CN1622039A - Power supply detecting arrangement for hand-held information processing device and method thereof - Google Patents

Power supply detecting arrangement for hand-held information processing device and method thereof Download PDF

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CN1622039A
CN1622039A CN 200310112243 CN200310112243A CN1622039A CN 1622039 A CN1622039 A CN 1622039A CN 200310112243 CN200310112243 CN 200310112243 CN 200310112243 A CN200310112243 A CN 200310112243A CN 1622039 A CN1622039 A CN 1622039A
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The present invention is power source detecting architecture and method for hand held information processing device. The present invention can detect the electricity amount in the battery module of hand held information processing device and make the hand held information processing device enter power saving state in case of lower electricity amount. It has processing unit for detecting the residual electricity amount and controlling the work mode of the hand held information processing device based on the residual electricity amount in the battery module.

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The detecting power supply structure and the method thereof of hand-held signal conditioning package
Technical field
The present invention is a kind of detecting power supply structure, and particularly a kind of being applied in the hand-held signal conditioning package is used for detecting the framework that contains electric weight of battery and the method for detecting thereof.
Background technology
In development in science and technology today like flying, wherein signal conditioning package is from the indoor hand-held signal conditioning package that develops into outdoor application, the hand-held signal conditioning package is exactly a palmtop computer to be used as the carry-on assistant of individual numeral use, at present personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant; PDA) function is by initial calendar, backlog, notepad, basic functions such as address book, develop at present can and computer between carry out synchronous data transmission, even various application software can be installed to expand its function or the like, these extended functions can include: online E-mail receiver/send function, the stock information function of browse, the revenue and expenditure writing function, the e-book function of browse, the electronic game function, the electrical form functions of use, the database application function, life information provides function, wireless communication function or the like is too numerous to enumerate, believe that its utilization benefit can surmount the help of general assistant to the user under the kind situation with its function of user.
But the hand-held information processing apparatus is changed to the demand that meets movability work; the capacity of battery is just important relatively; in order to reach the electric weight that contains of effective detecting battery module; usually can be connected with battery with monitoring assembly; read numerical value on the monitoring assembly with the operating system in the hand-held signal conditioning package then, and be used as remaining the foundation that contains electric weight with this numerical value.
But above-mentioned electric power detecting mode, restriction because of the monitoring assembly access mode, make the delay that operating system can not be on the allowed time in the process of access, if in the process of access, when operating system must be handled the incident of high priority, then easily cause the access errors that causes because of processing delay, even cause the mistake of battery in place by the judgement of mistake.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the present invention proposes a kind of detecting power supply structure and method thereof of hand-held signal conditioning package, the delay that operating system was produced when its purpose was to avoid detecting, and then the erroneous judgement of elimination battery in place, and can cross when low in containing electric weight, allow the hand-held signal conditioning package enter the state of power saving.
For realizing above goal of the invention, the present invention's detecting power supply structure includes a battery module, a processing unit and an operating system, and this battery module produces a working current, in order to provide this hand-held signal conditioning package work required electric power; This processing unit is connected with this battery module, this processing unit is in order to be compared this minimum current value and this working current, and when this working current is lower than this minimum current value, send a battery mistake signal to output terminal, and after receiving a notification message, this hand-held signal conditioning package is locked under the battery saving mode; This operating system is connected with this processing unit, and this operating system makes all data of this hand-held signal conditioning package storage protection in addition, and enters this battery saving mode, and transmit this notification message to this processing unit in order to after receiving this battery mistake signal.
The present invention's detecting power source method is arranged in this hand-held signal conditioning package one processing unit, and this method includes following steps: with this hand-held signal conditioning package initialization, and set an one of minimum current value and battery module working current value; Inspect the situation that is connected of this hand-held signal conditioning package and an external power supply; When this hand-held signal conditioning package uses the work about electric power of this battery module, this minimum current value and this working current value are compared by this processing unit; And during less than this minimum current value, make this hand-held signal conditioning package enter a battery saving mode in this working current value.
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The invention will be further described below in conjunction with drawings and the specific embodiments:
Fig. 1 is the calcspar of the detecting power supply structure of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is steps flow chart (1) figure of the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is steps flow chart (2) figure of the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention.
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The detecting power supply structure and the method thereof of the present invention's hand-held signal conditioning package please refer to Fig. 1, are the calcspar of the detecting power supply structure of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention.
The present invention's framework includes: battery module 10; processing unit 20 and operating system 30; wherein battery module 10 can include main battery and preparation battery again; this battery module 10 can produce a working current; provide the work of hand-held signal conditioning package required electric power; processing unit 20 then is connected with battery module 10; this handles unit 20 and can be a microprocessor (Microprocessor); be used for a default minimum current value and working current are compared; and when working current is lower than minimum current value; send a battery mistake signal to operating system 30; operating system 30 is after receiving battery mistake signal; then make all data of hand-held signal conditioning package storage protection in addition; after finishing, storage enters simultaneously a battery saving mode; and transmit a notification message to processing unit 20; processing unit 20 is after notified message; then the hand-held signal conditioning package is locked under the battery saving mode; remove non-operating current and can be higher than minimum current value; battery saving mode just can not removed, not then continue to keep battery saving mode to guarantee the complete of all data.
Next just the method for the detecting power supply of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention is done one and is described in detail, please refer to Fig. 2, for the steps flow chart (1) of the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention is schemed.
At first with hand-held signal conditioning package initialization (step 200), set the working current value (step 210) of minimum current value and main battery and reserve battery simultaneously, judge then whether the hand-held signal conditioning package uses external power supply (step 220), if the hand-held signal conditioning package is to use external AC power (AC_IN), then remove a battery error messages (step 230) by processing unit, detect the charging situation (step 240) of main battery and reserve battery simultaneously, and read the working current of main battery and reserve battery and be sent to operating system (step 250).
If but in the above-mentioned steps 220,, then please refer to Fig. 3 if when the hand-held signal conditioning package is to use the power supply of built-in battery module, be steps flow chart (2) figure of the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package of the present invention.
Whether the working current value of at first judging main battery is greater than minimum current value (step 300), if working current value is less than minimum current value, then startup is put work (step 310) before before entering a battery saving mode, wherein this preposition work can include: send the battery error messages to operating system, and wait operating system return system notice signal, and after receiving the notifications signal, send a locking signal and lock battery saving mode, this moment, system then can't work to guarantee the safety of data, set at last and wake the definition signal up, this wakes the definition signal up and when can determine the hand-held signal conditioning package by waking up in the battery saving mode, as: when external power supply inserts, then can make working current value greater than minimum current value, then can wake the hand-held signal conditioning package up this moment, and make the hand-held signal conditioning package continue operate as normal, after finishing above-mentioned work, the hand-held signal conditioning package then enters battery saving mode, and whether lasting detecting the opportunity of waking up occurs.
During above-mentioned steps 300 is judged, if working current value is greater than minimum current value, then judge whether to receive a notifications signal (step 320), if receive this notifications signal, representing then that operating system is still thought should enter battery saving mode, still make this moment hand-held signal conditioning package enter a battery saving mode (step 330), and the opportunity of waking up in entering battery saving mode detecting whether appears, if do not receive this notifications signal, then read the working current of main battery and reserve battery and be sent to operating system (step 340), and lasting power supply status is detected gets final product.
Though the present invention discloses as above with aforementioned preferred embodiment; so it is not in order to limit practical range of the present invention; anyly be familiar with this operator; the equalization of doing in the spirit that does not break away from the present invention changes and modification; be all rights protection scope of the present invention and contain, so the present invention's rights protection protection domain needs to be defined by claims and is as the criterion.

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1. the detecting power supply structure of a hand-held signal conditioning package is provided with a minimum current value in this hand-held signal conditioning package, it is characterized in that: this detecting power supply structure includes:
One battery module, this battery module produces a working current, in order to provide this hand-held signal conditioning package work required electric power;
One processing unit, this processing unit is connected with this battery module, this processing unit is in order to be compared this minimum current value and this working current, and when this working current is lower than this minimum current value, send a battery mistake signal to output terminal, and after receiving a notification message, this hand-held signal conditioning package is locked under the battery saving mode;
An and operating system; this operating system is connected with this processing unit, and this operating system makes all data of this hand-held signal conditioning package storage protection in addition in order to after receiving this battery mistake signal; and enter this battery saving mode, and transmit this notification message to this processing unit.
2. the detecting power supply structure of hand-held signal conditioning package according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this battery module also includes a main battery and a preparation battery.
3. the detecting power supply structure of hand-held signal conditioning package according to claim 1, it is characterized in that: this processing unit also is a microprocessor (Microprocessor).
4. the detecting power source method of a hand-held signal conditioning package, wherein this method is arranged in this hand-held signal conditioning package one processing unit, and it is characterized in that: this method includes following steps:
With this hand-held signal conditioning package initialization, and set an one of minimum current value and battery module working current value;
Inspect the situation that is connected of this hand-held signal conditioning package and an external power supply;
When this hand-held signal conditioning package uses the work about electric power of this battery module, this minimum current value and this working current value are compared by this processing unit;
And during less than this minimum current value, make this hand-held signal conditioning package enter a battery saving mode in this working current value.
5. as the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: enter in this battery saving mode step, also comprise following steps:
Send battery error messages to an operating system, and wait for that this operating system returns a notifications signal;
After receiving this notifications signal, send a locking signal and lock this battery saving mode;
And set one and wake the definition signal up.
6. as the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: this minimum current value and this working current value are compared, if this working current value during greater than this minimum current value, then also includes the following step:
Inspect the state of this notifications signal; And
After receiving this notifications signal, make this hand-held signal conditioning package enter a battery saving mode.
7. as the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package as described in the claim 6, it is characterized in that: the state of inspecting this notifications signal, if this processing unit is not received this notifications signal, then also comprise the step that reads this working current value and be sent to this operating system.
8. as the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: the situation that is connected of inspecting this hand-held signal conditioning package and this external power supply, if when this hand-held signal conditioning package uses the work about electric power of this external power supply, then also comprise the following step:
Remove this battery error messages by this processing unit, and detect the charging situation of this battery module;
And read this working current value and be sent to this operating system.
9. as the detecting power source method of hand-held signal conditioning package as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that: this processing unit is a microprocessor (Microprocessor).
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