KR101645341B1

KR101645341B1 - Multi Computer

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Publication number: KR101645341B1
Application number: KR1020150050708A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김태완
Original assignee: 김태완
Priority date: 2015-04-10
Filing date: 2015-04-10
Publication date: 2016-08-08

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-computer. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-computer in which one computer has various operating systems. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the multi-computer includes: a central processing unit (CPU) that performs a program operation; an output module that outputs a graphic image onto a screen of a monitor; a first computer module that includes a first operating system, a first memory storing a program and data, and a first input unit connected with a first keyboard; and a second computer module that includes a second operating system, a second memory storing a program and data, and a second input unit connected with a second keyboard. The first operating system serves as an interface between the CPU and the program to control the first memory and the first input unit, so that a first screen graphic image is output through the output module. The second operating system serves as an interface between the CPU and the program to control the second memory and the second input unit so that a second screen graphic image is output through the output module. The output module outputs both or one of the first and second screen graphic images by arranging them onto the monitor based on arrangement information.

Description

Multi Computer

The present invention relates to a multi-computer, a multi-computer having various operating systems in one computer.

In general, a personal computer (PC) can not do anything unless the operating system (software that provides the environment to use other software within the PC) is turned on. When we turn on the computer's power switch, it does not seem to do anything for a few seconds, but in fact the computer checks to see if all the components work properly through a complex set of operations and warns the user if it is wrong.

This operation is called "boot up" or "booting", and booting on a PC is necessary to keep all the components sufficiently to be able to load the operating system.

Generally, a computer system includes hardware such as a CPU 130, a storage device, an input / output device, and the like, and an application program such as a compiler, a database system, an online game, a business program, An operating system is a program that acts as an interface between a computer user and a computer hardware, making it convenient to use the computer and making it possible to use the computer hardware efficiently. That is, the environment is created so that the user can execute the program.

Looking specifically at the role of the operating system, the operating system controls and coordinates the use of hardware among the users' various applications. In addition, the operating system can be regarded as a resource allocator. The computer system has resources (hardware, software) necessary for solving the problem, that is, CPU 130 time, memory space, file storage device, input / output device, Acts as the manager of these resources and allocates the resources needed by the particular program and the user's work. However, since there may be a large demand for these resources to conflict with each other, the operating system must decide which requests to allocate resources to operate computer systems fairly and efficiently. The operating system also controls the execution of user programs to control various input / output devices and user programs to prevent computer errors and improper use.

On the other hand, one computer is generally connected to one monitor 10 and operated by a single operating system. For example, the operating system of the window is operated on the computer in which the window is installed, so that the user can enjoy the game on the monitor 10.

However, there is a problem that a plurality of users can not use one computer at the same time. For example, when a first user is playing a game on a computer, if a second user is urgently required to work on a document, the first user has to end the game and give the second user a seat. Also, there is a problem that the first user and the second user can not enjoy multi-games at the same time.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0086462

The technical problem of the present invention is to use one computer as two or more computers. Another object of the present invention is to allow a plurality of users to simultaneously play a game using one computer.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus comprising: a CPU for performing an operation of a program; An output module for outputting a screen graphic to the monitor; A first computer module including a first operating system, a first memory in which programs and data are stored, and a first input coupled to the first keyboard; A second computer module including a second operating system, a second memory in which programs and data are stored, and a second input coupled to the second keyboard; A mode selection module for selecting one operation mode from among a single operation mode for operating the operating system of either the first operating system or the second operating system at boot time and booting the multimode or single mode from the user; And a network processing module for assigning different IPs to the first computer module and the second computer module, respectively, so as to enable network connection, wherein the first operating system serves as an interface between the CPU and the program, Controls the first memory and the first input unit to output a first screen graphic through the output module and the second operating system controls the second memory and the second input unit as an interface between the CPU and the program, And outputs the second screen graphic through the output module. In the case of operating in the multi-mode, the output module arranges the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic on the monitor according to the arrangement information, In the case of operating, only one of the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic is displayed on the monitor, Wherein the network processing module includes a router and generates a plurality of IPs to be input as a plurality of IPs and provides the IPs to the first computer module and the second computer module,
Further comprising: a backup processing module for causing the operation data of the first computer module to be backed up to the second memory of the second computer module and the operation data of the second computer module to be backed up to the first memory of the first computer module, ,
The first operating system and the second operating system exchange ACK signals, which are response acknowledgment signals, at regular intervals,
The backup processing module,
Wherein the control unit determines that the first operating system is down when the ACK signal is not received from the first operating system of the first computer module, In a second screen graphic of the second computer module,
If the second operating system fails to receive the acknowledgment signal from the second operating system of the second computer module, it is determined that the second operating system is down, and the operation data of the second computer module backed up to the first computer module is transmitted to the first computer In the first screen graphic of the module.

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According to the embodiments of the present invention, a single computer can be used as two or more computers, thereby improving user convenience. Also, according to the embodiment of the present invention, even if one operating system is down, data can be backed up and utilized, thereby effectively coping with a system down.

1 is a block diagram of a configuration of a multi-computer according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating two graphics operated by two operating systems on one monitor in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a flowchart showing an operation of an operating system;
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a screen area displayed on a monitor according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in order to explain the present invention in detail so that those skilled in the art can easily carry out the present invention. . Other objects, features, and operational advantages of the present invention, including its effects and advantages, will become more apparent from the description of the preferred embodiments. It should be noted that the same reference numerals are used to denote the same or similar components in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a multi-computer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing two graphics operated by two operating systems on one monitor. FIG. Fig.

The present invention allows a single computer to be used as two or more computers. This saves space and costs when two or more computers are used.

Hereinafter, an example of a multi-computer will be described by taking a desktop computer as an example, but it may be implemented not only as a desktop computer, but also as a tablet PC, a slate PC, and a notebook computer. It is needless to say that the terminal to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described kind, but may include all terminals operated by the operating system.

In the following description, an example in which screens controlled by two operating systems are divided into two is explained, but the present invention can also be applied to a case where two or more operating systems are operated by three or more operating systems. In this case, the screen will be divided by the number of operating systems.

The present invention allows a single computer to be used as two or more computers. That is, as shown in FIG. 2, one screen 10 can display two screen graphics output by different operating systems. This saves space and costs when two or more computers are used.

The multi-computer may include a CPU 130, an output module 140, a first computer module 110, and a second computer module 120. In addition, a mode selection module 160, a network processing module 170, and a backup processing module 150 may be further included.

The CPU 130 (Central Processing Unit) is a central processing unit that processes data of program operation and data read / write. The CPU 130 decodes the instruction of the program as the most important part of the computer and executes it accordingly. That is, it is responsible for executing the instruction of the program, and it is composed of three parts: a control module, an operation module, and registers. In addition, the CPU 130 is connected to other devices including a memory via a system bus.

The first computer module 110 includes a first operating system 111, a first memory 112 for storing programs and data, and a first input 113 connected to a first keyboard (not shown) .

The first memory 112 includes an auxiliary storage memory such as a main storage memory such as a ROM for recording data of the CPU 130, a first operating system and a program, and a RAM for temporarily recording data of the program . In FIG. 1, the first operating system 111 is shown separately from the first memory 112 for convenience of explanation. The first memory 112 may be a hard disk drive, a solid state drive (SSD), a flash memory, or the like. This also applies to the second memory 122 to be described later.

The first input unit 113 is connected to a first keyboard (not shown) and receives commands and data from a user.

The second computer module 120 includes a second memory 122 for storing a second operating system 121, a program and data, and a second input 123 connected to a second keyboard (not shown) do.

The second memory 122 includes an auxiliary memory such as a memory for storing data of the CPU 130, a second operating system, and a program, such as a ROM, and a RAM for temporarily writing data of the program .

The second input unit 123 is connected to a second keyboard (not shown) and receives commands and data from the user.

In the above description, the first computer module 110 and the second computer module 120 are provided with respective keyboards. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the first computer module 110 and the second computer module 120 may be operated using only one keyboard. For example, when the first screen area 11 of the monitor 10 is clicked with a mouse, the first screen area 11 is activated and the contents inputted through the keyboard are input to the first screen area 11, When the second screen area 12 of the monitor 10 is clicked with a mouse, the second screen area 12 is activated and the contents inputted through the same keyboard are input to the second screen area 12. [

Operating system, operating system of OS (Operating System) such as Window, UNIX, etc., adopts method such as reloading single operating system into main memory or the like by using program code using file using I / O driver or specific interface routine . For example, to run an operating system, the PC performs a boot operation that loads the operating system's program from the main memory (ROM) to the secondary storage memory (RAM) before the operating system can operate. Boot is a PC that does whatever it takes to do it entirely without the help of an external operating system. Its task is to power-on-self-test (POST) and search for drives for the operating system. When this function is complete, the boot process begins by reading the operating system and copying them to RAM. When a part of the operating system is loaded from a disk, a BIOS is added to the operating system, and then the device driver is connected to perform a function.

For reference, the operation of the operating system is shown in the flowchart of FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, in a general computer system booting method, when power is supplied in step S2, a BIOS is operated in step S4. That is, a POST process for checking the hardware devices constituting the computer system and their initialization are performed. In step S6, the boot manager is activated to select an operating system program to be used, and the operating system program selected in step S8 is activated. Thus, the operating system program selected in step S10 is loaded into the memory. Then, the application program is used under the operating system program environment loaded in step S12.

In the present invention, two operating systems are installed in a computer so as to be operated respectively. The first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 can operate in the same operating system. For example, the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 may operate in the same window ) Operating system. The first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 may be operated with different operating systems. The first operating system 111 is implemented as a window 7 and the second operating system 111 121 may be implemented as window 8 (window 8).

The first operating system 111 serves as an interface between the CPU 130 and the program and controls the first memory 112 and the first input unit 113 to output the first screen graphic through the output module 140. Similarly, the second operating system 121 serves as an interface between the CPU 130 and the program, and controls the second memory 122 and the second input unit 123 to output the first screen graphic through the output module 140 Output.

The output module 140 outputs a screen graphic to the monitor 10. 2, a first screen graphic, which is operated and output by the first operating system 111, and a second screen graphic, which is operated by the second operating system 121, are displayed on one monitor Can be displayed on the screen of the display unit 10 and displayed.

For this, the output module 140 arranges all or one of the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic on the monitor 10 according to the set layout information and outputs the same. As shown in FIG. 2, the monitor 10 may be divided into a first screen area 11 in which a first screen graphic is displayed and a second screen area 12 in which a second screen graphic is displayed. Each screen area can be formatted individually.

The layout of the screen area is determined according to the layout information, and the layout information can be set by the user. For example, the entire screen of the monitor 10 may be vertically divided into two halves, the left area may be set as the first screen area 11, and the right area may be set as the second screen area 12. Alternatively, 80% of the entire screen of the monitor 10 can be set as one screen area and the remaining 20% can be set as the second screen area 12. In addition, various types of layout information can be set.

The user can specify the screen partitioning ratio, and the deactivation module can be used for minimizing the execution of other tasks (such as downloading data that takes a long time) or switching to the background (win7 Mode desktop, or a win8-based desktop), so that the activated module can be used so that the entire screen can be used.

In addition, the user can set both the first screen area 11 and the second screen area 12. However, if another screen area is set by the user as another embodiment, It can be implemented so that it is set automatically without input. That is, when the size of the screen area of either the first screen area 11 or the second screen area 12 is set by the user, the size of the remaining screen area is automatically determined according to the size of the set screen area .

For example, when the size of the first screen area 11 and the size of the second screen area 12 are set to 5: 3, when the overall screen size of the monitor 10 is set to '100' When the size of the first screen area 11 is set to '50', the size of the second screen area 12 is automatically set to '30'. Accordingly, the size of the first screen area 11 is '50', the size of the second screen area 12 is '30', and the remaining size of '20' is the margin in the full screen size '100' of the monitor 10.

Meanwhile, according to the present invention, the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic may be all or some of the screen graphics are arranged in the monitor 10 according to the arrangement information, and the mode selection module 160 is included.

The mode selection module 160 is a multi mode for operating both the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 at the time of booting and the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 The operating system is booted in a multi-mode or a single mode by selecting one of the operating modes from the user.

That is, when the multi-mode is selected from the user at boot, the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 are all booted and operated. When the single mode is selected from the user at the booting, Only one operating system of the system 111 and the second operating system 121 is booted so that only a single operating system is operated.

Therefore, when operating in the multi-mode, the output module 140 arranges the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic on the monitor 10 according to the arrangement information as shown in FIG. Therefore, in FIG. 4 (a), a neighbors portal site may be displayed in the first screen region 11 and a map may be displayed in the second screen region 12.

Or in a single mode, only one of the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic is displayed on the monitor 10 as shown in FIG. 4 (b).

In addition, the mode selection module 160 can set an operation for a single mode or an operation for a multi-mode at a boot time. In addition, when operating in single mode, other modules can be added without rebooting to operate in multi mode. On the other hand, in the multi-mode operation, only unused modules can be terminated and operated in a single mode without rebooting.

Further, a multi-monitor function in use among a plurality of existing monitors can be implemented in the present invention. For this, the output module 140 can move the screen displayed in the first screen area 11 to the second screen area 12 and display it. For example, the Naver search web page window displayed in the first screen region 11 may be dragged by clicking with the mouse and moved to the second screen region 12 to display the Naver search web page window.

On the other hand, the divided screen areas are implemented so that they operate in different IPs, and two people can perform different tasks using the same multi-computer. For example, two users can play each other using a single multi-computer, or two users can connect to different websites using a single multi-computer.

To this end, the multicomputer of the present invention includes a network processing module for assigning different IPs to the first computer module 110 and the second computer module 120, respectively, so as to enable network connection. The network processing module 170 may have various implementations. For example, the network processing module 170 may include two separate LAN ports, so that different LAN lines may be plugged.

Or preferably one LAN port, so that different IPs are assigned to the first computer module 110 and the second computer module 120, respectively, so that the network connection can be realized. One LAN port is provided to provide one LAN, but each shared IP can be created by sharing the IP entered through the LAN to provide each shared IP to each computer module. That is, a router (not shown) is provided in the network processing module 170 and a single LAN port is provided so that a single IP coming in through one LAN port is transmitted from a router (not shown) And provide them to the first computer module 110 and the second computer module 120, respectively.

On the other hand, when two operating systems operate in a multi-computer, only one operating system may be down due to a buffer overflow or the like. For example, during the operation of both the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121, only the first operating system 111 may be down due to a buffering error of the first memory 112. In this case, the data of the program driven by the first operating system 111 is deleted, and all the work done under the first operating system 111 disappears.

On the contrary, only the second operating system 121 may be shut down due to a buffering error of two memories during operation of both the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121. In this case, the data of the program driven by the second operating system 121 is deleted, so that all the work done under the second operating system 121 disappears.

In order to overcome such a problem, the embodiment of the present invention includes a backup processing module 150 to back up data between operating systems. The backup processing module 150 is configured such that the operation data of the first computer module 110 is backed up to the second memory 122 of the second computer module 120 at predetermined intervals and the operation data of the second computer module 120 To be backed up to the first memory 112 of the first computer module 110.

The backup processing module 150 may store operation data of the first computer module 110 backed up to the second computer module 120 when the first operating system 111 of the first computer module 110 is shut down If the second operating system 121 of the second computer module 120 is shut down, the first computer module 110 displays a backup image on the second screen image of the second computer module 120, And displays the operation data of the second computer module 120 included in the first screen graphic of the first computer module 110.

For example, if the first operating system 111 is a web page of the Patent Office website 'http://www.kipo.go.kr/kpo/user.tdf?a=user.sil_kuk.issues.BoardApp&c=1001&board_id=issues&catmenu=m03_01_01' In the case of accessing the site address, the website address of the Patent Office is transmitted to the second operating system 121 every predetermined period so as to perform the backup. When the first operating system 111 is subsequently down, 2 operating system 121 displays the address of the backed up patent office website in the second screen area 12 so that the user can know the site address to which the user has accessed the second operating system 121. The second operating system 121 displays the site address only The website of the Patent Office can be displayed on the second screen area 12 by driving the website, so that the user's work can be continued without being cut off.

On the contrary, if the second operating system 121 receives the patent office website address " http://www.kipo.go.kr/kpo/user.tdf?a=user.sil_kuk.issues.BoardApp&c=1001&board_id=issues&catmenu=m03_01_01 " The Web site address of the Patent Office is transmitted to the first operating system 111 at predetermined intervals so as to be backed up. If the second operating system 121 is subsequently down, The system 111 displays the address of the backed up patent office website in the first screen area 11 so that the user can know the site address to which the user has accessed the system 111. The first operating system 111 does not only display the site address The website of the Patent Office may be displayed on the first screen area 11 by driving the website so that the user work can be continued without being cut off.

It will be appreciated that the data to be backed up includes not only the web site address, but also data input during the creation of documents such as word, hangeul, excel, power point, etc. The backup period can also be determined by user settings.

In addition, the first operating system 111 and the second operating system 121 exchange ACK (acknowledge) signals, which are response acknowledgment signals, at regular intervals. If an opponent does not receive an acknowledgment signal, it determines that the opponent operating system is down and displays data of the opponent operating system backed up on the opponent operating system in its own screen area.

The embodiments of the present invention described above are selected and presented in order to assist those of ordinary skill in the art from among various possible examples. The technical idea of the present invention is not necessarily limited to or limited to these embodiments And various changes, modifications, and equivalents may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

10: Monitor
110: first computer module
111: First Operating System
120: second computer module
121: Second operating system
130: CPU
140: Output module
150: Backup processing module
160: Mode selection module
170: Network processing module

Claims

A CPU for performing an operation of the program; An output module for outputting a screen graphic to the monitor; A first computer module including a first operating system, a first memory in which programs and data are stored, and a first input coupled to the first keyboard; A second computer module including a second operating system, a second memory in which programs and data are stored, and a second input coupled to the second keyboard; A mode selection module for selecting one operation mode from among a single operation mode for operating the operating system of either the first operating system or the second operating system at boot time and booting the multimode or single mode from the user; And a network processing module for assigning different IPs to the first computer module and the second computer module, respectively, so as to enable network connection, wherein the first operating system serves as an interface between the CPU and the program, Controls the first memory and the first input unit to output a first screen graphic through the output module and the second operating system controls the second memory and the second input unit as an interface between the CPU and the program, And outputs the second screen graphic through the output module. In the case of operating in the multi-mode, the output module arranges the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic on the monitor according to the arrangement information, In the case of operating, only one of the first screen graphic and the second screen graphic is displayed on the monitor, Wherein the network processing module includes a router and generates a plurality of IPs to be input as a plurality of IPs and provides the IPs to the first computer module and the second computer module,
When only one of the first operating systems is shut down due to a buffering error of the first memory or the second memory while both the first operating system and the second operating system, which are the same or different, mounted on one computer are operating, The operation data of the first computer module is backed up to the second memory of the second computer module every predetermined period so that the first operating system and the second operating system back up data to each other, Further comprising a backup processing module such that data is backed up to a first memory of the first computer module,
The first operating system and the second operating system exchange ACK signals, which are response acknowledgment signals, at regular intervals,
The backup processing module,
Wherein the control unit determines that the first operating system is down when the ACK signal is not received from the first operating system of the first computer module, In a second screen graphic of the second computer module,
If the second operating system fails to receive the acknowledgment signal from the second operating system of the second computer module, it is determined that the second operating system is down, and the operation data of the second computer module backed up to the first computer module is transmitted to the first computer And displays it in the first screen graphic of the module.

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