TW201931060A - Electronic device and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an operation method of an electronic device, in which a power plan interface is displayed on a display device, wherein the power plan interface includes a time setting area and an element list area. The maximum and minimum remaining time of the electronic device are calculated according to remaining battery power of the electronic device and an element power database. The maximum and minimum remaining time are displayed on the time setting area. A requested remaining time of the electronic device is set in the time setting area, wherein the requested remaining time is between the maximum and minimum remaining time. The powers of the elements related to the element power database are adjusted according to the requested remaining time and the element power database. A result of elements adjustment is displayed in the element list area, wherein the result of elements adjustment is related to power adjustment of the elements.

Description

Electronic device and method of operating same

Embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device that can directly set a remaining usage time.

In today's society, notebook computers have become popular electronic devices. Because of its portability, notebook computers can be operated from any location, allowing users to conduct office and entertainment activities. A notebook computer is different from a general desktop computer. In order to operate in any location, the notebook computer is equipped with a battery as a power source.

Due to the limited amount of power in the battery, there are power plans in the usual notebooks to manage the remaining usage time of the notebook. In the current notebook computer, when the user knows the remaining usage time of the battery's existing power and wants to adjust the remaining usage time, it can only be repeatedly adjusted in the notebook by the advanced setting of the general power supply plan. The power consumption of the plurality of components to achieve the remaining usage time required by the user. Therefore, there is a need to improve on the power supply plan.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for operating an electronic device, including displaying a power plan interface on a display device, wherein the power plan interface includes a time setting area and a component list area; The current power and a component power consumption database calculate a maximum remaining usage time of an electronic device and a minimum remaining usage time; display a maximum remaining usage time and a minimum remaining usage time in the time setting area; in the time setting area, Setting the required usage time of one of the electronic devices, wherein the required usage time is between the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time; adjusting the corresponding component power consumption database according to the required usage time and the component power consumption database The power consumption of the plurality of components; and the adjustment result of one of the components in the component list area, wherein the adjustment result is related to the power consumption adjustment of the component.

An embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device including a battery; a display device for displaying a power plan interface, wherein the power plan interface includes a time setting area and a component list area; and a storage device stores a component work a processor for calculating a maximum remaining usage time of the electronic device and a minimum remaining usage time according to the current battery capacity and the component power consumption database; displaying the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum in the time setting area Remaining usage time; in the time setting area, setting the required usage time of one of the electronic devices, wherein the required usage time is between the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time; according to the required usage time and the component power consumption database Adjusting the power consumption of the plurality of components in the corresponding component power consumption database; displaying the adjustment result of one of the components in the component list area, wherein the adjustment result is related to the power consumption adjustment of the component.

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

102‧‧‧ busbar

104‧‧‧Processor

106‧‧‧ memory

108‧‧‧Storage device

110‧‧‧Cache memory

112‧‧‧ Input device

114‧‧‧Display

116‧‧‧Flash memory

118‧‧‧ Firmware

120‧‧‧Battery

200‧‧‧Power plan interface

202‧‧‧Time setting area

204‧‧‧Component list area

206‧‧‧ Pulling shaft

208‧‧‧Input area

300‧‧‧ method

302-314‧‧‧ operation

The principles of the above description are to be considered as a more detailed description. It is to be understood that the drawings are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The drawings are described to provide additional features and details.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2A is a schematic illustration of a power plan interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a schematic diagram of a time setting area of a power supply plan interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The 2C, 2D diagram is a schematic diagram of a component list area of a power supply plan interface according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart showing an operation method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic illustration of a component list area of a power plan interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a flow chart showing an operation method of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic illustration of a component list area of a power plan interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The following disclosure provides many different embodiments or examples to implement various features of the present invention. The following disclosure sets forth specific examples of various components and their arrangement to simplify the description. Of course, these specific examples are not intended to be limiting. For example, if the disclosure describes a first feature formed on or above a second feature, that is, it may include an embodiment in which the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, and may also include There are additional features formed between the first feature and the second feature described above, such that the first feature and the second feature may not be in direct contact with each other. In addition, the following examples of the disclosure The same reference symbols and/or marks may be reused. These repetitions are not intended to limit the specific relationship between the various embodiments and/or structures discussed.

In addition, it is related to space. For example, "lower", "lower", "lower", "above", "higher" and similar terms are used to describe one element or feature and another element(s) in the drawings. Or the relationship between features. These spatially relative terms are intended to encompass different orientations of the device in use or operation, in addition to the orientation depicted in the drawings. In addition to this, the device may be turned to a different orientation (rotated 90 degrees or other orientation), and the spatially related words used herein may be interpreted the same.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The components of the electronic device 100 are electrically communicated with each other through a bus bar 102. The electronic device 100 includes a processor (central processing unit or processor) 104, a memory 106, a storage device 108, a cache memory 110, an input device 112, a display 114, a flash memory 116, a firmware 118, and a battery 120. .

The electronic device 100 can copy data from the memory 106 and/or the storage device 108 to the cache memory 110 to enable the processor 104 to quickly access. In this way, the cache memory 110 can provide a performance boost to avoid delays in the processor 104 while waiting for data. Other memory 106 can also be used. Memory 106 can include a plurality of different types of memory having different performance characteristics. The processor 104 can be substantially a fully self-contained computing system and includes a plurality of cores or processors, a bus, a memory controller, a cache, and the like. A multi-core processor can be symmetric or asymmetrical.

In order to enable the user to interact with the electronic device 100, the electronic device The device 100 includes an input device 112 and a display 114. Input device 112 includes a microphone, keyboard, mouse, dynamic input, voice, and the like. The display 114 is an output device for displaying images and colors. In the embodiment of the present invention, the power plan interface is displayed on the display screen of the display 114, and the user interacts with the power plan interface through an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse.

The storage device 108 is a non-volatile memory and can be a hard disk or other type of computer readable medium that stores computer readable material. For example, the storage device 108 can be a magnetic cassette, a flash memory card, a solid state memory device, a digital general purpose disk, a cartridge, a random access memory, a read-only memory, and A mix of such media. In the embodiment of the present invention, the storage device 108 stores a component power consumption database of the electronic device 100 (which will be described later).

The flash memory 116 can be an electronic non-volatile computer storage medium or wafer that can be used by the electronic device 100 for storage and/or data transfer. The data of the flash memory 116 can be electronically erased and/or re-planned. The flash memory 116 can include, for example, a wipeable programmable read only memory (EPROM), an electronically erasable programmable read only memory, a read only memory, a non-volatile memory, or a complementary metal oxide semiconductor ( CMOS). When the electronic device 100 is activated for the first time, the flash memory 116 can store the firmware 118 executed by the electronic device 100 and a set of configurations that are specifically defined by the firmware 118. The flash memory 116 can also store the configuration used by the firmware 118.

The firmware 118 can include a BIOS or an alternative or equivalent thereof, such as an extendable firmware interface (EFI) or a unified extendable firmware interface (UEFI). every time When the electronic device 100 is booted, the firmware 118 can be loaded and executed as a sequence program. The firmware 118 can be based on a set of configurations to identify, initialize, and test the hardware in the electronic device 100. The firmware 118 can perform a self-test on the electronic device 100, such as a boot self-test. This self-test can test the functionality of different hardware components, such as hard drives, optical reading devices, cooling devices, memory modules, expansion cards, and more. The firmware 118 can position and distribute an area in the memory 106 and/or storage device 108 for storing an operating system. The firmware 118 can load an activation program and/or operating system and give control of the electronic device 100 to the operating system.

The firmware 118 of the electronic device 100 can include a firmware configuration that defines how the firmware 118 controls different hardware components in the electronic device 100. The firmware configuration can determine that different hardware components in the electronic device 100 are active. The firmware 118 can provide an interface, such as a unified extendable firmware interface, which can be set to a variety of different parameters, which can be different from the parameters in a firmware default configuration. For example, a user (eg, a manager) can use the firmware 118 to define what peripheral devices are connected to the electronic device 100 at a specific time and bus speed, and set health monitoring (eg, fan speed and CPU temperature limit) and / or provide a different parameter, this parameter will affect the overall implementation of the electronic device 100 and power usage.

The battery 120 is configured to supply power to the electronic device 100 when the electronic device 100 is not connected to an external power source. Battery 120 can be one or more rechargeable batteries. The battery 120 may include an electrochemical battery, a fuel cell, or a super capacitor, but is not limited thereto. The electrochemical cell may include one or more chemicals selected from the group consisting of lead acid, nickel cadmium (NiCd), nickel hydrogen (NiMH), lithium ion (Li-ion), and lithium ion polymer (Li-ion polymer).

It should be understood that in the electronic device 100, other configurations and different components may be employed or some of the components may be omitted, and the electronic device 100 is merely an example and does not limit the present invention. The electronic device 100 does not limit the operation in any particular component configuration. . For example, the electronic device 100 may include components such as a sound card, a display card, a wireless network receiver, and a Bluetooth device.

As discussed previously, the storage device 108 stores a library of component power consumption. The component power consumption database is information about components that can adjust power consumption when performing a power supply plan according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following table shows examples of the contents of the component power consumption database: As shown in the table, the wireless network receiver and Bluetooth can be adjusted at 0W (on) and 1W (off). Based on the adjustment of the screen brightness, the display's power consumption can be adjusted from 1W to 4.5W. Based on the volume of the electronic device 100, the power consumption of the sound card can be adjusted from 0W to 1W. The processor and graphics card can be adjusted in 2W (not overclocked) and 12W (overclocked). It should be understood that the power consumption values and ranges within the tables are merely examples and are not limiting of the invention.

In some embodiments, some of the components of the component power consumption database are only adjusted for power consumption in some established classes, as shown in the following table: As shown in the table, based on the screen brightness can be adjusted in five classes (20, 40, 60, 80, 100), the display's power consumption can be adjusted in five classes (1W, 1.5W, 2W, 3W, 4.5W) . Based on adjusting the volume of the electronic device 100 in five classes (20, 40, 60, 80, 100), the power consumption of the sound card can be in five classes (0W, 0.25W, 0.5W, 0.75W, 1W). Internal adjustment. It should be understood that the components and their class numbers that are only adjusted for power consumption in a given class are merely examples and do not limit the invention. For example, components that are only adjusted for power consumption in a given class include wireless network receivers, Bluetooth, and other components, as shown in the following table:

Figure 2A is a schematic illustration of a power plan interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. When the user executes the power plan of the electronic device 100, the power plan interface 200 is displayed on the display screen of the display 114. The power plan interface 200 includes a time setting area 202 and a component list area 204. Time setting area 202 is used to set the required remaining usage time of the electronic device 100. The component list area 204 is configured to display the component adjustment result of the electronic device 100 according to the set remaining usage time.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the time setting area 202 includes a pull shaft 206. The minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 is displayed at the left end of the pull shaft 206, and the maximum remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 is displayed at the right end of the pull shaft 206. When the user drags the pull shaft 206 by the input device 112 (for example, a mouse), the required use time of the electronic device 100 is set according to the position of the pull shaft 206, and the set required use time is displayed on the pull shaft 206. Below, where the required usage time is between the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time. For example, the minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 is 1 hour and the maximum remaining usage time is 2 hours. When the pull shaft 206 is pulled to the middle, the required use time is displayed for 1.5 hours under the pull shaft 206, as in the first Figure 2A shows.

In other embodiments, the method for setting the required usage time of the electronic device 100 is that the time setting area 202 has an input area 208, and the user inputs the required use of the required electronic device 100 by using the input device 112, such as a keyboard. The time is shown in Figure 2B.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the component list area 204 displays the components of the electronic device 100 that can adjust the power consumption according to the component power consumption database, and displays the adjusted components with adjustable power consumption according to the required usage time. the result of. In some embodiments, the result of the power tunable component is the value of the component's on, off, or function (eg, screen brightness value and volume value), as shown in FIG. 2C. In some embodiments, the result of the adjusted power tunable component further includes displaying the adjusted power consumption, as shown in FIG. 2D.

3 is a flow diagram of a method 300 of operating a power plan interface in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. This method 300 is merely an example and does not limit the invention. Some additional operations may also be provided before, during, and after the method 300, and some operations may be replaced, deleted, or moved in other embodiments of the method 300. Method 300 is discussed in the following.

In operation 302, the power plan of the electronic device is turned on to display the power plan interface on the display screen of the display. For example, the power plan in the electronic device 100 is turned on according to a signal input by the user through the input device 112, and the power plan interface 200 is displayed on the display screen of the display 114, as shown in FIG. 2A.

In operation 304, the processor calculates one of the maximum remaining usage time of the electronic device and a minimum remaining usage time according to the existing power of the battery in the electronic device and the component power consumption database in the storage device, and displays the power meter Paint interface. For example, the processor 104 calculates one of the maximum remaining usage time and a minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 according to the existing power of the battery 120 and the component power consumption database in the storage device 108, and displays the power plan interface. The time setting area 202 of 200 is as shown in Fig. 2A.

For the calculation of the maximum remaining usage time and minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device, the following example is shown in the following table: The current power of the battery 120 is 63Wh, and after the processor 104 calculates the maximum total power consumption (31.5W) and the minimum total power consumption (5W) of the adjustable power consumption component of the component power consumption database, the processor 104 performs the following operations: 63Wh÷31.5W=2hr to derive the maximum remaining usage time of the electronic device (at the highest efficiency); 63Wh÷5W=12.6hr to derive the minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device (at the most power saving).

In some embodiments, the processor further calculates the remaining usage time of the electronic device in the power saving state and displays it in the power plan interface. For example, the power consumption of components in an electronic device in a power-saving state is as shown in the following table:

In operation 306, a required usage time of one of the electronic devices is set, wherein the required usage time is between the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time. For example, the user drags the pull shaft 206 by the mouse to set the required use time of the electronic device 100.

In operation 308, the processor adjusts the power consumption of the components of the corresponding component power consumption database according to the required usage time and the component power consumption database. For example, the processor 104 adjusts power consumption such as display (screen brightness), sound card (volume), etc. according to the required usage time and component power consumption database to adjust the current remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 to The required time required.

For adjusting the current remaining usage time to the required required usage time, the following example is shown in the following table: The current power of the battery 120 is 63Wh, the required usage time is 7hr, and the processor 104 performs the following operation: 63Wh÷7hr=9W to derive the adjusted total power consumption (6W), the processor 104 adjusts the power consumption of the component to match the adjustment. After the total power consumption, the adjustment results are as shown in the above table.

In operation 310, the adjustment result of the component is displayed in the component list area of the power plan interface, wherein the adjustment result is related to the power consumption adjustment of the component. For example, as shown in FIGS. 2C and 2D, the component adjustment result of the component is displayed in the component list area 204 of the power supply plan interface 200.

In some embodiments, the component close reminder message is displayed in the component list area 204 when there is a closed (0W) component in the power consumption and state of the adjusted component of the processor 104 according to the set required usage time. As shown in Figure 4.

In some embodiments, method 300 further includes operations 312, 314 as shown in FIG. In operation 312, when there is a closed component in the adjusted component and the user needs to be turned off, the closed component can be set to be enabled in the component list area of the power plan interface. The closed component has an unclosed state. For example, Fig. 6 is a schematic diagram showing that the turned off component in the component list area 204 of Fig. 4 is enabled, the originally turned off wireless network receiver and volume are enabled, and have an unclosed state.

In operation 314, the processor re-adjusts the power consumption of the component of the corresponding component power consumption database to reduce the current remaining usage time of the electronic device 100 according to the required usage time, the component power consumption database, and the component having the non-offable state. Adjust to the required usage time and display the adjustment in the component list area The result of the latter component. It is worth noting that an element having an un-off state in an embodiment of the present invention can be adjusted for power consumption, but cannot be adjusted to 0 W (ie, turned off). For example, after the wireless network receiver and volume that were originally turned off in FIG. 6 are enabled, the processor 104 re-adjusts the power consumption of the remaining components to make the power consumption of the Bluetooth and screen brightness in FIG. Re-adjusted.

In some embodiments, in operation 308, the processor first detects an element having an in-operation state and causes the element having an in-operation state to have an un-offable state. When the subsequent processor adjusts the power consumption of the component of the corresponding component power consumption database, the component with the non-off state can be adjusted to consume power, but cannot be adjusted to 0W (ie, is turned off).

In some embodiments, the processor first detects an element having an in-operation state based on an application context of the electronic device or an enabled application to determine an element having an operational state. The following table shows examples of components with operational status when using different electronic devices:

Embodiments of the present invention provide a number of advantages over the prior art, and it should be appreciated that other embodiments may provide different advantages without departing from all of the advantages, and all embodiments have no particular advantages. By using the method of the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to eliminate the power consumption of the components in the electronic device by the user to achieve the required remaining time of the electronic device.

The foregoing summary of the invention is inferred by the claims It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art, and other processes and structures may be readily designed or modified on the basis of the present disclosure, and thus achieve the same objectives and/or achieve the same embodiments as those described herein. The advantages. Those of ordinary skill in the art should also understand that such equivalent structures are not departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Various changes, permutations, or alterations may be made in the present disclosure without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Claims (10)

An operating method of an electronic device includes: displaying a power plan interface on a display device, wherein the power plan interface includes a time setting area and a component list area; and an existing power of the battery according to one of the electronic devices and a a component power consumption database, calculating a maximum remaining usage time of the electronic device and a minimum remaining usage time; displaying the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time in the time setting area; setting the time setting area in the time setting area The required use time of one of the electronic devices, wherein the required use time is between the maximum remaining use time and the minimum remaining use time; adjusting the corresponding component according to the required use time and the component power consumption database The power consumption of the plurality of components in the power consumption database; and displaying the adjustment result of one of the components in the component list area, wherein the adjustment result is related to power consumption adjustment of the component. The method for operating an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein, after the step of displaying the adjustment result of the component in the component list area, the method further comprises: when the adjustment result has the closed component and is turned off When at least one of the components is set to be in an unclosed state, the power consumption of the component in the non-closed state and the remaining portion are adjusted according to the required use time, the component power consumption database, and the non-closed state. The power consumption of the component to match the remaining usage time of one of the above electronic devices to the required use time And another adjustment result of the above components is displayed in the above component list area. The method for operating an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting the required use time of the electronic device further comprises: detecting at least one of the components having an in-operation state, and The above-described elements having an in-operation state are set to an unclosed state. The method of operating an electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the step of detecting at least one of the components having an in-operation state is based on at least one application enabled in the electronic device to determine that the The above components in the operational state. The operating method of the electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: when the first component is turned off in the adjustment result, displaying a component corresponding to the first component in the component list area is closed. Reminder message. The method of operating an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the required use time is set by dragging one of the pull axes on the time setting area. The method of operating an electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the required usage time is set by a keyboard. An electronic device includes: a battery; a display device for displaying a power plan interface, wherein the power plan interface includes a time setting area and a component list area; and a storage device stores a component power consumption database ;as well as a processor for calculating a maximum remaining usage time and a minimum remaining usage time of the electronic device according to the current power of the battery and the component power consumption database; displaying the maximum remaining usage time in the time setting area and The minimum remaining usage time; in the time setting area, setting a required usage time of one of the electronic devices, wherein the required usage time is between the maximum remaining usage time and the minimum remaining usage time; Using the time and the component power consumption database to adjust the power consumption of the plurality of components in the power consumption database of the component; displaying the adjustment result of the component in the component list area, wherein the adjustment result is related to the function of the component Consumption adjustment. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the time setting area further comprises a pull shaft for dragging the pull shaft by a mouse to set the required use time. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the time setting area further comprises an input area for setting the required use time by a keyboard.