Power saving mechanism for cordless electronic device

• US 20040008188A1
• Filed: 01/07/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Globlink Technology, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Globlink Technology, Inc.
• Inventors: Liu, Ching-Chiang
• Application Number:
  US10/337,399
• Publication Number:
  US 20040008188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/177
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3215 Monitoring of peripheral devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3259 Power saving in cursor control device, e.g. mouse, joystick, trackball
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

The present invention relates a power saving mechanism in a cordless electronic device comprising a vibration sensor on a circuit board thereof having one end electrically coupled to an input pin of microprocessor on the circuit board and the other end electrically coupled to power supply of the circuit board. While the electronic device is inactive in a power saving mode, the electronic device can be activated through vibrating the electronic device, which enables the vibration sensor to be closed and the current of power supply to be supplied to the input pin via the vibration sensor to activate the microprocessor to change its logic level and activate all electronic components of the circuit board.

Claims

1. A power saving mechanism for a cordless electronic device comprising:

a vibration sensor located on a circuit board of the electronic device, the vibration sensor having one end electrically coupled to an input pin of a microprocessor on the circuit board and the other end electrically coupled to a power supply of the circuit board,

wherein, after a predetermined period of inactivity of the electronic device and open condition of the vibration sensor, the electronic device enters into a power saving mode and is inactive;

while the electronic device is vibrated, the vibration sensor is closed for causing the electronic device to enter into an operating mode, in response, current of the power supply is supplied to the input pin via the vibration sensor to activate the microprocessor for changing its logic level for activation, and thereby activate all electronic components of the circuit board to enter into an operating mode.

2. The power saving mechanism of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a cordless, optical mouse.

3. The power saving mechanism of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a cordless mouse.

4. The power saving mechanism of claim 1, wherein the vibration sensor is a mercury switch.

5. A power saving mechanism for a cordless electronic device comprising:

a vibration sensor located on a circuit board of the electronic device, the vibration sensor having one end electrically coupled to an input pin of a microprocessor on the circuit board and a power supply of the circuit board respectively and the other end being ground so that current of the power supply is supplied to the input pin for maintaining the input pin at a predetermined logic level;

wherein, after a predetermined period of inactivity of the electronic device and open condition of the vibration sensor, the electronic device enters into a power saving mode and is inactive;

while the electronic device is vibrated, the vibration sensor is closed for causing the electronic device to enter into an operating mode, in response, the current of the power supply is diverted to supply to the ground via the vibration sensor to activate the microprocessor for changing its logic level for activation, and thereby activate all electronic components of the circuit board to enter into an operating mode.

6. The power saving mechanism of claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a cordless, optical mouse.

7. The power saving mechanism of claim 5, wherein the electronic device is a cordless mouse.

8. The power saving mechanism of claim 5, wherein the vibration sensor is a mercury switch.