Advertising machine, and system, method and storage medium for controlling advertising machine

• US 10,353,456 B2
• Filed: 07/26/2016
• Issued: 07/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Li, Qingyong
• Primary Examiner(s): Prifti, Aurel
• Application Number:
  US15/503,128
• Publication Number:
  US 20180101221A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,085 Days
• Field of Search: 713375, 713323, 713322, 713324, 713 2, 713320, 1 1, 381150, 455574
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3237 by disabling clock generation or distribution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/324 by lowering clock frequency
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3293 by switching to a less power-consuming processor, e.g. sub-CPU
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41415 involving a public display, viewable by several users in a public space outside their home, e.g. movie theatre, information kiosk
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6543 for forcing some client operations, e.g. recording remote booting in general G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/50 in wire-line communication networks, e.g. low power modes or reduced link rate

Abstract

A system for controlling the advertising machine includes a standby control unit, an application processing unit and a power source unit. The application processing unit is configured to control an operation of the advertising machine. The power source unit is configured to provide power to the standby control unit, and provide power to the application processing unit under the control of the standby control unit. The standby control unit is configured to control a standby period and an operating period of the advertising machine according to a standby scheme, wherein during the standby period of the advertising machine, the power source unit is controlled to stop providing power to the application processing unit, and during the operating period of the advertising machine, the power source unit is controlled to provide power to the application processing unit.

Claims

1. A system for controlling an advertising machine, comprising:

a standby controller;

an application processor configured to control an operation of the advertising machine; and

a power source configured to provide power to the standby controller, and provide power to the application processor under a control of the standby controller,

wherein the standby controller is configured to control a standby period and an operating period of the advertising machine according to a standby scheme, and wherein during the standby period of the advertising machine, the power source is controlled to stop providing power to the application processor, and during the operating period of the advertising machine, the power source is controlled to provide power to the application processor,

wherein the standby controller comprises;

an interruption request component;

a controlling component;

a first processing component configured to send a turn-off instruction to the interruption request component according to the standby scheme and send a turn-on instruction to the controlling component according to the standby scheme; and

a first communication component configured to receive an interruption request response instruction returned by the application processor and send the interruption request response instruction to the controlling component,

wherein the interruption request component is configured to send an interruption request to the application processor after receiving the turn-off instruction, and

the controlling component is configured to control the power source to stop providing power to the application processor according to the interruption request response instruction, and control the power source to provide power to the application processor according to the turn-on instruction, and

wherein the application processor comprises;

a second processing component configured to;

after receiving the interruption request, save the currently played file of the advertising machine, control the advertising machine to display a turning off message, and meanwhile return the interruption request response instruction to the standby controller; and

a peripheral circuit component configured to maintain an operation of the advertising machine under the control of the second processing component.

2. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, wherein the standby controller comprises:

a storage component configured to store the standby scheme; and

a clock component configured to provide a clock signal to the standby controller.

3. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, further comprising an input device, configured to input the standby scheme to the standby controller.

4. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, wherein the application processor comprises a configuring component, configured to preset the standby scheme and send the standby scheme to the standby controller.

5. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, wherein the application processor comprises a second communication component, configured to receive the standby scheme pushed from a backend server and send the standby scheme to the standby controller.

6. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, further comprising a clock, configured to provide a clock signal to the standby controller.

7. The system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, further comprising an indicator, configured to indicate an operating mode and a standby mode of the advertising machine under the control of the standby controller.

8. An advertising machine, comprising the system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1.

9. A method for controlling an advertising machine comprising the system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, the method comprising:

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to stop providing power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start a standby period according to the standby scheme; and

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to provide power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start an operating period according to the standby scheme.

10. The method for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 9, wherein:

when a turn-off instruction is received, the standby controller sends interruption request information to the application processor;

after receiving the interruption request information, the application processor saves the currently played file of the advertising machine, controls the advertising machine to display a turning off message, and meanwhile returns interruption request response information to the standby controller; and

after receiving the interruption request response information, the standby controller controls the power source to stop providing power to the application processor.

11. An advertising machine according to claim 1, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to perform a method for controlling the advertising machine comprising the system for controlling the advertising machine, the method comprising;

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to stop providing power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start a standby period according to the standby scheme; and

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to provide power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start an operating period according to the standby scheme.

12. The advertising machine according to claim 11, wherein:

when a turn-off instruction is received, the standby controller sends interruption request information to the application processor;

after receiving the interruption request information, the application processor saves the currently played file of the advertising machine, controls the advertising machine to display a turning off message, and meanwhile returns interruption request response information to the standby controller; and

after receiving the interruption request response information, the standby controller controls the power source to stop providing power to the application processor.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor of an advertising machine, causes the advertising machine to perform a method for controlling the advertising machine comprising the system for controlling the advertising machine according to claim 1, the method comprising:

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to stop providing power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start a standby period according to the standby scheme; and

controlling the power source, by the standby controller, to provide power to the application processor when controlling the advertising machine to start an operating period according to the standby scheme.