JP2011081617A - Information processing terminal and start-up program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing terminal and an start-up program for easily and automatically repairing a check sum error. <P>SOLUTION: In detecting a check sum error, by automatically initializing and rebooting BIOS without receiving an operation input to initialize or reboot the BIOS from a keyboard, there is no need to connect a keyboard or a display device during check sum error repair, and thus the check sum error is easily and automatically repaired. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing terminal and an activation program.

  Conventionally, in restaurants and the like, order systems that collectively manage order information wirelessly communicated from a handy terminal, accounting information thereof, and the like at an order station are widely used.

  By the way, in a general information processing terminal, when a checksum error occurs at the time of OS startup, the error content displayed on the display unit, “Please insert the FD (flexible disk) for BIOS initial setting”, etc. While confirming the instruction contents, various settings are performed by operating the F1 and F2 keys of the keyboard, and the initial setting data of the BIOS is read from the FD and the contents of the BIOS flash ROM are rewritten (for example, , See Patent Document 1).

  However, if a checksum error occurs when starting an information processing terminal that does not have a display or keyboard, as in the order station described above, the error status and the countermeasure cannot be displayed on the display, Since there is no keyboard that accepts the operations required for the repair process, it cannot be repaired immediately. On the other hand, conventionally, it has been necessary to connect a display or a keyboard to the information processing terminal and perform an operation related to the restoration process. However, order stations are usually installed in places that are hard to reach, such as on store shelves and walls, so when performing such error repair processing, work is done by removing the shelf from the shelves. There was a problem that it took time and effort.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus and an activation program that can easily and automatically perform error correction processing for checksum errors.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the information processing terminal according to the present invention automatically detects error when the checksum error is detected when the BIOS is activated, and automatically detects when the checksum error is detected. It is characterized by comprising initialization means for initializing the BIOS settings and restart means for automatically restarting the BIOS when the initialization is completed.

  The boot program according to the present invention includes an error detection means for detecting a checksum error when the BIOS is booted, and an initialization for automatically initializing the BIOS settings when the checksum error is detected. And a restart means for automatically restarting the BIOS when the initialization is completed.

  Since the information processing terminal and the startup program according to the present invention automatically initialize the BIOS settings and restart automatically when a checksum error is detected, the error message confirmation operation by the display unit is performed. As a result, no keyboard operation is required, and error correction of checksum errors can be performed easily and automatically.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the information processing terminal according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the checksum error repair process. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of checksum error repair processing in a conventional information processing terminal.

  Exemplary embodiments of an information processing terminal and an activation program according to the present invention are explained in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The information processing terminal according to the present invention is applied to an information processing terminal to which an input device such as a display or a keyboard is not connected, such as an order station used in restaurants and the like.

  First, a checksum error repair process in a conventional information processing terminal to which a keyboard and a display are connected will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a procedure of checksum error repair processing in a conventional information processing terminal. As shown in the figure, in a conventional information processing terminal to which a keyboard and a display are connected, a checksum error is detected when the OS is started after power-on (step S1), and there is a checksum error ( In step S1: Yes), an error message is displayed on the display. Then, an operation of pressing the F1 and F2 keys on the keyboard is performed to display the BIOS setting screen on the display (step S2), and the keyboard is operated to select initialization of the BIOS from the displayed setting menu ( Step S3). In response to this selection operation, the information processing terminal initializes the BIOS setting using the BIOS initial setting data stored in the storage means such as the ROM or RAM (step S4). It restarts (step S5). If there is no checksum error (step S1: No), normal OS startup processing is performed (step S6).

  The above is a general checksum error repair processing procedure in a conventional information processing terminal. However, in an information processing terminal to which an input device such as a keyboard or a display is not connected, an error message or a setting screen is displayed on the display. Cannot be confirmed, and the selection operation with the keyboard cannot be performed. On the other hand, the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment performs a checksum error repair process that does not require confirmation on the setting screen or a selection operation on the keyboard.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of an information processing terminal 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The information processing terminal 1 includes a control unit 10 having a computer configuration including a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory) functioning as a storage unit, a RAM (Random Access Memory), and the like. The ROM stores various programs executed by the CPU and various data. The RAM stores the BIOS, and temporarily stores data and programs when the CPU executes various programs. The control unit 10 wirelessly communicates with a handy terminal where a store clerk inputs an order, a printer that prints the order, a POS (Point Of Sales) terminal that performs accounting processing, and the like via the communication I / F 11. It is possible to do.

  Here, the BIOS is a program that is activated first when the information processing terminal 1 is turned on, and controls the CPU, ROM, RAM, and communication I / F 11 based on various settings and activates the OS. It is. Various setting data of the BIOS is stored and held in a predetermined memory area of a nonvolatile memory such as a RAM. Further, initial setting data, which is a BIOS setting at the time of factory shipment or when provided to the user, is held in a memory area different from the predetermined memory area so that it cannot be rewritten by the user or the like. Hereinafter, the other memory area is referred to as an initial setting storage memory area.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the control unit 10 mainly includes an error detection unit 12, an initialization unit 13, a restart unit 14, an error count unit 15, a start / stop unit 16, and a notification unit 17. I have.

  Specifically, the startup program executed by the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a program included in the BIOS, and includes the above-described units (the error detection unit 12, the initialization unit 13, and the restart unit 14). The module configuration includes an error count unit 15, a start / stop unit 16, and a notification unit 17). Then, the CPU (processor) provided in the information processing terminal 1 reads out and executes the activation program together with the BIOS from the RAM, so that the respective units are loaded on the main storage device, and the error detection unit 12, the initialization unit 13, and the restart unit. 14, an error count unit 15, a start / stop unit 16, and a notification unit 17 are generated on the main storage device.

  The error detection unit 12 functions as an error detection unit, and checks the checksum and detects the presence of a checksum error after the information processing terminal 1 is turned on and restarted by the restarting unit 14 described later. To do.

  By the way, as an example of the cause of the checksum error, it is conceivable that the user changes the BIOS setting. Conventionally, for such a checksum error, the BIOS can be normally started by performing various setting operations by connecting a display and a keyboard as described above, and performing BIOS initialization and rebooting at least once. It often happens. Therefore, in the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment, when a checksum error is detected, the BIOS is automatically initialized and restarted at least once to repair the error. Therefore, it is desirable that the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is used as it is without changing the BIOS setting.

  The initialization unit 13 functions as an initialization unit. When the error detection unit 12 detects a checksum error, the initialization unit 13 reads BIOS initial setting data held in the initial setting storage memory area described above. The BIOS settings are initialized by rewriting the current BIOS setting data held in the predetermined memory area.

  The restarting unit 14 functions as a restarting unit, and automatically restarts the BIOS when the initialization process by the initializing unit 13 is completed.

  The error count unit 15 functions as an error count unit, and counts the number of times the restart unit 14 restarts the BIOS. It should be noted that the number of restarts is stored and held in a RAM or the like in which data is not lost upon restart. In addition, the error count unit 15 resets the above-described count when the checksum error is not detected by the error detection unit 12 and the OS can be started.

  The start / stop unit 16 functions as a start / stop unit, and stops the BIOS start process when the number of restarts counted by the error count unit 15 reaches a predetermined number. The information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment stops the BIOS startup process in this way, and if the checksum error cannot be repaired even after repeating the BIOS initialization and restart several times, the initialization and restart It is possible to avoid repeating the activation endlessly.

  The notification unit 17 functions as a notification unit, and when the start / stop unit 16 stops the BIOS start-up process, the checksum error cannot be repaired by turning on an LED or sounding a beep. This is a notification to the user. By notifying the notification unit 17 in this way, the user recognizes that the checksum error cannot be repaired even if the BIOS is initialized and restarted several times, and another repair process such as terminal repair or parts replacement is performed. It can be judged that it is necessary.

  The notification unit 17 notifies the user that the checksum error cannot be repaired when the activation stop unit 16 stops the BIOS activation process. However, the present invention is not limited to this. As another example, when the error detection unit 12 detects a checksum error, it may be notified that an error has been detected, or when the error count unit 15 counts the number of restarts a predetermined number of times. It may be notified that a predetermined number of errors have been detected. Moreover, you may alert | report these using several LED and several types of beep sounds, respectively.

  Next, the procedure of the checksum error repair process in the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a procedure of checksum error repair processing in the information processing terminal 1.

  First, when the information processing terminal 1 is powered on, the error detection unit 12 confirms the checksum and detects a checksum error (step S1). If it is detected that there is a checksum error (step S1: Yes), the initialization unit 13 automatically reads the BIOS initial setting data and rewrites the current BIOS setting data to automatically update the BIOS. The setting is initialized (step S11). After initialization, the restart unit 14 restarts the BIOS (step S12). Further, when restarting the BIOS, the error count unit 15 counts the number of times the BIOS is restarted (step S13). And the restart part 14 determines whether the frequency | count of restart is below the predetermined frequency set beforehand (step S14). Here, as an example, it is determined whether it is 3 times or less (step S14). If it is 3 times or less (step S14: Yes), the process returns to step S1, and the processes of steps S1 and S11 to S14 are repeated. If the checksum error is repaired by BIOS initialization and restart and no checksum error is detected in step S1 (step S1: No), the error count unit 15 counts the number of restarts. Is reset (step S17), and after the process by the BIOS is completed, the OS is started (step S6). If the number of restarts is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, that is, four or more times in accordance with the above example (step S14: No), the start / stop unit 16 stops the BIOS start-up process (step S15). And the alerting | reporting part 17 alert | reports that checksum error cannot be repaired by lighting LED or making a beep sound (step S16), and complete | finishes a process.

  As described above, when the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment detects a checksum error, the information processing terminal 1 automatically detects the BIOS without receiving the BIOS initialization instruction input and the restart instruction input from the keyboard. Therefore, it is not necessary to connect a keyboard or a display device during the checksum error repair process, and the checksum error repair process can be performed easily and automatically. In addition, since it is not necessary to connect a keyboard or a display device to the information processing terminal 1 during the error repair process, there is no need to install it in an easy-to-handle place because of concerns about the repair work when an error occurs. There is an effect that the range of selection of the installation location is widened.

  Note that the information processing terminal 1 may include a display unit that displays various error displays and a BIOS setting screen as in the conventional case when a display device such as a liquid crystal display is connected when a checksum error is detected. .

  Note that the startup program executed by the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a RAM or the like together with the BIOS. The boot program executed in the information processing terminal 1 according to the present embodiment is a file in an installable or executable format, such as a CD-ROM, FD (flexible disk), CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile Disk), or the like. It may be configured to be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium. Furthermore, the activation program executed by the information processing terminal according to the present embodiment may be provided by being stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet and downloaded via the network. Further, the activation program executed by the information processing terminal according to the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  As described above, the information processing terminal and the activation program according to the present invention are useful for an information processing terminal that is normally used without connecting an input device such as a keyboard or a display such as a liquid crystal display. Suitable for order stations used in

1 Information processing terminal 10 Control unit 11 Communication I / F
12 Error Detection Unit 13 Initialization Unit 14 Restart Unit 15 Error Count Unit 16 Startup Stop Unit 17 Notification Unit

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Claims (6)

An error detection means for detecting a checksum error when starting up the BIOS;
Initialization means for automatically initializing the BIOS settings when the checksum error is detected;
Restarting means for automatically restarting the BIOS when the initialization is completed;
An information processing terminal comprising:   The information processing terminal according to claim 1, wherein the error detection unit further detects the checksum error after the restart by the restart unit. Error count means for counting the number of times the restart means performs the restart;
Start stop means for stopping the BIOS start processing when the number of restarts counted by the error count means reaches a predetermined number;
The information processing terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying unit that notifies that the checksum error cannot be repaired by turning on a light emitting unit when the start stopping unit stops the start processing. 5. The information processing terminal according to one.   4. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an informing unit that notifies that the checksum error cannot be repaired by sounding a warning sound when the activation stopping unit stops the activation process. 5. Information processing terminal described in 1. Computer
An error detection means for detecting a checksum error when starting up the BIOS;
Initialization means for automatically initializing the BIOS settings when the checksum error is detected;
Restarting means for automatically restarting the BIOS when the initialization is completed;
A startup program characterized in that it can function.

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