Electronic device and method of providing battery information by electronic device

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display;

a memory for storing an application use history; and

a processor configured to:

partition an entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries,

allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to the application use history,

based on a first logical battery capacity allocated to a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, display, on an execution screen of the first application, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested,

display, on the display, a message requesting input of a password,

in response to receiving the password, determine whether the password is correct,

and

based on determining that the password is correct, display, on the display, a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocate a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a residual capacity for each of the at least one or more logical batteries is provided according to power consumed by the at least one or more logical batteries allocated to the at least one or more applications.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

display, on the display a residual capacity for the at least one or more logical batteries.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the application use history comprises one of an application use frequency and application use time, and

wherein the processor is further configured to determine a number of logical batteries to partition the entire battery capacity based on one of the application use frequency and the application use time, and allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to an application according to priorities of the at least one or more applications.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged, the processor is further configured to interrupt execution of an application allocated to the discharged logical battery.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change the number of the at least one or more logical batteries, capacities of the at least one or more logical batteries, and allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to the applications according to a request for adjusting the at least one or more logical batteries.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries comprise at least one of a logical battery for emergency use and a logical battery for a system to which a user's access is restricted.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to allocate each of the at least one or more logical batteries to a category containing at least one or more applications.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify a displayed icon of an application that is not allocated to the logical batteries and to no longer display the icon of an application that is not allocated to the logical batteries.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to perform a control such that an icon of an application allocated to the discharged logical battery is not displayed, when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

identify a setting associated with the battery reallocation stored in the memory;

in response to the setting being a first setting, display, on the display, the screen for the battery reallocation and when the password is input, reallocate a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation; and

in response to the setting being a second setting, change to a general battery operation mode when the password is input.

12. A method of providing battery information by an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing an application use history;

allocating at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to the application use history;

based on a first logical battery capacity allocated for a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, displaying, on an execution screen of the first application on a display, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested,

displaying, on the display, a message requesting input of a password;

receiving the password;

in response to receiving the password, determining whether the password is correct;

and

based on determining that the password is correct, displaying, on the display, a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocating a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

providing residual capacities for the at least one or more logical batteries according to power consumed by the at least one or more logical batteries allocated to the at least one or more applications.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

displaying, on the display, a residual capacity for each of the at least one or more logical batteries.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the application use history comprises one of an application use frequency and application use time, and

wherein allocating the at least one or more logical batteries comprises:

determining a number of logical batteries to partition the entire battery capacity based on one of the application use frequency and the application use time; and

allocating the at least one or more logical batteries to an application according to priorities of the at least one or more applications.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

interrupting execution of an application allocated to a discharged logical battery when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

changing the number of at least one or more logical batteries, capacities of the at least one or more logical batteries, and allocating the at least one or more logical batteries the applications according to a request for adjusting the at least one or more logical batteries.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries comprise at least one of a logical battery for emergency use and a logical battery for a system, to which a user's access is restricted.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least one or more logical batteries is allocated to a category containing at least one or more application.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

performing a control such that an icon of an application allocated to a discharged logical battery is not displayed, when any one of the at least one or more logical batteries is discharged.

21. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

identifying a setting associated with the battery reallocation stored in the memory;

in response to the setting being a first setting, displaying the screen for the battery reallocation and when the password is input, reallocating a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation; and

in response to the setting being a second setting, changing to a general battery operation mode when the password is input.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable recording storage medium for storing instructions executable by a processor of an electronic device to cause the electronic device to perform a method of providing battery information, the method comprising:

storing an application use history;

allocating at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to the application use history;

providing residual capacities for the at least one or more logical batteries according to power consumed by the at least one or more logical batteries allocated to the at least one or more applications;

based on a first logical battery capacity allocated for a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, displaying, on an execution screen of the first application of a display, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested,

displaying, on the display, a message requesting input of a password;

receiving the password;

in response to receiving the password, determining whether the password is correct;

and

based on determining that the password is correct, displaying, on the display, a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocating a portion of the residual capacities, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.

23. A portable terminal for providing battery information to a user, the portable terminal comprising:

at least one battery representing an entire battery capacity;

a processor configured to partition the entire battery capacity into at least one or more logical batteries, and allocate the at least one or more logical batteries to at least one or more applications according to an application use history; and

a display configured to, when the processor partitions the entire battery capacity into the at least one or more logical batteries, display a capacity of each of the one or more logical batteries to which an application has been allocated,

wherein based on a first logical battery capacity allocated for a first application being discharged during displaying an execution screen of the first application, the processor controls the display to display, on an execution screen of the first application, a message indicating that the first logical battery capacity is discharged and a battery reallocation is requested, controls the display to display a message requesting input of a password, in response to receiving the password, determine whether the password is correct, and based on determining that the password is correct, controls the display to display a screen for the battery reallocation and reallocates a portion of the at least one or more logical batteries, except for the first logical battery allocated to the first application, to the first application based on an input received through the screen for the battery reallocation.