Electronic apparatus and method of setting system environment of the electronic apparatus

• US 20040107339A1
• Filed: 11/19/2003
• Published: 06/03/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 11/29/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Client Solutions CO., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Andoh, Hideaki, Nakamura, Koji, Sakamoto, Kei, Arai, Satoru, Morisawa, Toshikazu
• Granted Patent: US 7,222,249 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/263 Arrangements for using multiple switchable power supplies, e.g. battery and AC G06F1/30 takes precedence

Abstract

A peak shift/cut control program is a program for carrying out a system environment setting changeover control, and properly changes a profile in accordance with each time zone of profile B collectively managing system environment setting items. A user interface section sets time zone corresponding to each profile. A time acquire section periodically acquires system time from an internal clock section of an operating system, and transfers the system time to a profile changeover section. The profile changeover section carries out profile changeover control in accordance with time zone set by the user interface section while receiving the system time from the time acquire section.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a storage unit storing profiles for managing system operating environment items;

a setting unit configured to set a time zone capable of executing the system operation in accordance with the profiles; and

a control unit configured to carry out system operation based on the profile corresponding to the time zone set by the setting unit.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a profile setting unit configured to set the system operating environment items set in each of the profiles.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an effective period setting unit configured to set an effective period predetermined by the setting unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source,

a first profile of the profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus by the battery in a first time zone set by the setting unit, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the battery in the first time zone set based on the first profile.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an indicator unit configured to show a power supply state of the external power source,

the indicator unit shows that a power supply from the external power source is stopped when the electronic apparatus is driven by the battery based on the first profile.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source,

a first profile of the profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus by the external power source in a first time zone set by the setting unit, and inhibiting the charge of the battery, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the external power source in the first time zone set based on the first profile, and stops the charge of the battery.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

an indicator unit configured to show whether or not the battery is in a charged state,

the indicator unit shows that the charge of the battery is stopped when the charge of the battery is stopped based on the first profile.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source,

a first profile of the profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus to give priority to the use of the battery rather than the use of the external power source in a first time zone set by the setting unit, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the battery in the first time zone set based on the first profile, and drives it by the external power source when a residual capacity of the battery becomes less than a predetermined residual capacity.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein a second profile of the profiles includes a setup item for stopping the charge of the battery in a second time zone set by the setting unit, and

the control unit stops the charge of the battery source in the second time zone set based on the second profile.

10. The apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising:

an indicator unit configured to show whether or not the battery is in a charged state,

the indicator unit shows that the charge of the battery is stopped when the charge of the battery is stopped based on the second profile.

11. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a first setting unit configured to set a system operating environment;

a storage unit storing several profiles of managing contents of setup items set by the first setting unit;

a second setting unit configured to set several time zones;

a third setting unit configured to select an arbitrarily corresponding profile from the several profiles in accordance with each time zone set by the second setting unit; and

a control unit configured to control a system operation based on a system environment setting changeover profile associated by the third setting unit in accordance with a time zone set by the second setting unit.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

a fourth setting unit configured to set a effective period set by the second and third setting unit.

13. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the apparatus is powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source,

a first profile of the profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus by the battery in a first time zone set by the second setting unit, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the battery in the first time zone set based on the first profile.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13, further comprising:

an indicator unit configured to show a power supply state of the external power source,

the indicator unit shows that a power supply from the external power source is stopped when the electronic apparatus is driven by the battery based on the first profile.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a second profile of the several profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus by the external power source in a second time zone set by the second setting unit, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the external power source in the second time zone set based on the second profile.

16. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the apparatus is powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source,

a first profile of the profiles includes a setup item for driving the electronic apparatus to give priority to the use of the battery rather than the use of the external power source in a first time zone set by the second setting unit, and

the control unit drives the electronic apparatus by the battery in the first time zone set based on the first profile, and drives it by the external power source when a residual capacity of the battery becomes less than a predetermined residual capacity.

17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein a second profile of the profiles includes a setup item for stopping the charge of the battery in the second time zone set by the second setting unit, and

the control unit stops the charge of the battery source in the second time zone set based on the second profile.

18. The apparatus according to claim 17, further comprising:

an indicator unit configured to show whether or not the battery is in a charged state,

the indicator unit shows that the charge of the battery is stopped when the charge of the battery is stopped based on the second profile.

19. A method of setting a system environment of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

storing profiles for managing contents of system operating environment setup items;

storing setup of time zone carrying out a system operation corresponding to a profile; and

carrying out the system operation based on the profile in accordance with the time zone.

20. A method of setting a system environment of an electronic apparatus, comprising:

setting a system operating environment setting item;

setting a time zone;

selecting an arbitrarily corresponding profile from several profiles in accordance with each time zone; and

carrying out a system environment setting changeover using the associating profile in accordance with the setting time zone.

21. A computer readable recording medium recording programs for operating a computer capable of setting several system environment setting items as the following functional unit:

a storage unit storing profiles for managing setup contents of a system environment setting item;

a setting unit configured to set a time zone corresponding to the profiles; and

a control unit configured to carry out a system environment setting changeover using the profiles in accordance with the time zone set by the setting unit.

22. A computer readable recording medium recording programs for operating a computer capable of setting several system environment setting items as the following functional unit:

a first setting unit configured to set contents of a system environment setting item in each of the profile;

a second setting unit configured to set a time zone;

a third setting unit configured to select an arbitrarily corresponding profile from the several profiles in accordance with each time zone set by the second setting unit; and

a control unit configured to control a system operation based on a system environment setting changeover using the profile associated by the third setting unit in accordance with the time zone set by the second setting unit.