CN103092292A - Portable computer and system efficiency adjusting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable computer comprises a body, a plurality of temperature detection modules, a control module and a processing module. The plurality of temperature detection modules are arranged at different positions adjacent to the surface of the body to detect and obtain a plurality of environmental temperature data; the control module is electrically connected with the plurality of temperature detection modules and is used for receiving the plurality of environment temperature data and judging whether at least one item of the plurality of environment temperature data exceeds a corresponding set temperature so as to correspondingly generate a control signal; the processing module is electrically connected to the control module and used for receiving the control signal so as to adjust the system efficiency of the portable computer according to the control signal.

Description

Portable computer and its system performance adjustment method

technical field

The invention relates to a computer device, in particular to a portable computer capable of adjusting system performance according to different situations and a system performance adjustment method thereof.

Background technique

Portable computers have always been developing toward thinner and lighter. In order to maintain the working performance of the system, more and more attention has been paid to the heat dissipation problem. However, as the size of the device gradually shrinks, the available internal space is relatively limited. How to install a proper heat dissipation module and minimize the noise generated by the heat dissipation fan will be a key factor affecting the performance of the computer.

Generally, when a portable computer leaves the factory, fixed thermal table parameters have been set in the BIOS. When the temperature of the internal components of the device rises due to work, the system can adjust the cooling fan speed or processing according to the thermal table parameters. Equivalent performance, these heat meter parameters can only be modified through a BIOS update or upgrade. However, for different users, the device temperature they can tolerate is not the same. Some users do not want input devices such as keyboards or touchpads to generate high temperatures, and the cooling fan should be kept as quiet as possible to improve user comfort; Some users hope that the computer can maintain better work performance, and do not mind the issue of comfort. In addition, even for different use cases of the portable computer, there should be different corresponding performance adjustments. In the above condition where the parameters of the heat meter are fixed, the degree of freedom in the setting of the computer has been limited, so that the user can only operate with the initial setting of the computer, and cannot meet the requirements of different users or usage situations.

Therefore, how to provide a computer device capable of adjusting the performance of the system according to different situations is a subject worth studying.

Contents of the invention

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a portable computer device capable of adjusting system performance according to different situations and a method for adjusting system performance.

To achieve the above purpose, the portable computer of the present invention includes a main body, a plurality of temperature detection modules, a control module and a processing module. Multiple temperature detection modules are arranged at different positions adjacent to the surface of the main body to detect and obtain multiple ambient temperature data; the control module is electrically connected to the multiple temperature detection modules, and the control module is used to receive multiple ambient temperature data and judge the multiple ambient temperature data. Whether at least one of them exceeds a corresponding set temperature is corresponding to generate a control signal; the processing module is electrically connected to the control module for receiving the control signal and adjusting the system performance of the portable computer according to the control signal.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the portable computer further includes an image capture module, which is electrically connected to the control module. The image capture module is used to obtain real-time images, and the control module calculates the distance between a user and the portable computer through the real-time images. , so as to correspondingly adjust the system performance of the portable computer according to the separation distance.

The system performance adjustment method of the present invention is applied to the aforementioned portable computer, and the portable computer stores temperature setting data. The system performance adjustment method includes the following steps: detecting the ambient temperature at different positions on the surface of the portable computer to obtain complex temperature data; judging whether at least one of the complex temperature data exceeds the corresponding temperature setting data; and according to the complex temperature information. Judging the result to adjust the system performance of the portable computer accordingly.

The system performance adjustment method further includes the following steps: obtaining real-time images; calculating the distance between the user and the portable computer through the real-time images; and correspondingly adjusting the system performance of the portable computer according to the distance.

Through this design, the portable computer can automatically adjust the system performance of the portable computer according to the current ambient temperature or the relative distance from the user; in addition, the user can also adjust the ambient temperature in the temperature setting data according to the needs. The limit value is used to control the portable computer to provide better system performance under the ambient temperature conditions acceptable to the user.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a system structure block diagram of an embodiment of the portable computer of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of the system performance adjustment method of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of a temperature setting interface produced by applying the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of another embodiment of the method for adjusting system performance of the present invention.

in:

10-portable computer; 100-body; 110-temperature detection module;

120-control module; 121-embedded controller; 122-storage device;

122a-operating system; 122b-setting module; 122c-temperature setting data;

130-processing module; 131-central processing unit; 132-display processing unit;

140-cooling fan; 150-image extraction module; 300-system desktop;

310-temperature setting interface; 311-ambient temperature field; 312-temperature setting field;

313—Adjust function keys.

Detailed ways

In order to better understand the technical content of the present invention, a preferred embodiment is given and described as follows.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of a portable computer 10 of the present invention. In an embodiment of the present invention, the portable computer 10 may be a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a mini computer or other similar electronic devices capable of executing operating system software, but is not limited to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the portable computer 10 of the present invention includes a main body 100 , a plurality of temperature detection modules 110 , a control module 120 and a processing module 130 . The main body 100 is the casing part of the portable computer 10 , and a plurality of temperature detection modules 110 , a control module 120 , a processing module 130 and the like can be installed therein.

The multiple temperature detection modules 110 are disposed at different positions adjacent to the surface of the main body 100 to detect and acquire multiple ambient temperature data around these positions of the main body 100 . In this embodiment, the temperature detection module 110 can be a temperature sensor, and the plurality of temperature detection modules 110 can be arranged on the bottom of the device adjacent to the main body 100 , the command input device and the surface of the cooling air outlet. In order to prevent the portable computer 10 from being unable to dissipate heat effectively under high-efficiency operation, the temperature of the surface of the main body 100 that is more often in contact with the body parts of the user is too high, thereby causing burning discomfort during operation, so through multiple temperature detection modules 110 detects and obtains real-time ambient temperature data of relevant locations.

The control module 120 is electrically connected to the multiple temperature detection modules 110. In this embodiment, the control module 120 includes an embedded controller 121 and a storage device 122. The embedded controller 121 is electrically connected to the storage device 122, and the storage device 122 stores There are an operating system 122a, a setting module 122b, and temperature setting data 122c. Here, the setting module 122b can be an application program, but the present invention is not limited thereto. After the operating system 122a is loaded, the setting module 122b can be operated under the operating system 122a, and the temperature setting data 122c can be accessed through the setting module 122b. The temperature setting data 122c includes the upper limit values of ambient temperatures corresponding to different positions on the surface of the body 100, and the temperature setting data 122c is a thermal table.

The embedded controller 121 of the control module 120 is used to receive the multiple ambient temperature data measured by the multiple temperature detection module 110, and transmit the multiple ambient temperature data to the storage device 122 for loading the setting module 122b under the operating system 122a Comparison is performed to determine whether at least one item of the plurality of ambient temperature data exceeds the corresponding temperature setting data 122c, and the determination result is sent to the embedded controller 121 to correspondingly generate a control signal.

The processing module 130 is electrically connected to the control module 120 and mainly controls the overall system performance of the portable computer 10 . The processing module 130 can receive control signals from the embedded controller 121 of the control module 120 . In this embodiment, the processing module 130 includes a central processing unit 131 and a display processing unit 132. The operating frequency of at least one of the central processing unit 131 and the display processing unit 132 can be correspondingly adjusted through the control signal, thereby adjusting the system of the portable computer 10. efficacy. Since the aforementioned central processing unit 131 and display processing unit 132 are essential components of a general computer device, their operations and functions will not be described in detail here.

The portable computer 10 of the present invention further includes at least one cooling fan 140 electrically connected to the control module 130 . At least one heat dissipation fan 140 is arranged corresponding to the processing module 130, through which each heat dissipation fan 140 is used to provide the heat dissipation function of the processing module 130, and each heat dissipation fan 140 can also receive the control from the embedded controller 121 of the control module 120 signal, correspondingly adjusting the rotation speed of each cooling fan 140 to change its cooling capacity, so as to adjust the system performance of the portable computer 10 .

The portable computer 10 of the present invention further includes an image capture module 150 electrically connected to the control module 130 . The image capture module 150 is used to obtain real-time images around the portable computer 10, and transmit the obtained real-time images to the setting module 122b of the control module 120 for image analysis and processing. The setting module 122b analyzes the real-time image to calculate the distance between the user and the portable computer 10 in the image, and then notifies the embedded controller 121 to generate a corresponding control signal according to the difference in the distance to adjust the system performance of the portable computer 10 .

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a flow chart of the system performance adjustment method of the present invention. It should be noted that, although the portable computer 10 shown in FIG. 1 is taken as an example to illustrate the system performance adjustment method of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to be applicable to the portable computer 10 . As shown in FIG. 2 , the system start-up management method of the present invention includes steps S201 to S203. Each step of the system performance adjustment method of the present invention will be described in detail below.

Step S201 : Detect the ambient temperature at different locations on the surface of the portable computer 10 to obtain complex temperature data. The portable computer 10 is provided with a plurality of temperature detection modules 110 at different positions adjacent to the surface of the main body 100, such as the bottom of the main body, the touch panel (or keyboard), and the heat dissipation outlet, which are easily accessible by the user, so as to measure temperature at these positions. The corresponding complex ambient temperature data are obtained.

Step S202: Determine whether at least one item of the plurality of temperature data exceeds corresponding temperature setting data. After the ambient temperature data of the corresponding position is measured in the aforementioned step S201, the embedded controller 121 of the control module 120 first receives the complex temperature data, and then provides them to the setting module 122b, so as to combine each temperature data with the temperature setting data 122c Each ambient temperature upper limit value of each corresponding position in each corresponding position is compared with each other, and it is judged whether at least one item of the complex temperature data exceeds the corresponding temperature setting data, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the Whether the average value exceeds the set temperature setting data is used as a basis.

Step S203: Adjust the system performance of the portable computer 10 according to the judgment result of the complex temperature information. After the comparison judgment result is known in the aforementioned step S202, the setting module 122b of the control module 120 may transmit the judgment result to the embedded controller 121, so that the embedded controller 121 generates correspondingly different control signals to the processing module 130 or/or and at least one cooling fan 140 , by adjusting at least one of the operating frequency of the central processing unit 131 , the operating frequency of the display processing unit 132 and the rotating speed of the at least one cooling fan 140 to achieve the effect of adjusting system performance.

For example, assuming that in the temperature setting data 122c, the ambient temperature upper limit values for the bottom of the body, the touchpad (or keyboard) and the heat dissipation outlet are respectively 36, 37 and 38°C, when the measured multiple temperatures In the data, when any temperature data has exceeded the upper limit of the ambient temperature of the corresponding position (for example, the temperature data of the touch panel is measured as 39° C.), the control module 120 can determine that the current system is in an overheated state, thereby reducing system performance control signal to notify the processing module 130 to lower the operating frequency, or/and notify at least one cooling fan 140 to increase the rotation speed to improve the heat dissipation effect; and when none of the measured multiple temperature data exceeds the upper limit of the ambient temperature of the corresponding position , the control module 120 can determine that the current system is in a stable state. If there is still a certain gap between the complex temperature data and the upper limit of each ambient temperature, the control module 120 can generate a control signal to improve the system performance to notify the processing module 130 to increase the operating frequency. Or/and notify at least one cooling fan 140 to reduce the rotation speed to reduce power consumption.

Please also refer to Figure 3. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a temperature setting interface 310 produced by the present invention. As shown in Figures 1 and 3, when the portable device 10 is loaded with the operating system 122a, it will display the system desktop 300 of the operating system 122a through the display device (not shown), and once the setting module 122b is opened in the state, the A temperature setting interface 310 is generated on the system desktop 300 to display relevant temperature data of the portable computer 10 for the user to judge and perform corresponding operations.

The temperature setting interface 310 includes an environment temperature field 311 , a temperature setting field 312 and an adjustment function key 313 . The ambient temperature field 311 is used to display the ambient temperature value measured in real time by the temperature detection module 110 arranged in different positions; the temperature setting field 312 is used to display the upper limit value of the ambient temperature set corresponding to different positions; and adjust The function key 313 is used to adjust the upper limit value of the ambient temperature of the corresponding temperature setting field 312 .

In addition to the aforementioned portable computer 10 that can automatically adjust the system performance according to the preset ambient temperature upper limit, the user can also adjust the temperature setting field 312 by himself through the adjustment function key 313 of the temperature setting interface 310 according to his own needs. The upper limit value of the ambient temperature to change the preset temperature setting data 122c. Using the previous example, when the user feels that the measured ambient temperature is tolerable and wishes to continue to enhance the system performance of the portable computer 10, the upper limit of each ambient temperature can be adjusted to 40, 40, and 40° C. through the temperature setting interface 310 , so that the original value of the temperature setting data 122c will be changed, so that the control module 120 has more room for performance adjustment in comparison and judgment. In addition, in order to prevent the user from over-adjusting the portable computer 10 and causing burning discomfort, the maximum upper limit of the ambient temperature that the setting module 122b can adjust for the temperature setting data 122c is about 40 to 45 degrees Celsius, but this The invention is not limited thereto.

Therefore, the present invention automatically adjusts the system performance of the portable computer based on the ambient temperature state measured by the portable computer, and also allows the user to adjust the upper limit of the ambient temperature by himself through the generated temperature setting interface. Control the system performance of the portable computer to bring better user experience to the user.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of another embodiment of the system performance adjustment method of the present invention. In this embodiment, the portable computer 10 shown in FIG. 1 is also taken as an example for illustration. As shown in FIG. 4 , in another embodiment of the present invention, steps S204 to S206 are further included after step S203 .

Step S204: Obtain a real-time image. The portable computer 10 can use the image capture module 150 to obtain real-time images around the portable computer 10 . Here, the image extraction module 150 can acquire real-time images in a regular or irregular manner. In this embodiment, since the temperature of the portable computer 10 is considered to be gradually increased rather than instantaneously greatly increased during system operation, the The image capture module 150 may acquire real-time images intermittently (for example, once every 5 to 10 seconds), so as to avoid unnecessary power consumption.

Step S205 : Calculate the distance between a user and the portable computer 10 through the real-time image. After the real-time image is obtained in the aforementioned step S204, the setting module 122b of the control module 120 can receive the real-time image, and perform image analysis processing on the real-time image. The setting module 122b judges whether there is an image of the user in the real-time image, and calculates the distance between the user and the portable computer 10 according to the size or ratio of the image.

Step S206: Correspondingly adjust the system performance of the portable computer 10 according to the separation distance. When the setting module 122b judges that the calculated distance between the user and the portable computer 10 is less than a set distance, it means that the user may be using the portable computer 10. In order to improve the comfort of the user, the control module 120 can Generate a control signal that reduces system performance to reduce system performance and improve heat dissipation; on the contrary, when the setting module 122b judges that the calculated distance between the user and the portable computer 10 is greater than the set distance, even there is no image of the user , it means that the user may be far away from the portable computer 10 (such as playing a video through the portable computer 10 ), at this time, the control module 120 can generate a control signal to improve system performance, thereby enhancing the smoothness of video playback or execution of other applications.

Through this design, the present invention can also adjust system performance according to the relative distance between the portable computer and the user, so as to provide more intelligent performance execution operations.

To sum up, the present invention has features different from those of the prior art in terms of purpose, means and efficacy, and is a major breakthrough. It should be noted that the above-mentioned embodiments are only illustrative to illustrate the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any person familiar with the art can modify and change the embodiments without violating the technical principle and spirit of the present invention. The protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims.

Claims (10)

1. A portable computer comprising: a body; A plurality of temperature detection modules are arranged at different positions adjacent to the surface of the main body to detect and obtain a plurality of ambient temperature data; A control module, located in the body and electrically connected to the plurality of temperature detection modules, the control module stores a temperature setting data, the control module is used to receive the plurality of ambient temperature data, and judge the plurality of ambient temperature data among them Whether at least one item exceeds the corresponding temperature setting data, so as to correspondingly generate a control signal; and A processing module is located in the main body and electrically connected to the control module for receiving the control signal and adjusting the system performance of the portable computer according to the control signal. 2. The portable computer according to claim 1, further comprising an image capture module electrically connected to the control module, the image capture module is used to obtain a real-time image, and the control module passes the real-time image A separation distance between a user and the portable computer is calculated, so as to correspondingly adjust the system performance of the portable computer according to the separation distance. 3. The portable computer according to claim 2, wherein the processing module comprises a central processing unit and a display processing unit, and the control signal is used to correspondingly adjust at least one of the central processing unit or the display processing unit. operating frequency to adjust the system performance of the portable computer. 4. The portable computer according to claim 3, further comprising at least one heat dissipation fan, which is arranged corresponding to the processing module, and the speed of the at least one heat dissipation fan is correspondingly adjusted through the control signal to adjust the portable computer system performance. 5. The portable computer as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control module includes a setting module for generating a temperature setting interface under an operating system, and displaying the complex temperature data through the temperature setting interface and the temperature setting data, and allow the user to adjust the temperature setting data by himself. 6. A system performance adjustment method, applied to a portable computer, the portable computer stores a temperature setting data, the system performance adjustment method comprises the following steps: Detecting the ambient temperature of the portable computer at different positions on the surface to obtain multiple temperature data; judging whether at least one item of the multiple temperature data exceeds the corresponding temperature setting data; and based on the judgment result of the multiple temperature data to obtain The system performance of the portable computer is correspondingly adjusted. 7. The system performance adjustment method according to claim 6, further comprising the following steps: obtain a real-time image; Calculating a separation distance between a user and the portable computer through the real-time image; and correspondingly adjusting the system performance of the portable computer according to the separation distance. 8. The system performance adjustment method according to claim 7, wherein the complex temperature data and the temperature setting data are displayed according to a temperature control interface generated under an operating system, and through the temperature control interface to adjust the temperature setting data. 9. The system performance adjustment method according to claim 7, wherein, according to the judgment result of the plurality of temperature data, the operation frequency of at least one of a central processing unit or a display processing unit of the portable computer is correspondingly adjusted to adjust the laptop's system performance. 10. The method for adjusting system performance according to claim 9, wherein according to the judgment result of the plurality of temperature data, correspondingly adjust the speed of at least one heat dissipation fan arranged on the central processing unit or the display processing unit, so as to Adjust the system performance of the portable computer.

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