Hybrid Device Power State Coordination via Dual OS Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information handling devices, such as tablet and laptop computers, lack a unified form factor that combines the mobility and ease of use of tablets with the processing power and battery life of laptops, as well as efficient switching and power management between different operating environments.
Innovation Solution
A hybrid information handling device is proposed, featuring a primary environment (e.g., Win-Tel platform) and a secondary environment (e.g., lightweight ANDROID platform) within a single unit, allowing for efficient system state handling and power state transitioning between the two environments, enabling seamless switching and optimized battery life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Use of energy by moving object
If a device uses a lightweight mobile operating system optimized for touch and content consumption, then the device achieves improved mobility and battery efficiency, but it loses the ability to run large applications and has reduced processing power
Solution Approach 1:
The system is divided into two distinct operating environments: a primary environment (Win-Tel platform) and a secondary environment (mobile operating system). Each environment is optimized for its specific use case, allowing the device to segment functionality between full-featured desktop applications and mobile-optimized content consumption, thereby resolving the contradiction between battery efficiency and application compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The hybrid information handling device incorporates multiple operating systems and platforms within a single device, enabling it to perform both lightweight mobile tasks and resource-intensive desktop applications. This multi-functionality allows the device to adapt to different user needs and scenarios, maintaining both battery efficiency and application compatibility
2Adaptability or versatility
If a device transitions between different operating environments, then it achieves improved adaptability and optimized battery life, but it experiences increased complexity in power state management and switching coordination
Solution Approach 1:
An embedded controller acts as an intermediary between the primary and secondary operating environments, managing power states and coordinating transitions. This mediator simplifies the complexity by centralizing control logic, handling trigger event detection, and orchestrating the switching between environments without requiring complex integration throughout the entire system
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes trigger events and power state transition rules before switching is needed. By detecting trigger events and having predetermined transition protocols in place, the system prepares for environment switching in advance, reducing the complexity of real-time decision-making and coordination during actual transitions
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AI summary
Systems, methods and products directed toward coordinating power states in a hybrid information handling device are described herein. One aspect includes a method including: providing a primary operating environment and a secondary operating environment in an information handling device; ascertaining a trigger event for switching between the primary operating environment and the secondary operating environment; providing power state transitioning responsive to the trigger event; and placing one of the primary operating environment and the secondary operating environment in a working state while one of the primary operating environment and the secondary operating environment is in a sleeping state. Other embodiments are described herein.