CN101546266A - Boot method for computer device - Google Patents

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CN101546266A
CN101546266A CN200810088561A CN200810088561A CN101546266A CN 101546266 A CN101546266 A CN 101546266A CN 200810088561 A CN200810088561 A CN 200810088561A CN 200810088561 A CN200810088561 A CN 200810088561A CN 101546266 A CN101546266 A CN 101546266A
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The invention relates to a boot method for a computer device, which comprises the following steps: firstly, performing boot self-test and loading a commercial film from a storage unit to a volatile memory unit, wherein the computer device can be connected to a network through online to update the commercial film; secondly, playing the commercial film; and thirdly, loading an operation system.

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The starting-up method of computer apparatus
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of data processing equipment, and particularly relevant for a kind of boot program of computer apparatus.
Background technology
(Basic Input Output System, program code BIOS) normally is stored in the non-voltile memory basic input/output system, for example in the flash memory.In general, the main function of BIOS comprises start selftest (Power On Self Test is called for short POST), initialization action, recording system setting value, resident library is provided and assists load operation system (OS).
In known technology, when starting up for computer, computer apparatus can load the bios program code that is stored in the non-voltile memory in the internal memory earlier, and carries out above-mentioned boot program.At this moment, the picture that the user sees on screen is a series of test message language, and such literal state can make the user think that start process is the very dull for the time being thing of a nothing.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of starting-up method of computer apparatus, can effectively utilize the user in the time of waiting for start, and reach enterprise in the coml effect.
Starting-up method provided by the present invention comprises the selftest of starting shooting, and from storage element carrying advertisement film to volatile memory unit, wherein computer apparatus can preestablish and sees through during starting shooting and be online to a network and upgrade the advertisement film according to one.Then, during starting up for computer, can play above-mentioned advertisement film.Then, load first operating system, so that computer apparatus can normal operation.
In one embodiment of this invention, computer apparatus more can link network, and upgrades the advertisement film from remote server.
In certain embodiments, the form of above-mentioned video signal archives comprises MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV and RM form.
In addition, the storage element at video signal archives place comprises hard disk, circumscribed storage element etc.
Because the present invention can play the video signal archives when computer apparatus is started shooting.By this, not only can allow the user who waits for booting computer can not feel bored, more can reach the purpose of demonstration.
For above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and cooperate appended graphicly, be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 illustrates a kind of system block diagrams of computer apparatus.
Fig. 2 illustrates the configuration diagram according to a kind of BIOS of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 illustrates the flow chart of steps that is provided with according to a kind of BIOS of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart of steps according to the starting-up method of a kind of computer apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 5 illustrates a kind of flow chart of steps of upgrading the method for video signal archives according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates a kind of system block diagrams of computer apparatus.Please refer to Fig. 1, computer apparatus 100 comprises CPU (central processing unit) 102, chipset 104, BIOS unit 106.In addition, computer apparatus 100 can also wrap internal storage 108, internal reservoir device 110 and input media 112.And in other embodiment, an external storage device 114, for example the carry-on dish of Portable USB also can be coupled on the computer apparatus 100 through a data transmission interface 116.
In computer apparatus 100, CPU (central processing unit) 102 can coupling chip group 104.In certain embodiments, chipset 104 can comprise north bridge chips 122 and South Bridge chip 124.CPU (central processing unit) 102 can see through north bridge chips 122 and be coupled to internal storage 108 and South Bridge chip 124.124 of South Bridge chips can couple the input media 112 and the data transmission interface 116 of universal serial bus (USB) etc. for example of internal reservoir device 110, for example keyboard or the mouse of BIOS unit 106, for example hard disk etc.
In the present embodiment, South Bridge chip 124 also can see through another data transmission interface 118 and be coupled to a mixed-media network modules mixed-media 120.In the present embodiment, mixed-media network modules mixed-media 120 is network cards, and it can see through grid line and be connected on the Internet 132.By this, computer apparatus 100 just can carry out online through the Internet 132 and remote server 134.
Please continue with reference to Fig. 1, the BIOS unit 106 in the computer apparatus 100 for example can utilize the non-voltile memory of flash memory etc. to realize that its interior reservoir has the program code of BIOS.Fig. 2 illustrates the configuration diagram according to a kind of BIOS of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 3 then illustrates the flow chart of steps that is provided with according to a kind of BIOS of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please merge with reference to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, in BIOS unit 106, can provide a start block segmentation 202, desktop management interface (DMI) section 204 and a master routine section 206 as described in step S302, S304 and the S306.Specifically, in the present embodiment, can also a video decoder 208 and a playing program 210 be set in BIOS unit 106 as described in the step S308.In certain embodiments, this video decoder 208 can be set in the master routine section 206.
In addition, the data transfer path 212 of video decoder 208 can be set and point to the video signal archives 222 be stored in a storage element 220, just as described in the step S310.In the present embodiment, storage element 220 for example is internal storage 108, internal reservoir device 110 or or even the external storage device 114 among Fig. 1.In addition, the form of these video signal archives 222 can be MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, RM or other video signal form.In the present embodiment, the setting of data transfer path 212 can be the original start of computer apparatus 100, or the user can carry out change setting voluntarily in BIOS setting picture, and the present invention does not limit.
Fig. 4 illustrates the flow chart of steps according to the starting-up method of a kind of computer apparatus of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.The main execution in step of present embodiment is as follows: carry out start selftest (POST); Load video signal archives 222 (advertisement films) to internal storage 108 (volatile memory unit) from storage element (for example: internal reservoir device 110 or external storage device 114), wherein computer apparatus 100 can preestablish and sees through and be online to network and upgrade above-mentioned video signal archives 222 according to one.Generally speaking, in the present embodiment, preestablishing of computer apparatus 100 is that (for example: two weeks), computer apparatus 100 just can be connected to network when start, to upgrade up-to-date advertisement film at set intervals.Certainly, the user also can change above-mentioned preestablishing according to the personal like.Then, during computer apparatus 100 starts, play above-mentioned video signal archives 222; And load first operating system.Further specifying of relevant present embodiment, as described below.
Please refer to Fig. 4, when the power supply of the computer apparatus 100 of for example Fig. 1 was unlocked, the bios program code in the BIOS unit 106 can load internal storage 108, and can carry out the program code in the start block segmentation 202 among Fig. 2 for example earlier.In addition, computer apparatus 100 can also read the data in the DMI section 204, and carries out the program code in the master routine section 206.By this, computer apparatus 100 just can be carried out the program (POST) of start selftest as described in the step S402.
Then, select among the embodiment at some, master routine section 206 can carry out step S404 when carrying out, check whether have video signal archives 222 in the storage element 220 exactly.In the present embodiment, video signal archives 222 are advertisement films.In addition, if when this storage element 220 is external storage devices 114, BIOS can also confirm earlier whether external storage device 114 has been connected on the computer apparatus 100.
If in storage element 220, do not find video signal archives 222, or for example judge when external storage device 114 also is not connected to computer apparatus 100 that (what be exactly that step S404 indicated " denys "), then directly carry out step S414, load one first operating system exactly, to finish the boot program of computer apparatus 100.
Relatively, when BIOS confirms that institute's video signal archives 222 have existed in the storage element 220 (be exactly step S404 indicated " be "), then can execution in step S408, be exactly to see through data transfer path 212, and from storage element 220, load video signal archives 222.
And in some selected embodiment, before carrying out step S408, BIOS can also judge whether to need to play video signal archives 222 as described in the step S406.For example, if when the user does not want to watch the video signal archives, can the hot key (figure do not show) of activation on input media 112.When BIOS detect this hot key when being enabled (be exactly step S406 indicated " be "), then can select not play video signal archives 222, and directly carry out step S414.Relatively, if BIOS do not detect above-mentioned hot key be enabled (be exactly step S406 indicated " deny "), then just can carry out step S408.
After video signal archives 408 were loaded, BIOS can call out video decoder 208, with as described in step S410, video signal archives 222 was deciphered, and can be utilized playing program 210, play these video signal archives on the screen of computer apparatus 100.In certain embodiments, after the video signal archives finish, can also judge whether a repeated events is enabled as described in the step S412.In the present embodiment, so-called repeated events, narration that can similar above-mentioned steps S406 judges exactly whether another hot key on the input media 112 is enabled.For example, when the user will repeat to watch video signal archives 222, it can activation be set and is used for the hot key that repeats to watch.At this moment, when BIOS detect this hot key when being enabled (be exactly step S412 indicated " be "), just represented repeated events to be enabled.At this moment, preferred embodiment of the present invention can repeated execution of steps S410.Relatively, if be in step S406, find hot key be not enabled (be exactly step S412 indicated " denying "), in other words, is exactly that repeated events is not enabled.On behalf of the user, this may not think to repeat to watch the video signal archives again, so BIOS can be as described in the step S414, and storage device 110 loads first operating system internally, so that computer apparatus 100 can normal operation.
In sum, because the present invention can be provided with video decoder and playing program at the master routine section of BIOS, when starting shooting, to play the video signal archives.Therefore, can increase the enjoyment of user when waiting for starting up for computer.In addition, the foregoing description is used extension, can also reach the effect of advertising.
Fig. 5 illustrates a kind of flow chart of steps of upgrading the method for video signal archives according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.Please refer to Fig. 5, in the present embodiment, in the above-mentioned starting-up method that provides, video signal archives (advertisement film) can be updated.For example, when computer apparatus is worked, can carry out step S502 under first operating system environment, check exactly whether computer apparatus links surf the Internet (for example the Internet 132 of Fig. 1) in use.If being checked through computer apparatus links when surfing the Internet (being exactly the "Yes" that step S502 is indicated), then carry out step S504, see through the Internet exactly and be linked on the default remote server (for example remote server 134 of Fig. 1), and judge whether up-to-date video signal archives are arranged on remote web server, just as described in the step S56.
If during the video signal archives that on remote server, do not have to upgrade (being exactly the "No" that step S506 is indicated), then just can finish whole flow process.Relatively, if on remote server, find to have up-to-date video signal archives (being exactly the "Yes" that step S506 is indicated), then can download up-to-date video signal archives to computer apparatus from remote server, to upgrade original video signal archives in the storage element as described in the step S512.
Though more than provide an embodiment that the step of upgrading the video signal archives is described, only the present invention is not as limit.Please refer back to Fig. 4, in other embodiment, when computer apparatus when starting shooting selftest, can also load one second operating system.In these embodiments, load the purpose of second operating system, be to start the mixed-media network modules mixed-media 120 among Fig. 1 for example.After mixed-media network modules mixed-media 120 was activated, computer apparatus just can see through the Internet 132 and be online to remote server 134, and download up-to-date video signal archives.
By above narration as can be known, the present invention can also be used on the advertisement marketing except can increasing the enjoyment of user when waiting for starting up for computer.In addition, by the renewal of network, can also allow the user receive up-to-date merchandise news at any time, to reach the function of abundant propaganda.
Though the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; right its is not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly has the knack of this skill person, 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 claims person of defining.

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1. the starting-up method of a computer apparatus comprises:
Carry out the start selftest;
To volatile memory unit, wherein above-mentioned computer apparatus upgrades above-mentioned advertisement film according to preestablishing through being online to network from storage element carrying advertisement film;
During above-mentioned starting up for computer, play above-mentioned advertisement film; And
Load first operating system.
2. starting-up method according to claim 1 wherein before loading above-mentioned first operating system, more comprises the following steps:
Judge whether repeated events is enabled; And
When above-mentioned repeated events was enabled, then above-mentioned advertisement film was repeated to play.
3. starting-up method according to claim 1, wherein after loading above-mentioned first operating system, above-mentioned computer apparatus can upgrade above-mentioned advertisement film through being online to above-mentioned network.
4. starting-up method according to claim 1, wherein after loading above-mentioned first operating system, the remote server that above-mentioned computer apparatus regularly is online in the above-mentioned network upgrades above-mentioned advertisement film.
5. starting-up method according to claim 1 wherein before loading above-mentioned advertisement film step, more comprises loading second operating system, is online to above-mentioned network in order to the mixed-media network modules mixed-media with above-mentioned computer apparatus, to upgrade above-mentioned advertisement film.
6. starting-up method according to claim 1, wherein during above-mentioned starting up for computer, play in the step of above-mentioned advertisement film, playing above-mentioned advertisement film is to see through playing program to carry out, and the program code of the Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) of above-mentioned playing program and above-mentioned computer apparatus all is stored in the non-voltile memory of above-mentioned computer apparatus.
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