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

• US 7,222,249 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2003
• Issued: 05/22/2007
• 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: Nakamura, Koji, Sakamoto, Kei, Arai, Satoru, Morisawa, Toshikazu, Andoh, Hideaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Perveen; Rehana
• Assistant Examiner(s): Stoynov; Stefan
• Application Number:
  US10/715,526
• Publication Number:
  US 20040107339A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,280 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300, 713/320, 713/310, 713/340
• US Class Current: 713/320
• 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 powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source, the 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;

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

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

wherein 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.

2. An electronic apparatus powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source, the 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,

wherein,

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.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, 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.

4. An electronic apparatus powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source, the 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,

wherein,

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.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, 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.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, 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.

7. An electronic apparatus powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source, the 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;

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; and

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

wherein,

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;

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

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.

8. An electronic apparatus powered by an external power source or a battery chargeable by the external power source, the 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,

wherein,

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.

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 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.

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.