CN1101963C - Personal computer system capable of parallel controlling peripheral - Google Patents
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The system of the present invention comprises a processor used for executing multiplex application programs, an application program executed in the processor, a peripheral device used for executing a peripheral function, a peripheral device driver and a multimedia control program, wherein the peripheral device driver is arranged in the processor to control the peripheral device and operate the peripheral device according to a peripheral control signal; the multimedia control program is used for receiving the peripheral control signal generated by users and transmitting the peripheral control signal to the peripheral device driver to control the peripheral device; under the condition that the peripheral device driver does not pause or finish the application program, the peripheral device driver controls the peripheral device according to the peripheral control signal transmitted from the multimedia control program.
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The present invention relates to a kind of personal computer system capable of parallel controlling peripheral.
Multimedia Program and peripherals are very general in the personal computer world of today, the user of personal computer is often with many peripherals CD-ROM device for example, loudspeaker, the radio auxiliary insert card, TV auxiliary insert card etc. is integrated in the personal computer.Though some allow the user to carry out a plurality of work (multi-tasking) simultaneously at one time based on application programs of form (Windows) software, for example while print data and edit file still can produce some problems when the driver of multimedia peripherals is opened and controlled to the user's interface that utilizes these multiplex's softwares.At first; if just can not start the driver of another peripherals in executory application program; the user just must suspend or finish the present application program of carrying out getting back to the interface of multiplex's software, could start the driver of another peripherals after how.After this driver was activated, the user needed to continue to carry out via the original performed application program of the interface rebound of multiplex's software again.This execution that must interrupt routine is inconvenience very with the process that starts another program for the user.Secondly, after the driver of a certain peripherals is activated, the time regular meeting some situations take place needs the user to note and handled.When this situation took place, driver can show on screen immediately that usually a condition information is with the attention that causes the user and require the user to be handled at once.This information and can force the user to go to handle this situation otherwise the user just can't carry out present ongoing work except meeting interrupts user's work.For the user, the work that this situation is handled might not be necessary, and he should have the right to go to handle the situation that this has just taken place after finishing present work again, or does not handle.But for driver, in case just must notify the user and require the user to handle during situation occurred.With regard to present personal computer system, show a condition information on the screen of personal computer to interrupt the present work of user and to require the user to be handled seemingly unique feasible method.
These problems are to be produced by the designing institute of the basic environment of personal computer and application program.The application program of most of personal computers designs in order to allow a user carry out a job in sometime.The all application programs in several stations all need show some output informations on the screen of personal computer, and from input media such as keyboard or the Genius mouse reception instruction that the user imported.The design of each application program supposes that nearly all the user can wish to know at once that various emergency situations are also handled immediately, so application program can be interrupted the application program of carrying out at present usually and be forced the user to handle the situation of up-to-date generation at once.
Therefore, fundamental purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of personal computer system capable of parallel controlling peripheral, and it can utilize some drivers to control the peripherals of personal computer under the situation of the application program of not suspending or finishing to carry out at present.
According to personal computer system capable of parallel controlling peripheral of the present invention, it comprises:
One processor is used for carrying out multiplex's application program;
One is electrically connected on the display of this processor, shows the video output of the application program that this processor is just being carried out on it:
One input media is electrically connected on this processor and is used for receiving the data that the user imports this application program;
One peripherals is electrically connected on this processor and is used for carrying out a peripheral function;
One peripheral equipment driver is arranged at and is used for controlling this peripherals in this processor, and this peripheral equipment driver can be controlled this peripherals according to a peripheral control signal;
One is electrically connected on the multimedia interface circuit of this processor, this multimedia interface circuit is according to the control of a multimedia control program, be used for receiving the peripheral control signal that the user produces and this signal is transferred to this peripheral equipment driver and control this peripherals, and this peripheral equipment driver is controlled this peripherals in the peripheral control signal of not suspending or finish to be transmitted according to this multimedia control program under the situation of this application program; And
One interface driver is used for controlling this multimedia interface circuit and the peripheral control signal that it produced is transferred to this multimedia control program.
Personal computer system of the present invention adopts the mode of parallel controlling peripheral, the user can utilize the input media of other outfit, as multimedia control center control peripheral devices and show the state of peripherals, can avoid the application program of interrupting or disturbing the user just on computer screen, carrying out like this, thereby make the user can make full use of each peripherals and can not be subjected to the interference of peripherals.
Fig. 1 is personal computer system's of the present invention synoptic diagram.
Fig. 2 is the calcspar of personal computer system's part-structure shown in Figure 1.
Fig. 3 is the front view of multimedia shown in Figure 1 control center.
Fig. 4 represents that one is provided with the keyboard of multimedia control circuit of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is personal computer system's 10 of the present invention synoptic diagram.System 10 includes a processor 12 and is used for handling multiplex's application program, one CD-ROM device 14 and a soft driver 16 are arranged within the processor 12, one display 18 is electrically connected on processor 12 and is used for the video output 26 of display application program, one multimedia control center 20 is electrically connected on processor 12 and is used for the peripherals such as the CD-ROM device 14 of control system 10, one telephone wire 21 is connected to a telephone network with the modulator-demodular unit (modem) in the processor 12, network interface card in the processor 20 is connected to a network connector (hub) 25, one keyboards 22 to one network cable 23 and a Genius mouse 24 is electrically connected on the data that processor 12 is used for receiving the input of user's application programs.
Fig. 2 is the calcspar of personal computer system's 10 part-structures shown in Figure 1.Fig. 2 represents that system 10 includes several input medias that can be used to produce or transmit peripheral control signal such as multimedia control center 20, modulator-demodular unit 30, network interface card 32 or the like, and they can transfer to peripheral control signal the driver of each peripherals to control each peripherals by multimedia control program 40.Fig. 2 only demonstrates a CD-ROM device 14 as peripherals, and CD-ROM device 14 is to be used for playing CD-RW discsCD-RW (CD-ROM, compactdisk-read only memory).In processor 12, be provided with a device driver, it includes a rom controller (optic disk controller) 42 and one laser disc driver (optic disk driver) 43, rom controller 42 is electronic chips that are used for controlling CD-ROM device 14, laser disc driver 43 then is to be used for controlling rom controller 42, and laser disc driver 43 also can be controlled rom controller 42 and CD-ROM device 14 according to the peripheral control signal that multimedia control program 40 is transmitted.Multimedia control center 20 includes a multimedia interface circuit within it, it can produce various peripheral control signal according to user's input to control various peripherals, is to be used for controlling multimedia control center 20 and the peripheral control signal that it produced is transferred to multimedia control program 40 and be arranged at processor 12 interior interface drivers 36.
Multimedia control program 40 be responsible for transmission by input media for example the peripheral control signal that produced of multimedia control center 20 give the selected peripherals of user, and multimedia control program 40 also can be passed some information signals that driver produced of this peripherals back this input media.Transmitted in both directions via multimedia control program 40, the user can utilize other input media such as multimedia control center 20 state that comes control peripheral devices and show peripherals, and the control mode of this peripherals can be avoided the application program of interrupting or disturbing the user just carrying out on computer screen.When outer periphery had situation and takes place, when the user can decide in its sole discretion or not handle this situation, and this makes the interference that the user could make full use of and grasp each peripherals and don't can be subjected to peripherals.
Please refer to Fig. 3.Fig. 3 shows the front view of the multi-media control panel 50 of multimedia control center 20, and it includes a plurality of buttons and is available for users to input and produces various peripheral control signals.Panel 50 includes 5 buttons 56 that are used for control peripheral devices operation, eight selection keys 52 that are used for selecting peripherals, the digitizing tablet 54 that input digit is used, the arrow button 58 of four control peripheral devices sound or speed, and a LCD (liquid cystal display LCD) 60 is used for showing by the data of panel 50 inputs or from the information signal of peripherals.The user can utilize selection key 52 to select a peripherals and control this peripherals with other button, and the information signal that this peripherals produced then is presented on the LCD 60.
Information signal is that the device driver by peripherals is produced the earliest, and information signal is transferred to multimedia control program 40 earlier, and then by multimedia control program 40 it is passed to interface driver 36.Interface driver 36 can convert it the form of LCD 60 to and it is shown.
The modulator-demodular unit 30 that utilizes telephone wire 21 to be connected with a telephone network shown in Figure 2 also is that a multimedia interface circuit can be used for receiving the peripheral control signal that the far-end computer user is transmitted, and modem driver 38 is to be arranged at the peripheral control signal that is used for controlling modulator-demodular unit 30 in the processor 12 and will receives to pass to multimedia control program 40.The network interface card 32 that is installed in the processor 12 also is used for using as the multimedia interface circuit of control peripheral devices, and network interface card 32 is connected to a network connector 25 to receive the peripheral control signal that another network computer user is produced via network cable 23.Be arranged at network interface card drivers 46 in the processor 12 and be the peripheral control signal that is used for Control Network interface card 32 and will receives and pass to multimedia control program 40.
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1. personal computer system capable of parallel controlling peripheral comprises:
One processor is used for carrying out multiplex's application program;
One is electrically connected on the display of this processor, shows the video output of the application program that this processor is just being carried out on it:
One input media is electrically connected on this processor and is used for receiving the data that the user imports this application program;
One peripherals is electrically connected on this processor and is used for carrying out a peripheral function;
One peripheral equipment driver is arranged at and is used for controlling this peripherals in this processor, and this peripheral equipment driver can be controlled this peripherals according to a peripheral control signal; It is characterized in that described personal computer system also comprises:
One is electrically connected on the multimedia interface circuit of this processor, this multimedia interface circuit is according to the control of a multimedia control program, be used for receiving the peripheral control signal that the user produces and this signal is transferred to this peripheral equipment driver and control this peripherals, and this peripheral equipment driver is controlled this peripherals in the peripheral control signal of not suspending or finish to be transmitted according to this multimedia control program under the situation of this application program; And
One interface driver is used for controlling this multimedia interface circuit and the peripheral control signal that it produced is transferred to this multimedia control program.
2. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this multimedia interface circuit includes a multi-media control panel, and this panel is provided with a plurality of buttons and is used for producing this periphery control signal.
3. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that this multimedia interface circuit includes a display device and is used for showing an information signal, and this multimedia control program can transfer to the information signal that this peripheral equipment driver produced this interface driver so that this information signal is shown in the display device of this multimedia interface circuit.
4. personal computer system as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this display device is that a LCD is used for the display message signal.
5. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this multimedia interface circuit is built in this input media, and this interface driver then is used for controlling simultaneously this input media and this multimedia interface circuit.
6. personal computer system as claimed in claim 5, it is characterized in that this input media is that a keyboard with a plurality of buttons is used for receiving the data that the user imports this application program, and this multimedia interface circuit is used for receiving peripheral control signal by being built in one of this button.
7. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this multimedia interface circuit includes a modulator-demodular unit and is electrically connected on a telephone network and is used for receiving this periphery control signal.
8. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this multimedia interface circuit includes a network interface card and is electrically connected on a computer network and is used for receiving this periphery control signal.
9. personal computer system as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this peripherals comprises a CD-ROM device, and a rom controller is used for controlling this CD-ROM device and a laser disc driver is used for controlling this rom controller and this peripheral equipment driver includes.
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