Dynamic User Setting Control Based on Battery Residual Quantity
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with storage batteries do not effectively manage user settings based on the battery's residual charge, leading to inefficient power usage and limited customization options when the battery state is critical.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a residual quantity detection system that adjusts user settings for luminance and other features based on the battery's charge level, restricting high-power options when the battery is low to conserve energy and extend usage time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If user settings allow all options to be selected regardless of battery state, then user customization freedom is maintained, but power consumption increases and battery life decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by making the availability of user settings dynamic rather than static. Settings are enabled or disabled based on real-time battery state detection, allowing the system to adapt its functionality to current power conditions. This resolves the contradiction by providing full customization freedom when battery is充足 and automatically restricting options when battery is low, thus balancing user versatility with power conservation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameter of setting availability based on battery state parameters. When battery charge drops below certain thresholds, the system modifies which settings are accessible to the user. This parameter-based control allows the system to maintain user freedom when power is充足 while automatically reducing power consumption by limiting high-energy settings when battery is low.
2Ease of operation
If high-power settings are always available, then user convenience is maximized, but device operation time decreases when battery is low
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by detecting battery state in advance and proactively managing setting availability before battery exhaustion occurs. The system monitors battery charge levels and preemptively disables high-power settings when charge drops below thresholds, preventing the situation where users attempt to use high-power features that would quickly deplete remaining battery. This maintains user convenience within safe operational boundaries while extending overall device operation time.
3Use of energy by moving object
If the system provides detailed battery state management, then power usage optimization improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by implementing automatic battery state monitoring and setting management without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously detects battery charge levels, determines appropriate power management strategies, and adjusts available settings accordingly. This self-managing approach optimizes power usage efficiency while minimizing the complexity burden on users, as the system handles the complex decision-making internally through automated threshold-based control.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes: a storage battery; a residual quantity detection section that detects an electrical storage residual quantity of the storage battery; a setting member for receiving an input of a user setting including a plurality of options; a permission/prohibition deciding member that decides whether or not selection of each of the options corresponding to the user setting received by the setting member is permitted on the basis of the electrical storage residual quantity detected by the residual quantity detection section; and an indicating member that indicates an option which is prohibited from being selected by the permission/prohibition deciding member and an option which is permitted to be selected by the permission/prohibition deciding member so that each of the option prohibited from being selected and the option permitted to be selected is distinguishable.