CA2245287A1 - Method and system for providing a user-friendly self-controlled computer entertainment system - Google Patents
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The present invention provides a computerized system and method for continuously managing and controlling a personal computer entertainment system which allow a user to easily make interactions with his/her computer entertainment system without having to try and learn how to use it for hours. The system and method automatically control the computer entertainment system with all powered-up peripherals connected thereto, on a 24 hour a day basis, and also self-resume providing that control after an indefinite interruption of power.
The personal computer entertainment system is essentially for use in conjunction with a conventional television set, and a wireless remote keyboard user interface, allowing for the personal computer entertainment system to be used by anyone in a lounge room.
The personal computer entertainment system is essentially for use in conjunction with a conventional television set, and a wireless remote keyboard user interface, allowing for the personal computer entertainment system to be used by anyone in a lounge room.
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1. A method of continuously managing and controlling a personal computer entertainment system, said personal computer entertainment system including a computer device having a central processing unit, a communication bus, an internal memory unit, an operating system, a user-friendly user interface such that a user may not need to be an every-day computer user, a plurality of interfaces for connecting different computing and multimedia peripherals, a multimedia communication means connected to said computer device and allowing for said personal computer system to communicate with external information sources, and, a display monitor connected to said computer device for viewing information provided by said external information sources, said method comprising the following steps:
a) detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
e) verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
g) checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
h) checking any possible input from said user;
i) running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface; and j) indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
a) detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
e) verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
g) checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
h) checking any possible input from said user;
i) running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface; and j) indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said method being automatically loaded and executed by said computer device upon power-up of said personal computer entertainment system.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said display monitor being a conventional television set, and said interface user being a wireless remote keyboard, allowing for said personal computer entertainment system to be used in a lounge room.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein said personal computer entertainment system further including an anti-theft means allowing said personal computer entertainment system to be traced back whenever used by a theft person; said method further including, after step b), the step of:
bI) sending a first code means via said multimedia communication means to a first pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected.
bI) sending a first code means via said multimedia communication means to a first pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein said multimedia communication means being an internet access.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of tasks can simultaneously be run; said method further including, respectively after steps d), f) and i) the steps of:
dI) going to said next step while said selection is still being run, if this is the case;
fI) going to said next step while said first software is still being run, if this is the case;
iI) going to said next step while said second software is still being run, if this is the case; and iII)checking proper operation of said selection, first and second softwares, if this is the case.
dI) going to said next step while said selection is still being run, if this is the case;
fI) going to said next step while said first software is still being run, if this is the case;
iI) going to said next step while said second software is still being run, if this is the case; and iII)checking proper operation of said selection, first and second softwares, if this is the case.
7. The method of claim 6, wherein said display monitor being a conventional television set, and said user-friendly user interface being a wireless remote keyboard, allowing for said personal computer entertainment system to be used in a lounge room, said wireless remote keyboard including a microphone plug receptacle for voice related internally loaded software.
8. The method of claim 6, wherein said first software being a domotic related software for automating and voice activating different daily activities, said different daily activities being of house related type that provide a enhancement of a day-to-day life of said user.
9. The method of claim 6, wherein said personal computer entertainment system further including an anti-theft means allowing said personal computer entertainment system to be traced back whenever used by a theft person; said method further including, after step b), the step of:
bI) sending a first code means via said multimedia communication means to a first pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected.
bI) sending a first code means via said multimedia communication means to a first pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected.
10. The method of claim 6, further including, after steps g) and iII), the steps of:
gI) checking any possible recent first power-up of one of said external peripherals;
gII) automatically activating said external peripheral, if this is the case thus starting a first running application;
gIII) going to said next step while said first peripheral is still being run, if this is the case; and iIII) checking proper operation of said first running application, if this is the case.
gI) checking any possible recent first power-up of one of said external peripherals;
gII) automatically activating said external peripheral, if this is the case thus starting a first running application;
gIII) going to said next step while said first peripheral is still being run, if this is the case; and iIII) checking proper operation of said first running application, if this is the case.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein said first and second softwares and said first running application are simultaneously using more than one said display monitor, said display monitors being a conventional television set and at least one conventional computer monitor.
12. The method of claim 10, wherein said first peripheral being an alarm system protecting a building from any burglary; and checking proper operation of said first running application includes, in case of burglary, the following step of:
iIV) sending a second code means via said multimedia communication means to a second pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected, said pre-selected source being a police office in neighborhood of said building and said second code means is a burglary message identifying said building.
iIV) sending a second code means via said multimedia communication means to a second pre-selected source from said external information sources if such said multimedia communication means has been previously detected, said pre-selected source being a police office in neighborhood of said building and said second code means is a burglary message identifying said building.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein said multimedia communication means being an internet access.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein said display monitor being a conventional television set, and said user-friendly user interface being a wireless remote keyboard, allowing for said personal computer entertainment system to be used in a lounge room, said wireless remote keyboard including a microphone plug receptacle for voice related internally loaded software.
15. A computer readable medium having stored therein instructions capable of causing a computer to perform the method of claim 10.
16. A system for continuously managing and controlling a personal computer entertainment system, said personal computer entertainment system including a computer device having a central processing unit, a communication bus, an internal memory unit, an operating system, a user-friendly user interface such that a user may not need to be an every-day computer user, a plurality of interfaces for connecting different computing and multimedia peripherals, a multimedia communication means connected to said computer device and allowing for said personal computer system to communicate with external information sources, and, a display monitor connected to said computer device for viewing information provided by said external information sources, said system comprising:
a) means for detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) means for storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) means for providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) means for running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
e) means for verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) means for running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
g) means for checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
h) means for checking any possible input from said user;
i) means for running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface; and j) means for indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
a) means for detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) means for storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) means for providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) means for running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
e) means for verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) means for running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
g) means for checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
h) means for checking any possible input from said user;
i) means for running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface; and j) means for indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
17. A system for continuously managing and controlling a personal computer entertainment system, said personal computer entertainment system including a computer device having a central processing unit, a communication bus, an internal memory unit, an operating system, a user-friendly user interface such that a user may not need to be an every-day computer user, a plurality of interfaces for connecting different computing and multimedia peripherals that can all be simultaneously run, a multimedia communication means connected to said computer device and allowing for said personal computer system to communicate with external information sources, and, a display monitor connected to said computer device for viewing information provided by said external information sources, said system comprising:
a) means for detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) means for storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) means for providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) means for running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
dI) means for going to said next step while said selection is still being run, if this is the case;
e) means for verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) means for running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
fI) means for going to said next step while said first software is still being run, if this is the case;
g) means for checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
gI) means for checking any possible recent first power-up of one of said external peripherals;
gII) means for automatically activating said external peripheral, if this is the case thus starting a first running application;
gIII) means for going to said next step while said first peripheral is still being run, if this is the case;
h) means for checking any possible input from said user;
i) means for running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
iI) means for going to said next step while said second software is still being run, if this is the case;
iII) means for checking proper operation of said selection, first and second softwares, if this is the case;
iIII) means for checking proper operation of said first running application, if this is the case; and j) means for indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
a) means for detecting all internally loaded softwares and powered-up said external peripherals;
b) means for storing state of said all previously detected softwares and powered-up peripherals;
c) means for providing a function menu to said user on said display monitor for said user to make a selection and activate any desired of said internally loaded softwares and powered-up external peripherals via said user-friendly user interface;
d) means for running said selection made by said user, if this is the case;
dI) means for going to said next step while said selection is still being run, if this is the case;
e) means for verifying if any said external information source is coming to said computer entertainment system via said multimedia communication means;
f) means for running the corresponding said first software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
fI) means for going to said next step while said first software is still being run, if this is the case;
g) means for checking proper operation of said computer entertainment system internal environment;
gI) means for checking any possible recent first power-up of one of said external peripherals;
gII) means for automatically activating said external peripheral, if this is the case thus starting a first running application;
gIII) means for going to said next step while said first peripheral is still being run, if this is the case;
h) means for checking any possible input from said user;
i) means for running the corresponding said second software if this is the case, thus minimizing the amount of inputs from said user via said user-friendly user interface;
iI) means for going to said next step while said second software is still being run, if this is the case;
iII) means for checking proper operation of said selection, first and second softwares, if this is the case;
iIII) means for checking proper operation of said first running application, if this is the case; and j) means for indefinitely repeating above steps c) to previous.
18. The system of claim 17, wherein said system being automatically activated by said computer device upon power-up of said personal computer entertainment system.
19. The system of claim 17, wherein said multimedia communication means being an internet access.
20. The system of claim 19, wherein said user-friendly user interface being a remote keyboard, and said first and second softwares and said first running application are simultaneously using more than one said display monitor, said display monitors being a conventional television set and at least one conventional computer monitor.
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