TWI514127B - A computer system with an e-reader mode and e-book processing method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Computer system with e-book mode and method for accessing e-book data

The invention relates to a computer system with an e-book mode and a method for accessing the same, especially a computer system and an access method for accessing e-book data in a non-activated state.

With the advancement of production and production technology, the computing power of computer systems is becoming more and more amazing, and the application services provided are more diversified. Compared with the high performance of hardware and the diversified services provided by software programs, the power consumption of computer systems in computing operations is also greatly increased.

In addition, even though computer systems can provide a wide variety of application services by software programs, users sometimes only need to read data or e-books. When such demand arises, the purchase of an e-book reading device is a solution, but it must increase the cost of purchase; if an application is added, the e-book reading service on the computer system is another solution. However, after the computer system is turned on, even the system components that are not related to reading the e-book will take up resources such as power and computing processing power of the computer system, resulting in waste of power and performance; but the purpose of reading the e-book cannot be achieved without turning on the computer system. . The above situation has long been a problem that consumers and computer system manufacturers cannot solve.

The object of the present invention is to provide a computer system with an e-book mode and a method for providing a computer system for processing e-book data, so as to provide an e-book reading service while also achieving the effect of saving power.

The invention provides a computer system with an e-book mode, wherein an embodiment comprises: a display unit, a network control unit, an e-book control module and a status monitoring unit. The network control unit is used for the e-book control module and the computer system to access the network for accessing data; the e-book control module accesses and processes the e-book data via the network control unit, and transmits the processed e-book Data to the display unit. The state monitoring unit monitors the power supply state of the computer system to generate a state switching signal to indicate that the computer system is in an activated state or a non-activated state according to the state switching signal; wherein the computer system enters when the state switching signal indicates that it is in a non-starting state An e-book mode enables the e-book control module and the network control unit to receive the required operating voltage in the e-book mode to access and process the e-book data.

The invention provides a method for a computer system to access e-book data, the computer system comprising an e-book control module, the method comprising: detecting whether the computer system is in an e-book mode; when the computer system is in an e-book mode The e-book control module begins to receive the operating voltage required to process an e-book data; the e-book control module obtains the e-book data to be processed from a network control unit or a data access unit and processes the acquired electronic data. The book data; and outputting the e-book data processed by the e-book control module to a display unit display.

By the computer system provided by the invention and the method for accessing the electronic book data, when the computer system is in a non-activated state, the user can enter the e-book mode to read the e-book data, thereby saving power and increasing the computer system. Use value. For a more detailed description and implementation, please refer to the following drawings and further description of the embodiments.

The first figure is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode provided by the present invention. The computer system 10 of this embodiment takes a portable computer as an example, such as a notebook, a minibook, or the like, and a handheld electronic device. The computer system 10 is powered by a power supply unit 100, which may be a battery or AC power source of the portable computer for supplying power required by the entire computer system 10 under various operating conditions.

The operational state of computer system 10 includes an operational state and a non-operation state. The non-boot state referred to in this embodiment includes a standby state (Suspend, S3) and a sleep state (Hibernation, defined by a system power state according to an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) specification. S4) and the shutdown state (Soft off, S5); the startup state refers to the state other than the standby, sleep, and shutdown states in the system power state.

The computer system 10 of the first embodiment includes: a status monitoring unit 102, an e-book control module 104, a data switching unit 106, a display unit 108, a data access unit 110, a network control unit 112, and a The logic operation module 120 and the power supply switching units 122 and 124. The logic operation module 120 is a component of the computer system 10 for processing logic operations, and includes a central processing unit 114, a logic controller 116 (such as a south and north bridge chip), and a system memory 118.

The power supply unit 100 of the computer system 10 does not provide power only when the computer system 10 is in an activated state; unless the power supply unit 100 is completely separated or removed from the computer system 10, when the computer system 10 is in an inactive state, there is still Some system components operate in a sustainable part. For example, in a general computer system, an embedded controller (EC) continues to obtain the standby power of the power supply unit 100 and detects the power supply state of the computer system, but the first embodiment of the present invention The embedded controller is used as the state monitoring unit 102 of the desired computer system 10 for explanation. It should be noted that the state monitoring unit 102 in the first embodiment may also be any device in the computer system 10 that can detect the power supply status of the computer system 10. Those skilled in the art can replace other devices according to actual needs. Embedded controller.

As described above, since the state monitoring unit 102 continuously receives the power provided by the power supply unit 100, the state monitoring unit 102 can continuously monitor the power supply of the power supply unit 100 to the computer system 10, for example, monitor the output of the power supply unit 100. The magnitude of the current determines whether a state switching signal 102_S is asserted.

When the state monitoring unit 102 determines that the computer system 10 is in a non-activated state, for example, when the current value output by the power supply unit 100 is lower than a predetermined threshold, the state monitoring unit 102 sets the state switching signal 102_S to cause the computer system 10 to enter a state. In the e-reader mode, the power switching unit 124 will be turned off according to the indication of the state switching signal 102_S, and the power switching unit 122 is turned on according to the indication of the state switching signal 102_S to enable the power supply. The supply unit 100 can input the operating voltage required by the e-book control module 104 into the e-book control module 104.

In addition, the set state switching signal 102_S also controls the data switching unit 106 to pass the electronic book data through the output end of the data access unit 110 (becoming the output data 110_SO of the data access unit 110) or the output via the network control unit 112. The output (which becomes the output data 112_SO of the network control unit 112) is transmitted by the link of the data switching unit 106, and finally is regarded as the input data 104_SI of the electronic book control module 104 and fed into the electronic book control module 104 for further processing. Processing. On the other hand, the set state switching signal 102_S also causes the electronic book control module 104 to transmit the processed electronic book data as the output data 104_SO to the data switching unit 106, and then to the display unit 108 as the display unit 108. The data 108_SI is input for the display unit 108 to output the content of the electronic book material.

The data access unit 110 is, for example, a card reading device or a universal serial bus (USB) interface on the computer system 10, which can be connected to a storage unit (not shown), for example, to connect and read Flash, CF or A memory card such as SD, or an external hard disk that supports a USB interface by a USB interface. The data access unit 110 connects and reads the e-book data stored in the storage unit for transmission to the e-book control module 104 for processing.

The network control unit 112 can be the original network interface controller (NIC) of the computer system 10 for the computer system 10 to access data recorded on a hard disk (not shown) and an external storage unit. In other words, the network control unit 112 can be used to cause the computer system 10 to download the e-book data from the Internet and transmit it to the e-book control module 104 for programming or processing.

When the computer system 10 is in the startup state, the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the current value currently supplied to the computer system 10 is higher than a predetermined threshold, and the state monitoring unit 102 will cancel the de-assert state switching signal 102_S to make the computer system 10 Exit the e-book mode. The power switching unit 122 will be turned off according to the indication of the canceled state switching signal 102_S, and the power switching unit 124 is turned on, so that the power supply unit 100 stops inputting the operating voltage to the electronic book control module 104, and will operate again. The voltage is input to the logic operation module 120 for the logic operation module 120 to execute various instructions of the computer system 10 in the startup state.

When the state switching signal 102_S is canceled, the data access unit 110 is also controlled to read the read data (ie, the output data 110_SO) and the data downloaded by the network control unit 112 (ie, the output data 112_SO) via the data switching unit. The transmission 106 is the input data 116_SI of the logic controller 116, which is processed by the logic controller 116 in conjunction with other components of the logic operation module 120. In addition, the data switching unit 106 further transmits the electronic book data processed by the logic operation module 120 according to the canceled state switching signal 102_S: the output data 116_SO is sent through the logic controller 116, and then used as the display unit by the data switching unit 106. The input data 108_SI of 108 is transmitted to the display unit 108, and causes the display unit 108 to output electronic book materials including characters, images, or graphics.

The second figure provides a block diagram of a second embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode. Compared with the first embodiment, the computer system 10a of the embodiment further includes a start button 126; the display unit 108 further includes a control panel 1080.

Since the user does not necessarily want to read the e-book when the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state, the present embodiment provides a start button 126 coupled to the status monitoring unit 102 for the user to press to determine whether the computer system 10a is authentic. Enter the e-book mode. When the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state, the state switching signal 102_S has not been set, but continues to detect whether a start signal trig_S generated by the start button 126 is received; when the user presses the start button 126 After the start signal trig_S is generated, the state monitoring unit 102 sets the state switching signal 102_S according to the start signal trig_S to cause the computer system 10a to enter the e-book mode. The e-book control module 104 starts receiving voltage and processing and transmitting e-book data after entering the e-book mode in the non-activated state.

Furthermore, the computer system 10a is provided with a control panel 1080 having a plurality of operating units (such as a page up, a page down, and a source of e-book data) on the display unit 108. The user can control the operating units to generate a control command ctrl_S for controlling the e-book control module 104 to execute a corresponding e-book data processing operation. For example, through the operation unit of “selecting the source of the e-book data”, the e-book control module 104 can be controlled to receive the e-book data read from the storage unit by the data access unit 110, or the receiving network control unit 112 can download from the network. E-book information.

The third figure is a block diagram of a third embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode of the present invention. Different from the second embodiment, the computer system 10b of the third embodiment includes a power switching unit 128 that switches the power input to the network control unit 112 according to the control of the state monitoring unit 102; and provides a rotation monitoring unit 130. For detecting whether the display unit 108 is rotated. The rotation monitoring unit 130 can replace the start button 126 of the second embodiment for transmitting the start signal trig_S to the state monitoring unit 102 according to the rotation of the display unit 108, so that the state monitoring unit 102 sets the state according to the non-starting state and the start signal trig_S. The signal 102_S is switched to cause the computer system 10b to enter the e-book mode. In other embodiments, the data access unit 110 and the display unit 108 in the third figure may also be respectively connected to a power switching unit (not shown), and according to the non-starting state and the start signal trig_S sent by the rotation monitoring unit 130. Switch the power.

The display unit 108 can be a rotatable display screen of the computer system 10b. For example, the folding tablet PC is divided into a display screen and an operation platform. The display screen is connected to the operation platform by a connecting unit. The display screen can display the screen in the first direction, for example, facing the operating platform; and the connecting unit can rotate the display screen to the second direction, for example, causing the display screen to display data to the operating platform. When the user uses the computer system 10b in the general startup state, the display unit 108 displays the data in the first direction; when the user wants to read the electronic book, the display unit 108 can be rotated to the second direction to face the operation platform. The rotation monitoring unit 130 detects that the display unit 108 rotates from the first direction to the second direction according to the rotation signal rotate_S generated by the rotation of the display unit 108, and generates the activation signal trig_S to the state monitoring unit 102.

As described in the second embodiment, when the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the computer system 10b is in the non-activated state, the state switching signal 102_S has not been set, and the state switching is set only when the start signal trig_S generated by the rotation monitoring unit 130 is received. Signal 102_S causes computer system 10b to enter e-book mode.

In the third embodiment, the state monitoring unit 102 further sets a network control switching signal 102_SN when the current is higher than a predetermined threshold (that is, the computer system 10b is in the startup state) according to the power supply state of the power supply unit 100. The power switching unit 128 is turned off according to the indication of the set network control switching signal 102_SN, so that the network control unit 112 obtains the operating voltage required to access the network. In addition, when the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the computer system 10b is in the non-activated state, since there is no need to download the e-book data from the network, the state monitoring unit 102 will cancel the setting of the network control switching signal 102_SN, so that the power switching unit 128 The operating voltage supplied to the network control unit 112 by the power supply unit 100 is interrupted. After the rotation monitoring unit 130 outputs the startup signal trig_S, the state monitoring unit 102 resets the network control switching signal 102_SN, so that the network control unit 112 receives the required operating voltage again for the electronic book control module 104 to obtain the slave. E-book data downloaded from the Internet.

The fourth figure shows the internal structure of the data switching unit 106 as described in the first to third embodiments. The network data switching unit 1060, the stored data switching unit 1062, and the display data switching unit 1064 are included.

The network data switching unit 1060 and the stored data switching unit 1062 respectively include a switch 10602 and 10622, both of which are switched according to the indication of the state switching signal 102_S output by the state monitoring unit 102. Since the state switching signal 102_S is set when the computer system enters the e-book mode, it switches the control switch 10602 and 10622 to the input end of the e-book control module 104, and then the output data taken by the data access unit 110 The output data 112_SO taken out by the 110_SO and the network control unit 112 will become the input data 104_SI of the e-book control module 104. In addition, the display data switching unit 1064 also includes a switch 10642, which is also controlled by the state switching signal 102_S, and is switched to the output of the electronic book control module 104 when the computer system is in the e-book mode to receive the e-book. The output data 104_SO transmitted by the control module 104 includes text, graphics, and images of the electronic book, and then the output data 104_SO is displayed as the input data 108_SI transmitted to the display unit 108 for the user to read.

It should be noted that in practical applications, a switch circuit can be provided on the motherboard of the computer system to construct the above-mentioned switch 10602, 10622 and 10642, so that the manufacturing cost of the entire computer system does not increase too much. And the overall system complexity is not too high.

When the state switching signal 102_S is canceled, the network data switching unit 1060 and the stored data switching unit 1062 respectively switch the switching switches 10602 and 10622 to the input end of the logic controller 116 according to the control of the state switching signal 102_S to enable data access. The output data 110_SO and 112_SO taken out by the unit 110 and the network control unit 112 become the input data 116_SI of the logic controller 116, so that the logic controller 116 processes the received data in cooperation with other components. Similarly, the display data switching unit 1064 also switches the switch 10642 to the output of the logic controller 116 according to the control of the state switching signal 102_S, so that the electronic book data processed by the logic operation module 120 is passed through the logic controller. 116 (output data 116_SO as logic controller 116), display data switching unit 1064, and finally input data 108_SI of display unit 108 are input and displayed.

It is to be noted that the first to third embodiments can use the original data access unit 110, the network control unit 112, and the display unit 108 of the computer system to enable the electronic book control module by switching the data switching unit 106. The group 104 can receive and output e-book data when the computer system is in a non-activated state and enters the e-book mode. The computer system does not need to set up and output e-book data in the e-book mode, but to set up additional system components, while increasing the use value of the computer system, does not increase the manufacturing cost of the computer system too much.

The state switching signal 102_S can be implemented by connecting one of the general-purpose input and output (GPIO) pins of the embedded controller to the electronic book control module 104, and transmitting a high potential through the general-purpose output pin. The signal is sent to the e-book control module 104 to notify the e-book control module 104 and initiate subsequent e-book processing operations. Therefore, the state switching signal 102_S can be switched in such a manner that when the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the computer system is in the startup state (for example, when the current value is higher than a predetermined threshold), the state switching signal 102_S is cancelled (for example, Pulling up its potential to a high level); similarly, when the state monitoring unit 102 detects that the computer system is in the e-book mode (for example, when the current value is lower than a predetermined threshold and the start signal is received), The potential value of the state switching signal 102_S is switched to a low potential.

The fifth figure shows a power supply state diagram of the computer system in the startup state, and the system architecture of the computer system 10a of the second embodiment is taken as an example for description. When the computer system 10a is in the startup state, the state monitoring unit 102a cancels the setting state switching signal 102_S as described above, thereby controlling the power switching unit 122 to be turned off, so that the system components of the computer system 10a (including: the logic operation module 120) And hard disk, etc.) to get the required operating voltage. The e-book control module 104 stops receiving the operating voltage provided by the power supply unit 100 because the power switching unit 124 is turned on.

The data switching unit 106, the display unit 108, the data access unit 110, and the network control unit 112, since the computer system 10a needs to work in the startup or non-activated state, the power supply unit 100 will continue to provide them with the required The operating voltage is not affected by whether the state switching signal 102_S is set or not.

When the computer system 10a is in the startup state, but the user wishes to enter the e-book mode to read the e-book data, the startup button 126 and the status monitoring unit 102a can be used to adjust the power supply state of the computer system 10a to the non-activated state, and then Enter the e-book mode. In addition to continuously monitoring the power supply state of the power supply unit 100, the status monitoring unit 102a also detects whether the activation button 126 sets the activation signal trig_S due to the user's cue. When the state monitoring unit 102a detects the input of the enable signal trig_S while the current amount is still above a predetermined threshold (ie, the computer system 10a is in the startup state), the state monitoring unit 102a will send a control interrupt signal int_S to the logic controller 116. . The logic controller 116 sends a system control interrupt (SCI) to the operating system according to the indication of the control interrupt signal int_S, to notify the operating system to enter the standby or sleep state, so that the power supply unit 100 stops supplying power to most of the system. The system component reduces the amount of current below a predetermined threshold, thereby causing the computer system 10a to be in a non-activated state.

At this time, the state monitoring unit 102a detects that the computer system 10a is in the non-starting state because the current amount is lower than the predetermined threshold, and still receives the start signal trig_S, thereby setting the state switching signal 102_S, so that the computer system 10a enters the e-book. mode.

The power switching state diagram of the computer system 10a after entering the e-book mode is shown in the sixth figure. Regardless of whether the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state, it receives the start signal trig_S and enters the e-book module, or receives the start signal trig_S in the startup state and switches to the non-activated state, and then enters the e-book mode, the e-book The control module 104 starts to acquire the required operating voltage because the power switching unit 124 is turned off, and the data switching unit 106, the display unit 108, the data access unit 110, and the network control unit 112 that continuously receive the operating voltage. The start button 126 performs processing for displaying and displaying electronic book materials. At this time, the logic operation module 120 stops receiving the operating voltage because the power switching unit 122 is turned on.

In the present embodiment, the start button 126 is provided. Therefore, when the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state but has not received the start signal trig_S, the state of the power switching units 122 and 124 is not switched until the status monitoring unit The 102a receives the set start signal trig_S (that is, the computer system 10a enters the e-book mode).

A person skilled in the art can set the start signal trig_S by the rotation monitoring unit 130 according to the system architecture of the third embodiment according to the fifth and sixth figures, so that the state monitoring unit 102a sets or cancels the setting state switching signal 102_S. And the network control switching signal 102_SN to change the situation in which the e-book control module 104 receives the operating voltage.

The seventh figure is a block diagram of an embodiment of the e-book control module 104 of the computer system. The control command processing unit 1040, the stored data control unit 1042, the network data control unit 1044, the electronic book data processing unit 1046, and the display data processing unit 1048 are included.

The control command processing unit 1040 is configured to receive and analyze the control command ctrl_S outputted by the control panel; and according to the content of the different control commands ctrl_S, respectively, the transparent storage data control unit 1042 or the network data control unit 1044 issues a request for reading the electronic book data. Give the data access unit or network control unit.

If the e-book data is stored in the storage unit connected to the data access unit, the stored data control unit 1042 receives the output data of the data access unit 110 (ie, the input data 104_SI of the e-book control module 104) to obtain the electronic to be processed. Book materials. If the e-book data is stored in a server or other computer on the Internet, the network data control unit 1044 will receive the e-book data downloaded by the network control unit (also as the input data 104_SI of the e-book control module 104). .

It should be noted that since the e-book control module 104 is activated when the computer system 10 enters the e-book mode, when the e-book control module 104 wants to read the hard disk of the computer system 10 through the data access unit 110 or When a USB external device such as a hard disk is used, the storage data control unit 1042 must add some driver or software module to enable the electronic book control module 104 to become a master device to read data in the slave device. . For example, the stored data control unit 1042 must have an IDE/PATA/SATA driver or a software module built in to be the active device to read the data in the hard disk. Similarly, the stored data control unit 1042 must have a built-in USB driver. A program or software module can be used as an active device to read audio data from a USB external hard drive. Those skilled in the art can increase the driver program inside the e-book control module 104 to read the required e-book data according to actual needs.

The e-book data processing unit 1046 is configured to process the e-book data obtained by the stored data control unit 1042 or the network data control unit 1044, including programming, reading control parameters, etc., and then processing the processed e-book data content through the display data. Unit 1048 outputs the input material 108_SI of display unit 108 to display the e-book content.

The eighth figure shows a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for accessing e-book data provided by the present invention, and please refer to the second figure at the same time. In this embodiment, the computer system 10a continuously uses the status monitoring unit 102 to detect whether the operating state of the computer system 10a is in an activated state or a non-activated state (S301). When the computer system 10a is in the activated state, the status monitoring unit 102 cancels the setting of a state switching signal 102_S that is originally set, so that the electronic book control module 104 thus stops receiving the required operating voltage (S303). On the other hand, when the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state, if the computer system is additionally provided with the start button 126, the state monitoring unit 102 can further detect whether the start button 126 is pressed to generate the start signal trig_S (S315).

In this embodiment, if the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state but the start signal trig_S is not received, it is not necessary to input the operating voltage to the electronic book control module 104 (S317), but will return to step S301 to continue. The operating state of the computer system is detected; however, when the computer system 10a receives the start signal trig_S, the state monitoring unit 102 sets the state switching signal 102_S, causes the computer system 10a to enter the e-book mode (S319), and controls the e-book control mode. The group 104 starts receiving the operating voltage supplied from the power supply unit 100 (S321). After obtaining the voltage required for operation, the e-book control module 104 can receive the control command ctrl_S issued by the operation unit of the control panel 1080 (S323), and obtain the data access unit 110 or the network according to the content of the control command ctrl_S. The input material 104_SI (i.e., the electronic book material to be processed) of the control unit 112 is subjected to processing of encoding, decoding, or programming (S325). The processed e-book data is output from the e-book control module 104 to the display unit 108 for display (S327); thereby, the user can read the text, picture or image in the e-book data on the display unit 108.

In the above process, even if the computer system 10a is in the non-activated state, the state monitoring unit 102 still detects the power supply condition of the power supply unit 100. Therefore, the state monitoring unit 102 continuously determines whether the operating state of the computer system 10a has changed ( S329), here, it is judged whether the computer system 10a has entered the startup state. If the operating state has not changed, it is further determined whether the state monitoring unit 102 still receives the start signal trig_S (S331): when the operating state has not changed and the state monitoring unit 102 still receives the start signal trig_S, the computer system 10a continues to control according to the control. The command ctrl_S processes the e-book data (return to S325); if the operating state has not changed but the activation signal trig_S has been terminated, for example, the user presses the start button 126 again, or rotates the display unit 108 back to the first direction to exit the e-book mode, then Returning to step S317, the operating voltage is not supplied to the electronic book control module 104. However, if the state monitoring unit 102 determines in step S329 that the computer system 10a is in the startup state (for example, the current is higher than a predetermined threshold) according to the change in the power supply state, the following is performed according to the startup state of the computer system 10a. program.

After detecting and judging in step S301 or step S329, after the computer system 10a enters the startup state, in addition to canceling the setting state switching signal 102_S to cause the electronic book control module 104 to stop receiving the voltage (S303), each of the computer systems 10a The system component, including the logic operation module 120, the hard disk, etc., starts to receive the required operating voltage according to the control of the state switching signal 102_S (S305), and is processed by the central processing unit 114 in the logic operation module 120. The components such as the logic controller 116 perform processing and calculation of various materials (S307).

Similarly, the state monitoring unit 102 continues to detect whether the operating state of the computer system 10a changes in the startup state (S309), where it is detected whether the transition to the non-starting state: if yes, according to the non-starting state procedure If the operation state has not changed, it can be further determined whether the state monitoring unit 102 has received the start signal trig_S transmitted by the start button 126 or the rotation monitoring unit 130 (refer to the second figure) (S311). If the status monitoring unit 102 does not receive the start signal trig_S, it may return to step S307 and below to continue data processing and calculation; but if the start signal trig_S is received in the startup state, the logic operation module 120 first monitors according to the status. The notification of the unit 102 causes the operating system to enter a standby or sleep state to cause the computer system 10a to be in a non-activated state (S313), and to perform the flow steps of step S319 and below.

Thereby, the computer system 10a can provide or stop the service of accessing the e-book data according to the power supply status and the user's use requirements, regardless of the startup state or the non-activation state.

In view of the above description of various embodiments, the present invention has disclosed a computer system having an e-book mode and a method for accessing e-book data in an e-book mode, which can provide a power-saving electronic device when the computer system is in a non-activated state. Book access services, in addition to reducing the waste of power, but also enhance the use of computer systems such as portable computers.

The computer system provided by the present invention, in addition to the e-book control module and each switch, can use the components required for the manufacture of the computer system, including the state monitoring unit, the display unit, and other components required to achieve the object of the present invention. Data access unit and network control unit. As described in the embodiment, in practice, the switch and the status monitoring unit can be disposed on the motherboard of the computer system through a simple means, without increasing the manufacturing cost, but providing the user with a longer time. And a variety of services.

However, the items and elements of the above-described embodiments are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the claimed invention. It is also within the scope of the present invention to modify or modify the micro-frames in accordance with the spirit of the present invention and the technical means disclosed herein.

10,10a-b. . . computer system

100. . . Power supply unit

102,102a. . . Status monitoring unit

104. . . E-book control module

1040. . . Control command processing unit

1042. . . Storage data control unit

1044. . . Network data control unit

1046. . . E-book data processing unit

1048. . . Display data processing unit

106. . . Data switching unit

1060. . . Network data switching unit

1062. . . Storage data switching unit

1064. . . Display data switching unit

10602. . . Toggle switch

10,622. . . Toggle switch

10642. . . Toggle switch

108. . . Display unit

1080. . . control panel

110. . . Data access unit

112. . . Network control unit

114. . . Central processing unit

116. . . Logic controller

118. . . System memory

120. . . Logical computing module

122. . . Power switching unit

124. . . Power switching unit

126. . . start up button

128. . . Power switching unit

130. . . Rotation monitoring unit

S301-S331. . . Process step

The first figure is a block diagram of a first embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode provided by the present invention;

The second figure is a block diagram of a second embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode provided by the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a third embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode provided by the present invention; FIG.

Fourth figure: an internal structure diagram of a data switching unit provided by the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a power supply state of a first embodiment of a computer system with an e-book mode in an activated state;

Figure 6 is a diagram showing the power supply state of the first embodiment of the computer system with the e-book mode provided in the e-book mode;

Figure 7 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an e-book control module provided by the present invention; and

Figure 8 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a method for accessing e-book data provided by the present invention.

10. . . computer system

100. . . Power supply unit

102. . . Status monitoring unit

104. . . E-book control module

106. . . Data switching unit

108. . . Display unit

110. . . Data access unit

112. . . Network control unit

114. . . Central processing unit

116. . . Logic controller

118. . . System memory

120. . . Logical computing module

122. . . Power switching unit

124. . . Power switching unit

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A computer system with an e-book mode, comprising: a display unit; a logic operation module; a network control unit for the computer system to access the network for accessing data; and an e-book control module, Accessing and processing an electronic book data through the network control unit, and transmitting the processed electronic book data to the display unit; a state monitoring unit monitoring a power supply state of the computer system to generate a state switching signal, The state switching signal is used to indicate that the computer system is in an activated state or a non-activated state; wherein the computer system enters an e-book mode when the state switching signal indicates the non-activated state, the e-book control module and the network The circuit control unit receives the required operating voltage in the e-book mode to access and process the e-book data, and stops transmitting the operating voltage required by the logic operation module to the logic operation module, and the computer system When the state switching signal indicates the startup state, the logic operation module receives the required operating voltage and stops transmitting Voltage to the control module and the electronic book network control unit. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising: a data access unit for the computer system and the electronic book control module to access the electronic book data stored in a storage unit. The computer system of claim 2, further comprising: a data switching unit, comprising: a network data switching unit switches according to the indication of the state switching signal, and when the state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in the non-activated state, transmitting the electronic book data obtained by the network control unit to the electronic book a control module; a storage data switching unit, switching according to the indication of the state switching signal, and when the state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in the non-activated state, transmitting the e-book data obtained by the data access unit to The e-book control module and a display data switching unit switch according to the indication of the state switching signal, and when the state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in the non-activated state, the e-book control module processes the The e-book data is transmitted to the display unit. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising: a power switching unit that switches according to the indication of the state switching signal, and when the state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in the non-starting state, transmitting the operating voltage to The e-book control module. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising: a power supply unit that supplies a voltage required by the computer system in the startup state and the non-activated state; wherein the state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in In the non-activated state, the power supply unit transmits an operating voltage to the e-book control module and the network control unit. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the status monitoring unit is an embedded controller, and the embedded controller includes a universal output pin connected to the e-book control module for controlling The e-book control module receives or stops receiving the operating voltage. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the status monitoring unit further detects an activation signal, and when the status monitoring unit detects that the computer system is in the non-activated state and detects the activation signal, The state switching signal indicates that the computer system is in the e-book mode. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising: an activation button connected to the status monitoring unit to generate the activation signal according to the pressing. The computer system of claim 7, further comprising: a rotation monitoring unit connected to the display unit, detecting the rotation of the display unit to generate an activation signal for transmission to the status monitoring unit; wherein the display The display direction of the unit includes a first direction and a second direction, and the rotation monitoring unit detects that the display direction of the display unit is rotated from the first direction to the second direction, and the activation signal is generated. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the non-boot state is a standby, dormant or shutdown state of the computer system. A method for accessing e-book data by a computer system, the computer system comprising an e-book control module, the method comprising: detecting whether the computer system is in an e-book mode; and when the computer system is in the e-book mode, The e-book control module starts to receive the operating voltage required to process an e-book data, and stops transmitting the operating voltage required by a logic operation module to the logic operation module; the e-book control module is from a network control unit Or a data access unit obtains the e-book material to be processed and processes the e-book And outputting the e-book data processed by the e-book control module to a display unit display; wherein, when the computer system is not in the e-book mode, the e-book control module stops receiving and processing the e-book data The required operating voltage, and the logic module receives the required operating voltage. The method for accessing e-book data according to claim 11, wherein the step of detecting whether the computer system is in the e-book mode comprises: monitoring a power supply status of the computer system to determine the computer system When the computer system is in the non-activated state, detecting whether the computer system receives a start signal; and when the computer system is in the non-activated state and receiving the start signal, determining The computer system is in the e-book mode. The method for accessing e-book data according to claim 12, wherein a state monitoring unit sets a state switching signal according to the non-activated state and the activation signal to indicate that the computer system is in the e-book mode.