Electronic device and method of providing battery information by electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10324767-B2
Application number	US-201414297225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2014
Priority date	Jun 5, 2013
Publication date	Jun 18, 2019
Grant date	Jun 18, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device, a method of providing battery information of an electronic device, and a storage medium for storing the method are provided. The electronic device includes a storage unit that stores an application use history; and a controller that partitions an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries, and allocates at least one or more applications to each of the at least one or more logical batteries according to the application use history.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a display;
a memory for storing an application use history; and
a processor configured to:
partition an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries,
allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to the application use history,
based on a first logical battery capacity allocated to a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, display, on an execution screen of the first application, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested,
display, on the display, a message requesting input of a password,
in response to receiving the password, determine whether the password is correct,
and
based on determining that the password is correct, display, on the display, a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocate a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a residual capacity for each of the at least one or more logical batteries is provided according to power consumed by the at least one or more logical batteries allocated to the at least one or more applications.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
display, on the display a residual capacity for the at least one or more logical batteries.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application use history comprises one of an application use frequency and application use time, and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine a number of logical batteries to partition the entire battery capacity based on one of the application use frequency and the application use time, and allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to an application according to priorities of the at least one or more applications.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged, the processor is further configured to interrupt execution of an application allocated to the discharged logical battery.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change the number of the at least one or more logical batteries, capacities of the at least one or more logical batteries, and allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to the applications according to a request for adjusting the at least one or more logical batteries.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries comprise at least one of a logical battery for emergency use and a logical battery for a system to which a user's access is restricted.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to allocate each of the at least one or more logical batteries to a category containing at least one or more applications.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify a displayed icon of an application that is not allocated to the logical batteries and to no longer display the icon of an application that is not allocated to the logical batteries.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a control such that an icon of an application allocated to the discharged logical battery is not displayed, when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
identify a setting associated with the battery reallocation stored in the memory;
in response to the setting being a first setting, display, on the display, the screen for the battery reallocation and when the password is input, reallocate a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation; and
in response to the setting being a second setting, change to a general battery operation mode when the password is input.

12. A method of providing battery information by an electronic device, the method comprising:
storing an application use history;
allocating at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to the application use history;
based on a first logical battery capacity allocated for a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, displaying, on an execution screen of the first application on a display, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested,
displaying, on the display, a message requesting input of a password;
receiving the password;
in response to receiving the password, determining whether the password is correct;
and
based on determining that the password is correct, displaying, on the display, a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocating a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
providing residual capacities for the at least one or more logical batteries according to power consumed by the at least one or more logical batteries allocated to the at least one or more applications.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying, on the display, a residual capacity for each of the at least one or more logical batteries.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the application use history comprises one of an application use frequency and application use time, and
wherein allocating the at least one or more logical batteries comprises:
determining a number of logical batteries to partition the entire battery capacity based on one of the application use frequency and the application use time; and
allocating the at least one or more logical batteries to an application according to priorities of the at least one or more applications.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
interrupting execution of an application allocated to a discharged logical battery when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
changing the number of at least one or more logical batteries, capacities of the at least one or more logical batteries, and allocating the at least one or more logical batteries the applications according to a request for adjusting the at least one or more logical batteries.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries comprise at least one of a logical battery for emergency use and a logical battery for a system, to which a user's access is restricted.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries is allocated to a category containing at least one or more application.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
performing a control such that an icon of an application allocated to a discharged logical battery is not displayed, when any one of the at least one or more l

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Seok-Weon
• Choi Jong-Bum
• Kim Sang-Ho
• Moon Bo-Seok

Classifications

• G06F1/3287

  by switching off individual functional units in the computer system · CPC title

• G06F9/5094 Primary

  where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria (power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206) · CPC title

• G06F3/04817

  using icons (graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34) · CPC title

• G06F1/266

  Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips · CPC title

• G06F1/3212

  Monitoring battery levels, e.g. power saving mode being initiated when battery voltage goes below a certain level · CPC title