Electronic apparatus and power controlling method

• US 9,543,850 B2
• Filed: 07/03/2014
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kang, Ho-woong
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Derose, Volvick
• Application Number:
  US14/323,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20150028838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 922 Days
• Field of Search: 713/300
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3231 Monitoring the presence, absence or movement of users
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3246 by software initiated power-off
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 5/293 using semiconductor devices only
• CPC Class Codes: H02M 5/2932 with automatic control of output voltage, current or power
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/0138 Electrical filters or coupling circuits
• CPC Class Codes: H03H 7/06 including resistors H03H7/075, H03H7/09, H03H7/12, H03H7/13 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An electronic apparatus and a method of controlling power thereto are disclosed. The electronic apparatus including: a signal receiver configured to receive an input signal; a power supply configured to supply power to elements of the electronic apparatus; a controller configured to controls power supplied to the power supply; and a driving circuit configured to output an ON signal to the power supply in order to supply power to the elements of the electronic apparatus in response to the signal receiver receiving a preset frequency signal while the controller is turned off. Thus, the electronic apparatus is automatically turned on and off by an input signal of a predetermined frequency without a user'"'"'s manipulation of an additional power switch, and thus, a user'"'"'s convenience may be improved.

Claims

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a signal receiver configured to receive an input signal;

a power supply configured to supply power to elements of the electronic apparatus;

a controller configured to control power supplied to the power supply; and

a driving circuit configured to output an ON signal to the power supply in response to the signal receiver receiving a preset frequency signal while the controller is turned off,

wherein the power supply is further configured to supply power to the elements of the electronic apparatus in response to the ON signal being received from the driving circuit, and

wherein the controller is further configured to output an OFF signal to the power supply in response to the signal receiver not receiving the preset frequency signal within a predetermined period of time.

2. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the preset frequency signal comprises a clock frequency of a wired digital signal or a carrier frequency of a wireless digital signal.

3. The electronic apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the signal receiver is configured to receive at least one of a wired digital signal, a wireless digital signal and an analog signal.

4. The electronic apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the signal receiver receives the analog signal to which the preset frequency signal has been added.

5. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a filter which passes the preset frequency signal out of the input signals and transmits the preset frequency signal to the driving circuit.

6. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the driving circuit comprises a transistor which is turned on and off by an input of the preset frequency signal, and a capacitor to which voltages are charged according to the transistor turning on and off.

7. The electronic apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the driving circuit outputs a rising edge according to the charging of the capacitor, and applies an ON signal to the power supply which corresponds to the rising edge.

8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the ON signal of the driving circuit corresponds to one of a rising edge signal and a falling edge signal.

9. The electronic apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the preset frequency signal comprises a plurality of frequencies, and the filter comprises a plurality of band pass filters that pass the plurality of frequencies in a preset order.

10. The electronic apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of frequencies are variable.

11. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the power supply supplies power to the controller which remains turned off according to the ON signal, and the controller determines whether the signal receiver receives the preset frequency signal.

12. A method of controlling power to an electronic apparatus which comprises a power supply, the power controlling method comprising:

receiving an input signal comprising a preset frequency signal by a signal receiver while a controller controlling supply of power to the power supply is turned off;

outputting an ON signal to the power supply by a driving circuit in response to the signal receiver receiving the input signal comprising the preset frequency signal;

supplying power to elements of the electronic apparatus comprising the controller by the power supply in response to the ON signal being received from the driving circuit; and

outputting an OFF signal to the power supply by the controller in response to the preset frequency signal not being received within a predetermined period of time.

13. The power controlling method according to claim 12, wherein the preset frequency signal comprises a clock frequency of a wired digital signal or a carrier frequency of a wireless digital signal.

14. The power controlling method according to claim 13, wherein the receiving the input signal comprises receiving at least one of a wired digital signal, a wireless digital signal and an analog signal.

15. The power controlling method according to claim 14, wherein the receiving the input signal comprises receiving the analog signal to which the preset frequency signal has been added.

16. The power controlling method according to claim 12, further comprising passing the preset frequency signal out of the input signal and transmitting the preset frequency signal to the driving circuit.

17. The power controlling method according to claim 16, wherein the ON signal of the driving circuit corresponds to one of a rising edge signal and a falling edge signal.

18. The power controlling method according to claim 16, wherein the preset frequency comprises a plurality of frequencies, and the transmitting the preset frequency signal comprises passing the plurality of frequencies in a preset order.

19. The power controlling method according to claim 18, wherein the plurality of frequencies is variable.

20. The power controlling method according to claim 12, further comprising:

supplying power to the power supply according to the ON signal to the controller that is turned off; and

determining by the controller whether the preset frequency signal is being continuously received.

21. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a power supply configured to supply power to elements of the electronic apparatus;

a controller configured to control power supplied to the power supply; and

a driving circuit configured to output an ON signal to the power supply in response to the electronic apparatus receiving a preset frequency signal from an external device while the controller is turned off,

wherein the power supply is further configured to supply power to the elements of the electronic apparatus in response to the ON signal being received from the driving circuit, and

wherein the controller is further configured to output an OFF signal to the power supply in response to the signal receiver not receiving the preset frequency signal within a predetermined period of time.

22. The electronic apparatus of claim 21, further comprising a signal receiver configured to receive the input signal.

23. The electronic apparatus of claim 22, further comprising a filter which passes the preset frequency signal out of the input signals and transmits the preset frequency signal to the driving circuit.

24. The electronic apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the driving circuit comprises a transistor which is turned on and off by an input of the preset frequency signal, and a capacitor to which voltages are charged according to the transistor turning on and off.

25. The electronic apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the driving circuit outputs a rising edge according to the charging of the capacitor, and applies an ON signal to the power supply which corresponds to the rising edge.