TWI276949B - Computer power management integration keying device and method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a computer power management integration keying device and method, which comprises utilizing a power key to combine a power button defined as an ACPI interface and a software operating system sleep mode on/off power button; determining a current power mode status of a computer system host and a power key pressing time via a coupled microprocessor; sending a hardware signal to the computer system host according to the determination result; and simulating a power button function of the ACPI interface to execute a power-on, power-off or wake-up control, or sending a software instruction signal to the software operation system of the computer system host to enter or leave the sleep mode control. Therefore, the present invention improves the independent arrangement control of two power management control buttons for the hardware and software operating system of the computer system, and solves the problems of power management structure and control complexity.

Description

1276949 V. INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION (1) [Technical Collaboration of the Invention] The present invention relates to a first embodiment, and particularly relates to a management and control of a sleepy opening and closing control source of an ACPI power supply pipe operating system with a single hardware. Domain] Computer power management integrated key control device and square ~ button and its pressing time to integrate computer system interface power management rules (S0 ~ S5) 盥 soft carving, Ϊ, with improved single-key simplified soft and hard brain System computer power management integrated keying = [previous technology] With the computer architecture _ $ and power saving effect, avoid 卞: +: ushered in the power to achieve operational efficiency control is also increasingly complex and electrical, for the power supply The start, close, and power saving bases are known to be applied to the computer system to perform power supply in the second-line "brain system, and the configuration includes power management control performed by Acp; = ^ power distribution system BI 0S to provide sleep mode execution by two = Two kinds of management and control modes, such as power management mode. From the above-mentioned ACPI power management interface, the Sleep mode state and a normal state are defined in the power management specification, and the specific definition package includes: S〇=> Normal mode, that is, power-on state. Side: 运^乍-咖_m stop command operation, many weeks S2 => According to specifications, not used. Stand S3 -> Suspend to RAM is the wind 〇 ws now exists All information saved in the body does not move, then enter "false shutdown (also known as soft

Page 5 1276949 V. Invention Description (2) Power On)”. At this time, in addition to remembering I# two, its equipment and devices are all stopped. Power supply to keep the data outside, its

54 2. The information of Suspend to Disk g B is completely stored on the hard disk. Hope / is to directly read the memory of the windows memory material to the machine, you will directly deposit these funds from the library. 11 u, do not need to run a bunch of applications 55 => Sof t Of f, shut down immediately. According to the computer Li mode defined above, it can be restored to the original work immediately after being shut down and entering or leaving the power-saving mode state, immediately f machine' or in the process of saving electricity. Evil 'does not need to wait for the long open mode, the main line is: it: the power management of the sleep state is executed by pressing the power button, the brain system is turned on, the power button can be pressed, and the sleep is done by =, ·, The state, and by the system again and immediately restored to the original pen to quickly start the computer through the boot process. The system startup state does not need to be applied to the computer system to be pulled, and is also configured in the computer system, the two management modes, and the power supply 7 which are different and individually independent. Control of the power supply start, close and power saving control. Operation, [invention content] Wang Hao, knowledge control is more complicated. The main purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned conventional deficiencies, avoiding the lack of 1276949, the invention description (3), the hardware power management control, and the power-integrated keying device and method applied to the host of the computer system. ^ ^ % Supervisor exists, the present invention has a single button and press time, the Chutong host is powered by a hardware with ACP I power management interface power supply unit, each double 鸠2~S5) and the software operating system sleep opening and closing control, Having a single environment is added: 広I I Tian 4: Yun, Er Lei FR > into A* η, " 3 , . V ., . . . J J L. and methods for the above purposes, the computer of the present invention Power management Chu, ancient law, with a device of the source of the mine I installed today η η τ Α < order "! _ The power button of the device is combined to define the Acpi media, the cargo package and the operating system to sleep the power button. The power button is a microprocessor, and the microprocessor is electrically coupled to the computer system.鞔Coupling ^ Control chip and software operating system, press the power button to control the host: [0 coupled microprocessor to determine the current power module of the computer system host through the power button and press the time parameter, according to Judgment result 2 = the = hardware signal in the computer system host Jinda function, 耔 耔 Λ 棋 棋 棋 棋 棋 棋 棋 A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 丨 丨 丨 / / / / / / / / / / / / Sending the I pregnant body to the computer system host to enter or leave the sleep mode, borrowing,,,, controlling the management structure and independent configuration control, and [Embodiment] The technical content of the present invention is as follows: 5 brother Ming, with the description of each figure, please refer to "the first and second graphics integrated keying device = J, which is shown in the computer power supply tube of the present invention: the present hair = the body side; the figure and the structure diagram. Figure knows % The official integrated keying device includes: an electric 1276949 5. The invention description (4) The source is connected to a microprocessor (brain) 2 is the pressing time parameter, and the microprocessor (MCU) is connected The hardware switch interface 3 i of the computer system host 3 transmits the hardware signal, and is coupled to the software of the computer system host computer 3 through a (four) computer. The signal is 令 ', first 3 2 ' to transfer the software. Refers to the power button 1 mentioned above, in the present invention, which can be configured on the motherboard of the computer system host 3 - rain, = two, system: the connection defines a board with a side power management interface; Control the power button function, and software; = 3 2 sleep function defines the power button function to enter or leave, station ^ *, source button 1 control the time parameter of the press, by the microprocessor 2 7 = generate and send hardware Signal or software command signal. 时间 The time parameter of the power button 1 pressing state, in the present invention - the engraving, in the example, the system 4 includes a short press signal, that is, when the pressing signal is generated = text in 2 seconds, and Press and hold the signal, that is, press the number of letters For more than 4 seconds, the microprocessor (MCU) 2, in an embodiment of the invention, is a rUSB microprocessor that accepts the power button 1 to press the electrical signal and the second pressure , the time parameter, and judge the current computer system host 3 power / source two state three generated and send hardware signals to the hardware switch interface 3 丄 implementation of the PI power management interface defined S0 ~ S5 mode specifications operation management power, = The software command signal (HID) to the software operating system 3 2 performs a walk-in or exit. The hardware switch interface 31 is, in a specific embodiment of the present invention,

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The I 0 control chip on the motherboard, such as the first power button and the power button of the present invention 1 5, the invention description (5) can be configured for the computer system host 3 shown in Figure 2, to connect the motherboard, please refer to The three figures show % _ 丄々 」 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , #图所; 克2: Source official control state (power supply is fully open, ACPI defines so:; know:,, charge the host 3 in the boot-like cool shape), such as 楹彳冈诒 J n 0, available Relative power button; [" 『 ; ^ Λ 0 爹 枚 t t 』 』 』 』 知 知 知 知 知 知 知 知 知 知 知 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择 择w AY Μ), such as mode block 4 Ο 2 • 々 丨 I I AWAY core 4 ^ , or use the relative power button 1 "with signal" press operation, control: / original key 1 Chang Neng Emperor Feng entered the customs, ^ p 4 set the ALP1 hair source official definition of the shutdown heart, [home source Wang Guan), such as the 图 type tile 4 〇 4 . As for the § hai "system, the host 3 is in the off state (power supply is fully off), such as mode block 4 0 4, and ACPI power management defined 81 ~ § 3 power-saving mode state, such as mode block 4 0 6 , By using the "short press signal" pressing operation with respect to the power key i, the control immediately returns to the S0 power-on state or the operational state of the original mode map in the power-saving mode shutdown state. According to the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, The computer power management integrates the key control device and the hardware signal control relationship generated by the power button 1 pressing the time parameter. The following is a computer power management integrated keying method flow of a preferred embodiment, with the detailed drawing The operation flow of the computer power management integrated keying method of the present invention is described. The fourth embodiment is used to illustrate the operational flow of the computer power management integrated keying method of the present invention. The computer power management integrated keying method

1276949 V. Invention description (6) --, the computer system host 3 power mode state is in the power-on state (power supply is fully open, ACPI SO mode), while the power button 丄 remains in the start state of waiting for the control press, such as process 5 〇〇 Then, the power button 1 is pressed, as in the process 5 〇 2, then the microprocessor (MCU) 2 performs the time parameter of the power button 1 being pressed to determine "long press signal" or "short press signal", such as flow 5 〇 4, in the judgment that the button is pressed for more than 4 seconds, the long press signal is sent by the microprocessor (Mcu) 2 and a hardware signal is sent to the computer system host 3 through the hardware circuit, such as the process 5 0 6. At the same time, the microprocessor (MCU) 2 will keep the hardware signal transmission until it is judged that the power button is released, and the computer system host 3 is turned off, and the power management integrated keying is ended, for example, the process 5 is short. State, , such as the flow state is "short sleep channel, system 3 pressure is off-state state, the flow is judged by the signal, the process is 5 1, the power-on state is carried out according to the signal mode, and the state is carried out. , the implementation of the micro-processing signal to the control for continued operation, when the source is managed by the power button 1 is turned off by the computer system power supply system ACPI SO enter or off the device (MCU) computer system into hibernation execution, such as the computer interface When the process is defined as 5 0 4 』, whether it is turned on or not, the state (power supply) will be made, that is, by the software command 2 'in a single press to open the sleep mode according to the flow 5 1 0 ' is in ACPI System host 3 power mode, ACPI SO mode) System host 3 power mode mode) 'Power button 1 Open software operating system 3 2 through the USB interface host 3 software operating mode, and press flow 5 1 2 again. The power saving mode of the S1~S5 of the main body 3 power supply mode

Page 10 1276949 V. Invention Description (7) In the mode and the shutdown mode, the "short press signal" of the power button 1 indicates that the request to wake up the computer system host 3 is to be performed. At this time, the microprocessor (MCU) 2 generates and Send a hardware signal to the computer system host 3 and the hardware switch interface 3 1 through the hardware line to simulate the power button function of the ACPI power management interface, such as the process 5 1 4, so that the computer system host 3 immediately resumes the original work. State, do not need to wait for a long boot process. The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the patent application of the present invention are covered by the scope of the invention.

Page 11 1276949 Brief Description of the Drawings [Simplified Schematic] The first figure is the block diagram of the computer power management integrated keying device of the present invention. The second figure is a block diagram of the structure of the computer power management integrated keying device of the present invention. The third figure is a schematic diagram of the power key pressing time parameter of the present invention relative to the power management control action mode. The fourth figure is a flow chart of the computer power management integrated keying method of the present invention. [Main component symbol description] 1 power button .................1 microprocessor (MCU).............2 computer system Host..............3 Hardware Switch Interface.............31 Software Operating System............. 32 mode block......... 400~406 Process.........5 0 0~5 1 6

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Claims (1)

1276949 6. Patent application scope 1. A computer power management integrated key control device, the key control device comprises: a power button, a microprocessor (MCU); a computer system host, further comprising: a hardware switch interface, coupled The microprocessor (MCU) receives the hardware signal; and the software operating system is coupled to the microprocessor (MCU) to receive the software command signal. > 2. The computer power management integrated keying device according to claim 1, wherein the power key is a power button configured on the host computer board of the computer system. 3. The computer power management integrated keying device according to claim 1, wherein the power key integration connection defines a power button function defined by the ACPI power management interface on the motherboard to accept the control chip, and the software operation The system sleep function defines the power button function of entering or leaving, and the power button is subjected to the pressing time parameter, and the current power mode state of the computer system host is generated as one of a hardware signal and a software command signal. > 4. The computer power management integrated keying device according to claim 3, wherein the time parameter of the power button pressing state is defined by a short pressing signal, that is, a time parameter generated by the pressing signal is: 1~ During 2 seconds, and long press signal, the time parameter generated by the press signal is defined to be more than 4 seconds. 5. Computer power management integration as described in item 1 of the patent application scope Page 13 1276949 VI. Scope of Application Patenting The key control device, Ganzi ', medium' microprocessor (M C U) is a U S B micro-processing. The fresh & sturdy, computer power management integrated keying device described in item 1 of the patent scope, 1 ± τ ^ 曰u /, τ ’ hardware switch interface is the 10 control chip of the computer system host. y — > . — computer power management integrated key control method, the key control method includes the computer system in the special control to determine the electric judgment electric number 』; according to the judgment of the hardware signal to the power mode according to the judgment according to the power), the implementation of the soft basis The electric PI can be S1~S5. 8. If the key control method, the power button is pressed, the power mode of the main system is in the SO state, and the power button is also pressed. The source button is pressed, and the source button pressing time parameter is “long press signal” or 『Short press letter breaks as the long-press signal computer system host interrupts as "short press signal-like sorrow to determine whether the source mode state determines the body operating system sleep source mode state judgment mode", and implements the method of the model patent scope The time parameter is further included, and the result of the hardware message is sent and sent. The line is sent out through the hardware line to close the host; 』 As a result, the computer system host is turned on (ACPI SO mode); it is in the power-on state (ACPI 8〇)槿 Second, the mode of opening and closing operation;, the mode is in the shutdown state, the power-saving mode is intended to be ACPI, and the general decoration is for the wake-up function of the eight children's official interface: the computer power management integration of the project is based on the processor (MCm) ># 断雷雷抓 / UYlLU ) According to the mouth Α month _ 糸 主机 host power 浐 5 tiger, software # ', board guide date ^ number (Η ID) 127694 9 VI. Applying for the scope of patents One to the computer system host, one of the ways to operate the power management interface to exit the sleep mode. 9. For example, the patent range keying method, wherein the method further includes a hardware signal to the computer system main source key. After the press is released, execute 1 0. If the patent application is combined with the key control method, the method is more open and closed. The microprocessor passes through the USB interface channel and sends out a software operating system to execute 1 1 . Applying for patents and keying methods, in which the method is more awakened by the ACPI power management interface) According to the above judgment results, the power button function of the production number to the computer system host and the hardware interface, the original working state. The ACP I source is simulated relative to the hardware switch interface to perform an entry or operation with the software operating system. The computer power management integration described in item 7 includes: judging the sending machine according to the "long press signal" to perform the shutdown of the host, and determining that the power is off. The computer power management described in item 7 includes: the software operating system sleep mode (MCU) passes the software command signal to the computer system host system to enter or leave the sleep mode according to the above judgment result. The computer power management mentioned in item 7 includes the hardware simulation function of the computer system host. The microprocessor (MCU generates and sends a hardware switch interface through the hardware circuit to simulate the ACPI power tube. Execute to let the computer system host recover immediately Page 15