CN1324430C - Electric power management system and method for computer system - Google Patents
Electric power management system and method for computer system Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CN1324430C CN1324430C CNB2004100479760A CN200410047976A CN1324430C CN 1324430 C CN1324430 C CN 1324430C CN B2004100479760 A CNB2004100479760 A CN B2004100479760A CN 200410047976 A CN200410047976 A CN 200410047976A CN 1324430 C CN1324430 C CN 1324430C
- Authority
- CN
- China
- Prior art keywords
- computer system
- user
- powder source
- power
- source management
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Fee Related
Links
Images
Landscapes
- Power Sources (AREA)
Abstract
The present invention relates to an electrical source management system and method for a computer system, which comprises a user interface. The present invention has the technical scheme that various electrical source management modes are provided; an appropriate electrical source management mode can be carried out according to the using state of the computer system; when the user interface receives a signal executing the electrical source management mode, the user interface can send out a corresponding signal and can transmit corresponding set data for the electrical source management mode to a control interface; the control interface can send out a corresponding signal order to an executing unit according to set data so as to adjust the operating performance of at least one hardware device of the computer system and to close at least one hardware device which does not need to be used. Thus, electrical source management can be carried out by using a simple user interface so as to reduce the consumption of an electrical source.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of power-supply management system and method, be meant that especially a kind of user mode according to computer system makes power management, and save the power-supply management system and the method for the computer system of electrical source consumption.
Background technology
Fast development and the increase of common people's appellative function along with science and technology, the function that causes computer system now to provide is got over perfect, this is very big Gospels to the common people, computer system can help in various common people's works of treatment, in the school work with thing in life, every document Data Processing is analyzed, the Internet services and multimedia recreation service etc., so computer system is for the common people, Yan Ran has become one of instrument important in the life, yet, because of the computer system function is powerful more, the hardware device of its required collocation also becomes for increasing, comprise the process chip group, extrapolation interface card and radio transmitting device etc., so the power supply that expends relatively can increase, the common people are when opening the use computer system, can drive all hardware equipment action of computer system, no matter whether the user need use, expend power supply virtually, so power-supply management system is for now computer system developer, it is the direction of important research and development, especially for the notebook computer system, particularly important, because notebook computer need be dependent on battery operation sometimes fully, so the electric power of waste battery will shorten the service time of notebook computer.
The early stage general power management of computer system is developed high-order power management (the Advanced Power Management that by Microsoft (Microsoft), APM), it is by Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (Basic InputOutput System, BIOS) carry out power management, but because Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) itself is the software between between operating system and hardware, it uses interface can't hommization, quite complexity and difficult understanding, not easy to operate for the user, and the specification of each tame manufacturer is neither to the greatest extent identical, quite inconvenience on using.
Therefore, the present invention is promptly in the power-supply management system and the method that propose a kind of computer system at the problems referred to above, and the brain system user that can power is easy by using interface, user mode according to computer system, carry out power management, save expending of power supply, to address the above problem.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem to be solved in the present invention is: power-supply management system and method that a kind of computer system is provided, it can be according to the present user mode of computer system, the computer control pattern that is fit to, adjust the operational effectiveness of hardware device and close the hardware device that need not use, improve power management effectiveness, and then reduce the electrical source consumption of computer system.
Another technical matters that the present invention will solve is: power-supply management system and method that a kind of computer system is provided, it has user's interface of easy operation, but allows computer system user ease of Use, the state that uses according to desire, carry out power management, the power supply of saving computer system expends.
For this reason, the present invention proposes a kind of power-supply management system of computer system, it includes user's interface that multiple powder source management mode is provided, when the reception of user's interface is desired to carry out the signal of powder source management mode, send corresponding signal and control interface with the set data to of transmission corresponding power management mode, the control interface sends corresponding signal to a performance element according to the set data that receives, with the operational effectiveness of adjusting at least one hardware device of computer system with close at least one hardware device that need not use.
The present invention proposes the method for managing power supply of computer system, and multiple powder source management mode is provided, and each this powder source management mode is all to a set data should be arranged, after receiving one first signal of carrying out this powder source management mode; Then, send a secondary signal that should first signal, and the corresponding set data of carrying out of transmission; Afterwards, when receiving secondary signal and set data, send a plurality of the 3rd signals that should set data; At last, receive the 3rd signal, adjust the operational effectiveness of at least one hardware device of this computer system and close at least one hardware device that need not use.
The power-supply management system of computer system of the present invention and method, it includes user's interface, multiple powder source management mode is provided, can be according to the computer system user mode, carry out suitable powder source management mode, when user's interface receives the signal of carrying out powder source management mode, it can send corresponding set data to the control interface of desiring to carry out powder source management mode with transmission of corresponding signal, the control interface can be according to set data, send corresponding signal instruction to a performance element, with the operational effectiveness of adjusting at least one hardware device of computer system with close at least one hardware device that need not use.The power-supply management system of computer system of the present invention and method, it can be easy by user's interface, select suitable powder source management mode for use according to the user mode of computer system, adjust the operational effectiveness of computer system hardware device and close the hardware device that need not use, to save the power supply that computer system expends.
Description of drawings
Fig. 1 is the calcspar of the embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E is the set data table of the every powder source management mode of the embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention.
The drawing reference numeral explanation:
10, user's interface 15, power management information unit 20, control interface
30, performance element 40, hardware device 50, detecting unit
Embodiment
Now for architectural feature of the present invention and the effect reached are more had further understanding and understanding, careful assistant describes in detail with preferred embodiment and conjunction with figs., illustrate as after:
The present invention is by easy user's interface, and the powder source management mode that is fit to according to the user mode of computer system for the user to reach effective power management, improves the efficient of conserver power source.
See also Fig. 1, the calcspar of the embodiment of the invention; As shown in the figure, the present invention includes user's interface 10, provide multiple powder source management mode, for the state of user according to the computer system use, assign external command and carry out suitable powder source management mode, the user can be by pushing computer system the default hot key (Hot Key) of keyboard or click the shown image (Icon) of computer system display device, and show that user's interface 10 is in display device, manipulate for the user, user's interface 10 more includes a power management information unit 15, its store recording plural number set data, respectively corresponding each powder source management mode.
One control interface 20 receives the set data and execution signal of user's interface 10 transmission, produce corresponding signal, transferring to a performance element 30, performance element 30 adjust according to the signal that receives computer system at least one hardware device 40 operational effectiveness with close at least one hardware device 40 that need not use; One detecting unit 50, the kind of detecting computer system installed hardware equipment 40.
See also Fig. 2 A to Fig. 2 E, the set data table of the every powder source management mode of the embodiment of the invention; As shown in the figure, powder source management mode when the present invention is applied to the notebook computer system has maximum efficiency pattern (Maximum Performance), multimedia mode (Entertainment), bulletin pattern (Presentation), document tupe (Word Processing) and maximum battery saving mode (MaximumBattery Life), the set data record of these five kinds of patterns is stored in power management information unit 15, when the power supply of maximum efficiency pattern notebook computer supply is external ac power source, the user mode of computer system can be optimum condition, and all the other four pattern notebook computer systems are in the state use of battery power supply, the user can be according to the different conditions of computer system desire use, click by user's interface 10 and to carry out different powder source management modes, the image processor shut-in time of these five kinds of powder source management modes, the hard disk drive shut-in time, the embodiment of computer system stand-by time and computer system dormancy time, identical with the mode of the Windows XP of Microsoft, in addition, the user more can set up the powder source management mode that sees fit on their own in addition by user's interface 10, and set data also writes down and is stored to power management information unit 15.
See also Fig. 3, be the process flow diagram of the embodiment of the invention; At first computer system is after starting start, control interface 20 can drive detecting unit 50, carry out step S1, detecting computer system installed hardware equipment 40, control interface 20 afterwards and can read the detecting result, transfer to user's interface 10, when the user person of manipulating interface 10, can on display device, learn computer system installed hardware equipment; Then, the user can be by pushing hot key or clicking image, and demonstration user interface 10, shown in step S2, provide multiple powder source management mode, at this moment, the user is according to the user mode of computer system desire operation, click suitable powder source management mode, promptly shown in step S3, one first signal of assigning execution powder source management mode external command is to user's interface 10; Continue, user's interface 10 can be according to first signal that receives, and promptly the powder source management mode of selecting according to the user carries out step S4, and transmission desires to carry out the pairing set data of powder source management mode and a secondary signal to controlling interface 20.
Then, control interface 20 can be shown in step S5, receive secondary signal and set data, send corresponding at least one the 3rd signal to performance element 40, in this step, control interface 20 more can be compared set data according to the result of detecting unit 50 detecting hardware devices 40, there is not the hardware device 40 that set data is installed as computer system, promptly can not send corresponding order, when for example desiring to carry out multimedia mode, must close bluetooth, and computer system is not installed this when device, control interface 20 promptly can not send the 3rd signal of closing the bluetooth correspondence; At last, performance element 40 promptly can be according to the 3rd signal that receives, carry out step S6, adjust the operational effectiveness of hardware device 40 and close the hardware device 40 that need not use, performance element 30 can be application interface (the Application Programming Interface of Microsoft's operating system, API) advanced framework power supply interface (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, ACPI), the South Bridge chip of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) or computer system, South Bridge chip can be adjusted the frequency of operation of a CPU (central processing unit) of computer system and the user mode of memory body.
In addition, computer system user can preestablish by user's interface 10, the powder source management mode that computer system is carried out in advance, that is the user is in start back during the non-selected powder source management mode of desiring to carry out, computer system can be carried out predefined powder source management mode, for example the user usually mostly utilizes the notebook computer system to carry out the document processing, so behind the predeterminable computer system boot-strap of user, and the notebook computer power supply is when being supplied as external ac power source, promptly carry out the maximum efficiency pattern, in the following time of state of battery power supply, then carry out the document tupe, just when the detecting unit 50 of notebook computer in detecting present power supply when being supplied as external ac power source, promptly carry out the maximum efficiency pattern, and in following time of state of battery power supply, then carry out the document tupe, so the user can not need behind each computer system boot-strap and must select to desire the powder source management mode that carries out by user's interface 10, when using computer system to make bulletin, selecting the change powder source management mode to get final product for the bulletin pattern by user's interface 10 as user's desire.
In sum, the power-supply management system of computer system of the present invention and method, it can be easy by user's interface 10, select suitable powder source management mode for use according to the user mode of computer system, adjust the operational effectiveness of computer system hardware device 40 and close the hardware device 40 that need not use, to save the power supply that computer system expends.
The above person of thought, it only is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not to be used for limiting scope of the invention process,, all should be included in the claim of the present invention so the equalization of doing according to the described shape of the present patent application claim, structure, feature and spirit changes and modifies such as.
Claims (18)
1. the power-supply management system of a computer system includes:
One user's interface provides multiple powder source management mode, receives one first signal of the execution powder source management mode that the user sends, and sends a secondary signal, and this secondary signal is carried out this powder source management mode that should first signal;
One power management information unit, the set data of corresponding each this powder source management mode of store recording;
One control interface receives this secondary signal and the corresponding data of carrying out this powder source management mode setting, sends corresponding a plurality of the 3rd signal; And
One performance element, it receives the 3rd signal, adjusts the operational effectiveness of at least one hardware device of this computer system and closes at least one hardware device that need not use.
2. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this user's interface is more set this powder source management mode of change for the user, changes this set data of this power management information unit record.
3. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this power management information unit is located at this user's interface.
4. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this performance element is advanced framework power supply interface.
5. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this performance element is a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).
6. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this performance element is a South Bridge chip, adjusts the frequency of operation of a CPU (central processing unit) of this computer system.
7. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this powder source management mode includes maximum efficiency pattern, multimedia mode, bulletin pattern, document tupe and maximum battery saving mode.
8. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: more include a detecting unit, detect a plurality of hardware device kinds that computer system is installed, show and this control interface reads the detecting result and transfer to this user's interface.
9. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: a hot key of the keyboard of this user's interface by pushing this computer system, and to be shown in a display device of this computer system.
10. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this user's interface can be by the shown image of a display device that clicks this computer system, to be shown in this display device.
11. the power-supply management system of computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this user's interface is after setting this computer system boot-strap for the user, in advance the powder source management mode that carries out.
12. the method for managing power supply of a computer system includes the following step:
Multiple powder source management mode is provided, and each this powder source management mode is all to there being a set data;
One first signal of this powder source management mode of execution that reception is sent by the user;
Send a secondary signal that should first signal, and the corresponding set data of carrying out this powder source management mode of transmission;
Receive secondary signal and this set data, send a plurality of the 3rd signals that should set data; And
Receive the 3rd signal, adjust the operational effectiveness of at least one hardware device of this computer system and close at least one hardware device that need not use.
13. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: this powder source management mode includes maximum efficiency pattern, multimedia mode, bulletin pattern, document tupe and maximum battery saving mode.
14. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: before the step that multiple powder source management mode is provided, more include a step, it detects a plurality of hardware device kinds that this computer system is installed.
15. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: in the operational effectiveness of adjusting this hardware device with close in the step of this hardware device that need not use, carry out by an advanced framework power supply interface of this computer system.
16. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: in the operational effectiveness of adjusting this hardware device with close in the step of this hardware device that need not use, carry out by a Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of this computer system.
17. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12, it is characterized in that: in the step of this hardware device of the operational effectiveness of adjusting this hardware device, by a South Bridge chip of this computer system, adjust the frequency of operation of a CPU (central processing unit) of this computer system.
18. the method for managing power supply of computer system as claimed in claim 12 is characterized in that: in the step that multiple powder source management mode is provided, more include a step, it sets the powder source management mode that carries out in advance.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNB2004100479760A CN1324430C (en) | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Electric power management system and method for computer system |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNB2004100479760A CN1324430C (en) | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Electric power management system and method for computer system |
Publications (2)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CN1707398A CN1707398A (en) | 2005-12-14 |
| CN1324430C true CN1324430C (en) | 2007-07-04 |
Family
ID=35581351
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNB2004100479760A Expired - Fee Related CN1324430C (en) | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 | Electric power management system and method for computer system |
Country Status (1)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| CN (1) | CN1324430C (en) |
Families Citing this family (10)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN101122815B (en) * | 2006-08-11 | 2010-05-12 | 宏碁股份有限公司 | Power supply management system for knee type computer device and its managerial approach |
| CN101650590B (en) * | 2008-08-15 | 2013-06-05 | 联想(北京)有限公司 | System and method for managing functions of equipment |
| CN102156534A (en) * | 2011-04-01 | 2011-08-17 | 奇智软件（北京）有限公司 | Hardware energy-saving processing method and device |
| CN102749983A (en) * | 2011-04-21 | 2012-10-24 | 宏碁股份有限公司 | Power management system and power management method for portable electronic device |
| GB2491666A (en) * | 2011-06-08 | 2012-12-12 | Inst Information Industry | Green computing heterogeneous computer system |
| US8782454B2 (en) * | 2011-10-28 | 2014-07-15 | Apple Inc. | System and method for managing clock speed based on task urgency |
| US20130166924A1 (en) * | 2011-12-21 | 2013-06-27 | Jen-Chieh Yang | Method for performing scenario driven voltage scaling, and associated apparatus |
| CN103793040A (en) * | 2012-11-05 | 2014-05-14 | 神讯电脑(昆山)有限公司 | Automatic power saving method of computer |
| CN106445080A (en) * | 2016-11-02 | 2017-02-22 | 珠海格力电器股份有限公司 | Dormancy control method, dormancy control device and terminal equipment |
| CN108920198B (en) * | 2018-06-29 | 2020-08-21 | 苏州浪潮智能科技有限公司 | Method, system and server for changing system energy efficiency mode in BIOS |
Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN1372189A (en) * | 2001-02-26 | 2002-10-02 | 微星科技股份有限公司 | Method for instant raising CPU frequency |
| US6553502B1 (en) * | 1999-01-11 | 2003-04-22 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Graphics user interface for power optimization diagnostics |
| CN1504860A (en) * | 2002-12-02 | 2004-06-16 | 华硕电脑股份有限公司 | Power supply efficiency mode instantaneously switching apparatus of computer system |
-
2004
- 2004-06-09 CN CNB2004100479760A patent/CN1324430C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6553502B1 (en) * | 1999-01-11 | 2003-04-22 | Texas Instruments Incorporated | Graphics user interface for power optimization diagnostics |
| CN1372189A (en) * | 2001-02-26 | 2002-10-02 | 微星科技股份有限公司 | Method for instant raising CPU frequency |
| CN1504860A (en) * | 2002-12-02 | 2004-06-16 | 华硕电脑股份有限公司 | Power supply efficiency mode instantaneously switching apparatus of computer system |
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| CN1707398A (en) | 2005-12-14 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US6760850B1 (en) | Method and apparatus executing power on self test code to enable a wakeup device for a computer system responsive to detecting an AC power source | |
| US7698584B2 (en) | Method, apparatus and system for enabling a new data processing device operating state | |
| JP4611210B2 (en) | Non-main CPU / OS based operating environment | |
| JP5707321B2 (en) | Sleep processor | |
| US20040243858A1 (en) | Low power mode for device power management | |
| US8607080B2 (en) | Optimizing voltage on a power plane using a host control unit to control a networked voltage regulation module array | |
| CN109074341B (en) | Interface for reducing pin count | |
| CN1324430C (en) | Electric power management system and method for computer system | |
| WO2007081218A1 (en) | Dual mode power-saving computing system | |
| TW200305802A (en) | Power conservation techniques for a digital computer | |
| US20110239019A1 (en) | Method and system for managing power consumption of a computing device | |
| US7096299B2 (en) | Method and apparatus for transferring system context information between mobile computer and base station | |
| CN1097236C (en) | Information processing system | |
| US9170634B2 (en) | Power management module for USB devices | |
| TW202011146A (en) | A method and system for dynamically allocating and optimizing power resources, and non-transitory machine-readable medium | |
| KR20090011293A (en) | Apparatus and method for informing the pc user of the status of wake on lan | |
| US7142995B2 (en) | Method for reading battery status by operation system of portable computer | |
| JP2005504387A (en) | Method and apparatus for pre-synchronization for high power-low power dual mode devices | |
| US20040268168A1 (en) | Method and apparatus to reduce power consumption by a display controller | |
| US6918045B2 (en) | System, method and computer program product for selecting a power management mode in an information handling system | |
| US6401151B1 (en) | Method for configuring bus architecture through software control | |
| US8065547B2 (en) | Control method and computer system for advanced configuration and power interface | |
| TW200407700A (en) | Method to read the battery status by the operating system of portable computer | |
| US6425029B1 (en) | Apparatus for configuring bus architecture through software control | |
| TWI302244B (en) |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| C06 | Publication | ||
| PB01 | Publication | ||
| C10 | Entry into substantive examination | ||
| SE01 | Entry into force of request for substantive examination | ||
| C14 | Grant of patent or utility model | ||
| GR01 | Patent grant | ||
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee | ||
| CF01 | Termination of patent right due to non-payment of annual fee |
Granted publication date: 20070704 |