System and method for controlling power-on of main control module

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for controlling the power-on of a main control module, wherein the system includes: a clock chip, an external circuit and a main control module, wherein the clock chip is connected to the external circuit, and the clock chip is used to transmit a trigger signal to the external circuit when the trigger time arrives; the external circuit is connected to the main control module, and the external circuit is used to control the power-on of the main control module through a field effect transistor when the trigger signal is received. Through the present invention, the problem of high static power consumption of vehicle-mounted equipment is solved, and the effect of realizing the automatic power on and off function of the vehicle-mounted equipment with extremely low static power consumption is achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of electronic technology, and in particular to a system and method for controlling power-on of a main control module. Background Art

[0002] With the development of connected car technology, a large number of electronic devices are used in vehicle-mounted equipment, such as driving recorders and streaming media rearview mirrors in small passenger cars, and on-board monitoring hosts in commercial vehicles. Due to the capacity limitation of car batteries, on-board equipment has relatively high requirements for static power consumption. In some scenarios, it is necessary to time the power on and off of the equipment to achieve real-time monitoring of the vehicle condition and the surrounding environment in unattended situations.

[0003] The existing low-power automatic startup methods all control the power-on of the main control module through the MCU system. The MCU determines the startup time based on the time of the timing module, turns on the main control module, and realizes the timed power on and off function. However, the MCU needs to work all the time, so the static power consumption of the vehicle-mounted equipment cannot be very low.

[0004] With respect to the above-mentioned problems existing in the prior art, no effective solution has been proposed yet. Summary of the invention

[0005] The embodiment of the present invention provides a system and method for controlling the power-on of a main control module, so as to at least solve the problem of high static power consumption of vehicle-mounted equipment in the related art.

[0006] According to one embodiment of the present invention, a system for controlling the power-on of a main control module is provided, comprising: a clock chip, an external circuit and a main control module, wherein the clock chip is connected to the external circuit, and the clock chip is used to transmit a trigger signal to the external circuit when a trigger time arrives; the external circuit is connected to the main control module, and the external circuit is used to control the power-on of the main control module through a field effect transistor when the trigger signal is received.

[0007] In an exemplary embodiment, the external circuit is connected to the main control module, including: the field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable end of the main control module, wherein when the external circuit receives the trigger signal, the field effect transistor is turned on so that the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, thereby controlling the main control module to power on.

[0008] In an exemplary embodiment, the field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable end of the main control module, including: the field effect transistor is connected to the enable end of the main control module through a first diode, wherein the field effect transistor is connected to the anode of the first diode, and the enable end is connected to the cathode of the first diode.

[0009] In an exemplary embodiment, the above-mentioned system also includes: the enable end of the main control module is connected to the input and output ends of the main control module through a second diode, wherein the input and output ends are connected to the positive electrode of the second diode, and the enable end is connected to the negative electrode of the second diode, and after the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, the main control module pulls up the input and output ends to pull up the enable end through the input and output ends.

[0010] In an exemplary embodiment, the above system includes: when the input and output terminals are pulled low, the main control module is shut down.

[0011] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method for controlling power-on of a main control module, comprising: receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal sent by the clock chip when a trigger time is reached; and sending an enable signal to the main control module through a field effect transistor to control power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect transistor is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0012] In an exemplary embodiment, sending an enable signal to the main control module through a field effect tube to control the main control module to power on includes: sending the enable signal to the enable end of the main control module through the field effect tube so that the enable end of the main control module is pulled high to control the main control module to power on.

[0013] According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a device for controlling the power-on of a main control module, comprising: a receiving module, for receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal triggered to be sent by the clock chip when a trigger time is reached; and a control module, for sending an enable signal to the main control module through a field effect transistor to control the power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect transistor is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0014] According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, in which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the steps of any one of the above method embodiments when run.

[0015] According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, wherein the memory stores a computer program, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the steps in any one of the above method embodiments.

[0016] Through the present invention, since a small-scale external circuit is added between the main control module and the clock chip, after receiving the trigger signal sent by the clock chip, the external circuit controls the main control module to power on through the field effect transistor. Therefore, the problem of high static power consumption of the vehicle-mounted equipment can be solved, and the effect of realizing the automatic power on and off function of the vehicle-mounted equipment with extremely low static power consumption can be achieved. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 is a structural block diagram of a system for controlling power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0019] Figure 3 is a simplified block diagram of a preferred method for controlling the power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of a preferred control system for powering on a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 5 is a flow chart of a preferred method for controlling a main control module to power on a system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 6 4 is a structural block diagram of a device for controlling power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combination with the embodiments.

[0024] It should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. in the specification and claims of the present invention and the above-mentioned drawings are used to distinguish similar objects, and are not necessarily used to describe a specific order or sequence.

[0025] According to an embodiment of the present invention, a system for controlling power-on of a main control module is provided. Figure 1 is a structural block diagram of a system for controlling the power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 As shown, the system includes: a clock chip 102, an external circuit 104 and a main control module 106, wherein the clock chip is connected to the external circuit, and the clock chip is used to transmit a trigger signal to the external circuit when the trigger time arrives; the external circuit is connected to the main control module, and the external circuit is used to control the main control module to power on through a field effect transistor when receiving the trigger signal.

[0026] The clock chip can be an RTC chip, which is used to transmit a trigger signal to an external circuit to control the main control module to power on when the set trigger time arrives. The external circuit has a field effect tube (such as Figure 1 100 shown in FIG. 1 ), after receiving the trigger signal, the field effect tube 100 is turned on, and the main control module is powered on immediately. After the main control module is powered on, it is in the power-on state.

[0027] Through the above system structure, based on the clock chip to provide accurate real-time time, after the preset time is reached, the external circuit can be turned on, so that the main control module can be turned on. Because in static operation, only power needs to be provided to the clock chip to ensure normal timing of the clock chip. When the clock chip is timing only, the power consumption is very low, and the power consumption is only at the microampere level, thereby solving the problem of high static power consumption of vehicle-mounted equipment and achieving the effect of automatic power on and off function of vehicle-mounted equipment with extremely low static power consumption.

[0028] In an exemplary embodiment, the external circuit is connected to the main control module, including: the field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable end of the main control module, wherein when the external circuit receives the trigger signal, the field effect transistor is turned on so that the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, thereby controlling the main control module to power on.

[0029] like Figure 1 As shown in , the enable terminal of the main control module (such as Figure 1 The entire main control module can only be powered on after the level of 116) shown in the figure is pulled high. The external circuit is connected to the enable end of the main control module. After the field effect tube is turned on, the power supply device has power, and the level of the enable end of the main control module will be pulled high, so that the main control module will be powered on and automatic startup will be achieved.

[0030] In an exemplary embodiment, the field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable end of the main control module, including: the field effect transistor is connected to the enable end of the main control module through a first diode, wherein the field effect transistor is connected to the anode of the first diode, and the enable end is connected to the cathode of the first diode.

[0031] It should be noted that through a diode (such as Figure 1 108) shown in the figure connects the field effect tube and the enable terminal of the main control module. After the field effect tube is turned on, the current is conducted from the field effect tube to the enable terminal of the main control module, but reverse conduction is impossible.

[0032] In an exemplary embodiment, the above-mentioned system also includes: the enable end of the main control module is connected to the input and output ends of the main control module through a second diode, wherein the input and output ends are connected to the positive electrode of the second diode, and the enable end is connected to the negative electrode of the second diode, and after the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, the main control module pulls up the input and output ends to pull up the enable end through the input and output ends.

[0033] It should be noted that after the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, the input and output terminals of the main control module (such as Figure 1 114) will be pulled up accordingly, and the input and output terminals of the main control module are connected to the enable module. After the level of the input and output terminals is pulled up, the level of the enable terminal will be pulled up to ensure that when the clock chip does not transmit the trigger signal, the level of the main control module is still in the pulled-up state, and the main control module will not shut down with the disappearance of the trigger signal. Figure 1 110) shown in FIG. 1 can realize unidirectional conduction by connecting the input and output terminals and the enable terminal.

[0034] It should be noted that the clock chip transmits the trigger signal to the external circuit periodically. After one trigger, there is no continuous trigger signal to be transmitted to the external circuit. At this time, the field effect tube in the external circuit will change from the on state to the off state. At this time, the enable end cannot be kept at a high level through the power supply equipment; through the connection between the input and output ends of the main control module and the enable module, as long as the enable end is pulled high, the input and output ends will be pulled high, and through the connection, the input and output ends will be pulled high again, so that after the trigger signal of the clock chip is interrupted, the main control module will not be powered off and will remain in the power-on state; after the clock chip transmits the trigger signal, the main control module is powered on through the enable end. As long as the input and output ends and the enable end are not disconnected and the level of the input and output ends is not lowered, the main control module will always be in the power-on state.

[0035] In an exemplary embodiment, the system further comprises: when the input and output terminals are pulled low, the main control module is shut down.

[0036] It should be noted that after the clock chip transmits the trigger signal, the main control module is powered on through the enable end. As long as the input / output end and the enable end are not disconnected and the level of the input / output end is not lowered, the main control module is always in the powered-on state. Therefore, when the main control module needs to be shut down, it is only necessary to pull down the input / output end, or disconnect the input / output end from the enable end. However, in order to maintain the power-on state normally at the next set power-on time, it is generally chosen to shut down the main control module by pulling down the input / output end at a non-RTC trigger time.

[0037] According to another embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling the power-on of a main control module is provided, and the method is run in the above system. Figure 2 is a flow chart of a method for controlling power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 As shown, the process includes the following steps:

[0038] Step S202, receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when a trigger time arrives;

[0039] Step S204, sending an enable signal to the main control module through the field effect tube to control the main control module to power on, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0040] Through the above steps, the problem of high static power consumption of the vehicle-mounted equipment is solved, and the effect of realizing the automatic power on and off function of the vehicle-mounted equipment with extremely low static power consumption is achieved, thereby reducing the static power consumption and the cost at the same time.

[0041] The execution subject of the above steps may be a computer, a vehicle-mounted terminal, etc., but is not limited thereto.

[0042] In an optional embodiment, an enable signal is sent to the main control module through a field effect tube to control the main control module to power on, including: sending the enable signal to the enable end of the main control module through the field effect tube so that the enable end of the main control module is pulled high to control the main control module to power on.

[0043] Obviously, the above-described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments.

[0044] The present invention will be specifically described below in conjunction with embodiments:

[0045] Figure 3 This is a simplified block diagram of a preferred method for controlling the power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure:

[0046] The clock chip and the main control module are connected through an external circuit. When the interrupt trigger time set in the clock chip arrives, the interrupt pin of the clock chip is triggered to send a trigger signal to the external circuit. The trigger signal controls the external circuit to conduct and pull up the enable terminal of the main control module, thereby turning on the main control module on time.

[0047] Figure 4 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the preferred control system for powering on the main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the clock chip adopts the RTC chip, and the power supply device adopts the power supply of the vehicle-mounted device (corresponding to Figure 4 VBAT). Figure 4 As shown, the system includes: a main control module, an RTC chip and an external circuit; the main control module is a simplified topology of the entire module, including a power supply, a SOC chip and related peripherals, etc., because this embodiment only uses the power enable part (corresponding to Figure 4 EN part) and the input and output terminals of the main control module (corresponding to Figure 4 IO part in ), other irrelevant parts are in Figure 4 The RTC chip module requires the use of the power supply pin (corresponding to the VCC part in the figure) and the interrupt pin of the RTC chip (corresponding to Figure 4 The battery part is used to power the RTC chip without an external power supply, and the interrupt pin is used to send a signal to the outside after the trigger time is reached; VBAT is the power supply for the vehicle-mounted equipment, which comes from the car battery.

[0048] When VBAT power supply is available, the vehicle-mounted device, i.e., the main control module, has the power required for operation; when the time reaches the interrupt trigger time set in the register of the RTC chip, the interrupt pin ( Figure 4 IPQ) is triggered and outputs a low level. The RTC chip used in this embodiment is a low-level trigger output, which can actually be a high-low level or other output form; the low level turns on the field effect tube, and VBAT enables the power supply of the main control module after voltage regulation ( Figure 4 After the main control module is powered on, the input and output terminals (EN part) of the main control module are pulled high. Figure 4 IO), to ensure that the power supply will not be turned off after the RTC trigger time ends; then the main control module works normally; when it needs to be shut down, the main control module can be shut down by pulling down IO at any non-RTC trigger time.

[0049] Figure 5 1 is a flow chart of a preferred method for controlling a main control module to power on a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the flow chart includes the following steps:

[0050] S502, the clock chip runs normally under the power supply of the battery, wherein the clock chip is powered by an external battery to ensure that the clock chip can run normally;

[0051] S504, determine whether the time reaches the trigger time set by the clock chip; if the time reaches the trigger time set by the clock chip, execute S506; if the time does not reach the trigger time set by the clock, execute S502;

[0052] S506, the clock chip outputs a trigger signal;

[0053] It should be noted that the interrupt trigger time can be set in the register in the clock chip. When the time reaches the set trigger time, the interrupt pin of the clock chip is triggered and outputs a low level to the outside. The clock chip can also output other forms of signals to the outside, which is not limited in the present invention.

[0054] For example, the clock chip is set to transmit a trigger signal to the external circuit once an hour, and each trigger time is 3 seconds. If the timing reaches one hour, the clock chip sends a low level to the outside through the interrupt pin, and the low level is maintained for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds, the interrupt pin stops sending the low level and sets the low level to a high level.

[0055] S508, the power supply of the main control module is enabled, the main control module is started, and the low level output by the clock chip turns on the field effect transistor in the external circuit. After the field effect transistor is turned on, the power supply of VBAT powers on the enable terminal of the main control module, so that the main control module is started;

[0056] S510, the main control module outputs the power supply HOLD to ensure that the main control module does not lose power after the clock chip trigger time ends.

[0057] It should be noted that since the trigger time 3 of the clock chip can only be maintained for 3 seconds, after 3 seconds, the field effect tube is no longer turned on. At this time, the enable end of the main control module cannot be controlled by the field effect tube to continue to be pulled high. In order to prevent the main control module from being affected by the stop triggering of the clock chip, after the main control module is started, the input and output ends of the main control module will be pulled high, and the input and output ends are connected to the enable end. The input and output ends can pull up the enable end, and the enable end remains powered on to ensure that after the trigger time of the clock chip ends, the enable end will not lose power, so that the main control module is still in the power-on state.

[0058] S512: The main control module operates normally.

[0059] The main control module is always in the power-on state, so the main control module can operate normally. When the main control module needs to be shut down after the work is completed, it can be shut down by pulling down the input and output terminals when the clock chip is in the non-triggering moment. When the clock chip reaches the next triggering moment, the main control module can be restarted.

[0060] Through the description of the above implementation methods, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the method according to the above embodiment can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course can also be implemented by hardware, but in many cases the former is a better implementation method. Based on such an understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product, which is stored in a storage medium (such as ROM / RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk), and includes a number of instructions for enabling a terminal device (which can be a mobile phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in each embodiment of the present invention.

[0061] In this embodiment, a device for controlling the power-on of the main control module is also provided, and the device is used to implement the above-mentioned embodiments and preferred implementation modes, and the descriptions that have been made will not be repeated. As used below, the term "module" can implement a combination of software and / or hardware of a predetermined function. Although the devices described in the following embodiments are preferably implemented in software, the implementation of hardware, or a combination of software and hardware, is also possible and conceivable.

[0062] Figure 6 is a structural block diagram of a device for controlling the power-on of a main control module according to an embodiment of the present invention, such as Figure 6 As shown, the device includes: a receiving module 62, which is used to receive a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when the trigger time arrives; a control module 64, which is used to send an enable signal to the main control module through a field effect tube to control the power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0063] In an optional embodiment, the control module is further used to: send the enable signal to the enable terminal of the main control module through the field effect transistor, so that the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, thereby controlling the main control module to power on.

[0064] It should be noted that the above modules can be implemented by software or hardware. For the latter, it can be implemented in the following ways, but not limited to: the above modules are all located in the same processor; or the above modules are located in different processors in any combination.

[0065] An embodiment of the present invention further provides a computer-readable storage medium, in which a computer program is stored, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the steps of any of the above method embodiments when running.

[0066] In this embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may be configured to store a computer program for performing the following steps:

[0067] S1, receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when a trigger time arrives;

[0068] S2, sending an enable signal to the main control module through the field effect tube to control the power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0069] The computer readable storage medium is further configured to store a computer program for performing the following steps:

[0070] The enable signal is sent to the enable terminal of the main control module through the field effect transistor, so that the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, and the main control module is controlled to be powered on.

[0071] In an exemplary embodiment, the computer-readable storage medium may include, but is not limited to, various media that can store computer programs, such as a USB flash drive, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a mobile hard disk, a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

[0072] An embodiment of the present invention further provides an electronic device, including a memory and a processor, wherein a computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to execute the steps in any one of the above method embodiments.

[0073] In an exemplary embodiment, the electronic device may further include a transmission device and an input / output device, wherein the transmission device is connected to the processor, and the input / output device is connected to the processor.

[0074] In an exemplary embodiment, the processor may be configured to perform the following steps via a computer program:

[0075] S1, receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when a trigger time arrives;

[0076] S2, sending an enable signal to the main control module through the field effect tube to control the power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal.

[0077] For specific examples in this embodiment, reference may be made to the examples described in the above embodiments and exemplary implementation modes, and this embodiment will not be described in detail herein.

[0078] Obviously, those skilled in the art should understand that the above modules or steps of the present invention can be implemented by a general computing device, they can be concentrated on a single computing device, or distributed on a network composed of multiple computing devices, they can be implemented by a program code executable by a computing device, so that they can be stored in a storage device and executed by the computing device, and in some cases, the steps shown or described can be executed in a different order than here, or they can be made into individual integrated circuit modules, or multiple modules or steps therein can be made into a single integrated circuit module for implementation. Thus, the present invention is not limited to any specific combination of hardware and software.

[0079] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. For those skilled in the art, the present invention may have various modifications and variations. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the principle of the present invention shall be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A system for controlling the power-on of a main control module, characterized in that: It includes clock chip, external circuit and main control module, among which, The clock chip is connected to the external circuit, and the clock chip is used to transmit a trigger signal to the external circuit when the trigger time arrives; The external circuit is connected to the main control module, and the external circuit is used to control the main control module to power on through the field effect transistor when receiving the trigger signal; The external circuit is connected to the main control module and includes: The field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable terminal of the main control module, wherein when the external circuit receives the trigger signal, the field effect transistor is turned on, so that the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, and the main control module is controlled to be powered on; The enable end of the main control module is connected to the input and output ends of the main control module through a second diode, wherein the input and output ends are connected to the anode of the second diode, and the enable end is connected to the cathode of the second diode. After the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, the main control module pulls up the input and output ends to pull up the enable end through the input and output ends.

2. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The field effect transistor in the external circuit is connected to the enable terminal of the main control module, including: The field effect tube is connected to the enable end of the main control module through a first diode, wherein the field effect tube is connected to the anode of the first diode, and the enable end is connected to the cathode of the first diode.

3. The system according to claim 1, characterized in that The system comprises: When the input and output terminals are pulled low, the main control module is shut down.

4. A method for controlling the power-on of a main control module, characterized in that: The external circuit applied to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising: Receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when a trigger time arrives; Sending an enable signal to the main control module through the field effect tube to control the power-on of the main control module, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal; The step of sending an enable signal to the main control module through the field effect transistor to control the main control module to power on includes: Sending the enable signal to the enable terminal of the main control module through the field effect transistor, so that the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, and controlling the main control module to power on; The enable end of the main control module is connected to the input and output ends of the main control module through a second diode, wherein the input and output ends are connected to the positive electrode of the second diode, and the enable end is connected to the negative electrode of the second diode. After the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, the main control module pulls up the input and output ends to pull up the enable end through the input and output ends.

5. A device for controlling the power-on of a main control module, characterized in that: include: A receiving module, used for receiving a trigger signal sent by a clock chip, wherein the trigger signal is a signal that triggers the clock chip to send when a trigger time arrives; A control module, used for sending an enable signal to a main control module through a field effect tube to control the main control module to be powered on, wherein the enable signal is a signal sent to the main control module after the field effect tube is turned on by the trigger signal; The device is also used for sending the enable signal to the enable terminal of the main control module through the field effect transistor when receiving the trigger signal, so that the enable terminal of the main control module is pulled high, and the main control module is controlled to be powered on; The enable end of the main control module is connected to the input and output ends of the main control module through a second diode, wherein the input and output ends are connected to the positive electrode of the second diode, and the enable end is connected to the negative electrode of the second diode. After the enable end of the main control module is pulled high, the main control module pulls up the input and output ends to pull up the enable end through the input and output ends.

6. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The computer-readable storage medium stores a computer program, wherein the computer program is configured to execute the method of claim 4 when executed.

7. An electronic device comprising a memory and a processor, characterized in that: A computer program is stored in the memory, and the processor is configured to run the computer program to perform the method of claim 4 .

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