Data processor and method for notification

• US 20040230853A1
• Filed: 03/05/2004
• Published: 11/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
• Inventors: Miyamoto, Yoshio
• Application Number:
  US10/792,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20040230853A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/340
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision

Abstract

The data processing device has a battery, a memory, a detector and an message output. The memory stores data on electric power consumption or electric current. The detector detects electric power or electric current supplied from the battery. The message output indicates when the detected electric power or electric current supplied from the battery is greater than the data value read out from the memory.

Claims

1. A data processor having a battery, comprising:

a memory for storing data on electric power consumption in advance;

a detector which detects a electric power supplied from the battery to the data processor; and

a message output which provides an indication when the electric power detected by the detector is greater than the consumption data stored in the memory.

2. A data processor having a battery, comprising:

a memory for storing data on current in advance;

a current detector which detects current supplied from the battery to the data processor; and

a controller which provides notification when the current detected by the current detector is greater than the current data stored in the memory.

3. The data processor according to claim 2, wherein the memory stores a plurality of data on current, the controller reads out one of the plurality of data depending upon condition of the data processor and compares the data read from memory with the current detected by the current detector.

4. The data processor according to claim 2, further comprising:

a power source button which receives an instruction for turning on/off power to the data processor;

wherein the current detector detects current when the power source button is pressed by a user.

5. The data processor according to claim 2, further comprising:

a input key which receives an instruction for turning on/off a power to the data processor;

wherein the controller turns off part of the data processor when the input key has received an instruction for turning off power to the data processor, and the current detector detects current after the power consumption in part of the data processor is turned off.

6. The data processor according to claim 2, wherein the current detector detects current at predetermined time intervals.

7. The data processor according to claim 2, further comprising:

a connector for connecting a memory card;

wherein the controller provides a message urging the user to disconnect the memory card from the connector when the current detected by the current detector is larger than the current data stored in the memory.

8. A data processor having a battery, comprising:

a memory for storing data on current;

a current detector which detects current supplied from the battery to the data processor; and

a controller which provides notice that the battery should be charged when the current detected by the current detector is greater than the current data stored in the memory.

10. The data processor according to claim 8, wherein the memory stores schedule data, and the controller provides notice that the battery should be charged depending upon the schedule data, even when the current detected by the current detector is smaller than the current data stored in the memory.

9. A data processor having a battery, comprising:

a memory for storing data on electric power consumption

a detector which detects a electric power supplied from the battery to the data processor; and

a controller which provides notice that the battery should be charged when the electric power detected by the detector is greater than the data stored in the memory.

11. The data processor according to claim 9, wherein the memory stores schedule data, and the controller also provides notice that the battery should be charged depending upon the schedule, data even when the electric power detected by the detector is smaller than the data stored in the memory.

12. A data processor having a battery, comprising:

a memory which stores data on a schedule of the data processor'"'"'s user;

a power source button which receives an instruction for turning on/off power to the data processor; and

a message output which provides a message indicating the suggestion of electrically charging the battery depending upon the data stored in the memory when the power source button is pressed by a user.

13. The data processor according to claim 12, wherein the output provides the message when the power source button is pressed before a holiday or a weekend.

14. The data processor according to claim 13, wherein the message includes a suggestion for disconnecting an external equipment from the data processor.

15. A method for notification comprising the steps of:

storing data on electric power consumption or electric current in a memory of a data processor;

detecting electric power or electric current supplied from a battery of the data processor;

reading out a value of the data from the memory; and

outputting an indication when the detected electric power or electric current supplied from the battery is greater than the data value read out from the memory.

16. A method for notification comprising the steps of:

storing a schedule of a data processor'"'"'s user;

reading out the schedule in response to an instruction for turning on/off power to the data processor; and

outputting a message indicating the suggestion of electrically charging a battery of the data processor depending upon the schedule data.

17. A software product comprising:

at least one machine readable medium;

a database carried on the at least one machine readable medium and readable therefrom by a data processor,

the database containing data on electric power consumption or electric current; and

programming code, carried by the at least one machine readable medium, for execution by the data processor, wherein execution of the programming code causes the data processor to implement a series of steps, comprising;

detecting electric power or electric current supplied from a battery of the at least one programmable processor;

reading out a value of the data from the database; and

outputting an indication when the detected electric power or electric current supplied from the battery is greater than the data value read out from the database.

18. A software product comprising:

at least one machine readable medium;

a database carried on the at least one machine readable medium and readable therefrom by a data processor, the database containing a schedule of the data processor'"'"'s user; and

programming code, carried by the at least one machine readable medium, for execution by the data processor, wherein execution of the programming code causes the data processor to implement a series of steps, comprising;

reading out the schedule in response to an instruction for turning on/off power to the data processor; and

outputting a message indicating the suggestion of electrically charging a battery of the data processor depending upon the schedule data.