Method and System of Performing Charging Processing for Mobile Device, and Mobile Device Operating the Method and System

• US 20150171651A1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Published: 06/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Original Assignee: Tencent Technology Company Limited (Tencent Holdings Limited)
• Inventors: Tang, Wenliang, Lin, Rulan, Ding, Haifeng, Xu, Sensheng, Long, Lei, Yuan, Cancai
• Granted Patent: US 9,219,370 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0048 Detection of remaining charge capacity or state of charge [SOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones

Abstract

A method and system of performing charging processing for a mobile device is disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a non-linear equation related to a charging time variable and a charge percentage variable, and obtaining a current charge percentage; calculating remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation; and displaying the remaining charging time. By the solution of the present invention, the remaining charging time of the mobile device can be displayed accurately.

Claims

1. A method of performing charging processing for a mobile device, comprising:

obtaining a non-linear equation related to a charging time variable and a charge percentage variable, and obtaining a current charge percentage;

calculating remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation; and

displaying the remaining charging time;

the method further comprises;

generating the non-linear equation, wherein

the generating the non-linear equation comprises;

collecting history charging data including a charge percentage and charging time corresponding to the charge percentage, and generating the non-linear equation related to the charge percentage variable and the charging time variable through fitting the history charging data;

wherein

the collecting the history charging data comprises;

collecting the charge percentage P_i, and taking charging time of charging the mobile device from P_i to P_i+B as charging time T_i corresponding to the charge percentage P_i, wherein B is a predefined charge increment value and i is a natural number; and

the current charge percentage is P₁ the non-linear equation is F(P)=T charging time of charging the mobile device from P₁ to P₁+B is T′

, and the calculating the remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation comprises;

substituting P₁+kB into the non-linear equation F(P)=T to obtain T_k, where k is an integer among 0 to M and P₁+MB is smaller than or equal to 100%, calculating the sum of T_k,

2. The method of claim 1, before obtaining the non-linear equation related to the charging time variable and the charge percentage variable, further comprising:

receiving a boot command, determining whether the non-linear equation has been saved, and if the non-linear equation has not been saved, performing the step of obtaining the non-linear equation related to the charging time variable and the charge percentage variable; and

the obtaining the current charge percentage comprises;

calling a system information interface, and obtaining the current charge percentage from an operation system.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying the remaining charging time comprising:

calling a system drawing interface, selecting a format interface, input the remaining charging time in the format interface, generating a displaying interface, and displaying the displaying interface on the screen of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein there are at least two selected format interfaces, and after generating the displaying interface, the method further comprises:

receiving selecting information inputted by a user, wherein the selecting information comprises a format interface identity, and displaying a displaying interface corresponding to the format interface identity on the screen of the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, after obtaining the current charge percentage, further comprising:

determining a charging state according to the current charge percentage and displaying the charging state on the screen of the mobile device, wherein the charging state includes a fast charging state, a continuous charging state and a trickle charging state.

9. The method of any of claim 1, after obtaining the current charge percentage, further comprising:

determining whether the current charge percentage is equal to 100%, if the current charge percentage is equal to 100%, performing an alarm clock prompt.

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10. A system of performing charging processing for a mobile device, comprising an equation generating device and the mobile device, wherein

the equation generating device is configured to collect history charging data comprising a charge percentage and charging time corresponding to the charge percentage, and generating a non-linear equation related to a charge percentage variable and a charging time variable through fitting the history charging data;

and

the mobile device is configured to obtain the non-linear equation from the equation generating device, and obtain a current charge percentage;

calculate remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation, and display the remaining charging time;

wherein

the mobile device comprises an equation obtaining unit, a charge percentage obtaining unit, a calculating unit and a charge displaying unit, wherein

the equation obtaining unit is configured to obtain the non-linear equation related to the charge percentage variable and the charging time variable from the equation generating device, and send the non-linear equation to the calculating unit;

the charge percentage obtaining unit is configured to obtain a current charge percentage and send the current charge percentage to the calculating unit;

the calculating unit is configured to calculate remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation, and send the remaining charging time to the charge displaying unit; and

the charge displaying unit is configured to display the remaining charging time;

the equation generating device comprises a data collecting unit and a fitting unit, and the calculating unit comprises a second time calculating sub-unit, wherein

the data collecting unit is configured to collect the charge percentage P_i, and take charging time of charging the mobile device from P_i to P_i+B as charging time T_i corresponding to the charge percentage P_i, where B is a predefined charge increment value and i is a natural number;

the fitting unit is configured to generate the non-linear equation F(P)=T related to the charge percentage variable and the charging time variable through fitting the history charging data; and

the second time calculating sub-unit is configured to take charging time of charging the mobile device from P₁ to P₁+B as T′

substitute P₁+kB into the non-linear equation F(P)=T to obtain T_k, where k is an integer among 0 to M and P₁+MB is smaller than or equal to 100% calculate the sum of T_k,

14. The system of claim 10, wherein

the charge displaying unit comprises a display generating sub-unit, configured to call a system drawing interface, select a format interface, input the remaining charging time into the format interface, generate a displaying interface and display the displaying interface on the screen of the mobile device.

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15. A mobile device, comprising an equation obtaining unit, a charge percentage obtaining unit, a calculating unit and a charge displaying unit, wherein

the equation obtaining unit is configured to obtain a non-linear equation related to a charge percentage variable and a charging time variable, and send the non-linear equation to the calculating unit;

the charge percentage obtaining unit is configured to obtain a current charge percentage and send the current charge percentage to the calculating unit;

the calculating unit is configured to calculate remaining charging time according to the current charge percentage and the non-linear equation, and send the remaining charging time to the charge displaying unit; and

the charge displaying unit is configured to display the remaining charging time;

wherein

the non-linear equation is indicated as F(P)=T_i charging time of charging the mobile device from P₁ to P₁+B is indicated as T′

, and the calculating unit comprises a second time calculating sub-unit, configured to substitute P1+kB into the non-linear equation F(P)=T to obtain T_k, where k is an integer among 0 to M and P₁+MB is smaller than or equal to 100%, calculate the sum of T_k,

18. The mobile device of any of claim 15, further comprising a state switching unit, configured to obtain the current charge percentage from the charge percentage obtaining unit, determine a charging state according to the current charge percentage, and send the charging state to the charge displaying unit, wherein the charging state includes a fast charging state, a continuous charging state and a trickle charging state;

and

the charge displaying unit is further configured to display the charging state on the screen of the mobile device.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, further comprising an alarm clock starting unit and an alarm clock unit, wherein

the alarm clock starting unit is configured to obtain the current charge percentage from the charge percentage obtaining unit, determine whether the current charge percentage is equal to 100%, and if the current charge percentage is equal to 100%, send a starting command to the alarm clock unit;

and

the alarm clock unit is configured to perform an alarm clock prompt after receiving the starting command.

20. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein the charge displaying unit comprises a display generating sub-unit, configured to call a system drawing interface, select a format interface, input the remaining charging time into the format interface, generate a displaying interface and display the displaying interface on the screen of the mobile device.

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