various embodiments, the memory of the electronic device may store at least one time period and/or at least one data processing speed corresponding to each of the at least one specified event.

According to various embodiments, the at least one specified event may include an event related to an operation of the electronic device based on an interaction between the user and the electronic device or an event occurring through at least one software running in at least one processor of the electronic device.

According to various embodiments, the first data processing speed may include a clock frequency corresponding to at least one processor of the electronic device.

Referring to fig. 7, in a graph 701 according to an embodiment, an X-axis represents time (ms) and a Y-axis represents data processing speed (e.g., clock speed or clock frequency of a processor (220)) (GHz). FIG. 7 includes a graph illustrating data processing speed ranges when a superheat control function based on a specified event is deactivated in a first superheat state, in accordance with an embodiment. When the processor 220 according to the embodiment is configured not to perform the overheat control function based on the specified event in the first overheat state where the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may perform the data processing in the second data processing speed range 720 (for example, the second clock frequency range (for example, 0Hz to 1.7 GHz)) even in the specified event occurrence period T1. In a second overheat state where the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 according to the embodiment may perform data processing in a third data processing speed range 730 (e.g., a third clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.1 GHz)) that is more limited than the second data processing speed range 720.

Referring to fig. 8, in a graph 801 according to an embodiment, the X-axis represents time (ms) and the Y-axis represents data processing speed (e.g., clock speed or clock frequency of a processor (e.g., 220)) (GHz). Fig. 8 may illustrate a graph showing a data processing speed range when the overheat control function based on a specified event is activated in the first overheat state according to an embodiment. When the processor 220 according to the embodiment is configured to perform the overheat control function based on the specified event in the first overheat state in which the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may perform the data processing in the first data processing speed range 810 (for example, the first clock frequency range (for example, 0Hz to 1.4 GHz)) which is more limited than the second data processing speed range 820. In a second overheat state where the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 according to the embodiment may limit the data processing speed such that the data processing is performed in a third data processing speed range 830 (e.g., a third clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.1 GHz)) that is more limited than the second data processing speed range 820. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 is configured to perform overheat control based on a specified event in the first overheat state, the processor 220 may perform data processing at the specified data processing speed 815 during the period T1 corresponding to the specified event by temporarily releasing the first data processing speed range 810 during the specified event period T1. According to the embodiment, since the processor 220 performs data processing at the specified data processing speed 815 during the period T1 corresponding to the specified event in the first overheat state without temporarily restricting the first data processing speed range 810, it is possible to process a function desired by the user (or an operation corresponding to the specified event) at a normal speed without excessively raising the thermal temperature due to the limitation of the duration of operating the processor at the original speed.

Referring to fig. 9, in a graph 900 according to an embodiment, the X-axis represents time (ms) and the Y-axis represents clock speed or clock frequency (Hz) of a data processing speed (e.g., processor (220)). According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may identify (or determine) the normal state 901 when the thermal temperature is below a first specified temperature (e.g., approximately 38 degrees celsius). When the thermal temperature is equal to or above the first specified temperature and below the second specified temperature (e.g., approximately 47 degrees celsius), the processor 220 may identify (or determine) a first superheat state 902. When the thermal temperature T is equal to or greater than the second specified temperature, the processor 220 may identify (or determine) a second superheat condition 903.

According to an embodiment, the processor 220 may process data at a data processing speed range 905 (e.g., a maximum clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 3.1 GHz)) available to the processor 220 without artificial limitation to the data processing speed.

According to an embodiment, when the first overheat state 902 is detected, the processor 220 may gradually decrease the data processing speed and process the data in a first data processing speed range 910 (e.g., a speed range based on the overheat state, which is a first clock frequency range lower than the original speed range; e.g., 0Hz to 1.4 GHz).

According to an embodiment, when the second overheat state 903 is detected, the processor 220 may gradually reduce the data processing speed to a third data processing speed range 930 (e.g., a third clock frequency range even lower than the first processing speed range; e.g., 0Hz to 1.1 GHz).

According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 identifies that a specified event has occurred and the processor is configured to operate in the first data processing speed range 910 in the first overheat state 902, the processor 220 may be configured to utilize the faster data processing speed 915 corresponding to the specified event for a limited period of time T corresponding to the specified event. According to an embodiment, upon expiration of the time period T corresponding to the specified event, the processor 220 may return from the faster processing speed 915 to the slower first data processing speed range 910.

Fig. 10 is a diagram referred to for describing setting a period corresponding to a specified event according to an embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 10, in a graph 1000 according to an embodiment, the X-axis may represent time (ms) and the Y-axis may represent temperature (deg.C). According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 performs data processing (e.g., data processing for reproducing video data) in a first data processing speed range (e.g., a first clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.4 GHz)), the thermal temperature may rise as shown in the first thermal temperature increase curve 1010. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 performs data processing for video data reproduction in a second data processing speed range (e.g., a second clock frequency range (e.g., 0Hz to 1.7 GHz)), the thermal temperature may rise as shown in the second thermal temperature increase curve 1020. For example, a first thermal temperature (e.g., 37.7 degrees celsius) after a predetermined time (e.g., 1400 ms) when the processor 220 processes data in a first data processing speed range that is more restrictive than a second data processing speed range may be lower than a second thermal temperature (e.g., 41 degrees celsius) after a predetermined time (e.g., 1200 ms) when the processor 220 processes data in the second data processing speed range. For example, there may be an additional temperature corresponding to a difference Δt (e.g., 5.4 degrees celsius) between the second thermal temperature when the processor 220 processes data in the second data processing speed range and the first thermal temperature when the processor 220 processes data in the first data processing speed range. The increase in thermal temperature caused by the data processing of the specified event may be offset by the additional temperature. The processor 220 according to the embodiment may compare a first temperature change in which data processing corresponding to a specified event is performed within a first data processing speed range with a second temperature change in which data processing is performed within a second data processing speed range during a predetermined time. When the temperature difference between the first temperature change and the second temperature change is equal to or less than a specified value (e.g., when the thermal temperatures become the same (or similar within a specified error range), the processor 220 according to an embodiment may set the predetermined period to a period corresponding to a specified event.

For example, when the processor 220 releases the restriction of the first data processing speed range during the first period (e.g., 3 seconds) and performs data processing corresponding to a scroll event during data processing for video data reproduction within the first data processing speed range, the thermal temperature may increase as shown in the third thermal temperature increase curve 1011. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 releases the restriction of the first data processing speed range during the second period (e.g., 6 seconds) and performs the data processing corresponding to the scroll event, the thermal temperature may increase during the data processing for the video data reproduction within the first data processing speed range, as shown in the fourth thermal temperature increase curve 1012. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 releases the restriction of the first data processing speed range during the third period (e.g., 12 seconds) and performs the data processing corresponding to the scroll event, the thermal temperature may increase during the data processing for the video data reproduction within the first data processing speed range, as shown in the fifth thermal temperature increase curve 1013. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 releases the restriction of the first data processing speed range during the fourth period (e.g., 18 seconds) and performs data processing corresponding to a scroll event, the thermal temperature may increase during data processing for video data reproduction within the first data processing speed range, as shown in the sixth thermal temperature increase curve 1014. According to an embodiment, when the processor 220 releases the limitation of the first data processing speed range during the fifth period (e.g., 20 seconds) and performs data processing corresponding to a scroll event, the thermal temperature may increase during data processing for video data reproduction within the first data processing speed range, as shown in the seventh thermal temperature increase curve 1015. According to an embodiment, based on a temperature change equal to the second thermal temperature increase curve 1020 (or similar to the second thermal temperature increase curve 1020 within a specified error range), such as the seventh thermal temperature increase curve 1015, the processor 220 may set (or determine) a period of time of the scroll event to (or for) 20 seconds.

The electronic device according to various embodiments may be one of various types of electronic devices. The electronic device may include, for example, a portable communication device (e.g., a smart phone), a computer device, a portable multimedia device, a portable medical device, a camera, a wearable device, or a household appliance. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, the electronic device is not limited to those described above.

It should be understood that the various embodiments of the disclosure and the terminology used therein are not intended to limit the technical features set forth herein to the particular embodiments, but rather include various modifications, equivalents or alternatives to the respective embodiments. For the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used to refer to like or related elements. It will be understood that a noun in the singular corresponding to an item may include one or more things unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, each of the phrases such as "a or B", "at least one of a and B", "at least one of a or B", "A, B or C", "at least one of A, B and C", and "at least one of A, B or C" may include any or all possible combinations of items listed with a corresponding one of the plurality of phrases. As used herein, terms such as "1 st" and "2 nd" or "first" and "second" may be used to simply distinguish one element from another element and not to limit the element in other respects (e.g., importance or order). It will be understood that if the terms "operatively" or "communicatively" are used or the terms "operatively" or "communicatively" are not used, then if an element (e.g., a first element) is referred to as being "coupled to," "connected to," or "connected to" another element (e.g., a second element), it is intended that the element can be directly (e.g., wired) connected to, wireless connected to, or connected to the other element via a third element.

As used in connection with various embodiments of the present disclosure, the term "module" may include an element implemented in hardware, software, or firmware, and may be used interchangeably with other terms (e.g., "logic," "logic block," "portion," or "circuitry"). A module may be a single integrated component adapted to perform one or more functions or a minimal unit or portion of the single integrated component. For example, according to an embodiment, a module may be implemented in the form of an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC).

The various embodiments set forth herein may be implemented as software (e.g., program 140) comprising one or more instructions stored in a storage medium (e.g., internal memory 136 or external memory 138) readable by a machine (e.g., electronic device 101). For example, under control of a processor, a processor (e.g., processor 120) of the machine (e.g., electronic device 101) may invoke and execute at least one of the one or more instructions stored in the storage medium with or without the use of one or more other components. This causes the machine to operate to perform at least one function in accordance with the at least one instruction invoked. The one or more instructions may include code generated by a compiler or code capable of being executed by an interpreter. The machine-readable storage medium may be provided in the form of a non-transitory storage medium. Wherein the term "non-transitory" merely means that the storage medium is a tangible device and does not include a signal (e.g., electromagnetic waves), but the term does not distinguish between data being semi-permanently stored in the storage medium and data being temporarily stored in the storage medium.

According to embodiments, methods according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be included and provided in a computer program product. The computer program product may be used as a product for conducting transactions between sellers and buyers. The computer program product may be distributed in the form of a machine-readable storage medium, such as a compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), or may be distributed via an application Store (e.g., a Play Store ^TM ) The computer program product may be published (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) online, or may be distributed (e.g., downloaded or uploaded) directly between two user devices (e.g., smartphones). At least some of the computer program product may be temporarily generated if published online, or at least some of the computer program product may be stored at least temporarily in a machine readable storage medium, such as the memory of a manufacturer's server, an application store's server, or a forwarding server.

According to various embodiments, each of the above-described components (e.g., a module or a program) may include a single entity or multiple entities, and some of the multiple entities may be separately provided in different components. According to various embodiments, one or more of the above components may be omitted, or one or more other components may be added. Alternatively or additionally, multiple components (e.g., modules or programs) may be integrated into a single component. In this case, according to various embodiments, the integrated component may still perform the one or more functions of each of the plurality of components in the same or similar manner as the corresponding one of the plurality of components performed the one or more functions prior to integration. According to various embodiments, operations performed by a module, a program, or another component may be performed sequentially, in parallel, repeatedly, or in a heuristic manner, or one or more of the operations may be performed in a different order or omitted, or one or more other operations may be added.

According to various embodiments, a non-volatile storage medium may store instructions that are configured, when executed by at least one processor, to cause the at least one processor to perform at least one operation. The at least one operation may include: identifying a first overheat state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using the at least one temperature sensor; performing data processing in a first overheat state within a first data processing speed range; identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of the data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

The embodiments of the present disclosure described and illustrated in the present specification and drawings are provided as specific examples only, to easily explain the technical contents of the embodiments according to the present disclosure and to aid understanding of the embodiments of the present disclosure, and are not intended to limit the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the scope of the various embodiments of the present disclosure should be interpreted to cover all variations or modifications derived from the technical ideas of the various embodiments of the present disclosure in addition to the various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims

1. An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:

at least one temperature sensor;

a memory; and

at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one temperature sensor and the memory,

wherein the memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using the at least one temperature sensor; performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state; identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to further: identifying a second time period and/or a second data processing speed corresponding to a second specified event when the second specified event occurs during execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range; performing data processing based on the second time period and/or the second data processing speed; and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the second time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the second specified event.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to further: when the second data processing speed range is configured to be used in the first overheat state, data processing is performed in the second data processing speed range, and

wherein the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range is less than the second maximum processing speed of the second data processing speed range.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: based on the thermal temperature of the electronic device, identifying that the electronic device is in a normal state when the thermal temperature is below a first specified temperature; identifying that the electronic device is in the first overheat state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature; and when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, identifying that the electronic device is in a second overheated state, and

wherein the second specified temperature is higher than the first specified temperature.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the instructions are configured to, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: performs data processing in a third data processing speed range in the second overheat state, and

wherein the third maximum processing speed of the third data processing speed range is less than the first maximum processing speed of the first data processing speed range.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores at least one time period and/or at least one data processing speed corresponding to each of at least one specified event.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the at least one specified event comprises an event related to operation of the electronic device based on interactions between a user and the electronic device or an event occurring through at least one software running in the at least one processor.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first data processing speed comprises a clock frequency corresponding to the at least one processor.

9. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first specified temperature is 38 degrees celsius and the second specified temperature is 47 degrees celsius.

10. A method of controlling superheat based on user activity in an electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using at least one temperature sensor in the electronic device;

performing data processing in a first data processing speed range in the first overheat state;

identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during the execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range;

Performing data processing corresponding to the first specified event based on the first time period and/or the first data processing speed; and

and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period.

11. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising:

identifying a second time period and/or a second data processing speed corresponding to a second specified event when the second specified event occurs during execution of data processing within the first data processing speed range;

during the second period of time, performing data processing based on the second data processing speed; and

and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the second time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the second specified event.

12. The method of claim 10, the method further comprising:

when the second data processing speed range is configured to be used in the first overheat state, data processing is performed in the second data processing speed range,

13. The method of claim 12, the method further comprising:

based on the thermal temperature of the electronic device, identifying that the electronic device is in a normal state when the thermal temperature is below a first specified temperature; identifying that the electronic device is in the first overheat state when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the first specified temperature and lower than a second specified temperature; and when the thermal temperature is equal to or higher than the second specified temperature, identifying that the electronic device is in a second overheated state; and

data processing is performed in the third data processing speed range in the second overheat state,

wherein the second prescribed temperature is higher than the first prescribed temperature,

14. The method of claim 10, wherein the memory of the electronic device stores at least one time period and/or at least one data processing speed corresponding to each of at least one specified event, wherein the at least one specified event comprises an event related to operation of the electronic device based on interactions between a user and the electronic device or an event occurring through at least one software running in at least one processor of the electronic device.

15. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions configured to, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform at least one operation, wherein the at least one operation comprises:

identifying whether the electronic device is in a first overheated state based on a thermal temperature of the electronic device obtained by using at least one temperature sensor;

identifying a first time period and/or a first data processing speed corresponding to a first specified event when the first specified event occurs during execution of the data processing within the first data processing speed range;

and performing data processing within the first data processing speed range based on expiration of the first time period or completion of data processing corresponding to the first specified event.