ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A charging method for an electronic device, the electronic device being equipped with a battery and being connected to a power source, the method comprising:
- determining whether a current time of the electronic device is in a specific time interval;
if the current time is in the specific time interval, determining whether a remaining power of the battery is more than a lower bound of power;
if the remaining power is more than the lower bound of power, keeping the electronic device working by solely relying on the battery; and
if the remaining power is less than or equal to the lower bound of power, before the current time of the electronic device leaves the specific time interval, controlling the power source to use an intermittence charging procedure to charge the battery according to the lower bound of power.
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Abstract
An electronic device and a charging method thereof are provided, wherein the electronic device has a battery and is connected to a power supply. In the charging method, it is determined whether a current time of the electronic device is in a specific time interval. During the specific time interval, it is determined whether a remaining power of the battery is more than a lower bound of power. If yes, the battery is stopped form being charged and the battery is solely used to keep the electronic device working; otherwise, the power supply is controlled and an intermittence charging procedure is used to charge the battery in accordance with the lower bound of power. While not in the specific time interval, a normal charging procedure is used to charge the battery. By switching between the two different charging procedures, purposes of charging effectively and lowering electricity bills are both achieved.
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1. A charging method for an electronic device, the electronic device being equipped with a battery and being connected to a power source, the method comprising:
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determining whether a current time of the electronic device is in a specific time interval; if the current time is in the specific time interval, determining whether a remaining power of the battery is more than a lower bound of power; if the remaining power is more than the lower bound of power, keeping the electronic device working by solely relying on the battery; and if the remaining power is less than or equal to the lower bound of power, before the current time of the electronic device leaves the specific time interval, controlling the power source to use an intermittence charging procedure to charge the battery according to the lower bound of power. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device, comprising:
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a battery; a power adapter, configured to supply power to the electronic device; a basic input/output system (BIOS), determining whether a current time of the electronic device is in a specific time interval; and an embedded controller, coupled to the battery, the power adapter, and the BIOS, when the BIOS determines that the current time of the electronic device is in the specific time interval, the embedded controller determining whether a remaining power in the battery is more than a lower bound of power, wherein if the remaining power is more than the lower bound of power, the electronic device kept working by solely relying on the battery, if the remaining power is less than or equal to the lower bound of power, before the BIOS determines that the current time of the electronic device leaves the specific time interval, the embedded controller controls the power adapter to use an intermittence charging procedure to charge the battery according to the lower bound of power. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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