TW201504799A - Electronic device and hibernation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device including a detection unit, a calculation unit, a control unit and a setting unit. The detection unit is arranged to record a using rule of a user when the user log in the electronic device. The calculation unit is arranged to calculate at least one non-using period and at least one using period of the user according to the using rule. The control unit is arranged to enable the electronic device to enter a hibernation mode after a predetermined time since the electronic device entered a sleeping mode. The setting unit is arranged to set the predetermined time by a first predetermined value during the using period and set the predetermined time by a second predetermined value during the non-using period, wherein the second predetermined value is less than the first predetermined value.

Description

Electronic device and sleep method thereof

The present invention relates to a method of sleeping a electronic device; and more particularly to a method for entering a sleep state according to a user's usage habits.

With the popularization of computer equipment prices, the number of desktop computers and portable computer devices owned by the consumer has gradually increased. However, in response to environmental considerations for energy conservation, and to extend the operating time of portable computers. Therefore, computer equipment has listed power consumption and management as an important consideration, such as providing standby and hibernation modes to save power, so that when users need to temporarily leave the computer, they can choose to put the computer into standby or sleep mode. Power saving purposes.

The electronic device and the sleep method provided by the invention can automatically detect the user's usage habits, and adjust the time when the electronic device further enters the sleep state after entering the sleep state without notifying the system according to the user's usage habits. .

The invention provides an electronic device operable in a normal operating state, a sleep state, and a sleep state. The electronic device includes a detecting unit, a calculating unit, a control unit and a setting unit. The detecting unit is configured to record the first usage rule of the first user when the first user logs in to the electronic device then. The calculating unit is configured to calculate at least one first usage period of the first user and at least one first non-use period according to the first usage rule. The control unit is configured to cause the electronic device to enter a sleep state after the electronic device enters a sleep state for a predetermined time. The setting unit is configured to set the predetermined time as a first predetermined value during the first use period when the first user logs in to the electronic device, and when the first user logs in to the electronic device, in the first non-use period, The predetermined time is set to a second predetermined value, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value. In an embodiment, the first usage rule is a time when the first user turns off the electronic device.

In addition, the electronic device may further include a non-volatile memory for storing the first usage rule of the first user in a predetermined period, wherein the computing unit is further configured to compare the first user in the predetermined period to the electronic a plurality of shutdown periods in which the device is shut down, and respectively determining at least one overlap period in which the shutdown period of each of the predetermined periods overlaps with each other, and determining the first non-use period according to the overlap period, and the first non-use period The external time period is defined as the first usage period.

In an embodiment, the calculating unit is an overlapping period in which the time is greater than a predetermined determination time and the number of times the shutdown period overlaps is greater than a predetermined number of determinations, and is defined as a first non-use period, wherein the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value are The unit is in minutes and the second predetermined value is zero.

The present invention also provides a sleep method suitable for the above electronic device. The dormant method includes: when a first user logs in to the electronic device, recording a first usage rule of the first user; and calculating, according to the first usage rule, at least a first usage period of the first user and at least one a non-use period; when the first user logs in to the electronic device, it is determined that the current time is in the first a time period or a first non-use period; when the current time is in the first usage period, a predetermined time is set to a first predetermined value; when the current time is the first non-use period, the predetermined time is set to a first And a second predetermined value, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value; and when the electronic device enters a sleep state, after a predetermined time, the electronic device is caused to enter a sleep state. In an embodiment, the first usage rule is a time when the first user turns off the electronic device.

In another embodiment, the step of recording the first usage rule of the first user further comprises storing the first usage rule in a non-volatile memory in a predetermined period, and calculating the first usage rule according to the first usage rule. The step of using the first usage period and the first non-use period of the user further comprises: comparing a plurality of shutdown periods in which the first user shuts down the electronic device in a predetermined period, and respectively determining each of the predetermined periods to At least one overlapping period in which the shutdown cycle of each Sunday overlaps; determining the first non-use period according to the overlap period; and determining the first non-use period according to the overlap period.

In addition, the step of determining the first non-use period according to the overlap period further includes an overlap period in which the time is greater than a predetermined judgment time and the number of times the shutdown period overlaps is greater than a predetermined judgment number, and is defined as a first non-use period, wherein the first predetermined value And the unit of the second predetermined value is minutes, and the second predetermined value is 0.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

102‧‧‧ Non-volatile memory

104‧‧‧ Dynamic Random Access Memory

106‧‧‧Control unit

108‧‧‧Detection unit

110‧‧‧Computation unit

112‧‧‧Setting unit

S202-S212, S300-S312‧‧‧ steps

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic illustration of one embodiment of an electronic device of the present invention.

2 is a flow chart of a sleep method of an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of a sleep method of another embodiment of the present invention.

The apparatus and method of use of various embodiments of the present invention are discussed in detail below. However, it is to be noted that many of the possible inventive concepts provided by the present invention can be implemented in various specific ranges. These specific examples are only intended to illustrate the apparatus and methods of use of the present invention, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

In computer systems (such as electronic devices using the Microsoft Windows operating system), the power management system can reduce the power supply by the sleep state and sleep state defined by the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI). Consumption, in the advanced configuration and power interface defined S0 ~ S5 a total of six states: S0 normal operating state represents the computer system working state, in the normal operating state of the computer's central processing unit CPU (s) execute instructions, operations The system and application can also be executed normally. In addition, under normal operating conditions, the central processing unit CPU and hard disk, DVD drive and other computer devices can repeatedly enter and return from the low energy state; in the S1 power saving state, the central processing unit CPU stops working; In the state, the CPU of the CPU is turned off, no power supply; S3 sleep state (Sleep), only memory power supply, also known as mount to memory (Suspend to RAM), in the S3 state is a low wake (Resume) The sleep state of time (about 5 seconds or less), the computer system can be quickly restored to the working state (for example, the S0 state); the S4 sleep state (Hibernate) can also be called the Suspend to Disk. It is a sleep state with low power consumption and long wake-up delay time (for example, about 20 seconds or longer). The above S1~S4 are different levels of power saving state, sleep state and sleep state, and the S5 state is the shutdown state. In the shutdown state S5, the computer software and the device are in the off state, but Some components are still powered, so the computer can still be woken up by keyboard, clock, modem (wake-up on the phone), LAN (Wake-on-LAN) and USB devices. It should be noted that the normal operating state, the sleep state, the sleep state, the power saving state, and the shutdown state of the present invention are not limited to the operating system of Microsoft Windows defined by ACPI. For example, the state in which the system is mounted to the memory defined by various power management programs in the Linux operating system or the Mac OS system can be regarded as the sleep state of the case, and the system is mounted to the hard disk state. Can be seen as the sleep state of this case (Hibernate).

1 is a block diagram of an electronic device 100 disclosed in the present invention, wherein the electronic device 100 is suitable for the normal operating state, the sleep state, and the sleep state disclosed in the present invention. For example, S0, S3, and S4 defined by ACPI. As shown in FIG. 1 , the electronic device 100 includes a non-volatile memory 102, a random access memory (RAM) 104, a control unit 106, a detecting unit 108, and a calculation. The unit 110 and a setting unit 112. Those skilled in the art can implement the electronic device 100 in other system configurations, such as hand-held devices, multi-processor systems, microprocessor-based or programmable consumerism. Microprocessor-based or programmable consumer electronics, network computers, mini computers, tablets, notebooks, mainframes, and the like. It should be noted that the control unit 106, the detecting unit 108, the computing unit 110, and/or the setting unit 112 can be implemented on the same or different processors. In other words, the control unit 106, the detecting unit 108, the computing unit 110, and/or the setting unit 112 can be executed by different or identical processors.

The non-volatile memory 102 can include flash memory (flash ROM), erasable programmable read-only memory, electronic erasable programmable read-only memory, scratchpad, hard disk, and/or computer-readable in any other form known in the art The storage medium is used to store a program module executable by the control unit 106, the detecting unit 108, the computing unit 110, the control unit 106, and/or the setting unit 112. It should be noted that the non-volatile memory 102 can also be used to store the BIOS code. Generally, a program module includes a routine, a program, an object, a component, or a web service to perform an instant message conversion of a peer-to-peer communication system (instant). Message switch) function.

The DRAM 104 is used to load a variety of programs and data for direct execution and operation by the control unit 106, the detecting unit 108, the computing unit 110, the control unit 106, and/or the setting unit 112.

The control unit 106 can include an embedded controller, a chipset, and a single central processing unit (CPU) or a plurality of parallel central processing units (not shown) associated with a parallel processing environment (not shown). ). When the electronic device 100 is in the sleep state (S3), the control unit 120 mounts the data to the dynamic random access memory 104. When the electronic device 100 is in the sleep state (S4), the control unit 120 mounts the data to the nonvolatile memory 102. It should be noted that the control unit 120 may also cause the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state (S4) without informing the system after the electronic device 100 enters a sleep state (S3) for a predetermined period of time, for example, a quick start initiated by Intel. Technology (Intel Rapid Start Technology).

The detecting unit 108 is configured to record the usage rules of the logged in user according to the logged in user. For example, when a first user logs in In the electronic device 100, the detecting unit 108 records the first usage rule of one of the first users, and stores the first usage rule in a database in the non-volatile memory 102. When a second user logs in to the electronic device 100, the detecting unit 108 records a second usage rule of the second user, and stores the second usage rule in the database in the non-volatile memory 102. When a third user logs in to the electronic device 100, the detecting unit 108 records a third usage rule of the third user, and stores the third usage rule in the database in the non-volatile memory 102. The invention does not limit the number of users. It should be noted that the usage rules may include the time when the electronic device 100 enters the normal operating state, the time of the shutdown, the time to enter the sleep state, the time to leave the sleep state, the time to enter the sleep state, and/or the time to leave the sleep state. In one embodiment of the invention, the usage rules are the time at which the user shuts down the electronic device 100. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the non-volatile memory 102 is used to store usage rules of different users in a predetermined period. For example, the predetermined period may be one month, two months, three months, etc., and the invention is not limited. The detecting unit 108 is further configured to update the usage rule in the database of the non-volatile memory 102, delete the usage rule that exceeds the predetermined period, and store the new usage rule.

The calculating unit 110 is configured to calculate at least one usage period and at least one non-use period of each user according to the usage rules of each user in the database of the non-volatile memory 102. For example, the calculating unit 110 may calculate at least one first usage period of the first user and at least one first non-use period according to the first usage rule, and calculate at least the second user according to the second usage rule. a second usage period and at least one second non-use period, and calculating at least one third of the third user according to the third usage rule The usage period and at least one third non-use period.

In one embodiment, the computing unit 110 is configured to compare a plurality of shutdown cycles during which the user shuts down the electronic device 100 in a predetermined period. In other words, the computing unit 110 is configured to determine, respectively, the usage rules of different users in the database, at least one overlapping period that overlaps in the shutdown period of each Monday to Sunday of the predetermined period. For example, when the predetermined period is two months, the calculating unit 110 is configured to respectively determine the first user, the second user, and the third user, and shut down every Monday of the recorded two months. The time at which the periods overlap, and the time of overlap is defined as the overlap period of Monday. In addition, the calculating unit 110 also determines, respectively, the time when the first user, the second user, and the third user overlap each other in the two months of the recorded two months, and defines the overlapping time as Tuesday. Overlap periods, and so on.

Next, the calculation unit 110 determines the non-use period of the user from Monday to Sunday according to the overlap period of the different users from Monday to Sunday, and defines the period outside the non-use period as the use period. In detail, the calculation unit 110 defines an overlap period in which the time is greater than a predetermined judgment time and the number of shutdown cycles is greater than a predetermined number of judgments according to an overlap period of different users from Monday to Sunday, and is defined as a non-use period. The predetermined judgment time may be any one of 1 hour, 4 hours or 1 to 12 hours, and the predetermined number of judgments may be one-half, one-third, one-quarter, and the like of the number of weeks in the predetermined period, and the present invention Not limited to this. For example, when the predetermined judgment time is 4 hours, the predetermined period is two months, and the predetermined number of judgments may be one-half of the number of weeks in the predetermined period, the calculation unit 110 determines Monday according to the overlap period of the first user on Monday. The first non-use period, where one of the mondays is heavy The stacking period is greater than 4 hours and the first usage rule is turned off four or more times in the overlapping period of the 8 mondays of the two months, the computing unit 110 defines the period overlap as the non-use period, and so on. . Finally, the calculating unit 110 calculates at least one usage period and at least one non-use period of each user from Monday to Sunday, and stores each user's usage period and non-use period in the non-volatile memory. The body 102 is either directly transferred to the setting unit 112.

The setting unit 112 is configured to set a predetermined time according to the used user and the non-use period calculated by the user who is logged in and the calculation unit 110 to provide the control unit 106 to the control unit 106 after the electronic device 100 enters the sleep state (S3). The electronic device 100 is caused to enter a sleep state without notifying the system (S4). For example, when the first user logs in to the electronic device 100, the setting unit 112 sets the predetermined time as a first predetermined value during the first use period, and when the first user logs in to the electronic device 100, at the first The non-use period sets the predetermined time to a second predetermined value. When the second user logs in to the electronic device 100, the setting unit 112 sets the predetermined time as a first predetermined value in the second use period, and when the second user logs in to the electronic device 100, in the second non-use period, The predetermined time is set to a second predetermined value. When the third user logs in to the electronic device 100, the setting unit 112 sets the predetermined time as a first predetermined value in the third use period, and when the third user logs in to the electronic device 100, in the third non-use period, The predetermined time is set to a second predetermined value, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

It is worth noting that the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value, and the units of the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value are minutes. For example, A predetermined value may be from 10 minutes to 30 minutes or any one of 1 hour to 2 hours, and the second predetermined value may be any one of 0 to 5 minutes. In one embodiment of the invention, the first predetermined value is 20 minutes and the second predetermined value is 0 minutes. In the non-use period, the control unit 106 is configured to cause the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state after the electronic device 100 enters a sleep state for one minute. In other words, in the non-use period, the control unit 106 is configured to directly cause the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state while the electronic device 100 enters a sleep state. During the use period, the control unit 106 is configured to cause the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state after the electronic device 100 enters a sleep state for 20 minutes.

2 is a flow chart showing a sleep method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1. The flow begins in step S202.

In step S202, when a user logs in to the electronic device 100, a usage rule of the logged-in user is recorded, and the first usage rule is stored in a database in the non-volatile memory 102. It should be noted that the usage rules may include the time when the electronic device 100 enters the normal operating state, the time of the shutdown, the time to enter the sleep state, the time to leave the sleep state, the time to enter the sleep state, and/or the time to leave the sleep state. In one embodiment of the invention, the usage rules are the time at which the user shuts down the electronic device 100. It should be noted that in this embodiment, the non-volatile memory 102 is used to store usage rules of different users in a predetermined period. For example, the predetermined period may be one month, two months, three months, etc., and the invention is not limited. The detecting unit 108 is further configured to update the usage rule in the database of the non-volatile memory 102, delete the usage rule that exceeds the predetermined period, and store the new usage rule.

Next, in step S204, the calculation unit 110 according to the usage rule Then, at least one usage period of the user and at least one non-use period are calculated. In one embodiment, the computing unit 110 is configured to compare a plurality of shutdown cycles during which the user shuts down the electronic device 100 in a predetermined period. In other words, the computing unit 110 is configured to determine the usage rule of the user in the database, at least one overlapping period that overlaps in the shutdown period of each Monday to Sunday of the predetermined period. For example, when the predetermined period is two months, the calculating unit 110 is configured to determine the time when the user overlaps the shutdown period on each of the two recorded months, and defines the overlapping time as the week. One overlap period. In addition, the calculation unit 110 also determines the time when the user overlaps the shutdown period on each of the two months recorded, and defines the overlap time as the overlap period of Tuesday, and so on. Next, the calculation unit 110 determines the non-use period of the user from Monday to Sunday according to the overlap period of the user from Monday to Sunday, and defines the period outside the non-use period as the use period. In detail, the calculating unit 110 defines the overlapping period of the time that the time is greater than a predetermined determination time and the number of times of the shutdown period is greater than a predetermined number of determinations according to the overlapping period of the user from Monday to Sunday, and is defined as the first non-use period. The predetermined judgment time may be any one of 1 hour, 4 hours or 1 to 12 hours, and the predetermined number of judgments may be one-half, one-third, one-quarter, and the like of the number of weeks in the predetermined period, and the present invention Not limited to this. For example, when the predetermined judgment time is 4 hours, the predetermined period is two months, and the predetermined number of judgments may be one-half of the number of weeks in the predetermined period, the calculation unit 110 determines the user in the week according to the overlapping period of the user on Monday. A non-use period in which a certain overlap period on Monday is greater than 4 hours and the first usage rule is turned off four or more times in the overlap period of 8 Mondays of the two months, the calculation unit 110 Then define the period overlap as not used. Paragraph, and so on. Finally, the calculating unit 110 calculates at least one usage period and at least one non-use period of the user from Monday to Sunday, and stores the user's usage period and non-use period in the non-volatile memory 102 or directly Transfer to the setting unit 112.

Next, in step S206, when the user logs in to the electronic device 100, the setting unit 112 determines whether the current time is in the use period or the non-use period. When the current time is in the use period, the flow proceeds to step S208, otherwise, the flow proceeds to step S210.

In step S208, the setting unit 112 sets the predetermined time as a first predetermined value during the use period.

In step S210, the setting unit 112 sets the predetermined time to a second predetermined value during the use period. It is worth noting that the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value, and the units of the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value are minutes. For example, the first predetermined value may be from 10 minutes to 30 minutes or any one of 1 hour to 2 hours, and the second predetermined value may be any one of 0 to 5 minutes. In one embodiment of the invention, the first predetermined value is 20 minutes and the second predetermined value is 0 minutes.

In step S212, after the electronic device 100 enters the sleep state (S3) for a predetermined time, the control unit 106 causes the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state (S4) without notifying the system, wherein the predetermined time is set by the setting unit 112. Set the first set value or the second set value. The flow ends in step S212.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart showing a sleep method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the electronic device 100 shown in Fig. 1. The flow begins in step S300. It is worth noting that the sleep method shown in Figure 3 is similar to that shown in Figure 2. The sleep method, in addition to the sleep method of FIG. 3, further includes step S300. In step S300, the detecting unit 108 is further configured to determine the user who is logged in. For example, the user may include the first user, the second user, and the third user, but the invention is not limited thereto. Then, the sleep method shown in FIG. 3 is further used to perform steps S302-S312 for the logged-in user, where steps S302-S312 are similar to steps S202-S212, please refer to the description of FIG. 2, and details are not described herein again. .

The electronic device 100 and the sleep method provided by the invention can automatically detect the user's usage habits, and according to the user's usage habit, adjust the electronic device 100 to enter the sleep state after entering the sleep state without notifying the system. Time.

Various embodiments of the invention have been described herein, but those skilled in the art should understand that these embodiments are only by way of example and not limitation. Variations in form and detail may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, the software code can enable the unit, module, function, fabrication, modeling, simulation, description, and/or test of the apparatus and method described in the embodiments of the present invention. It can also be done through general programming languages (C, C++), Hardware Description Languages (HDL) (including Verilog HDL, VHDL, etc.), or other available programming languages or code. This software code can be configured on any known computer usable medium such as tape, semiconductor, disk, or optical disc (eg CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, etc.), internet, wired, wireless, or other Among the transmission methods of communication media. Furthermore, the apparatus and method of the present invention are implemented by a combination of a hardware and a soft body. Therefore, the present invention should not be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but rather The scope of the patent application and the equivalent implementation are defined. In particular, the present invention can be implemented in a processor device for use in a general purpose computer. In the following, the present invention is not limited to the scope of the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make a slight difference without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

102‧‧‧ Non-volatile memory

104‧‧‧ Dynamic Random Access Memory

106‧‧‧Control unit

108‧‧‧Detection unit

110‧‧‧Computation unit

112‧‧‧Setting unit

Claims (12)

An electronic device, operating in a normal operating state, a sleep state, and a sleep state, comprising: a detecting unit, configured to record one of the first users when a first user logs in to the electronic device a calculation unit, configured to calculate at least one first usage period and at least one first non-use period of the first user according to the first usage rule; a control unit configured to enter the electronic device After the predetermined time, the electronic device enters the sleep state; and a setting unit is configured to set the predetermined time to be in the first use period when the first user logs in to the electronic device a first predetermined value, and when the first user logs in to the electronic device, setting the predetermined time to a second predetermined value in the first non-use period, wherein the second predetermined value is smaller than the first predetermined value. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first usage rule is a time when the first user turns off the electronic device. The electronic device of claim 2, further comprising a non-volatile memory for storing the first usage rule of the first user in a predetermined period, wherein the calculating unit is further used Comparing the plurality of shutdown periods in which the first user shuts down the electronic device in the predetermined period, and determining at least one overlapping period of overlapping each of the shutdown periods of each of the predetermined periods from Monday to Sunday, and Determining the first non-use period according to the overlap period, and the above A period other than the non-use period is defined as the above-described first period of use. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the calculating unit is configured to use the first non-use period by using the overlapping period in which the time is greater than a predetermined determination time and the number of times the shutdown period overlaps is greater than a predetermined number of determinations. . The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value are in minutes, and the second predetermined value is zero. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the detecting unit is configured to record one of the first users when a second user and a third user log in to the electronic device a usage rule and a second usage rule of the second user, and storing the second usage rule and the third usage rule in the non-volatile memory; the calculating unit is further configured according to the foregoing Calculating, by the second usage rule and the third usage rule, at least one second usage period and at least one second non-use period of the second user, and at least one third usage period of the third user and at least one And the setting unit is configured to: when the second user logs in to the electronic device, set the predetermined time to the first predetermined value in the second use period, and when the second use When logging in to the electronic device, setting the predetermined time to the second predetermined value during the second non-use period, when the third When the user logs in to the electronic device, the predetermined time is set to the first predetermined time in the third use period. a value, and when the third user logs in to the electronic device, setting the predetermined time to the second predetermined value in the third non-use period. A sleep method is applicable to an electronic device, comprising: when a first user logs in to the electronic device, recording a first usage rule of the first user; and calculating the first use according to the first usage rule At least one first usage period and at least one first non-use period; when the first user logs in to the electronic device, determining that the current time is in the first usage period or the first non-use period; Setting a predetermined time as a first predetermined value during the first use period; and setting the predetermined time to a second predetermined value when the current time is further the first non-use period, wherein the second predetermined The value is less than the first predetermined value; and when the electronic device enters a sleep state, after the predetermined time, the electronic device is caused to enter a sleep state. The sleep method of claim 7, wherein the first usage rule is a time when the first user shuts down the electronic device. The sleep method of claim 8, wherein the step of recording the first usage rule of the first user further comprises storing the first usage rule in a non-volatile memory in a predetermined period. And the step of calculating the first usage period of the first user and the first non-use period according to the first usage rule further includes: Comparing a plurality of shutdown periods in which the first user shuts down the electronic device in the predetermined period, and determining, respectively, at least one overlapping period in which the shutdown periods of each of the predetermined periods overlap with the shutdown period; The first non-use period and the first usage period are determined according to the overlap period. The sleep method of claim 9, wherein the step of determining the first non-use period and the first use period according to the overlapping period further comprises: the time that the time is greater than a predetermined judgment time and the shutdown period overlaps The overlapping period greater than a predetermined number of determinations is defined as the first non-use period; and the time outside the first non-use period is defined as the first usage period. The sleep method according to claim 7, wherein the first predetermined value and the second predetermined value are in units of minutes, and the second predetermined value is zero. The dormant method of claim 7, wherein the electronic device further includes a second user and a third user, and the sleeping method further comprises: determining that the user logging in to the electronic device is the a user, the second user, or the third user; when a second user logs in to the electronic device, recording a second usage rule of the second user; When a third user logs in to the electronic device, recording a third usage rule of the third user; calculating at least one second of the second user according to the second usage rule and the third usage rule a period of use and at least one second non-use period, and at least one third period of use of the third user and at least one third period of non-use; when the second user logs in to the electronic device, determining that the current time is The second use period or the second non-use period; when the third user logs in to the electronic device, determining that the current time is in the third use period or the third non-use period; when the current time is in the above The second predetermined period of time or the third period of use is set to the first predetermined value; and when the current time is in the second non-use period or the third non-use period, the predetermined time is set as The second predetermined value mentioned above.