TWI420392B - System and method of enabling resources within an information handling system - Google Patents

Description

System and method for enabling resources in an information handling system Expose the field

The disclosure relates generally to information processing systems and, more particularly, to systems and methods for enabling resources in an information handling system.

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As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option is an information handling system. Information processing systems generally process, edit, store, and/or transmit information or materials for business, personal, or other purposes. Because the needs and requirements of technical and information processing may vary from application to application, how information is disposed of, how information is disposed of, how much information is processed, stored, or transmitted, and how information can be quickly and effectively Processing, storage, or delivery, information processing systems may also be different. Changes in the information handling system allow the information handling system to be versatile or for a particular user or specific use configuration, such as financial transaction processing, airline booking, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, the information handling system can be configured to use a variety of hardware and software components that can be configured to process, store, and communicate information, and can include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and network systems.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an information processing system is specifically provided, comprising: an event detection module operable to detect a user startup event and a non-user startup event; coupled to the event detection module a resource allocation module operable to map a first detection event to a first operational state of a first processing system; a second processing system responsive to the resource allocation module and operable Accessing a shared resource of the first processing system; and wherein the resource allocation module is configured to initiate an output of information intended for output by the second processing system using a shared resource of the first processing system.

Simple illustration

The elements illustrated in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of certain components are exaggerated relative to other components.

The embodiments incorporating the teachings of the present disclosure are described and described in relation to the drawings presented in the specification, wherein: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information handling system according to one aspect of the disclosure; FIG. 2 is a One level of the disclosure includes a functional block diagram of an operational information handling system for allocating resources; and FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing a method for accessing resources in an information handling system in accordance with one aspect of the disclosure; The figure illustrates a functional block diagram of an information handling system according to one aspect of the disclosure, the system includes outputting a modifiable operational state of suitable and non-conformal reduced resources to output non-proper content using local resources; FIG. 5 is a diagram showing A functional block diagram of an information processing system utilizing reduced resources at a level that exposes non-conformity content using local resources; and FIG. 6 illustrates an information processing system utilizing allocation and release resources according to one aspect of the disclosure Functional block diagram, the system uses local resources to output appropriate content; and Figure 7 depicts a layer according to one aspect of the disclosure A source allocation module functional block diagram that allocates local resources of the information processing system to output non-proper content.

The use of the same reference symbols in different figures indicates similar or identical items.

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The following description in conjunction with the drawings is provided to facilitate the understanding of the teachings disclosed herein. The following discussion will focus on specific implementations and embodiments. This emphasis is provided to assist in describing the teachings and should not be construed as limiting the scope or applicability of the teachings. However, other teachings are of course available for this application. The teachings are also applicable to other applications and to several different types of architectures such as decentralized computing architectures, client/server architectures, or intermediate software server architectures and associated components.

For the purposes of this disclosure, an information handling system may include any collection of means or means operable to calculate, classify, process, send, receive, retrieve, originate, exchange, store, display, Indicate, detect, record, reproduce, dispose of, or use any form of information, intelligence, or material for commercial, scientific, control, entertainment, or other purposes. For example, the information handling system can be a personal computer, a PDA, a consumer electronic device, a network server or storage device, a switching router, a wireless router, or other network communication device, or any other suitable device and of size, shape, performance. , features and prices can vary. The information processing system may include a memory (electrical (eg, random access memory, etc.), non-electrical (read only memory, flash memory, etc.) or any combination thereof, such as a central processing unit) One or more processing resources of any combination of (CPU), graphics processing unit (GPU), hardware or software control logic elements, or the like. Additional components of the information handling system may include one or more storage devices, one or more communication ports for communicating with external devices, and various combinations such as a keyboard, mouse, video/graphic display, or the like. Input/Output (I/O) device. The information handling system can also include one or more bus bars that are operable to communicate communication messages between various hardware components. Multiple parts of the information handling system itself can be considered an information handling system.

When portions of the information handling system are referred to as "devices,""modules," or the like, they may be configured as hardware, software (which may include firmware), or any combination thereof. For example, a portion of the information handling system device may be a hard such as an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), a structured ASIC, or a device embedded in a larger wafer. Body, card (such as Peripheral Component Interface (PCI) card, PCI Express Card, Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) card, or other such expansion card), or system (such as master, system on chip (SoC) Or stand-alone device). Similarly, means may be software, including software embedded in a relevant environment, such as a Pentium class or PowerPC ^TM brand processor, firmware, or other such devices on the device, or the information handling system is operable. The device may also be a combination of any of the foregoing hardware or software examples. It should be noted that the information processing system may include an integrated circuit or a board grade product, and its multiple parts may also be any combination of hardware and software.

Devices or program products that communicate with one another do not need to be in constant communication with each other unless explicitly stated otherwise. In addition, devices or program products that communicate with each other can communicate indirectly, either directly or through one or more intervening media.

The embodiments discussed below describe, in part, a decentralized computing solution that manages all or part of the communication interaction between network elements. In this context, communication interactions can be used to send information, send information, request information, receive information, receive information requests, or any combination thereof. Thus, the communication interaction can be one-way, two-way, multi-directional, or any combination thereof. In some cases, communication interactions can be complex and involve two or more network elements. For example, a communication interaction can be a "talk" between a client and a server or a series of related communications - each network element sending information to and receiving information from another network element. Communication interactions between network elements are not necessarily limited to a particular form. The network element can be a node, a piece of hardware, a software, a firmware, an intermediate software, another component of a computing system, or any combination thereof.

In the following description, the flow technique can be described in a series of continuous actions. The sequence of actions and the party performing the actions can be freely changed without departing from the scope of the present teachings. Actions can be added, deleted, or changed in several ways. Similarly, actions can be reordered or looped. Furthermore, although processes, methods, algorithms, or the like may be described in a sequential order, any combination of these processes, methods, algorithms, or the like are operable to be performed in an alternative order. Furthermore, some of the acts, methods, or algorithms may be performed concurrently at least at a point in time (e.g., the actions are performed in parallel), or may be performed in any combination, in whole, in part, or in a combination thereof.

The use of the terms "including", "comprising", "having", or the like, is intended to encompass a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a process, method, article, or device that comprises a list of features is not necessarily limited to those features, but may include other features not specifically listed or inherent to such processes, methods, articles, or devices. Furthermore, unless expressly stated to the contrary, "or" means mutual or non-exclusive. For example, condition A or B is satisfied by any of the following conditions: A is true (or exists) and B is false (or non-existent), A is false (or non-existent) and B is true (or exists), And both A and B are true (or exist).

Similarly, the use of "a" is used to describe the elements and elements described herein. This is done for convenience and to give a general sense of the scope of the invention. This description should be understood to include one or at least one and the singular also includes the plural, or vice versa. For example, when a single device is described herein, more than one device can be used in place of a single device. Similarly, where more than one device is described herein, a single device can replace the one device.

Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning meaning meaning Although methods and materials similar or equivalent to those described herein can be used in the practice or testing of embodiments of the invention, suitable methods and materials are described below. All publications, patent applications, patents, and other references mentioned herein are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety in their entirety herein In the event of a conflict, this specification, including definitions, will have a dominant role. In addition, the materials, methods, and examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be limiting.

To the extent that many details relating to particular materials, processing acts, and circuits are not described herein, they are well known and can be found in textbooks and other sources in the fields of computing, electronics, and software.

An information handling system and method of using the information handling system are described below. An exemplary, non-limiting system description is described above that addresses the method of using the system. Some features of the modules in the system use this system description. The utility of the system and its modules will become more apparent as a result of the description of the method described immediately between the system and the module.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, an information handling system can include an event detection module operable to detect user initiation events and non-user activation events. The information handling system can also include a resource allocation module coupled to the event detection module. In one form, the resource allocation module is operative to map the first detection event to a first operational state of the first processing system. The information handling system can also include a second processing system that responds to the resource allocation module and is operable to access the shared resources of the first processing system. The resource allocation module can be configured to initiate output of information intended for output by the second processing system using the shared resources of the first processing system.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a method of enabling resources in an information handling system is disclosed. The method can include detecting an event operable to initiate access to a first set of resources of the first processing system. The method can also include identifying a first profile of the first processing system. In one form, the first profile may include a plurality of resource allocation items of the first information handling system accessible by the second processing system. The method can also include enabling the first set of resources of the first processing system using the plurality of resource allocation items and accessing the first set of resources using the second processing system.

In accordance with yet another aspect of the present disclosure, an information handling system can include a first processing system having a first host processor operative to process information using a first set of available resources. In one form, the first set of available resources may include a shared display resource including a memory device that stores display resolution values, and a share configured to receive input by a shared operating environment and a non-shared operating environment Input device. The information handling system can also include a second processing system having a second host processor operable to process information for output by the first processing system, and operable to access display resolution values to format the information for use A video translation module that shares the display output. The information handling system can further include an event detection module configured to detect user initiation events and non-user initiation events. In one form, the event detection module can be further configured to initiate access to the first processing system using a portion of the second processing system. The information handling system can further include a resource allocation module operable to determine available resources of the first processing system and the second processing system.

1 is a block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of an information handling system, generally designated 100. In one form, the information handling system 100 can be a computer system such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, a server, or various other types of information handling systems. As shown in FIG. 1, information handling system 100 can include an event detection module 102 that is operable to detect user initiated and non-user initiated events. The event detection module 102 can be coupled to a resource allocation module 104 having access to one or more resource profiles 106. The information handling system 100 can also include a first processing system 108 coupled to the first non-shared resource 110 of the first processing system 108. In one form, the first processing system 108 can include a main chipset, processor, memory, communication bus, peripherals, applications, a basic input/output system (BIOS), or any combination thereof (not shown) Show). The first processing system 108 can also include a plurality of shared resources including any of a shared input resource 112, a shared peripheral resource 114, a shared power resource 116, a shared application resource 118, a shared output resource 120, or the like. . The first processing system 108 can be coupled to the resource allocation module 104, the resource allocation module 104 operable to allocate shared resources to be used according to events detected by the event detection module 102, and one or more associated Resource profile 106. In one form, shared resources 112, 114, 116, 118, 120 can be configured as part of first processing system 108 and can be accessed by one or more processing systems. In other forms, one or more shared resources may be provided external to the first processing system 108.

According to another level, the information handling system 100 can also include a second processing system 122 that includes a second non-shared resource 124. The second processing system 122 can be coupled to one or more of the shared resources 112, 114, 116, 118, 120 of the first processing system 108. The second processing system 122 can be further coupled to the resource allocation module 104, which is operable to allocate resources to be used by the second processing system 122. Moreover, the resource allocation module 104 can be further coupled to the nth processing system 126, the nth processing system 126 being operative to be coupled to the shared resources 112, 114, 116, 118, 120 of the first processing system 108. One or more. The nth processing system 126 can further include an nth non-shared resource 128.

During operation, the event detection module 102 can detect any combination of user initiated events, non-user initiated events, or the like. For example, a user-initiated event can include a user who can generate a user-initiated event launching a button, button, or other type of hardware, software, or user-selectable interface, or any combination thereof. For example, the user can select a button to access a messaging application of the information handling system 100. Therefore, the event detection module 102 can detect the request to access the messaging application and couple the event request to the resource allocation module 104.

According to yet another aspect, the event detection module 102 can detect non-user initiated events. For example, the information handling system 100 can include a communication module (not shown) that is operable to receive communication signals by wireless communication, terrestrial or wired communication, or any combination thereof. The information handling system 100 can detect a non-user initiated event and can couple the input recognition detection of the event to the resource allocation module 104. The resource allocation module 104 can identify the resource profile 106 using the detected event and begin initiating resources to process the non-user initiated event. For example, resource profile 106 can include a list of desired resources for any combination of first processing system 108, second processing system 122, nth processing system 126, or the like. The resource allocation module 104 can then use the detected event to start the resource and the available resources based on the resource profile to process the event.

In one form, the information handling system 100 can detect non-user initiated events that are transmitted to one of the electronic devices other than the information handling system 100. For example, the event detection module 102 can be configured to detect formatted messages received by a smart mobile phone device, a BlackBerry device, or any type of electronic device configured to receive a message. For example, the information handling system 100 can include a communication module (not shown) that is operable to detect wireless messages transmitted over any network operable to transmit messages. For example, a wireless network such as an SMS network, a BlackBerry enabled network, or any other type of messaging enabled wireless or wired network. According to one level, the event detection module 102 can couple the detected input to a resource allocation module 104 that indicates that the BlackBerry formatted (or other format) message has been detected. Therefore, the resource allocation module 104 can access the resource profile 106 and determine the resource profile of the event and initiate resource allocation to process the BlackBerry message.

In an exemplary form, information handling system 100 can include sufficient resources to detect a low power operational state operation of the wireless signal. Accordingly, the resource allocation module 104 can determine the current operational state of the information handling system 100 and begin enabling such as the second processing system 122, the shared input resource 112, the shared power resource 116, the shared application resource 118, the shared output resource 120, A resource of any combination thereof, or the like, to process and output a response to a pair of received wireless signals. Thus, an operating environment for outputting a response to a message, such as a BlackBerry message, can be enabled using a limited number of resources without having to initialize additional resources of the information handling system 100. For example, a shared peripheral resource 114, such as a display, can be accessed to output a message using the second processing system 122. Additionally, the keyboard or other input device of the first processing system 108 can be powered to enable the user to respond to the message. Thus, a limited resource operating environment can be created to allow acceptance and response to messages without having to power the entire information handling system 100. In this way, a laptop or notebook system can be used to receive messages that may be received by a BlackBerry or other type of communication device, thereby allowing the user to use a larger display relative to the BlackBerry device or smart mobile device. View messages and use the keyboard and display of the portable or notebook system and associated input devices to draft and respond to messages as needed.

2 is a functional block diagram of an operational information handling system 200 including resource allocation in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. The information processing system can include a host processing system 202, which can include a main CPU, a main CPU chipset, a memory, and a host operating system. The host processing system 202 can also include a first BIOS 238 that is operative to enable resources accessible by the host processing system 202. The information handling system 200 can also include a second processing system, generally referred to as a second processing system 204, which can include an auxiliary CPU, an auxiliary CPU chipset, auxiliary memory, and an auxiliary operating system. The second processing system 204 also includes a second BIOS 240 operative to enable resources accessible by the second processing system 204. In one form, the second processing system 204 can include a BIOS expansion or input that can be shared by the host processing system 202.

According to a level, host processing system 202 and second processing system 204 can be coupled to a resource allocation module 206. For example, host processing system 202 can be coupled to resource allocation module 206 using a first bus 208 and a second bus 210. In one form, the first bus 208 can include a low pin count (LPC) bus, and the second bus can include a system management bus (SMBUS). In addition, the second processing system 204 can be coupled to the resource allocation module 206 using a third bus bar 212 and a fourth bus bar 214. In one form, the triple bus bar 212 can include a PS2 bus bar, an RS232 bus bar, a SPI bus bar, or other type of bus bar. In another form, the fourth bus bar 214 can include an SMBUS, or other type of bus bar, as desired.

The information processing system 200 can also include an event detection module 218 coupled to the resource allocation module 206 and a resource profile source 220 stored in a memory and accessible by the resource allocation module 206. The host processing system 202 can also be coupled to the first non-shared resource 222 and a peripheral switching module 224. The second processing system 202 can be coupled to the second non-shared resource 226 and the perimeter switching module 224. Resource allocation module 206 can also be coupled to an input device 228 such as a keyboard, pointing device, or the like. The resource allocation module 206 can also be coupled to a display 230, such as a flat screen or flat panel display that can include a backlight and ambient light sensing (ALS) capabilities. The resource allocation module 206 can be further coupled to a power resource 232 that is operable to provide power to the second processing system 204 and output host processing power 234. The perimeter switch module 224 can be further coupled to one or more shared peripherals 236.

3 is a flow chart showing a method for accessing resources in an information handling system in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. Figure 3 may be an information handling system 100 as described in Figure 1 that is operable to use all or a portion of the method of Figure 3, the information handling system 200 described in Figure 2, in Figure 4 Any combination of the information handling system 400 described herein, or any other type of system, controller, device, module, processor, or the like, is used in whole or in part. Moreover, the method can be used in various types of coded logic elements operable to provide all or part of the method of FIG. 3, including software, firmware, hardware, or other forms of digital storage media, computer readable media. Or any combination of logic elements or the like.

The method generally begins at block 300 when an event is detected. For example, the event can include a user-initiated event, a non-user-initiated event, or a combination thereof that begins to change the operational state of the information handling system. For example, the event may include a message, communication message, button selection, or other form of input to change the operational status of the information handling system. The event can be detected such that resources in the information processing system of the plurality of processing systems can be included to process the event and generate an operating environment that is not currently being used by the information handling system, wherein the plurality of processing systems are selectively Hardware and software components that can be shared between multiple processing systems. In some embodiments, only a portion of a processing system is used so that an operating environment may be unintended to be used on one of the processing systems or information handling systems. For example, a notebook or laptop system has traditionally not been used to create an operating environment for handheld devices such as mobile communication devices and the like. Thus, the limited resources of the information handling system including the first processing system can be accessed and used by the second processing system in the information handling system to produce a desired operating environment, such as a mobile communication device operating environment. In this manner, an information handling system including a notebook or laptop computing system can generate a reduced resource operating environment based on the detected events.

After detecting an event, the method can continue to block 302 and the operational status of the information handling system can be determined. For example, operational states may include various operational states of the information handling system including, but not limited to, low power states, standby, hibernation, shutdown, on, or various other operational states. After detecting an operational state of the information handling system, the method can continue to block 304 and the method can detect available resources of the first processing system in the information handling system. For example, the sleep mode can be detected so that the limited resources of the first processing system in the information handling system can be initiated. For example, a communication module, a low power communication bus, a low power consumption processor or controller, etc., may be the only resources of the first processing system enabled. In one form, the BIOS of the information handling system can be accessed to determine which resources can be enabled. Thus, after detecting an operational state and enabled resources, the method can continue to block 306 and a resource profile based on the detected event can be identified. For example, the resource profile can be stored in a memory device of the information handling system and can include a plurality of resource items to enable processing of the detected event.

After accessing the resource profile, the method can continue to block 308 and identify a set of resources to enable resources in any combination of the first processing system, the second processing system, the nth processing system, or the like. For example, a first set of resources of the first processing system can be used with a second set of resources of the second processing system to process the detected event or launch an application. In another form, one or more of the first processing system or the second processing system can be powered to an active operating state. Thus, a power resource can be coupled to one or more devices to enable or provide power to one or more additional resources in the first processing system or the second processing system. In this manner, the power source need not be applied to all of the devices or components of each processing system and can be selectively activated using resource profiles as needed or desired.

After identifying the resources to be enabled, the method can continue to decision block 310 and determine if the resources in the first processing system should be enabled. If the resource should be enabled, the method can continue to block 312 and a particular resource in the first processing system can be enabled. For example, the first processing system can include an output device such as a display and an input device such as a keyboard that can be enabled in association with a particular event and resource profile. Thus, the method can enable a particular resource in the first processing system and can proceed to decision block 314. If at block 310, the resources in the first processing system need not be enabled, then the method can continue to decision block 314 and determine if the resources in the second processing system should be enabled. For example, the second processing system can include a processor, communication module, software, or other resource that can be enabled as needed and used with enabled resources in the first processing system. If at decision block 314, the resources in the second processing system need to be enabled, then the method can continue to block 316 and enable the resources in the second processing system. For example, resources of the second processing system may be identified at block 318 and may be enabled at block 316 as needed.

After the particular resource is enabled, the method can then continue to block 318, and if desired, the enabled resources of the first processing system and the second processing system can be accessed and used in association with the detected event. After accessing the enabled resource, the method can then continue to decision block 320 and determine if the access resource should be maintained. The method can continue to block 318. If access at decision block 320 should not be maintained, then block 322 may continue and the enabled resources of the first processing system and the second processing system may be disabled as needed. For example, the enabled resource can be de-energized to return the information handling system to a previous or alternate operational state as needed. The method can then continue to block 324 and monitor the user and non-user initiation events and can repeat at block 300 after detecting an event.

4 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system configured to utilize reduced operational resources to reduce data using a modifiable operational state, generally depicted at 400 in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. Information handling system 400 includes a processor 402 coupled to a north bridge wafer 404. Clock 406 can output timing signals to processor 402 and other components of information handling system 400. The north bridge die 404 can be further coupled to a first dual row memory module (DIMM) 408 and a second DIMM 410. Northbridge die 404 can also be coupled to a video multiplexer 412 that is operable to output video signals for display in display 414. Display 414 includes an inverter and automatic light sensor module 416. Northbridge die 404 can be further coupled to a video switcher module 418 and a video graphics array (VGA) port 420. The display port 424 can be coupled to a display port switch 422 that is operatively coupled to the north bridge chip 404 and an E Dock module 474, the E expansion module 474 expandable system 400 resources to access batteries, media docks, I/O blocks, or various other resources.

Information handling system 400 also includes a south bridge wafer 426 coupled to north bridge wafer 404. A DAI module 428 can receive audio signals from an input source 466 from the BLT module 466. The DAI module 428 can also be coupled to an E expansion mode source 474 and an audio bypass 430. The audio bypass 430 can be further coupled to a speaker and amplifier 432. The speaker and amplifier 432 can also be coupled to a microphone and head-mounted headset module 434. The south bridge wafer 426 can also be coupled to a modem demodulator 436, such as an RJ-11 or POTS-enabled modem, and an audio output module operative to couple the audio output signal using the south bridge wafer 426. 440.

The south bridge wafer 426 can also be coupled to an E-module bracket 442, a serial advanced technology accessory hard disk drive (SATA HDD) 444, and a first serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory 446. The south bridge wafer 426 can also be coupled to a serial input/output (SIO) integrated flash memory module 448. The SIO integrated flash memory module 448 can be coupled to a wireless fidelity (WIFI) locator module 450, which can refer to any type of 802.11x or other short-range wireless network, a second SPI flash memory model. Group 452, a host power button 454, and a resource access button 456. Keyboard 458 can be coupled to a touchpad and KSI/KSO module 460. The SIO expander module 462 can also be coupled to the SIO integrated flash memory 448 and can be further coupled to the I/O TPM module 464. An I/O Trusted Platform Module (TPM) module 464 can be coupled to a biometric metrology multiplexer 468 and a biometric metrology input source 470 that is operable to input biometric measurements of the user.

The E expansion module 474 can also be coupled to the SIO expander module 462 via the interface 472. The south bridge chip 426 can be further coupled to an I/O module 478 and a PCI flash module 480 by a peripheral computer interconnect (PCI) fast bus. The south bridge wafer 426 can be further coupled to the USB 2.0 access port 482 using a USB bus of the information handling system 400. A 1/2 MiniCard module 484 can also be coupled to the Southbridge 426 using a PCI Express Bus. The information handling system 400 can also include a small card wireless wide area network (WWAN) module 488 that is coupled to the south bridge wafer 426.

The information handling system 400 further includes a BLT module 490 operative to be coupled to a second display 492 and configured to output a video signal to the video MUX 412 for output to the first display 414. The BLT module 490 can be further coupled to a three (3) multiplexer 494. The three (3) multiplexer 494 can multiplex the MiniCard WWAN 488, the BLT module 490, and the USB signal coupled to the USB bus of the Southbridge 426. The south bridge chip 426 can be further coupled to a Bluetooth (BT) card 496 by a USB bus. The south bridge wafer 426 can also be coupled to a local area network (LAN) on the master (LOM) 498 by the PCI Express Bus of the information handling system 400. The LOM 498 can also be coupled to the PCI Express Module 480. The information handling system 400 also includes a power and charging system 499 that is operable to distribute power to each component of the information handling system 400.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of an information processing system using reduced resources, substantially at 500, and outputs data in a limited resource according to one aspect of the disclosure. The information handling system 500 includes the resources of the information handling system 400 illustrated in FIG. In addition, portions of the information handling system 500 can be enabled to enable an application to output data and receive input using the limited resources of the information handling system 500. For example, Figure 5 depicts several elements, such as display 514, having "virtual" lines. As depicted in Figure 5, the dashed line indicates an activated or enabled component. Similarly, an element such as processor 502 having a "real" line indicates a device or component that is deactivated or disabled. Therefore, the dashed and solid lines are only provided to illustrate the enabled component (available resource) or the deactivated component (available resource) in Figure 5, and should not be construed as limiting information in any way. The function or capability of any component, device, etc. of the treatment system 500.

During operation of the information handling system 500, resources may be initiated in one or more ways. For example, the user can select the BLT access button 556 and the SIO integrated flash memory 548 can begin enabling resources to enable a BLT operational state. In one form, the BLT operating state can be enabled through the enable keyboard 558, the touchpad KSI/KSO module 560, the SIO integrated flash memory 548, the MUX 568, the biometric measurement input module 570, and the three (3) way MUX. 594, BLT module 590, MiniCard WWAN module 588, second display 592, DAI module 528, audio bypass module 530, speaker and amplifier 532, power/charging system 599, video MUX 512, display 514, inverting The implementation is implemented in any combination with the ALS module 516, the associated interconnect bus, or the like. Other modules can also be activated as needed or desired.

In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, various other devices or components that do not have an information handling system 500 for outputting BLT operational states may remain deactivated, de-energized, or placed in a reduced power operating state. For example, processor 502 can be placed in a reduced power state, or even in an "off" state, where the processor may not be able to process data. Thus, the information handling system 500 can, upon detecting an event, enable a limited amount of resources sufficient to output a BLT operational state to allocate one sufficient to process, output, and receive input without using the processor 502 or other various resources. Reduce the set of resources. In this manner, the information handling system 500 need not initialize all of the elements of the information handling system 500 to allow the user to access the BLT operational status of the information handling system 500.

For example, in one embodiment, the information handling system 500 can be provided in a wireless module, such as a MiniCard WWAN module 588, a BT card 550, or another wireless module that can be coupled to the information handling system 500. The group receives a sleep or reduced power operating state of the wireless communication signal. The receiving wireless signal can be detected as an incoming signal configured to be received by a smart mobile phone device, a BlackBerry device, or any other type of handheld wireless device. Once identified, information handling system 500 can initiate various resources in response to the detected message. For example, in one form, information handling system 500 can enable a speaker to output a user selected or customized audio output or beep indicating that the message has been received. The click or audio output can be customized to identify a particular transmitter. In one form, information handling system 500 can include a profile that can include an output preference based on receiving wireless messages. For example, the profile may include an automatic servant feature that enables automatic response to a particular type of message, sender, message source, and the like. Auto servants can respond to messages no more than launching a keyboard, monitor, or various other resources. Various other types of low power responses to receive messages can also be enabled as needed.

The particular resources of the information handling system 500 can be identified in the BT card 550 and enabled to enable an operating environment to output a message. For example, after receiving a BlackBerry message, such as keyboard 558, trackpad module 560, SIO integrated flash memory module 548, video MUX 512, first display 514, inverter and ALS 516, power and charging system A plurality of combinations of resources of 599 and various charging circuits sufficient to provide power for allocating resources, and various interconnection circuits, bus bars, or the like for outputting received messages can be enabled. Additionally, the operating system and/or application can be initialized based on the type of message received. For example, the BLT module 590 can identify the message and can initialize an operating system and/or one or more applications sufficient to output the message. For example, an application or other messaging application sufficient to output a message can be initialized and resources sufficient to output a message can be determined and enabled. In this manner, a limited number of components or resources, and applications and/or operating systems can be enabled, allowing the information handling system 500 to benefit from reduced resource operational status, thereby conserving battery or power consumption while enabling access. A specific application (such as the BlackBerry email application).

In a form, after identifying an operational state that is to be enabled, the operational mode of the first display 514 can be identified. For example, the first display 514 can include a memory device that stores an identifier that includes information to determine the operational capabilities of the first display 514. A backlight (not shown) of the first display 514 can be enabled, and a separate graphics display unit or processor (not shown) can be used to process and output the content. For example, the first display 514 can also display information in a reduced power state that can include a backlight that activates the first display 514. Accordingly, initializing the limited resource operational state of the information handling system 500 can include identifying an available operational state of the first display 514 and using the limited resources of the information handling system 500 to determine an operational state sufficient to output an operating environment.

According to another aspect, the inverter and ALS module 516 can be used to determine the operational state of the first display 514 in a limited resource operating state. For example, the inverter and ALS module 516 can be enabled and can detect ambient light external to the information handling system 500 and automatically adjust the intensity or display output of the first display 514 during a limited resource operating state.

According to yet another aspect, the Minicard WWAN 588 can be incorporated into the BLT module 590 using a processor of the Minicard WWAN 588. For example, a MiniCard WWAN can include multiple processors (not shown). A first processor can be used to process the wireless signals and a second processor can detect the information transmitted in the wireless signals. The second processor can also be configured to provide a BLT module operable to identify one type of information received in the wireless signal and to determine the need to enable the resource to output a particular type of information received. For example, the BLT module 590 can identify email communication messages in the wireless signal and can determine an email application and resources to output email communication messages without having to initialize the entire information handling system 500.

Figure 6 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system using released resources in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. As illustrated, the information handling system 600 includes the resources of the information handling system 400 depicted in FIG. The information handling system 600 includes a BLT access button 656, a second display 692, and an audio bypass module 630, wherein the "virtual" lines indicate that the modules are placed in an "off" or "low power" operating state. For example, information handling system 600 can be initialized to include an operational state of processor 602 and associated components or devices, north bridge wafer 604 and associated components or devices, and south bridge wafer 626 and associated components or devices. Thus, a device or component that is not activated as indicated by the dashed line includes an audio bypass 630, a BLT access button 656, and a second display 692. For example, the audio bypass 630, the BLT access button 656, and the second display 692 can be used to access an application that can be provided with an operating system using the processor 602. Therefore, the operating system can access an application sufficient to output a message, and therefore, the BLT access button, the audio bypass 630, and the second display 692 are not required to output a message received in a reduced operational state. In an exemplary form, processor 602 can be used to enable, disable, or maintain use of BLT module 690 and various other components. For example, when the user turns off power to the information handling system 600, the BLT module 690 and various other components sufficient to receive messages in a low power state can be enabled.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system configured to utilize a resource allocation module 702 that is operable to allocate limited resources of the information handling system 700, generally depicted at 700 in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure. The resource allocation module 702 can be coupled to a multiplexer 704 that is operable to multiplex a single channel low voltage display signal (LVDS 1 CH) and an NC_LCD_I2S signal. In one form, the EC integrated flash memory 710 can include a BIOS 750 that is operable to activate various resources of the information handling system 700. In another embodiment, the NC_LCD_I2S signal can be directly coupled to and selectively enabled by the BLT module 702. Video MUX 704 couples the multiplex signal to a display 706 that is powered by a display power supply (LCD_Vdd). Display 706 includes an inverter and ALS module 708 that is powered by an inverter supply (INV_PWR_SRC).

The inverter and ALS module 708 can be coupled to an EC integrated flash memory module 710 via an SMBUS. The EC integrated flash memory module 710 can also be coupled to a BLT power button 712 that is operable to initiate a BLT mode of operation. The EC integrated flash memory module 710 can also be coupled to a keyboard 714, which can include an email button 716, a calendar button 718, a contact button 720, and an internet access. A typewriter keyboard for button 722. Keyboard 714 can also include various other types of function keys as needed or desired.

The EC integrated flash memory module 710 can also be coupled to a touchpad 724 that enables the use of indicators or pointing devices that can be displayed on the display 706. The EC integrated flash memory module can also be coupled to a lid switch (LID_SW) input signal 726 that is operable to indicate a lid or display of a laptop or other type of mobile information handling system When can it be opened or closed. Additional signals may also be input, output, or combinations thereof between the BLT module 702 and the EC integrated flash memory module 710, including but not limited to radio disable signals (Radio_disable #), paid BLT Detection signal (PAID_BLT_DET#), BLT reset signal (BLT_RST#), BLT hold status signal (BLT_SUS_State), SMBUS keyboard enable signal (SMBUS_1_KB_TP), and SMBUS 2 CC signal (SMBUS_2_CC).

The information handling system 700 can also include a USB MUX 726 coupled to a biometric measurement module 728 that is operable to input biometric measurements of the user. The USB MUX 726 can be further coupled to a host processor 730 of the information handling system 700. The BLT module 702 can further couple a WWAN access signal (USB_WWAN/HOST HS) to a three (3) way MUX 732 that is configured to be coupled using a USB enabled bus Go to a MiniCard WWAN734 and host processor 730. The BLT module 702 can also couple a second display signal (USB_second display signal) to a second display 736. The BLT module 702 may also be used an I ² S bus to bypass an audio signal (I2s_BLT) is coupled to an audio bypass module 738, and by an I ² S bus is coupled to a module DAI 740. The DAI module 740 can be further coupled to the host processor 730 by the I ² S bus.

Moreover, the interface for 702 (e.g., 702a) can include additional pins or coupling elements that can be used to extend the functionality of 702.

It is worth noting that all of the activities described above in the general description or examples are not all required, and that part of a particular activity may not be required, and one or more additional Activities can be performed. Furthermore, the order in which activities are listed is not necessarily the order in which the activities are performed.

The drawings in the specification and the description of the embodiments are intended to provide a general understanding of the structure of the various embodiments. The specification and drawings are not intended to be exhaustive or full description of all of the elements and features of the structures and methods of the structures or methods described. Many other embodiments may be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art in view of this disclosure. Other embodiments may be utilized and are inferred from the disclosure, such that structural substitutions, logical substitutions, or alternatives may be made without departing from the scope of the disclosure. Therefore, the disclosure is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive.

For the sake of clarity, certain features that are described herein in the context of a plurality of separate embodiments can also be provided in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features that are described in the context of a single embodiment can be provided independently or in any sub-combination. Furthermore, the inclusion of a value stated in the range includes each value in the range.

Advantages, other advantages, and problem solving solutions have been described above in relation to particular embodiments. However, the advantages, advantages, solutions of problems, and any feature(s) that can cause any advantage, advantage, or solution to occur or become more apparent are not to be construed as any or all of the scope of the claims. Key, need, or necessary characteristics.

The above-disclosed subject matter is intended to be illustrative, and not restrictive, and the scope of the appended claims are intended to cover any and all such modifications, modifications, and other embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the invention is to be construed as limited by the claims

100, 200, 400, 500, 600, 700. . . Information disposal system

102. . . Event detection module

104, 702. . . Resource allocation module

106. . . Resource profile

108, 122, 126, 204. . . Processing system

110, 124, 128, 222, 226. . . Non-shared resource

112. . . Shared input resource

114. . . Share surrounding resources

116. . . Shared power resource

118. . . Shared application resources

120. . . Shared output resource

202. . . Host processing system

206. . . Resource allocation module

208, 210, 212, 214. . . Busbar

218. . . Event detection module

220. . . Resource profile source

224. . . Peripheral switching module

228. . . Input device

230, 414, 492, 514, 592, 692, 706, 736. . . monitor

232. . . Power resource

234. . . Host processing power

236. . . Sharing peripherals

238, 240, 750. . . Basic input/output system

300~324. . . Process step

402, 502, 602. . . processor

404, 604. . . North Bridge Chip

406. . . clock

408, 410. . . Dual line memory module

412, 512. . . Video multiplexer

416, 516, 708. . . Inverter and automatic light sensor module

418. . . Video switch module

420. . . Video Graphics Array (VGA)埠

422. . . Display 埠 exchanger

424. . . Display埠

426, 626. . . South Bridge Chip

428, 528, 740. . . DAI module

430, 530, 630. . . Audio bypass

432, 532. . . Speaker and amplifier

434. . . Microphone and headphone module

436. . . Modulation demodulator

440. . . Audio output module

442. . . E module bracket

444. . . Serial Advanced Technology Attachment Hard Disk Drive (SATA HDD)

446. . . Serial peripheral interface (SPI) flash memory

448, 548. . . Serial Input/Output (SIO) Integrated Flash Memory Module

450. . . Wireless Fidelity (WIFI) Locator Module

452. . . SPI flash memory module

454. . . Host power button

456. . . Resource access button

458, 558, 714. . . keyboard

460, 560, 724. . . Touchpad and KSI/KSO module

462. . . SIO expander module

464. . . I/O Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Module

466, 490, 590, 690. . . BLT module

468. . . Biometric measurement multiplexer

470,570. . . Biometric measurement input source

472. . . interface

474. . . E expansion module

478. . . I/O module

480. . . PCI Express Module

482. . . USB 2.0 access埠

484. . . 1/2 small card module

488, 588, 734. . . Small card wireless WAN module

494, 594, 732. . . Three (3) multiplexer

496, 550. . . Bluetooth card

498. . . Master

499, 599. . . Power supply and charging system

556, 656. . . BLT access button

568, 704. . . Multiplexer

710. . . EC integrated flash memory

712. . . BLT power button

716. . . Email button

718. . . Calendar button

720. . . Contact button

722. . . Internet access button

726. . . LID_SW input signal

728. . . Biometric measurement module

730. . . Host processor

738. . . Audio bypass module

1 is a block diagram of an information handling system in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure;

2 is a functional block diagram of an operational information handling system including allocating resources according to one aspect of the disclosure;

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing a method for accessing resources in an information handling system in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure;

4 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system in accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, the system including outputting a modifiable operational state of a suitable and non-properly reduced resource to output non-proper content using a local resource;

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system using reduced resources according to one aspect of the disclosure, the system uses local resources to output non-proper content;

6 is a functional block diagram of an information handling system utilizing allocation and release resources according to one aspect of the disclosure, the system outputting appropriate content using local resources;

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram of a resource allocation module according to one aspect of the disclosure, the allocation module allocating local resources of the information processing system to output non-proper content.

100. . . Information disposal system

102. . . Event detection module

104. . . Resource allocation module

106. . . Resource profile

108, 122, 126. . . Processing system

110, 124, 128. . . Non-shared resource

112. . . Shared input resource

114. . . Share surrounding resources

116. . . Shared power resource

118. . . Shared application resources

120. . . Shared output resource

Claims (21)

An information processing system includes: an event detection module operable to detect a user activation event and a non-user activation event; a resource allocation module coupled to the event detection module, the resource allocation module The group is operable to map a first detection event to a first operational state of the information handling system; a first processing system is coupled to the resource allocation module via a first system management bus (SMBUS), and is operable to Accessing a shared resource of the information processing system and a first non-shared resource of the information processing system; and a second processing system responding to the resource allocation module via a second SMBUS and operable to access the information disposition The shared resource of the system and a second non-shared resource; wherein the resource allocation module is configured to use the shared resource and the second non-shared resource to start information intended to be output by the second processing system in the first operational state An output. The information processing system of claim 1, further comprising: a first resource profile accessible by the resource allocation module, wherein the first resource profile is operable to identify the shared resource; The resource allocation module is further configured to determine an output format for outputting the information; and the second processing system is further configured to use the output format Format the information output. The information processing system of claim 2, further comprising: a communication module of the first processing system operable to transmit a message; and wherein the communication module includes a second processing system Take the processor. The information processing system of claim 3, further comprising: wherein the processor is configured to utilize the event detection module operable to detect a communication event; and wherein the resource allocation module is configured to: determine Operative to return a first set of resources of the first processing system that should detect a messaging event output message; determine a second set of resources of the second processing system to process the message; and initiate access to the first Grouping resources; initiating access to the second set of resources; and processing the detected message event using the first set of resources and the second set of resources to output the message by the first processing system. The information processing system of claim 4, further comprising: a basic input/output system (BIOS) accessible by the first processing system, the BIOS being operable to activate the first set of resources use; And a BIOS accessible by the second processing system, the BIOS being operable to initiate use of the second set of resources. The information processing system of claim 4, further comprising: wherein the second set of resources comprises a low resolution video translation module operable to determine a display of one of the first processing systems The resolution value; and wherein the low resolution video translator translation module is further operable to format the information displayed in the display. The information processing system of claim 1, further comprising a display, the display comprising a memory for storing a resolution of the display of the first processing system and the second processing system. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein the resource allocation module is configured to enable enabling of the first processing system resources and the second processing system resources. The information processing system of claim 1, further comprising: a first power system responsive to a first power profile, the first power system operable to activate the shared resource of the first processing system Power supply; and a second power system that should be in a first power profile, the second power system operable to initiate power supply to a second processing system resource give. The information processing system of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the first processing system further comprises a host processor operable to access a BIOS of the first information processing system; And wherein the host processor is stored in a communication module of the first processing system. The information processing system of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the second processing system is operable to activate a communication input resource and a communication output resource of the first processing system in response to the detection event; The first processing system is operative to enable a messaging operating environment accessible by the second processing system. A method of enabling an information processing resource in a system, the method comprising the steps of: detecting, via a resource allocation module, an event operable to initiate access to a first set of resources of a first processing system, wherein the storing And actuating is initiated by a first system management bus (SMBUS) between the resource allocation module and the first processing system; identifying a first profile of the first processing system, the first profile includes a plurality of resource allocation items of the first processing system accessible by a second processing system, wherein the resource allocation items are via the Accessing the second processing system by the resource allocation module and a second SMBUS between the second processing system; enabling the first set of resources of the first processing system using the plurality of resource allocation items; using the The second processing system accesses the first set of resources; and the use of the resource allocation items enables a second set of resources of the second processing system. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: receiving a message using a communication module of the first processing system; determining that the received message is intended to use the second processing system output; detecting the One of a set of resources is available to output the received message; and accessing the first set of resources to output the received message. The method of claim 13, further comprising the steps of: accessing a BIOS of the first processing system to determine the first set of resources; and initiating use of the first set of resources including a display, wherein The display includes a display resolution value stored in a memory of the display; the received message is formatted using the second set of resources and the display resolution value; The formatted message is output to the display using the display and the display resolution value. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: detecting a first message type of the first message received by a communication module of the first processing system; detecting that the second process is intended to be used The first message type output by the system; and a third group of resources of the first processing system and the second processing system are enabled to output the first message. The method of claim 12, further comprising the steps of: detecting a non-user initiation event using an event detection module; detecting whether the non-user initiation event should initiate actuation of the second processing system; detecting Whether the non-user initiated event should initiate access to the first set of resources of the first processing system; responding to detecting the non-user initiated event to actuate the second processing system; and responding to detecting the non-user initiated event accessing the first A set of resources. The method of claim 16, further comprising the steps of: receiving a message using a communication module of the first processing system; processing the received message to determine a resource for outputting the received message Determining an available resource of the first set of resources of the first processing system; initiating access to the available resources of the first processing system to output the received message by the first processing system; The available resources of the first processing system are taken to enable a response to the received message. An information processing system, comprising: a first processing system, comprising: a first host processor operable to process information using a first set of available resources, wherein the first set of available resources comprises: a shared display The resource includes a memory device that stores a display resolution value; a shared input device resource configured to receive input by a shared operating environment and a non-shared operating environment; and a first power system operation to activate the first The group may utilize the power supply of the resource, the first set of available power supply systems is responsive to a power supply profile; and the second processing system includes: a second host processor operable to process the first Processing information output by the system; a video translation module operable to access the display resolution value to format the information output using the shared display resource; And a second power system is operative to activate a power supply of the non-shared resource of the second processing system, the power supply of the non-shared resource is responsive to the power supply profile; and an event detection module configured to detect a user initiated event And a non-user initiated event, the event detection module is further configured to initiate access to the first processing system using a portion of the second processing system; and a resource allocation module operable to manage the bus via a first system (SMBUS) and a low pin count (LPC) bus bar determine the available resources of the first processing system, and determine the available resources of the second processing system via a second SMBUS and a communication bus. The information processing system of claim 18, further comprising a resource profile stored in a memory of the second processing system, the resource profile operable to identify the detection by the A resource of the second processing system used by a communication resource of the first processing system to receive one of the messages. The information processing system of claim 19, further comprising: the second processing system operable to detect a first message type of a received message by a communication module of the first processing system; a messaging application for outputting the first message type; determining a messaging resource profile to enable communication resources of the first processing system and the second processing system; enabling enabling of the first processing system and the second Processing system Transmitting resources; and using the messaging application and the messaging resources to initiate output of the received message. The information processing system of claim 1, wherein: the first processing system further responds to a resource allocation module via a low pin count (LPC) bus (SMBUS); and the second processing system The communication bus is further communicated via one of at least one of a personal system/2 (PS/2) bus, a recommended standard 232 (RS-232) bus, and a sequence of peripheral interface (SPI) bus, back The resource allocation module should be used.