CN116560951A - electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises a computer system, a lighting module and a control unit. The computer system is suitable for executing a starting program, and the starting program lasts for a first time length. The light-emitting module is provided with a plurality of indicator lamps, and each indicator lamp has an indicating function. The control unit is electrically connected to the light emitting module. When the computer system enters a starting program, the control unit controls the indicator lamps to generate a first luminous effect in a second time length. The second time period is shorter than the first time period.

Description

electronic device

technical field

This case is about an electronic device, especially an electronic device with an indicator light.

Background technique

In order to help users quickly understand the status of the electronic device (such as a notebook computer), an indicator light is provided on the casing of the electronic device. However, the light emitting pattern of the indicator light of the traditional electronic device is monotonous, which only has the function of indicating the state, and cannot clearly inform the user that the electronic device is starting up.

Contents of the invention

This case provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes a computer system, a light emitting module and a control unit. The computer system is suitable for executing a boot procedure, and the boot procedure lasts for a first length of time. The light emitting module has multiple indicator lights, and each indicator light has an indicating function. The control unit is electrically connected to the light emitting module. Wherein, when the computer system enters a boot process, the control unit controls the indicator lights to produce a first light-emitting effect within a second time length. The second time length is shorter than the first time length.

In this case, after the computer system enters the boot process, the indicator light of the electronic device is directly used to present a dynamic first light-emitting effect to inform the user that the computer system is booting. Therefore, the electronic device of this application does not need to additionally set a light signal for the luminous effect of the boot process. In addition, this luminous effect can not only inform the user that the computer system is starting up, but also show a special sense of ritual, highlighting the uniqueness of the electronic device.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present case;

Fig. 2 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a light-emitting module provided according to an embodiment of the present case;

3A to 3E show the first luminous effect produced by the luminous module provided according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device provided according to another embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The specific implementation manner of this case will be described in more detail below with reference to schematic diagrams. According to following description and scope of application for patent, the advantages and characteristics of this case will be clearer. It should be noted that the diagrams are all in a very simplified form and use inaccurate proportions, and are only used to facilitate and clearly illustrate the purpose of the embodiment of this case.

FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device can be a notebook computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer and other electronic devices with a computer system.

As shown in the figure, the electronic device 100 includes a computer system 120 , a light emitting module 140 and a control unit 160 . The computer system 120 is suitable for executing a boot process, and the boot process lasts for a first length of time. The light emitting module 140 has a plurality of indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 , and each indicator light 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 has an indicating function, such as battery indicator, flight mode indicator and so on. The control unit 160 is electrically connected to the computer system 120 and the light emitting module 140 . The control unit 160 can detect whether the computer system 120 enters the boot process, and controls the light emitting module 140 accordingly. In one embodiment, the control unit 160 may be a microcontroller.

When the control unit 160 detects that the computer system 120 enters a booting process, the control unit 160 will control the indicator lights 142 to generate a first light effect within a second time period instead of performing their original indicating function. The first lighting effect may be a dynamic lighting effect, such as multiple indicator lights alternately lighting, synchronously flashing and so on. The aforementioned second time length is shorter than the first time length of the booting procedure, so as to ensure that the first lighting effect can be completely presented in the booting procedure. The light emitting module 140 and the first light effect produced by it will be described in more detail in the following paragraphs.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view of a light emitting module 140 provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 140 in the figure is disposed on the casing of the electronic device.

As shown in the figure, the lighting module 140 includes four indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 . The four indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 are elongated, wherein the indicator lights 142 , 146 are arranged along a first straight line L1 , and the direction of the first straight line L1 is the first direction D1 . The indicator lights 144, 148 are arranged along a second straight line L2, and the direction of the second straight line L2 is the second direction D2. The first straight line L1 and the second straight line L2 intersect at an intersection point P1. These indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 are symmetrically distributed on the casing with the intersection point P1 as the center, and arranged in an X shape as a whole.

In one embodiment, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 have different function marking symbols 150 beside them, so as to inform the user what the indicating function of each indicator light 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 is. These function identification symbols 150 may include, for example, an indication of an airplane mode, an indication of a battery capacity, and the like. Secondly, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 can use, for example, white light-emitting diode elements. However, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 can also use other single-color LED elements, or color LED elements that can change colors under control.

The number of the aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 is only an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. According to actual needs, if more types of functions are required to be indicated, more indicator lights can be provided; if fewer types of functions are required to be indicated, the number of indicator lights can be reduced.

The aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, and 148 adopt the elongated design and are only an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 may also have other shapes, such as circle, triangle, square, hexagon and so on.

The aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 arranged in an X shape are an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. Other arrangements that can effectively present dynamic lighting effects, such as arrangement of indicator lights along a straight line or arc, are also applicable to the present invention.

3A to 3E show the first luminous effect produced by the luminous module provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 140 in the figure has four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to present a dynamic lighting effect.

The first luminous effect of this embodiment can be divided into two intervals, namely, a cyclic light interval (corresponding to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D ) and a full-brightness interval (corresponding to FIG. 3E ).

Please refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D , when the computer system 120 enters the boot process, the control unit 160 will first control the four indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 to light up sequentially (ie, cycle light intervals). In one embodiment, as shown in the figure, the control unit 160 controls the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light sequentially in a clockwise direction, and the lighting time of each group of indicator lights Roughly the same to create a circular glow effect.

However, this case is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the control unit 160 can also control the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light sequentially in units of a single indicator light. In addition, the control unit 160 can also control the four indicator lights 142 , 144, 146, 148 emit light sequentially along the counterclockwise direction.

3E, the control unit 160 will control the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light at the same time (i.e. full brightness interval) to inform the user that the boot process is about to be completed. After the boot procedure is completed, the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 will return to their original indicating functions.

In one embodiment, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 have different function marking symbols 150 beside them, so as to inform the user what the indicating function of each indicator light 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 is. These function identification symbols 150 may include, for example, an indication of an airplane mode, an indication of a battery capacity, and the like. Secondly, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 can use, for example, white light-emitting diode elements. However, it is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, these indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 can also use other single-color LED elements, or color LED elements that can change colors under control.

The number of the aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 is only an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. According to actual needs, if more types of functions are required to be indicated, more indicator lights can be provided; if fewer types of functions are required to be indicated, the number of indicator lights can be reduced.

The aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, and 148 adopt the elongated design and are only an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 may also have other shapes, such as circle, triangle, square, hexagon and so on.

The aforementioned indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 arranged in an X shape are an embodiment of the present case. This case is not limited to this. Other arrangements that can effectively present dynamic lighting effects, such as arrangement of indicator lights along a straight line or arc, are also applicable to the present invention.

3A to 3E show the first luminous effect produced by the luminous module provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. The light emitting module 140 in the figure has four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to present a dynamic lighting effect.

The first luminous effect of this embodiment can be divided into two intervals, namely, a cyclic light interval (corresponding to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D ) and a full-brightness interval (corresponding to FIG. 3E ).

Please refer to FIG. 3A to FIG. 3D , when the computer system 120 enters the boot process, the control unit 160 will first control the four indicator lights 142 , 144 , 146 , 148 to light up sequentially (ie, cycle light intervals). In one embodiment, as shown in the figure, the control unit 160 controls the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light sequentially in a clockwise direction, and the lighting time of each group of indicator lights Roughly the same to create a circular glow effect.

However, this case is not limited to this. In other embodiments, the control unit 160 can also control the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light sequentially in units of a single indicator light. In addition, the control unit 160 can also control the four indicator lights 142 , 144, 146, 148 emit light sequentially along the counterclockwise direction.

3E, the control unit 160 will control the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 to emit light at the same time (i.e. full brightness interval) to inform the user that the boot process is about to be completed. After the boot procedure is completed, the four indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148 will return to their original indicating functions.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device provided according to another embodiment of the present application.

Compared with the embodiment of FIG. 1 , the electronic device 200 of this embodiment further has a backlit keyboard 280 . The backlight keyboard 280 has a backlight module 282 .

The control unit 160 is electrically connected to the computer system 120 , the light emitting module 140 and the backlight keyboard 280 , and can control the light emitting modes of the light emitting module 140 and the backlight keyboard 280 according to the state of the computer system 120 . Compared with the light emitting module 140, the backlight module 282 can exhibit different light effects.

When the control unit 160 detects that the computer system 120 enters the boot process, the control unit 160 will not only control the light emitting module 140 to produce a first luminous effect, but the control unit 160 will also control the backlight module 282 of the backlit keyboard 280 to produce a light different from the first luminous effect. Second glow effect. In one embodiment, the control unit 160 may control the backlight module 282 to generate a third lighting effect different from the first lighting effect after controlling the lighting module 140 to generate the first lighting effect. In one embodiment, the control unit 160 can simultaneously control the light emitting module 140 and the backlight module 282 to generate a light emitting effect.

After the booting process is over, the light emitting module 140 will return to its original indication function, and the backlight module 282 of the backlight keyboard 280 will also return to its original light emitting mode during normal operation.

The first luminous effect presented by the light emitting module 140 is as described in the previous paragraphs, and will not be repeated here. Regarding the second luminous effect that the backlight module 282 of the backlit keyboard 280 can present, for example, it may be lighting up the whole area, blinking in the whole area, lighting up the partitions alternately, and the like.

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of an electronic device provided according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, a notebook computer is taken as an example.

As shown in the figure, the electronic device 300 includes a first body 320 , a second body 340 and a light emitting module 360 . The first body 320 is the main part of the electronic device 300 . The computer system and the control unit for controlling the light emitting module 360 are located in the first body 320 .

The first body 320 has a first surface 322 and a first side 324 . The first surface 322 serves as the main operating area for the user. A backlit keyboard 326 is disposed on the first surface 322 . The first side 324 is located on a side of the first body 320 away from the user.

The second body 340 is the screen portion of the electronic device 300 and has a second side 342 corresponding to the first side 324 of the first body 320 . The second side 342 sequentially includes a first connection section 3422 , a concave section 3424 and a second connection section 3426 . The first connection section 3422 and the second connection section 3426 are pivotally connected to the first side 324 . The concave section 3424 is located between the first connecting section 3422 and the second connecting section 3426 , that is, located in the middle of the second side 342 . The concave section 3424 has a first oblique side 3424a and a second oblique side 3424b near the first connecting section 3422 and the second connecting section 3426 respectively. In one embodiment, the first oblique side 3424a and the second oblique side 3424b are symmetrical to each other, so that the concave section 3424 presents a symmetrical trapezoid as a whole.

The light emitting module 360 has a plurality of indicator lights 362 located on the first surface 322 adjacent to the first side 324 .

When the second body 340 covers the first body 320 , the concave section 3424 of the second body 340 can expose the indicator light 362 of the light emitting module 360 to the outside. In this way, even if the electronic device 300 is in the closed state, the user can check the indicator light 362 through the concave section 3424 of the second body 340 to confirm the status of the electronic device 300 .

In this case, after the computer system 120 enters the boot process, the indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148, 362 of the electronic devices 100, 200, 300 are directly used to present a dynamic first light-emitting effect to inform the user that the computer system 120 is starting up. Therefore, the electronic device 100 , 200 , 300 of the present application does not need additional lights for the luminous effect of the boot process. In addition, these indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148, 362 can not only inform the user that the computer system 120 is starting up, but also show a special ceremony with the dynamic lighting effect and the arrangement of the indicator lights 142, 144, 146, 148, 362. sense, highlighting the uniqueness of electronic devices.

Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone skilled in the art can make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the present invention The scope of protection shall prevail as defined in the claims.

Claims (10)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

the computer system is suitable for executing a starting program, and the starting program lasts for a first time length;

a light emitting module having a plurality of indicator lamps, each of the indicator lamps having an indication function; and

the control unit is electrically connected with the light-emitting module;

when the computer system enters the starting program, the control unit controls the indicator lamp to generate a first luminous effect within a second time length, and the second time length is shorter than the first time length.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a keyboard, wherein the keyboard comprises a backlight module, and wherein the backlight module generates a second light effect when the computer system enters the boot-up procedure.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a keyboard, wherein the keyboard comprises a backlight module, and wherein the backlight module generates a third light effect after the first light effect is finished.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first lighting effect is a dynamic lighting effect.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first lighting effect comprises a cyclic lighting interval and a full lighting interval.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the cyclical lighting segment is earlier than the full lighting segment.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the light emitting module comprises four indicator lights.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a first body and a second body, wherein the first body has a first surface, the first surface has a first side, the second body is pivotally connected to the first side, and the indicator lamps are located on the first surface and adjacent to the first side.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the second body has a second side, the second body is pivotally connected to the first side through the second side, and the second side has a concave section, and when the second body is covered on the first body, the concave section exposes the indicator lights.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, further comprising a keyboard disposed on the first surface.