Has the method that the computer system of the function of making video recording is immediately made video recording with it
Technical field
The invention relates to the method for the recording image of a kind of portable (Portable) computer system, and particularly relevant for a kind of method that is not written into the recording image under the operating system state in the portable computer system.
Background technology
Fast development and progress along with electronics technology, portable computer (for example: notebook computer) carry under one's arms that it is distinctive light, thin for work ... etc. characteristic, and to have with desktop computer almost be the function and the outfit of ad eundem, become the indispensable instrument of business people.In addition, also because portable computer have jumbo hard disk storage area with and powerful operation capacity, therefore also make it (for example: PDA) be different from general mobile digital device.Just because the uniqueness of portable computer, therefore in various occasions, situation such as meeting or negotiation client is for example seen the trace of portable computer with regard to regular meeting.
In general, known portable computer can see through for example transmission interface of universal serial bus (USB), comes an external camera.And if will use known portable computer to make video recording the time, at first necessary power-on, and enter its operating system (Operation System), the driver of carrying out then in the operating system of making video recording/record (Video/Sound RecordingDriver Program) could begin to make video recording.
And the needs of making video recording are not often expected, sometimes for example listening to speech or watching when performance temporary needs to make video recording, this time, if in the time of will making video recording with known notebook computer, often needing to waste a period of time enters in its operating system, and just can make video recording after the driver of making video recording by the time/record is carried out, this concerning the user that a lot of temporary needs are made video recording, inconvenience very.
In addition, when known portable computer system when making video recording because need start shooting fully entering in its operating system, therefore need make the electric power standard-sized sheet of computer system.When not needing to do other action but if we only need make video recording, recording with known portable computer is very uneconomical.
Certainly, in order to save the required time of start, the user may adopt the recording device of the class of digital camera (DV).But it can't be made video recording for a long time (memory span on The built-in is decided), just must increase the capacity of storer and will increase the time of making video recording.In addition, because memory span is limited, therefore often need the previous content of recording is dumped on other storage device.Therefore, the people who uses other recording devices is except need are carried recording device, may also must carry high storage capacity device and extras such as connecting line, this will cause the inconvenience of user on carrying or moving, and also increase the trouble that hardware is substituted.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of instant video recording method exactly, is the action that can momentarily make video recording.
A further object of the present invention provides a kind of computer system with the function of making video recording immediately (Immediate ImageRecording), just can make video recording for a long time as long as expend small electric power.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the invention provides a kind of instant video recording method, be to be applicable to computer system with the function of making video recording immediately, it comprises the following steps: the operation interface of making video recording immediately (Immediate Video Recording Operation Interface) of a. operating computer system, to start the function of making video recording immediately of computer system; B. the part device that provides electric power to arrive computer system; C. under being written into the situation of operating system, computer system do not make video recording; D. the video signal of being recorded is stored in the hard disk in the computer system.
In one embodiment of the invention, above-mentioned step a comprises: make video recording the immediately button of making video recording immediately of operation interface of at first activation (Enable), and by activation this makes video recording button immediately and starts the embedded control program of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (BIOS) of computer system.
In preferable situation, above-mentioned step b is according to being stored in the embedded control program (Embedded OS) of Basic Input or Output System (BIOS), decides central processing unit, storer, hard disk, recording unit (the Sound Recording Unit) and make video recording unit (VideoRecording Unit) of supply electric power to the computer system.
In addition, in one embodiment of the invention, after the function of making video recording immediately that finishes computer system, computer system is that automatic power is closed (Power Down).
And in another embodiment of the present invention, after the function of making video recording immediately that finishes computer system, computer system is in holding state, and does not start the making video recording immediately during function of computer system in one first Preset Time once more, and then the computer system automatic power is closed.
Again, in another embodiment of the present invention, after the function of making video recording immediately that finishes computer system, computer system is in holding state, and behind one second Preset Time of lasting activation specific keys, will make the computer system power-off.In general, whether this specific keys is the button of making video recording immediately of operation interface of making video recording immediately, with deciding the function of making video recording immediately of computer system to open.
From another viewpoint, the invention provides a kind of computer system, it comprises make video recording immediately operation interface and Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer.The operation interface of wherein making video recording immediately couples the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer, is the function of making video recording immediately that is used for starting or finishing computer system of the present invention.And the present invention has also comprised System on chip group (System Chipset) and hard disk, wherein the System on chip group couples Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer and hard disk, and when making video recording function on immediately, the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer can be controlled computer system supply electric power of the present invention to hard disk, sees through the System on chip group then and is written into stored making video recording in the hard disk/driver of recording.In addition, the present invention also comprises storer, central processing unit (CPU), make video recording unit and recording unit, and all is coupled to the System on chip group.Wherein when making video recording function on immediately, the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer can be controlled computer system supply electric power of the present invention to storer, central processing unit, hard disk, make video recording unit and recording unit, and it is temporary to storer with making video recording in the hard disk/driver of recording to see through the System on chip group, then central processing unit can see through the System on chip group read be temporary in the storer make video recording the recording driver, carry out the recording action to see through System on chip group control recording unit, and the also control unit action of making video recording of making video recording.At last, the video conversion that the audio that the unit of will recording is again recorded cooperates the unit of making video recording to record becomes the video signal shelves of default form, and then is stored in the hard disk with a default naming rule through the System on chip group.
Indulging the above, when using method of the present invention to make video recording, is directly to control Basic Input or Output System (BIOS).Therefore the present invention such as does not need to be written into operating system, the just action that can directly make video recording at computer system.
In addition, also, only need provide electrical power to the device of part, so the present invention can consume small electric power and can make video recording for a long time because the present invention is using when making video recording function immediately.
Description of drawings
For above-mentioned and other purposes, feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and conjunction with figs. are described in detail below, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the computer system calcspar that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a kind of computer system calcspar with the function of making video recording immediately that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the instant video recording method process flow diagram that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
It below is the detailed description of computer system of the present invention, and in order to highlight spirit of the present invention, apply the present invention in this suggestion (but not limiting) in the portable computer system of notebook computer for example with this, but haveing the knack of this skill person also can be according to actual needs, and applies the present invention to other for example computer system of desktop computer system (PC).
Fig. 1 is the computer system calcspar that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 1, the operation interface 101 of making video recording immediately couples Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103, and Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103 is coupled to System on chip group 110 more then.In addition, System on chip group 110 also couples central processing unit 105, storer 107, hard disk 109, make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130.
Fig. 2 is a kind of computer system calcspar with the function of making video recording immediately that illustrates according to one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, in general, System on chip group 110 can illustrate as Fig. 2 and comprise north bridge wafer (North bridge chip) 112 and south bridge wafer (South bridgechip) 114.Wherein, south bridge wafer 114 be couple Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103, hard disk 109, make video recording unit 120 and the recording unit 130.North bridge wafer 12 then couples central processing unit 105 and storer 107.
Fig. 3 is the instant video recording method process flow diagram that illustrates according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please merge with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, as described in step S310, the user can start or finish the function of making video recording immediately of computer system of the present invention by the operation button 11 of making video recording immediately.In more detail, when the user as described in the step S312, for example desire by make video recording the immediately button 11 of making video recording immediately of operation interface 101 of activation, under the situation that computer system is not started shooting, start making video recording immediately during function of computer system of the present invention, then, can start Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103 as described in the step S314.And in the present embodiment, be that burning has embedded control program in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103.Therefore after starting Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103, can be as described in the step S320, according to embedded control program, make computer system supply electric power of the present invention to central processing unit 105, storer 107, hard disk 109, make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130, just make its electric power starting.
Behind central processing unit 105, storer 107, hard disk 109, make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130 electric power startings.Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103 can see through System on chip group 110 and carry out the action of making video recording immediately as described in the step S330.In more detail, at first as described in the step S332, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer 103 can be according to embedded control program, from hard disk 109, be written into the driver of making video recording/record and see through south bridge wafer 114, and this driver of making video recording/record can be kept in to storer 107 through south bridge wafer 114 and north bridge wafer 112.And after central processing unit 105 sees through north bridge wafer 112 and reads the temporary making video recording/driver of recording in by storer 107, north bridge wafer 112 and south bridge wafer 114 be can see through and make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130 controlled, need not be written into the action of making video recording respectively and recording under the state of operating system in computer system of the present invention, and as described in step S340, image and the sound of being recorded is stored in the hard disk 109.
In the present embodiment, the unit 120 of making video recording has comprised the camera 126 of video signal wafer 122 and for example network video camera (Video Camera).Make video recording unit 120 when making video recording when central processing unit 105 control, and camera 126 can be delivered to video signal wafer 122 with the image of being recorded, and the image signal of analogy is converted to the image data of numeral by video signal wafer 122.Select among the embodiment at another, camera 126 more is coupled to video signal wafer 122 via transmission interface 124.Therefore, camera 126 can see through transmission interface 124 with the image of being recorded and deliver to video signal wafer 122.In general (but not limiting with this), transmission interface 124 can be for example: universal serial bus interface, infrared transmission interface or blue bud (Bluetooth) transmission interface or the like.
In addition, recording unit 130 has comprised for example the audio wafer of AC97 (Audio Chip) 132 and receiver unit 134.And after receiver unit 134 receives outside sound, can convert the audio data of numeral to via audio wafer 132, and combine with image data then as described in the step S342, convert the video signal shelves of presetting form to, for example form such as MPEG4.Now is delivered in the hard disk 109 via south bridge wafer 114 again, and as described in the step S344, (for example: D-M-Y-H-M) the video signal shelves with above-mentioned default form store according to a default naming rule.In addition, make video recording immediately that operation interface 101 can also comprise broadcast (Play) button 13, (Forward) button 15 and retreat (Backward) button 17 advances.The user can play the video signal shelves that are stored in the default form of being recorded by make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130 in the hard disk 109 by these buttons of operation.
When the function of making video recording immediately provided by the present invention finishes, the invention provides three embodiment and respond, it is described in detail and please refer to hereinafter.In addition, below mentioned power-off, be meant after the function of making video recording immediately finishes, Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) 103 makes computer system stop supplies electric power of the present invention to central processing unit 105, storer 107, hard disk 109, make video recording unit 120 and recording unit 130, and makes computer system of the present invention present off-mode.
Embodiment 1: when making video recording the function end immediately, computer system of the present invention is that automatic power is closed.
Embodiment 2: when making video recording the function end immediately, computer system of the present invention is to be in holding state.After this, if in one first Preset Time the activation button 11 of making video recording immediately once more, the function of then making video recording immediately is activated again.Anti-, computer system automatic power then of the present invention is closed.
Embodiment 3: when making video recording the function end immediately, computer system of the present invention is to be in holding state.After this, if continue for example make video recording immediately one second Preset Time of specific keys of button 11 of activation, then make computer system power-off of the present invention.
In sum, the present invention has following advantage at least:
1. the present invention is because used the embedded control program of burning in the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) wafer to control the function of making video recording, so computer system of the present invention need not be written under the state of operating system, therefore the just action that can make video recording reduces the setup time of making video recording effectively.
2. when action that the present invention makes video recording immediately, only need supply electric power to device partly, as long as so the present invention's electric power of expending a little just can make video recording for a long time.
3. because the needs of making video recording often can not expect that the present invention can satisfy user's needs of making video recording at any time.
4. be that the video signal that will be recorded is stored in the hard disk because of the present invention, so the present invention have great capacity to store the video signal archives of being recorded.And with general camera for example digital camera compare the length that the time of making video recording of the present invention can be very.That is to say, the present invention can be used as the digital camera of a big storage volume.
5. when the present invention stores the video signal of being recorded, general video signal shelves it have been saved as.Therefore the present invention does not need the recording device as other, needs to carry out follow-up processing again through changeing shelves.
6. in addition,, therefore removed the demand that hardware is substituted from also because the present invention directly is stored in the video signal shelves in the hard disk.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limit the present invention; anyly have the knack of this operator; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is as the criterion when looking accompanying the claim person of defining.