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1302244 V. EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION (1) Technical Field The present invention relates to a power supply of a computer system, and is related to the state of the computer system: the original power source. ^介兔源, and [previous technology] With the rapid development of technology and the need for the people to provide the functions of today's computer systems, the brain system can help the various people to say ί service and multimedia; m', processing analysis, Internet: It has become =; η: ί with r electricity: Department = the public, strictly strong, the hardware equipment it needs to match also tends u brain = energy, film group, External interface card and wireless transmission device, etc.

:: will increase, & when the computer system is turned on, the system will drive all hardware devices, 不论, 克, regardless of whether the user needs to use, ::, fee, source, so the power management system for today's computer System; hair:=,::: The direction of important research and development, especially for the notebook computer system, - first 2 Lu, especially important, because notebook computers sometimes need to rely entirely on battery operation, so the waste of battery power will shorten the notes The usage time of the computer. High-end power management developed by Microsoft (Microsoft) in the early days of power management (\d\anced p〇wer

Management, ΑΡΜ), which is managed by the Basic Input Output System (BIOS), but

Page 6 1302244 V. Description of the invention (2) The input/output system itself is a soft body between the operating system and the hardware. The interface is not user-friendly, quite complicated and difficult to understand. For the user. It is not easy to operate, and the specifications of each manufacturer are different. It is quite inconvenient to use. Therefore, the present invention provides a power management system and method for a computer system for the above problems, which is convenient for a user of a computer system to perform power management according to the use state of the computer system through the use interface, thereby saving power consumption. Solve the above problem. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The main purpose of the present invention is to implement a suitable computer management mode according to the current state of use of the computer system, adjust the operational performance of the hardware device, and turn off the hardware device that is not needed, thereby improving the power management utility, and further Reduce the power consumption of the computer system. / Another object of the present invention is to provide a user interface for easy operation, which allows the user of the computer system to operate easily, according to the state of use, to perform power management, and to save power consumption of the computer system. The power management system of the computer system of the present invention comprises a user interface for providing a plurality of power and source management modes. When the user interface receives the signal for the power management mode, the corresponding signal and the corresponding power source are transmitted. The management mode setting data is sent to a control interface, and the control interface sends a corresponding signal to an execution unit according to the received setting data, so as to adjust the operating performance of at least one hardware device of the computer system and turn off at least one hardware device that is not needed. .

Page 7 1302244 V. Description of the Invention (3) The electrical mode of the present invention, and the first slogan is executed every time the corresponding information is received; after that, at least one hardware device of the computer system for the data is selected to make the function more effective. In the case of a detailed description of the system, the system management of the mode, the mode management of the device, and the management of the present invention, please refer to the present invention for the appropriate display of the disk, for the data sheet to be simplified. The status is improved. The first picture includes a user-based hot key for power management (an image (user operation element 15, the power management method of the brain system, the system provides a plurality of power pipes, the source, the source management mode Corresponding to a setting data, after the first signal of one of the power management modes; then, issuing one of the second signals of the number, and transmitting the corresponding setting to receive the second signal and setting the data, issuing a corresponding third signal Finally, receiving the third signal, adjusting the operational performance of the hardware device and closing it to the review board The structural features of the invention and the understanding and understanding of the steps to be achieved are set out in the preferred embodiment and illustrated below. The user interface is easy to use, and the user can use the power management mode suitable for the computer to achieve the most effective. The power saving of the power supply is a block diagram of the embodiment of the present invention; as shown in the figure, the user interface 10 provides a state of use of the plurality of power management computer systems, and the external command mode is issued, and the user can press the computer system Hot Key ) or click on the computer system display Icon), and display the user interface 10 for display use, the user interface 10 also includes a power system to store the record complex setting data, respectively corresponding

1302244 V. Description of the invention (4) Each power management mode. A control interface 20 receives the setting data and the execution signal of the user interface 10 transmission wheel, generates a corresponding signal for transmission to an execution unit 3, and the execution unit 30 adjusts at least the computer system according to the received signal. The operating performance of a hardware device 40 is at least one hardware device that is not required to be used for shutting down; a detecting unit 50 detects the type of hardware device 4 installed in the computer system. Please refer to the second A. Figure to the second EH management mode setting data table; in the computer system, the power management mode is Performance), the multimedia mode (Presentation), the instrument processing method and the maximum power saving mode L ife), these five modes Set the data unit 1 5, the maximum performance mode is the pen AC power, the computer system uses four modes of the notebook computer system, the user can use the computer system to make the interface 10 0 to select different electric vibration tube type The image processing device shutdown time and system standby time are the same as the Windows XP mode in which the computer system is hibernated. This interface 10 also has its own setting and considers that the appropriate material is also recorded and stored. The power management data is shown in the power supply of the embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is applied to the notebook with the maximum performance mode (Maximum [Entertainment], presentation mode mode (Word (Maximum Battery system record is stored in the power management record type). The power supply supplied by the computer is the best state in the external state, and the other states used in the state of the battery power supply, through the user mode, the five power management mode hard disk drive closing time, the implementation of the computer time In the way, it is more convenient for users outside of Microsoft to use the power management module of the user.

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1302244 Embodiment 2 The hardware of the system is transmitted to the display system, and the step is based on the electric mode, that is, the first data is received and the first step is displayed. Into the installation of the third letter to carry out the hardware interface 5, the invention description (5) Please refer to the first brain system to start the boot step S 1, the detection interface 2 0 will read the interrogator user interface The installed hardware device selects the image, and displays the power management mode. The status is selected and the power management mode is selected. The connection is continued. The user selects the power management mode according to the user's 20° and then , control interface and setting data, in this step, the result of the control interface is compared with the setting body device 40, that is, when it is not, the control interface 20 must be closed, that is, the unit 40 is not executed, and the hardware device is The operation line unit 30 of the 40 can be a micro-three diagram. After the invention, the control interface computer system installs the measurement result, and when the surface is 10, it can be used; then, the user interface 10 is used, at this time, Power management mode The interface of the command system is based on the source management mode. The data plane should be set. The system will be based on at least one third letter 2 corresponding to step S5. There is no corresponding command, for example, the computer is not in the computer and the third signal is received. The performance and the process of closing the application without using the soft operating system are firstly driven. The unit 50, the device 40, and then the user interface 10 is controlled. When the device is informed that the computer is pressed by the hot key or the step S2 is displayed, the complex brain system is provided to be operated as shown in step S3. The signal to the first signal of the user interface, that is, according to step S4, transmitting the second signal to the control interface to receive the second signal line unit 40, and measuring the hard-wire multimedia mode of the device of the hardware device; Finally, step S6, adjust the device 4 0, hold if

Page 10 1302244 V. Inventive Note (6) (Application Programming Interface, API) Advanced Architecture Power Interface (Advanced Configuration and Power

Interface, ACPI), basic transmission chip 'Southbridge chipset can adjust the operating frequency and memory usage state. In addition, the computer system user decides that the computer system pre-executes the motor and does not select the power management pre-set power management. Mode, computer system for word processing, after the machine, and notebook computer power supply for maximum performance mode, in the battery supply processing mode, that is, when the notebook type front power supply is external AC power supply in the state of battery supply power It is not necessary to select the power management module to be briefed every time the computer system is selected. As described above, the computer of the present invention can easily select an appropriate power management mode through the user interface for performance and power off of the unused fee. The central processing unit of one of the south bridge systems of the output system or computer system

The source management mode can be pre-set through the user interface 1 , that is, when the user is in the open mode, the computer system will perform, for example, the user usually takes notes, so the user can preset the computer system to be external AC power. When the power is turned on, the detecting unit 50 of the document computer performs the maximum performance mode when detecting the target, and the document processing mode is performed, so that the user interface must be transmitted after the booting. 'If the user wants to use the computer system face 10 to choose to change the power management mode to

The system's power management system and method '1 0 ' according to the use of the computer system, the computer system hardware device 4 〇 运 运 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇 〇

1302244 V. INSTRUCTIONS (7) Therefore, the present invention is a novelty and progressiveness that can be used by the industry. It should be in accordance with the patent application requirements of the patent law of China, and the invention patent application should be filed according to law. As far as the patent is concerned, it is a prayer. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims of the present invention are equally changed. Modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

Page 12 1302244 Brief Description of the Drawings The first drawing is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention; the second A drawing to the second E drawing are setting data tables of various power management modes of the embodiment of the present invention; and the third drawing version Flow of the embodiment of the invention [Figure number comparison description] 10 User interface 15 Power management data unit 20 Control interface 30 Execution unit 40 Hardware device 5 0 Detection unit

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Claims (1)

1302244 VI. Scope of Application for Patent Application 3 • The power management system of the computer system as described in claim 1 of the patent application, wherein the power management data unit is disposed in the user interface. 4. The power management system of the computer system according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the execution unit is an Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (0), as described in claim 1 The power management system of the computer system 'where the execution unit can be a basic input/output system. 6. The power management system of the computer system of claim 1, wherein the execution unit is a south bridge chip that adjusts an operating frequency of a central processing unit of the computer system. 7. The power management system of the computer system according to claim 1, wherein the power management mode includes a maximum performance mode, a multimedia mode, a briefing mode, a word processing mode, and a maximum power saving mode. 8. The power management system of the computer system of claim 1, wherein the user interface is displayed on a display device of the computer system by pressing a hotkey of a keyboard of the computer system. 9. The power management system for a computer system according to claim 1, wherein the user interface is displayed by displaying an image (I con) displayed by the display device in one of the computer systems. Display device. 1 0 .· — A power management method for a computer system, comprising the steps of: detecting a plurality of hardware devices installed in the computer system and displaying the detection Page 15 1302244 6. The result of applying for the patent scope; providing a plurality of power management modes, each of the power management modes corresponding to a setting data, receiving one of the first signals of the power management mode; issuing one of the first signals corresponding to the first signal a second signal, and transmitting a setting data corresponding to the execution of the power management mode; receiving the second signal and the setting data and the detection result, issuing a plurality of third signals corresponding to the setting data; and receiving the third signal, adjusting the At least one hardware device of the computer system is capable of operating and shutting down at least one hardware device that is not required to be used. In the step of providing a plurality of power management modes, the user can set a power management mode that is pre-executed after the computer system is powered on. 11. The power management method for a computer system as claimed in claim 10, wherein the power management mode comprises a maximum performance mode, a multimedia mode, a presentation mode, a word processing mode, and a longest battery life mode. 1 2 . The power management method for a computer system according to claim 10, wherein the step of adjusting the operational performance of the hardware device and the step of shutting down the hardware device that is not needed is through the computer One of the system's Advanced Configuration and Power Interface implementations. 1 3. The power management method for a computer system as described in claim 10, wherein the operating performance of the hardware device is adjusted and the shutdown is not Need to use Page 16 1302244. 6. The step of applying for the hardware of the hardware device can be performed by a basic input/output system of the computer system. 1 . The power management method for a computer system according to claim 10, wherein in the step of adjusting the hardware device, the hardware device is capable of transmitting a south bridge chip of the computer system. Adjust the operating frequency of the central processing unit of one of the computer systems. Page 17