阅读说明：本技术 用于计算设备的预测性电力节约 (For calculating the predictive power conservation of equipment ) 是由 丹尼尔·克莱因 杰弗里·霍伊 于 2017-10-31 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种方法包括：接收将设备转变为降低电力状态的指令；预测电源的可用性；确定电力存储元件的电荷；确定在电力存储元件的电荷降至阈值以下之前电源是否被预测为可用；在确定了电力存储元件的电荷降至阈值以下之前电源被预测为可用时,阻止设备转变为降低电力状态；并且在确定了电力存储元件的电荷降至阈值以下之前电源被预测为不可用时,将设备转变为降低电力状态。(A kind of method includes: the instruction for receiving and being changed into equipment and reducing power state；Predict the availability of power supply；Determine the charge of power storage elements；Determine whether power supply is predicted to be available before the charge of power storage elements is down to threshold value or less；When power supply is predicted to be available before the charge that power storage elements have been determined is down to threshold value or less, equipment is prevented to be changed into reduction power state；And when power supply is predicted to be unavailable before the charge that power storage elements have been determined is down to threshold value or less, equipment is changed into reduction power state.)

1. a kind of method, comprising:

Receive the instruction for being changed into reduction power state for equipment will to be calculated；

Predict that power supply provides the Future availability of electric power to the calculating equipment；

Determine the charge of the power storage elements for calculating equipment；

Determine that the future for the power supply predicted before the charge of the power storage elements is down to threshold value or less can It is available with whether property is predicted to be；

In the future for determining the power supply predicted before the charge of the power storage elements is down to threshold value or less When availability is predicted to be available, the calculating equipment is prevented to be changed into reduction power state；And

In the future for determining the power supply predicted before the charge of the power storage elements is down to threshold value or less When availability is not predicted to be available, the calculating equipment is made to be changed into reduction power state.

2. according to the method described in claim 1, wherein it is determined that the power storage elements charge be down to threshold value or less it It is based on current power storage elements situation, institute that whether the Future availability of preceding the predicted power supply, which is predicted to be available, The power supply will be accessed by stating power storage elements discharge rate and the calculating equipment when calculating equipment is in normal electricity state Predicted time.

3. method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein predict the institute of the power supply based at least one of the following State availability:

With the associated calendar event of the calculating user of equipment and position data associated with the calendar event,

The behavior of the user and position data associated with the behavior, and

Charge history associated with the position data.

4. according to the method in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein determine the electricity in the power storage elements Whether the Future availability that lotus is down to before threshold value or less the power supply predicted is predicted to be can be used

Based on for determine next charger can variable and the calculating equipment by the electricity of consumption, determine risks and assumptions, The risks and assumptions instruction reaches next charger meeting before identified electricity will be consumed by the calculating equipment Possibility degree,

Determine that confidence interval, the confidence interval indicate that next charger meeting and the calculating equipment will be described in consumption Electricity is accurate possible degree, and

The Future availability for the power supply predicted is assisted in using the confidence interval and the risks and assumptions.

5. method according to claim 1 to 4 further comprises:

By current power storage elements situation, power storage elements discharge rate and associated extremely with the calculating user of equipment Lack a scheduled event transmission to the server for being communicably coupled to the calculating equipment；

In response to by the current power storage elements situation, the power storage elements discharge rate and it is described at least one arranged Journey event transmission receives power conservation configuration, the power conservation configuration is based on the power supply predicted to the server Future availability and the identified power storage elements charge；

It is configured using the power conservation to modify the reduction power state；And

Modified reduction power state is used to prevent the calculating equipment from being changed into the reduction power state.

6. the method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein

It includes: that at least one signal is transmitted to the calculating equipment that the calculating equipment, which is changed into the reduction power state, One or more elements.

7. a kind of method, comprising:

Receive current power storage elements situation, power storage elements discharge rate and with calculate the user of equipment it is associated at least One scheduled event；

Predict that power supply provides the Future availability of electric power to the calculating equipment, the availability of the power supply be based on it is described User at least one associated described scheduled event determines；

Determine that the charge of the power storage elements for calculating equipment, the charge of the power storage elements are based on described work as It preceding power storage elements situation and is determined based on the power storage elements discharge rate；

Whether the determining charge in the identified power storage elements is down to the following foregoing description future power supply of threshold value pre- Survey is available；

Determining that being down to the following foregoing description future power supply of threshold value in the charge of the identified power storage elements is predicted When being available, it is based on fully active state, generates the reduction power state of modification, wherein the fully active state instruction institute It states and calculates equipment and operated in the case where the restricted setting of no any electric power；And

The reduction power state modified is transmitted to the calculating equipment.

8. according to the method described in claim 7, wherein it is determined that the identified charge in the power storage elements is down to threshold It is worth following foregoing description future power supply and whether is predicted to be and available includes:

Based on for determine next charger can variable and the calculating equipment by the electricity of consumption, determine risks and assumptions, The risks and assumptions instruction reaches the possibility of next charger meeting before the calculating equipment will consume identified electricity Degree,

Determine that confidence interval, the confidence interval indicate that next charger meeting and the calculating equipment will be described in consumption Electricity is accurate possible degree, and

The Future availability for the power supply predicted is determined using the confidence interval and the risks and assumptions.

9. method according to claim 7 or 8, wherein described determined by being determined based at least one of the following The availability of power supply:

Calendar event and position data associated with the calendar event,

User behavior and position data associated with the user behavior, and

Charge history associated with the position data.

10. method according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprises:

Receive associated with the calculatings user of equipment user's history, the user's history indicate and be following in extremely A few associated electricity usage:

During event, and

Within the duration of the event, wherein

Prediction described in the Future availability to the power supply is based further on the user's history.

11. method according to any one of claims 7 to 10, further comprises:

Receive syndication users history associated with the calculating user of equipment, wherein

The syndication users history includes historical data associated with multiple users, the historical data have it is following at least History electricity usage in one: during event and the event similar at least one scheduled event continues In time, and

The syndication users history is based further on to the prediction of the Future availability of the power supply.

12. method according to any one of claims 7 to 11, the method further includes:

Receive user's history associated with position, wherein

The user's history indicates whether the user of the equipment previously carried out the equipment at the position Charging,

The availability of the power supply predicted based on calendar event and position data associated with the calendar event, institute It states position data and indicates that the calculating equipment will be located at the position.

13. method according to any one of claims 7 to 12, wherein

Determine that the power supply will be accessed by being down to the following foregoing description calculating equipment of threshold value in the charge of the power storage elements Probability be based on the current power storage elements situation, the power storage elements discharge rate and with it is described calculate equipment use Family at least one associated scheduled event determines, and

Modified reduction power state is generated based on identified probability and threshold value.

14. a kind of non-transient computer-readable medium for being stored with code segment, the code segment make when executed by the processor The processor:

Receive current power storage elements situation, power storage elements discharge rate and with calculate the user of equipment it is associated at least One scheduled event；

Predict that power supply provides the availability of electric power to the calculating equipment；

Determine the charge of the power storage elements for calculating equipment,

The availability of the power supply is determined based at least one scheduled event associated with the user；And

The charge of the power storage elements is based on the current power storage elements situation and is deposited based on the electric power Component discharges rate is stored up to determine；

Determine the power storage elements charge be down to the following foregoing description power supply of threshold value whether be predicted to be it is available；

It is determining when the charge of the power storage elements is down to the following foregoing description power supply of threshold value and is predicted to be available, is being based on Fully active state generates the reduction power state of modification, wherein calculating equipment described in the fully active state instruction is not having It is operated in the case where having the restricted setting of any electric power；And

The reduction power state modified is transmitted to the calculating equipment.

15. non-transient computer-readable medium according to claim 14, wherein determine in the power storage elements Identified charge be down to the Future availability of the following foregoing description power supply of threshold value and whether be predicted to be and available include:

Based on for determine next charger can variable and the calculating equipment by the electricity of consumption, determine risks and assumptions, The risks and assumptions instruction reaches the possibility of next charger meeting before the calculating equipment will consume identified electricity Degree,

Determine that confidence interval, the confidence interval indicate that next charger meeting and the calculating equipment will be described in consumption Electricity is accurate possible degree, and

The Future availability of the power supply is predicted using the confidence interval and the risks and assumptions.

16. non-transient computer-readable medium according to claim 14 or 15, wherein based at least one in following A availability to determine the power supply:

Calendar event and position data associated with the calendar event,

User behavior and position data associated with the user behavior, and

Charge history associated with the position data.

17. non-transient computer-readable medium described in any one of 4 to 16 according to claim 1, wherein the code segment When executed by the processor, further make the processor:

Receive associated with the calculatings user of equipment user's history, the user's history indicate and be following in extremely A few associated electricity usage:

During event, and

Within the duration of the event, wherein

Prediction described in the Future availability to the power supply is based further on the user's history.

18. non-transient computer-readable medium described in any one of 4 to 17 according to claim 1, wherein the code segment When executed by the processor, further make the processor:

Receive syndication users history associated with the calculating user of equipment, wherein

The syndication users history includes historical data associated with multiple users, the historical data have it is following at least History electricity usage in one: during event and the event similar at least one scheduled event continues In time, and

The syndication users history is based further on to the prediction of the Future availability of the power supply.

19. non-transient computer-readable medium described in any one of 4 to 18 according to claim 1, wherein the code segment When executed by the processor, further make the processor:

Receive user's history associated with position, wherein

The user's history indicates whether the user of the equipment previously carried out the equipment at the position Charging,

The availability of the power supply predicted based on calendar event and position data associated with the calendar event, institute It states position data and indicates that the calculating equipment will be located at the position.

20. non-transient computer-readable medium described in any one of 4 to 19 according to claim 1, wherein

Determine that the power supply will be accessed by being down to the following foregoing description calculating equipment of threshold value in the charge of the power storage elements Probability be based on the current power storage elements situation, the power storage elements discharge rate and with it is described calculate equipment use Family at least one associated scheduled event determines, and

Modified reduction power state is generated based on identified probability and threshold value.

21. a kind of non-transient computer-readable medium for being stored with instruction, wherein described instruction when executed by the processor, Make method described in any one of described processor perform claim requirement 1 to 13.

Technical field

Background technique

Such as desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet computer, netbook computer or other such equipment It calculates equipment and usually implements a variety of power management techniques to reduce the electricity as consumed by these equipment, to extend between charging Battery life and/or the total electricity consumed with reduction to locking equipment.In certain methods, such technology can only make in equipment It is used when with battery-powered operations, or in other methods, these technologies can be used, but regardless of used power supply (example Such as, battery or AC power supplies).Common power management techniques include to calculate equipment display panel execute screen dimmed operation, It closes display and/or executes system hang-up or sleep operation, respectively set calculating in system hang-up or sleep operation Standby current operation status information preservation is to random access memory (RAM) or disk (for example, hard disk drive or solid-state/sudden strain of a muscle Deposit driver), and then calculate equipment and be in low-down electric power operation state.

Detect that calculate equipment has not received any user's input (for example, key in special time period calculating equipment Disk or pointing device input) and electrical management activity is enabled on the computing device (in system (or other assemblies of system) The application of operation does not disable electrical management activity also) when, such power management techniques can be executed by calculating equipment.For example, The screen for calculating equipment can be dimmed first over time, become by calculating equipment, and then later time closes screen, and Then time later executes the system pending operation of such as those described above or sleep operation and is maintained at hang-up shape State or dormant state, until user is for example by opening display panel lid, input key, being opened using pointing device or engagement power supply It closes intentionally to interact with calculating equipment to indicate that user is desirable for equipment.However, such method can detract the body of user It tests.For example, if user just in the content shown on read display, display is dimmed, user may must take action (for example, tapper) is so that computer is restored to full brightness and/or if calculating equipment is changed into dormant state, in system preparation Before good use, user has to wait for calculating equipment and restores from suspend mode or hang-up.

Summary of the invention

In general aspect, a kind of method (and its non-transient computer-readable medium embodiment) includes: to receive Calculating equipment is changed into the instruction for reducing power state；Predict that power supply provides the availability of electric power to equipment is calculated；Determine meter Calculate the charge of the power storage elements (such as battery, capacitor, fuel cell, supercapacitor battery etc.) of equipment；It determines Whether power supply is predicted to be available before the charge of power storage elements is down to threshold value or less；It is determining in power storage elements Charge when being down to power supply before threshold value or less and being predicted to be available, prevent to calculate equipment and be changed into reduction power state；And When power supply is predicted to be unavailable before being determined that the charge in power storage elements is down to threshold value or less, make to calculate equipment turn Become reducing power state.

In another aspect, a kind of method (and its non-transient computer-readable medium embodiment) includes: to receive Current power storage elements situation, power storage elements discharge rate and it is associated with the user of equipment is calculated at least one arranged Journey event；It predicts that power supply provides the availability of electric power to equipment is calculated, determines the charge for calculating the power storage elements of equipment, electricity The availability in source is determined based at least one scheduled event associated with the user and the charge base of power storage elements It is determined in current power storage elements situation and based on power storage elements discharge rate；Determine the electricity in power storage elements Whether power supply is predicted to be available before lotus is down to threshold value or less；Threshold value or less is dropped in the charge of power storage elements determining When power supply is predicted to be available before, it is based on fully active state, generates the reduction power state of modification, wherein fully active State instruction calculates equipment and operates in the case where the restricted setting of no any electric power；And the reduction electric power shape that will be modified State is transmitted to calculating equipment.

Detailed description of the invention

According to detailed description given below and attached drawing, exemplary embodiment will be more fully understood, wherein identical want Element indicates that the detailed description and the accompanying drawings are only given by way of illustration by identical attached drawing table number, and does not therefore limit exemplary Embodiment, and wherein:

Fig. 1-4 is the flow chart for illustrating the method according at least one exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is the block diagram for illustrating the system according at least one exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is the block diagram for illustrating the calculating equipment according at least one exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is the block diagram for illustrating the server according at least one exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is to illustrate the block diagram stored according to the data of at least one exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 9 shows the example of computer equipment and mobile computer device according at least one exemplary embodiment.

It should be noted that these attached drawings are intended to illustrate the one of the method and/or structure that utilize in some of the exemplary embodiments As characteristic and supplement written description provided below.However, these attached drawings be not in proportion, and may not accurately Reflect the precision architecture or performance characteristics of any embodiment provided, and is not construed as defining or limiting by exemplary The range of value or attribute that embodiment includes.For example, for the sake of clarity, region and/or structural element can be zoomed in or out Positioning.It is intended to refer to that there are similar or identical element or spies using reference marker similar or identical in various figures Sign.

Embodiment is related to calculating the electrical management of equipment.