TW201800939A - Electronic device and half-suspend controlling method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides an electronic device running applications and including a display and a processor. The electronic device presets a half-suspend list including at least one application. The electronic device is without any operation for a predetermined period of time when in use, the processor determines whether the current application of display is in the half-suspend list. If the current application is in the half-suspend list, the processor controls the electronic device to be in a half-suspend state and the display continually displaying the current application. The display displays in a first brightness when in use and in a second brightness when in the half-suspend state. The first brightness is greater than the second brightness. The electronic device includes a plurality of electronic elements, which are all on when the electronic device is in use and are partly on when in the half-suspend state. A half-suspend controlling method of the electronic device is also provided.

Description

Electronic device and semi-sleep control method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device for intelligently controlling a semi-sleep state and a semi-sleep control method for the electronic device.

Electronic devices such as smart phones are equipped with multiple applications, some of which are more active and require a certain degree of continuity. For example, chat software or game software usually needs to be kept in a continuous state to facilitate timely access to information. Once the user has no operation on the electronic device for a predetermined time, when the electronic device enters the lock screen or the hibernation state, the network data is often restricted, and the delay of the instant information reception or the interruption of the download task is caused, which causes the user to a certain extent. Inconvenient to use.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a smart control to enter the semi-dormant electronic device.

An electronic device running an application, comprising: a display unit and a processor, the processor setting a semi-sleep list, the semi-sleep list comprising at least one application, when the electronic device is in operation, no operation reaches an idle time The processor determines whether the application currently displayed by the display unit is in the semi-sleep list. If the currently displayed application is in the semi-sleep list, the processor controls the electronic device to enter a semi-sleep state and continues to run the currently displayed application. a program, the display unit is displayed at a first brightness in the use state and is displayed at a second brightness in the half sleep state, the second brightness being lower than the first brightness, the electronic device further comprising a plurality of electronic components, the plurality of The electronic components are all turned on in the use state and are only partially turned on in the half sleep state.

It is also necessary to provide a semi-sleep control method including an electronic device.

The semi-sleep control method of the electronic device includes: the electronic device is in use state and runs an application, the display unit of the electronic device displays an application program at a first brightness; and determines whether the electronic device has no operation in the use state. Idle time; if it is determined that the predetermined idle time is reached, the application currently displayed by the display unit is detected, and it is determined whether the currently displayed application is in the semi-sleep list; if it is determined not to be in the semi-sleep list, the electronic device enters a sleep state. And continuing to run the currently displayed application, the display unit is displayed at a second brightness, and the second brightness is lower than the first brightness. The plurality of electronic components of the electronic device are both turned on in the use state and only partially turned on in the semi-sleep state.

The electronic device determines whether the application currently displayed by the display unit is in the semi-sleep list by establishing the semi-sleep list, so that the electronic device has no operation to reach the idle time, thereby controlling the electronic device to enter a semi-sleep state, so that the currently displayed application The program can continue to run without some interruption of information. At the same time, the display unit is displayed with the lowest brightness, and all or part of the electronic components of the electronic device are suspended, thereby achieving better energy saving effects.

1 is a schematic view of an electronic device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a flowchart of a half sleep control method of an electronic device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart of a half sleep control method of an electronic device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart of a half sleep control method of an electronic device according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the electronic device 100 of the preferred embodiment of the present invention may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, and the like. The electronic device 100 is installed with a plurality of applications to implement a plurality of application functions.

The electronic device 100 includes a memory 10, a display unit 20, and a processor 40. The memory 10 includes a setting unit 50 and a detecting unit 60. In this embodiment, the setting unit 50 and the detecting unit 60 are blocks stored in the memory 10, and the processor 40 performs corresponding functions respectively. The electronic device 100 includes a use state, a sleep state, and a semi-sleep state. In this embodiment, the electronic device 100 can run multiple applications.

The display unit 20 displays an application and presents different display states according to the usage state, the half-sleep state, and the sleep state. In this embodiment, when the electronic device is in the use state, the display unit 20 displays with the first brightness; when in the semi-sleep state, the display unit 20 displays with the second brightness, the second brightness is lower than the first brightness. When in the sleep state, the display unit 20 is turned off. In this embodiment, the display unit 20 can be a touch display screen, and the second brightness can be the lowest display brightness of the display unit 20 or other display brightness lower than the first brightness.

The setting unit 50 sets a half sleep list, which may include at least one application of the electronic device 100. The setting unit 50 is further configured to set a predetermined idle time of the electronic device. When the electronic device has no operation to reach the predetermined idle time (this means that the user's operation is not received in the period of the predetermined idle time), the determination to enter the sleep state or the semi-sleep state is initiated. The setting unit 50 is configured for the user to manually add or remove an application in the semi-sleep list to adjust the application in the semi-sleep list according to actual needs.

When the electronic device 100 is in operation, the detection unit 60 detects the application currently displayed by the display unit 20 (this application can be simply referred to as the current application). The detecting unit 60 is further configured to detect an application that is normally in a sleep state from the use state to determine whether the application is a more active application.

The processor 40 is configured to control the electronic device to enter a semi-sleep state or a sleep state from a use state. When the electronic device reaches the idle time in the use state and the application currently displayed by the display unit 20 is in the half sleep list, the processor 40 controls the electronic device 100 to enter a semi-sleep state, and the processor 40 continues to run the current application. And controlling the display unit 20 to display the current application by using the second brightness; other applications are suspended.

The electronic device 100 can include a plurality of electronic components. When the electronic device 100 is in use, the plurality of electronic components are all turned on. When the electronic device 100 is in a sleep state, the plurality of electronic components are all turned off. In an embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is in a semi-sleep state, the plurality of electronic components are all turned off. In another embodiment, when the electronic device 100 is in a semi-sleep state, the plurality of electronic components may be divided into a first portion and a second portion, and the first portion of the electronic components are all turned off, and The second part of the electronic components are all turned on. For example, the second part may be an electronic component used by a current application, and the first part may be an electronic component that is not used by the current application. The second part of the electronic component is, for example, a camera module used by a camera application, or a data network module used by an instant messaging application, and the like.

The setting unit 50 further sets a manner of adjusting a half-sleep state of the electronic device and a manner of waking up the half-sleep state of the electronic device. For example, the electronic device 100 may include a physical button, and the electronic device 100 may adjust the display brightness of the display unit 20 according to an operation received by the physical button in a semi-sleep state. For example, the physical button may be a volume button; when the volume button receives an operation to increase the volume, the electronic device 100 may increase the display brightness of the display unit 20; when the volume button receives the operation of turning down the volume, the electronic device 100 may decrease the display. The display brightness of unit 20. The manner of waking up the half-sleep state of the electronic device includes, but is not limited to, sensing the distance change between the electronic device and the user by pressing the power button of the electronic device 100, touching the display unit 20, or a distance sensor that activates the electronic device 100. Wake up the electronic device.

The setting unit 50 also provides a function of setting whether to turn on the half sleep. When the user selects the function of turning on the half-sleep, after the electronic device has no operation to reach the idle time, the processor 40 starts to determine whether the currently displayed application is in the half-sleep list, thereby determining whether to enter the semi-sleep state; When the half-sleep function is turned off, the electronic device enters the sleep state directly after the operation reaches the idle time.

Referring to FIG. 2, the semi-sleep control method of the electronic device 100 of this embodiment includes the following steps:

In step S01, the electronic device 100 is in use, and the display unit 20 displays in the first brightness. At this time, the electronic device 100 can run a plurality of applications.

In step S02, it is determined whether the electronic device 100 has no operation in the use state to reach the predetermined idle time. If not, proceed to step S02; if the predetermined idle time is reached, step S03 is performed.

In step S03, the detecting unit 60 detects the application currently displayed by the display unit 20, and the processor 40 determines whether the currently displayed application is in the semi-sleep list. If it is determined that the currently displayed application is not in the half sleep list, step S04 is performed; if it is determined that the currently displayed application is in the half sleep list, step S05 is performed.

In step S04, the processor 40 controls the electronic device 100 to enter a sleep state. It can be understood that the electronic device 100 suspends running the application while in the sleep state.

In step S05, the processor 40 controls the electronic device 100 to enter a semi-sleep state, and the display unit 20 displays the second brightness. At this time, the display unit 20 continues to display the current application, and the electronic device 100 continues to run the application in the semi-sleep list and suspends running other applications.

In another embodiment, when the electronic device 100 enters a semi-sleep state, the processor 40 can continue to run the current application and pause other applications. That is to say, the electronic device 100 only runs the current application in the semi-sleep state, and the remaining applications are suspended regardless of whether they are in the semi-sleep list. This can save more power.

Referring to FIG. 3, a half-sleep control method of the electronic device 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention further includes the following steps after the step S03 in the method of the first embodiment determines that the currently displayed application is not in the semi-sleep list:

In step S31, the display unit 20 asks the user whether to add the current application to the half sleep list. If the user chooses not to add the current application, step S04 is performed; if the user chooses to add the current application, step S32 is performed.

In step S32, the processor 40 adds the current application to the half sleep list, and executes step S05.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the semi-sleep control method of the electronic device 100 according to the third embodiment of the present invention, after the step S03 in the method of the first embodiment determines that the currently displayed application is not in the semi-sleep list, the method further includes the following steps. :

In step S41, the processor 40 determines whether the number of times the current application reaches the predetermined idle time by the no operation in the use state reaches a predetermined number of times. If the predetermined number of times has not been reached, for example, ten times, the flow proceeds to step S31 of FIG. 3; if the predetermined number of times is reached, step S42 is performed.

In step S42, the processor 40 determines that the current application is a more active application, and automatically adds the current application to the half-sleep list, and executes step S05.

By establishing the semi-sleep list, the electronic device 100 of the present invention can automatically enter the semi-sleep state when the non-operation reaches the preset idle time, so that the current application can continue to run while avoiding interruption of some functions. The display unit 20 is displayed at a lower brightness, and at least a part of the electronic components can be suspended to achieve a better energy saving effect.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above description is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art will be covered by the following claims.

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Claims (12)

An electronic device running an application, comprising a display unit and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: set a semi-sleep list, the semi-sleep list includes at least one application, when the electronic device is in use When the operation reaches an idle time, the processor determines whether the application currently displayed by the display unit is in the semi-sleep list. If the currently displayed application is in the semi-sleep list, the processor controls the electronic device to enter a semi-sleep state and continues. Running the currently displayed application, the display unit is displayed at the first brightness in the use state and displayed at the second brightness in the semi-sleep state, the second brightness is lower than the first brightness, and the electronic device further includes a plurality of electrons The component, the plurality of electronic components are both turned on in the use state and only partially turned on in the semi-sleep state. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second brightness is a lowest display brightness of the display unit. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic component used by the currently displayed application is turned on in the semi-sleep state, and the currently displayed application does not use the electronic device. The component is turned off in this half-sleep state. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device does not operate to reach the idle time in the use state, and the processor determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit is not in the semi-sleep list, the processor The control electronic device enters a sleep state, the display unit is turned off in the sleep state, and the plurality of electronic components are all turned off in the sleep state. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein when the electronic device does not operate to reach the idle time in the use state, and the processor determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit is not in the semi-sleep list, the display The unit asks the user whether to add the currently displayed application to the semi-sleep list. If the user chooses not to add the currently displayed application, the processor controls the electronic device to enter a sleep state. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device does not operate to reach the idle time in the use state, and the processor determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit is not in the semi-sleep list, the display The unit asks the user whether to add the currently displayed application to the semi-sleep list, and if the user chooses to add the currently displayed application, the processor adds the currently displayed application to the semi-sleep list and controls the electronic The device enters a semi-sleep state. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device does not operate to reach the idle time in the use state, and the processor determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit is not in the semi-sleep list, and processes The device determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit has reached the predetermined number of times by no operation in the use state, and the display unit asks the user whether to add the currently displayed application to the half sleep list. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the electronic device does not operate to reach the idle time in the use state, and the processor determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit is not in the semi-sleep list, and processes The device determines that the application currently displayed by the display unit reaches the predetermined number of times by the non-operation in the use state, and the processor adds the currently displayed application to the semi-sleep list and controls the electronic device to enter the semi-sleep state. . The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a physical button, and the electronic device adjusts the display brightness of the display unit according to an operation received by the physical button in a semi-sleep state. A semi-sleep control method for an electronic device, comprising: The electronic device is in use and runs an application, and the display unit of the electronic device displays an application at a first brightness; Determining whether the electronic device has no operation in the use state to reach a predetermined idle time; If it is determined that the predetermined idle time is reached, detecting an application currently displayed by the display unit, and determining whether the currently displayed application is in the semi-sleep list; If it is determined that it is not in the semi-sleep list, the electronic device enters a sleep state; If it is determined to be in the semi-sleep list, the electronic device enters the semi-sleep state and continues to run the currently displayed application, the display unit displays the second brightness, the second brightness is lower than the first brightness, and the plurality of electronic devices The electronic component is turned on in the use state and is only partially turned on in the half sleep state. The semi-sleep control method of the electronic device of claim 10, wherein the semi-sleep control method of the electronic device further comprises: after determining that the currently displayed application is not in the semi-sleep list: The display unit asks the user whether to add the current application to the semi-sleep list; If not selected, the electronic device enters a sleep state; If the addition is selected, the current application is added to the semi-sleep list, the electronic device enters the semi-sleep state, and the display unit displays the second brightness and continues to display the currently displayed application. The semi-sleep control method of the electronic device of claim 11, wherein the semi-sleep control method of the electronic device further comprises: after determining that the currently displayed application is not in the semi-sleep list: Determining whether the current application reaches the predetermined idle time by the no operation in the use state; If the predetermined number of times has not been reached, the display unit asks the user whether to add the current application to the half-sleep; If the predetermined number of times is reached, it is determined that the current application is a more active application, and the current application is automatically added to the half-sleep list, the electronic device enters a semi-sleep state, and the display unit displays the second brightness and continues to display the currently displayed application. .