WO2017036156A1

WO2017036156A1 - Terminal reset control method, controller and system

Info

Publication number: WO2017036156A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/080909
Authority: WO
Inventors: 刘嘉俊; 吴继文
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2015-08-28
Filing date: 2016-05-03
Publication date: 2017-03-09
Also published as: CN106484061A

Abstract

A terminal reset control method, a controller and a system, which not only solve the problem that resetting and restarting cannot be realized by pressing a reset button in some cases, but also reduce the costs by reusing a power-on/power-off button and the reset button, so that a reset operation is facilitated, and the user experience is better. The method comprises: detecting the state of a power-on/power-off button (600) of a terminal (101); and when it is detected that a trigger method for the power-on/power-off button (600) satisfies a set reset condition, cutting off the power supply of a battery (500) to a power supply management chip (400), and executing power-off resetting on the terminal (102). The controller (100) comprises: a detection circuit (210) for detecting the power-on/power-off state of the terminal and a control circuit (220) for executing power-off resetting on the terminal. The system comprises the battery (500), the power supply management chip (400), a main control chip (300), the power-on/power-off button (600) and the terminal reset controller (100).

Description

Terminal reset control method, controller and system

Technical field

This application relates to, but is not limited to, the field of communication technology.

Background technique

The related art mobile terminal and the program running therein are more and more complicated, the power consumption is obviously increased, the heating phenomenon is more and more serious, and the crash phenomenon is easy to occur, and most mobile terminals (such as mobile phones) use a large-capacity non-removable battery. After the crash, the battery cannot be removed by plugging and unplugging the battery. The existing solution in the related art is to add a reset restart circuit and a reset button to the mobile phone. The reset button is more secretive, and the reset button needs to be triggered by a special tool, and resets and restarts by resetting the reset circuit, thereby achieving the lifting of the crash. The purpose of the state. However, even if the reset restart circuit is used, in some cases, in the case of uninterrupted power, the dead state cannot be removed. In addition, the increase of the reset key increases the cost to a certain extent, and the user needs to use a special tool to reset when resetting, which is inconvenient. User experience is not good.

Summary of the invention

The following is an overview of the topics detailed in this document. This Summary is not intended to limit the scope of the claims.

The present invention provides a terminal reset control method, a controller and a system for solving the problem that the reset mode of the terminal in the related art is inconvenient and may not be reset.

In one aspect, a terminal reset control method includes:

Detecting the state of the switch button of the terminal;

When it is detected that the mode in which the switch button is triggered satisfies the set reset condition, the power supply of the battery to the power management chip is cut off, and the power-off reset of the terminal is realized.

Optionally, the reset condition includes: the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold.

Optionally, the method further includes:

In the power-on state, when it is detected that the switch mode is triggered to meet the shutdown condition, the shutdown process is performed;

In the off state, when it is detected that the mode of the switch is triggered, the boot process is performed.

In another aspect, a terminal reset controller includes:

The detecting circuit is configured to: detect a state of the switch key of the terminal, and trigger the control circuit when detecting that the mode of the switch key is triggered to satisfy the set reset condition;

The control circuit is configured to: according to the triggering of the detection circuit, cut off power supply of the battery to the power management chip, and perform power-off reset on the terminal.

Optionally, the detecting circuit includes a delay circuit;

The delay circuit is configured to: output a low voltage signal to the control circuit when detecting that the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold;

The control circuit is configured to: when receiving the low voltage signal output by the delay circuit, cut off a power supply line between the battery and the power management chip, and perform a power-off reset of the terminal.

Optionally, the control circuit includes: a reverse circuit and a conduction control circuit;

The reverse circuit is configured to: when receiving the low voltage signal sent by the delay circuit, output a high voltage signal to the conduction control circuit;

The conduction control circuit is configured to cut off a power supply line between the battery and the power management chip when receiving a high voltage signal output by the reverse circuit.

In another aspect, a terminal reset control system includes: a battery, a power management chip, a main control chip, a switch key, and a terminal reset controller according to any one of the above;

The terminal reset controller is configured to: when detecting that the mode of the switch is triggered, satisfying the set reset condition, cutting off power supply of the battery to the power management chip and maintaining a specified duration, and executing the terminal Power off reset.

Optionally, the reset condition includes: the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold value.

Optionally, the power management chip is configured to: notify the main control chip to perform shutdown processing when detecting that the switch mode is triggered in a power-on state, and notify the main control chip to perform shutdown processing; It is detected that the manner in which the switch button is triggered satisfies the boot condition, and the main control chip is notified to perform boot processing.

The terminal reset control method, controller and system provided by the embodiment of the invention multiplex the switch key to the reset button. When the mode of the user triggering the switch key meets the reset condition, the power-off reset of the terminal can be realized, which not only solves the problem. In the related art, pressing the reset button cannot reset the restart in some cases, and the switch button and the reset button are multiplexed, which also reduces the product cost, facilitates the reset operation, and has a better user experience. In addition, the controller for resetting and restarting designed by the invention also has the advantages of simple circuit design, small size, stable function and low cost.

Other aspects will be apparent upon reading and understanding the drawings and detailed description.

BRIEF abstract

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a terminal reset control method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of another delay circuit in a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another reverse circuit in a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a structural diagram of a terminal reset control system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a timing diagram of a terminal reset controller implementing terminal reset when a switch is pressed according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Embodiments of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments herein may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

The steps illustrated in the flowchart of the figures may be executed in a computer system such as a set of computer executable instructions. Also, although logical sequences are shown in the flowcharts, in some cases the steps shown or described may be performed in a different order than the ones described herein.

Embodiment 1

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal reset control method, as shown in FIG. 1 , which is a flowchart of a terminal reset control method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal reset control method provided in this embodiment includes the following steps, that is, steps 101 to 102:

Step 101: Detect a state of a switch button of the terminal;

Step 102: When it is detected that the mode in which the switch button is triggered meets the set reset condition, the power supply to the power management chip is cut off by the battery, and the power-off reset of the terminal is performed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, it is determined whether the switch key is triggered by detecting whether the switch detects that the signal is pulled low.

In an alternative embodiment of the invention, the reset condition is that the switch button is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold. Moreover, the embodiment of the present invention does not uniquely limit the reset condition. In an actual application, any trigger mode capable of instructing the terminal to perform resetting can be used as a reset condition, such as double-clicking a switch button or the like.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the battery is powered off to the power management chip, the time can be maintained to ensure that the terminal is completely reset.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, in the power-on state, when it is detected that the mode of the switch is triggered to meet the shutdown condition, the shutdown process is performed; in the shutdown state, when the mode that the switch button is triggered is detected, The boot condition is turned on. Among them, the power-on and power-off conditions can be understood as short-pressing machine keys in the usual sense.

That is to say, in the embodiment of the present invention, the power-on, power-off, and reset are three independent processes. When the terminal is in the off state, the power can be turned on by short pressing the switch button; when the terminal is turned on, the power can be turned off by short pressing the switch button; if the terminal is in any state, the power is turned off after a long press of the switch button. Reset.

It can be seen that the terminal reset control method provided by the embodiment of the present invention implements a reset key function by multiplexing a switch key to implement a power-off reset scheme, and the solution can solve the complex technology. The bit mode can not reset and restart the partial long press reset button, and can reduce the product cost. At the same time, the user does not need to use a special tool to trigger the reset button, which greatly improves the user experience and improves the competitiveness of the product.

Embodiment 2

The embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal reset controller. As shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal reset controller provided in this embodiment may include:

The detecting circuit 210 is configured to: detect the state of the switch button of the terminal, and trigger the control circuit 220 when detecting that the mode of the switch button is triggered to meet the set reset condition;

The control circuit 220 is configured to cut off the power supply of the battery to the power management chip according to the trigger of the detection circuit 210, and perform a power-off reset of the terminal.

Based on the above-mentioned structural framework and implementation principle, several alternative embodiments under the above structure are given below to refine and optimize the functions of the controller of the embodiment of the present invention, so as to implement the solution of the embodiment of the present invention. More convenient and accurate. Can involve the following:

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, the reset condition is preferably: the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold. Moreover, the present invention does not uniquely limit the reset condition. In practical applications, any trigger mode capable of instructing the terminal to perform reset can be used as a reset condition, such as double-clicking a switch button or the like.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the reset condition is that the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches the set threshold, as shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic structural diagram of another terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. The detection circuit 210 in Figure 3 can be a delay circuit D1;

The delay circuit D1 is configured to: output a low voltage signal to the control circuit when detecting that the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold;

The control circuit 220 is configured to cut off the power supply line between the battery and the power management chip when receiving the low voltage signal output by the delay circuit D1, and perform power-off reset of the terminal.

Optionally, in order to ensure that the terminal is completely reset, the delay circuit D1 outputs a low voltage signal to the control circuit 220 for a certain time after detecting that the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold. No. to ensure that the power supply between the battery and the power management chip is cut off for a period of time.

Optionally, in an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit 220 may include: a reverse circuit D3 and a conduction control circuit D2;

The reverse circuit D3 is configured to: when receiving the low voltage signal sent by the delay circuit D1, output a high voltage signal to the conduction control circuit D2;

The conduction control circuit D2 is configured to cut off the power supply line between the battery and the power management chip when receiving the high voltage signal output from the reverse circuit D3.

The conduction control circuit D2 in the embodiment of the present invention may use a P-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (Metal Oxide Semiconductor, MOS transistor for short) as shown in FIG. However, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the conduction control circuit D2 to only the P-channel MOS transistor shown in FIG.

Optionally, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another delay circuit in a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the delay circuit D1 shown in FIG. 3 can also use the delay circuit D1 shown in FIG. 4, and the delay circuit D1 shown in FIG. 4 can modify the parameters of the counter (Counter). To adjust the time required for reset.

Optionally, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another reverse circuit in a terminal reset controller according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment of the present invention, the reverse circuit D3 shown in FIG. 3 can also use the reverse circuit D3 shown in FIG. In a practical application, the circuit structure involved in the embodiment of the present invention can be flexibly changed without being deviated from the idea of the present invention, and is not limited to the specific structure shown in FIG. 3 to FIG. 5.

In summary, the terminal reset controller in this embodiment can implement the reset control of the terminal by monitoring the state of the switch key, and solves the problem that the reset button of the related art cannot be reset and restarted under certain circumstances. Moreover, the controller has the advantages of simple circuit design, small size, stable function and low cost.

Embodiment 3

An embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal reset control system, as shown in FIG. 6, which is an architectural diagram of a terminal reset control system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal reset control system provided in this embodiment includes: a main control chip 300, a power management chip 400, a battery 500, a switch key 600, and the terminal reset controller 100 in any of the above embodiments.

The terminal reset controller 100 is configured to: when detecting that the mode in which the switch button 600 is triggered satisfies the set reset condition, shut off the power supply of the battery 500 to the power management chip 400 and maintain the specified duration, and execute Power off reset of the terminal.

Optionally, the reset condition is preferably: the switch key 600 is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold. Moreover, the present invention does not uniquely limit the reset condition. In practical applications, any trigger mode capable of instructing the terminal to perform reset can be used as a reset condition, such as double-clicking the switch button 600 and the like.

Optionally, in the embodiment of the present invention, in the power-on state, the power management chip 400 notifies the main control chip 300 to perform shutdown processing when detecting that the switch key 600 is triggered in a manner that is triggered; When the power management chip 400 detects that the switch key 600 is triggered to meet the boot condition, the power control chip 400 is notified to perform the boot process.

According to the above description of the working principle of the terminal reset control system, it can be seen that the main control chip 300, the power management chip 400, the terminal reset controller 100 form a feedback loop, and the switch key 600 is short pressed. According to the current state of the terminal, the power management chip 400 The boot or shutdown process is initiated, and the master chip 300 is notified to perform power on or off. When the switch key 600 is pressed, the terminal reset controller 100 detects that the state control cuts off the power input of the power management chip 400, maintains the power off for a period of time, and realizes the reset of the terminal.

The implementation process of the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below through a specific application example. In this application example, for example, the switch button 600 is pressed for 3 seconds to turn on or off, and the switch button 600 is pressed for 7.5 seconds to reset. In order to ensure resetting, when the switch button 600 is pressed, it is better to leave a margin. In the example, the user is pressed for 10 seconds. The control process can be as follows:

In this embodiment, the terminal reset controller 100 realizes the terminal reset and restart when the switch key 600 is long pressed: when the terminal is in a crash state, the user presses the switch button 600 for 10 seconds, and the battery voltage (SYS_PWR) is 4V. The delay circuit D1 in the terminal reset controller structure shown in FIG. 3 detects that the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) is pulled lower than 7.5 seconds, and the output delay circuit D1 output signal RST1 maintains an output of 2.5 seconds 0V, and the reverse circuit D3 When the output C point is high, the conduction control circuit D2 is turned off, the output system voltage (VPH_PWR) of the conduction control circuit D2 is 0V, and the power management chip 400 is powered off for 2.5 seconds to realize the power failure reset. As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal reset controller provided by the embodiment of the present invention is a timing diagram for realizing terminal reset when the switch is long pressed. Among them, the power off time (2.5 seconds) is determined by the delay circuit 210 and can be adjusted.

Optionally, in this embodiment, when the switch button 600 is short pressed, the process of booting the mobile terminal is:

When the terminal is in the off state, the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) is high. When the user presses the switch button 600 for 3 seconds, the battery 500 voltage (SYS_PWR) is 4V (typical value), and the terminal reset controller 100 shown in FIG. The delay circuit D1 in the structure detects that the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) is pulled low for less than 7.5 seconds, the delay circuit D1 output signal RST1 maintains a high output of 4V, the reverse circuit D3 is turned on, and the output C point is low, conducting. The control circuit D2 is turned on, and the output system voltage (VPH_PWR) of the conduction control circuit D2 is 4V, and the power management chip 400 detects that the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) is pulled low, starts the boot process, and notifies the master chip 300 to boot. The boot animation is displayed on the screen. That is, when the terminal is in the shutdown state, when the power management chip 400 detects that the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) signal is pulled low, the power-on process is started, and the power management chip 400 notifies the master chip 300 to boot, and after the software is notified of the power-on, The boot animation is displayed on the screen. Similarly, when the terminal is in the power-on state, the power management chip 400 detects that the power-on detection signal (POWER_ON) is pulled down, and the power management chip 400 notifies the main control chip 300 to shut down, and after the software receives the shutdown notification, starts the shutdown process on the screen. Show shutdown animation.

In summary, the embodiment of the present invention multiplexes the switch key into a reset button. When the user presses the switch button for a long time, the reset of the terminal can be restarted, which not only solves the related art, but also fails to press the reset button in some cases. The problem of resetting and restarting, and the switching of the switch key and the reset key, also reduces the product cost, facilitates the reset operation, and the user experience is better.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the steps of the above-described embodiments can be implemented using a computer program flow, which can be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as on a corresponding hardware platform (eg, The system, device, device, device, etc. are executed, and when executed, include one or a combination of the steps of the method embodiments.

Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented by using an integrated circuit. These steps may be separately fabricated into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps may be fabricated into a single integrated circuit module. achieve.

The devices/function modules/functional units in the above embodiments may be implemented by a general-purpose computing device, which may be centralized on a single computing device or distributed over a network of multiple computing devices.

The device/function module/function unit in the above embodiment is implemented in the form of a software function module and When sold or used as a stand-alone product, it can be stored on a computer readable storage medium. The above mentioned computer readable storage medium may be a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

Industrial applicability

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the switch key is multiplexed into the reset button, when the user triggers the switch key to meet the reset condition, the power-off reset of the terminal can be realized, which not only solves the related art, but also presses the reset button in some cases. The problem of restarting cannot be reset, and the switch key is multiplexed with the reset key, which also reduces the product cost, facilitates the reset operation, and has a better user experience. In addition, the controller for resetting and restarting designed by the invention also has the advantages of simple circuit design, small size, stable function and low cost.

Claims

A terminal reset control method includes:

Detecting the state of the switch button of the terminal;

When it is detected that the mode in which the switch button is triggered satisfies the set reset condition, the power supply to the power management chip is cut off by the battery, and the power-off reset of the terminal is performed.
The method of claim 1 wherein said resetting condition comprises said switch key being triggered and for a duration to reach a set threshold.
The method of claim 1 or 2, further comprising:

In the power-on state, when it is detected that the switch mode is triggered to meet the shutdown condition, the shutdown process is performed;

In the off state, when it is detected that the mode of the switch is triggered, the boot process is performed.
A terminal reset controller includes:

The detecting circuit is configured to: detect a state of the switch key of the terminal, and trigger the control circuit when detecting that the mode of the switch key is triggered to satisfy the set reset condition;

The control circuit is configured to: according to the triggering of the detection circuit, cut off power supply of the battery to the power management chip, and perform power-off reset on the terminal.
The terminal reset controller of claim 4, wherein the reset condition comprises the switch key being triggered and the duration reaching a set threshold.
The terminal reset controller according to claim 5, wherein said detecting circuit comprises a delay circuit;

The delay circuit is configured to: output a low voltage signal to the control circuit when detecting that the switch key is triggered and the duration reaches a set threshold;

The control circuit is configured to: when receiving the low voltage signal output by the delay circuit, cut off a power supply line between the battery and the power management chip, and perform a power-off reset of the terminal.
The terminal reset controller according to claim 6, wherein said control circuit comprises: a reverse circuit and a conduction control circuit;

The reverse circuit is configured to: when receiving the low voltage signal sent by the delay circuit, output a high voltage signal to the conduction control circuit;

The conduction control circuit is configured to cut off a power supply line between the battery and the power management chip when receiving a high voltage signal output by the reverse circuit.
A terminal reset control system, comprising: a battery, a power management chip, a main control chip switch button, and a terminal reset controller according to any one of claims 4-7;

The terminal reset controller is configured to: when detecting that the mode of the switch is triggered, satisfying the set reset condition, cutting off power supply of the battery to the power management chip and maintaining a specified duration, and executing the terminal Power off reset.
The system of claim 8 wherein said reset condition comprises: a switch key is triggered and a duration reaches a set threshold.
The system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the power management chip is configured to: notify the main control chip to perform the shutdown condition when the manner in which the switch button is triggered is detected in the power-on state Shutdown processing; in the shutdown state, when it is detected that the switch key is triggered to meet the boot condition, the main control chip is notified to perform boot processing.