公开(公告)号：US20080294295A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US11966261

申请日：2007-12-28

申请人： Chia-Chang CHIU

发明人： Chia-Chang CHIU

IPC分类号： G05D23/00

CPC分类号： G05D23/1919 ,  G06F1/206 ,  G11B33/144 ,  Y02D10/16

摘要： A preheating control system of an information processing device and a control method thereof are described. The system includes a temperature sensing module, a first controller, a heating module, and a second controller. After receiving a power ON signal, the first controller shifts to a primary control mode and determines whether temperature of the hard disk satisfies an operating temperature scope or not. When the temperature does not satisfy the operating temperature scope, the heating module is used to heat the hard disk. When the temperature satisfies the operating temperature scope, the first controller shifts to a secondary control mode and activates the second controller to execute a boot program of the information processing device, thereby improving system stability.

摘要翻译： 描述信息处理装置的预热控制系统及其控制方法。 该系统包括温度感测模块，第一控制器，加热模块和第二控制器。 在接收到电源接通信号之后，第一控制器转移到主控制模式，并确定硬盘的温度是否满足工作温度范围。 当温度不满足工作温度范围时，加热模块用于加热硬盘。 当温度满足工作温度范围时，第一控制器转移到辅助控制模式，激活第二控制器以执行信息处理设备的引导程序，从而提高系统的稳定性。

公开(公告)号：US09736887B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-15

申请号：US13350769

申请日：2012-01-14

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Chun-Chi Wang

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Chun-Chi Wang

IPC分类号： H05K7/20 ,  H05B3/02 ,  H05B1/02

CPC分类号： H05B1/0227

摘要： The invention provides a method and a device for heating an electronic component and an electronic apparatus using the method/device. A heater is disposed at the electronic component. The heating method includes following steps: driving the heater according to a duty ratio by using electrical energy of a power module. If the output voltage of the power module is greater than a first threshold, set the duty ratio as a first ratio. If the output voltage of the power module is less than a second threshold, set the duty ratio as a second ratio. If the output voltage of the power module is between the first threshold and the second threshold, adjust the duty ratio so that the difference between the output voltage of the power module and the second threshold is positively proportional to the duty ratio.

公开(公告)号：US09684319B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-20

申请号：US13290013

申请日：2011-11-04

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： G05D23/19 ,  G11B33/14

CPC分类号： G05D23/1932 ,  G11B33/144

摘要： A method for entering an operation mode in a low-temperature environment is applicable in a situation that plural electronic devices in an electronic apparatus are not activated. Through performing the method, the electronic apparatus obtains a temperature of each electronic device after receiving a request of a user. Then the electronic apparatus determines whether the temperatures of all the electronic devices reach a threshold value. If the temperatures of at least two electronic devices do not reach the threshold value, the electronic apparatus generates a plurality of corresponding enable signals for the electronic devices having the temperatures lower than the threshold value. The waveforms of the enable signals vary alternately. The electronic apparatus transfers the enable signals to a plurality of corresponding heaters. Being activated by the received enable signal, each of the heaters heats the corresponding electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US08972709B2

公开(公告)日：2015-03-03

申请号：US13609174

申请日：2012-09-10

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： G06F15/177 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F9/4401 ,  G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/30 ,  G06F11/3024 ,  G06F11/3062

摘要： A booting method for low temperature environment and an electronic apparatus therefor are provided. The booting method includes the following steps: reading a booting process record from a memory unit of the electronic apparatus; executing a booting process according to the booting process record, wherein the booting process includes a plurality of booting subroutines; and when executing one of the booting subroutines, updating the booting process record stored in the memory unit of the electronic apparatus corresponding to the booting subroutine, wherein the booting subroutines include providing a power output by controlling a power supply unit of the electronic apparatus, and an output value of the power output gradually increases as executing the booting subroutines sequentially.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于低温环境的启动方法及其电子设备。 引导方法包括以下步骤：从电子设备的存储器单元读取引导过程记录; 根据引导过程记录执行引导过程，其中所述引导过程包括多个引导子例程; 并且当执行所述引导子程序之一时，更新存储在与所述引导子程序相对应的所述电子设备的存储单元中的引导过程记录，其中所述引导子程序包括通过控制所述电子设备的电源单元来提供功率输出，以及 随着顺序执行引导子程序，功率输出的输出值逐渐增加。

公开(公告)号：US20120168417A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13290013

申请日：2011-11-04

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： H05B1/02

CPC分类号： G05D23/1932 ,  G11B33/144

摘要： A method for entering an operation mode in a low-temperature environment is applicable in a situation that plural electronic devices in an electronic apparatus are not activated. Through performing the method, the electronic apparatus obtains a temperature of each electronic device after receiving a request of a user. Then the electronic apparatus determines whether the temperatures of all the electronic devices reach a threshold value. If the temperatures of at least two electronic devices do not reach the threshold value, the electronic apparatus generates a plurality of corresponding enable signals for the electronic devices having the temperatures lower than the threshold value. The waveforms of the enable signals vary alternately. The electronic apparatus transfers the enable signals to a plurality of corresponding heaters. Being activated by the received enable signal, each of the heaters heats the corresponding electronic device.

摘要翻译： 在电子设备中的多个电子设备未被激活的情况下，适用于在低温环境下进入操作模式的方法。 通过执行该方法，电子设备在接收到用户的请求之后获得每个电子设备的温度。 然后，电子设备确定所有电子设备的温度是否达到阈值。 如果至少两个电子设备的温度没有达到阈值，则电子设备为具有低于阈值的温度的电子设备产生多个相应的使能信号。 使能信号的波形交替变化。 电子设备将使能信号传送到多个对应的加热器。 由所接收的使能信号激活，每个加热器加热对应的电子设备。

公开(公告)号：US08200993B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-12

申请号：US12247079

申请日：2008-10-07

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： G06F1/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/20 ,  G06F1/206

摘要： A method for booting a computer device under a low temperature state is provided. A trigger signal is detected when a power button is pressed. A hard disk temperature of a hard disk is obtained via a temperature sensor to determine whether the hard disk temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature. If so, a heater is activated to heat the hard disk until the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature. If the hard disk temperature is greater than the first predetermined temperature, the heater is turned off and afterwards a voltage of a battery cell is checked if the voltage has reached a predetermined voltage. If the voltage of the battery cell has reached the predetermined voltage, a system component of a computer device is activated.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在低温状态下引导计算机设备的方法。 当按下电源按钮时检测到触发信号。 通过温度传感器获得硬盘的硬盘温度，以确定硬盘温度是否小于第一预定温度。 如果是这样，激活加热器来加热硬盘直到硬盘温度大于第一预定温度。 如果硬盘温度大于第一预定温度，则关闭加热器，之后如果电压达到预定电压，则检查电池单元的电压。 如果电池单元的电压达到预定电压，则计算机装置的系统组件被激活。

公开(公告)号：US08176308B2

公开(公告)日：2012-05-08

申请号：US12233391

申请日：2008-09-18

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F1/26

摘要： A method for booting a computer system under a low temperature state is disclosed. When a trigger signal of a pressed power button on the computer system is detected, a hard disk temperature will be obtained via a temperature sensor to determine whether the hard disk temperature is less than a first predetermined temperature. If the hard disk temperature is less than the first predetermined temperature, a heater is activated to heat the hard disk and a low temperature event will be set. Next, if the hard disk temperature has reached or is greater than the second predetermined temperature, the computer system will be under activation. Then before a loading component of the computer system is activated, the low temperature event will be read. Therefore, output loading of the loading component is decreased to activate an system component of the computer system with a low loading state.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种在低温状态下引导计算机系统的方法。 当检测到计算机系统上按下的电源按钮的触发信号时，将通过温度传感器获得硬盘温度，以确定硬盘温度是否小于第一预定温度。 如果硬盘温度低于第一预定温度，则激活加热器以加热硬盘并且将设置低温事件。 接下来，如果硬盘温度达到或大于第二预定温度，则计算机系统将被激活。 然后在计算机系统的加载组件被激活之前，将读取低温事件。 因此，负载部件的输出负载减小，以便以低负载状态激活计算机系统的系统部件。

公开(公告)号：US20110131400A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-02

申请号：US12629022

申请日：2009-12-01

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Yi-Sheng Chueh

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Yi-Sheng Chueh

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F1/206 ,  G06F1/203

摘要： An automatic thermal throttling protection method is described. a computer system executes a main BIOS for initializing an embedded controller when the computer system is power on or boots. And the sub BIOS of the embedded controller is also executed. The sub BIOS of the embedded controller obtains an upper temperature limit and a lower temperature limit set by the main BIOS, and obtains a temperature of the CPU through a thermal sensor. The sub BIOS of the embedded controller compares the temperature of the CPU with the upper temperature limit. When the temperature of the CPU is higher than the upper temperature limit, the sub BIOS sends a system control interrupt event to the main BIOS through the embedded controller. When receiving the SCI event, the main BIOS enables a throttling function to perform a throttling operation on the CPU or shuts down the computer system.

摘要翻译： 描述了自动热节流保护方法。 当计算机系统通电或启动时，计算机系统执行用于初始化嵌入式控制器的主BIOS。 并且还执行嵌入式控制器的子BIOS。 嵌入式控制器的子BIOS获得主BIOS设定的上限温度和下限温度，并通过热传感器获得CPU的温度。 嵌入式控制器的子BIOS将CPU的温度与上限温度进行比较。 当CPU的温度高于上限温度时，子BIOS通过嵌入式控制器向主BIOS发送系统控制中断事件。 当主机接收到SCI事件时，主BIOS使能一个节流功能来对CPU执行调节操作或关闭计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US20100153698A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-17

申请号：US12633707

申请日：2009-12-08

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G11B33/144

摘要： A hard disk temperature monitoring device for monitoring a temperature of a hard disk in a computer system is provided. A hard disk stores an operating system. A basic input/output system (BIOS) has a setting configuration. When the setting configuration is a first setting value, operation of the hard disk is restored. When the setting configuration is a second setting value, the operation of the hard disk is stopped. A thermal sensor detects a temperature of the hard disk. A keyboard controller (KBC) is electrically connected to the thermal sensor via a data transmission channel for detecting the temperature of the hard disk in real time. If the KBC detects that the temperature of the hard disk rises to a first predetermined temperature, the setting configuration is set to the second setting value, and the BIOS stops the operation of the hard disk according to the second setting value.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于监视计算机系统中的硬盘的温度的硬盘温度监视装置。 硬盘存储操作系统。 基本输入/输出系统（BIOS）具有设置配置。 当设置配置是第一设置值时，恢复硬盘的操作。 当设置配置是第二设置值时，硬盘的操作被停止。 热传感器检测硬盘的温度。 键盘控制器（KBC）通过用于实时检测硬盘的温度的数据传输通道与热传感器电连接。 如果KBC检测到硬盘的温度上升到第一预定温度，则将设置配置设置为第二设置值，并且BIOS根据第二设置值停止硬盘的操作。

公开(公告)号：US20100112416A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12266547

申请日：2008-11-06

申请人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Chin-Jung Chang

发明人： Chia-Chang Chiu ,  Chin-Jung Chang

IPC分类号： H01M10/48

CPC分类号： H01M10/48 ,  G11B19/048 ,  G11B2220/2516 ,  H01M10/425

摘要： An automatic testing device and method are provided to automatically test a computer system that has an electric component and a battery. First of all, a power control module controls the electricity supplied from the battery to the electric component. Next, when the computer system enters a designated mode, a battery-related component status is retrieved from a recording module through a connection interface. Afterwards, according to the battery-related component status, the computer system obtains testing information to determine whether the electric component operates normally. Since the power control module, the connection interface and the recording module are internal elements commonly configured computer system, the proposed device and method facilitate the testing tasks without any external instruments.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种自动测试装置和方法来自动测试具有电气部件和电池的计算机系统。 首先，电力控制模块控制从电池供应到电气部件的电力。 接下来，当计算机系统进入指定模式时，通过连接接口从记录模块检索与电池相关的组件状态。 然后，根据电池相关的组件状态，计算机系统获得测试信息，以确定电气部件是否正常工作。 由于电源控制模块，连接接口和记录模块是通常配置的计算机系统的内部元件，所以提出的设备和方法无需任何外部仪器便于测试任务。