TW201335760A - Method for sharing peripheral devices in dual operating systems, and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for sharing peripheral devices in dual operating systems is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a setting value of a peripheral device from a first operating system to a second operating system after a user alters the setting value and before the first operating system is switched to the second operating system.

Description

Method for sharing peripheral device by dual operation system and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a dual operating system architecture, and more to a technique in which a dual operating system shares peripheral devices.

Portable electronic devices, including a wide range of notebook computers and smart phones, have become indispensable items in modern life.

Traditionally, portable electronic devices have mostly used Microsoft's Windows operating system (Windows). However, today's Linux-based Android operating systems are becoming more popular. Since the two operating systems described above have different performances in handling different jobs, in order to combine the two, the two operating systems can be integrated into a single electronic device. In general, under the architecture of such a dual-operation system, only a single operating system can be operated at the same time, and another operating system can be put into standby or hibernation state, so that the dual operating system can share system resources while avoiding each other. An unnecessary conflict has occurred.

However, when the operating system is switched, the operating system after the switching cannot know whether the original operating system has changed the setting of the peripheral device, and thus the peripheral device may be inconsistent in setting under different operating systems. For example, the brightness of the screen and the volume of the speaker may suddenly change due to the switching of the operating system. This not only brings bad experience, but constantly adjusts the settings and causes inconvenience in use.

The present invention provides a method of sharing a peripheral device with a dual operating system. The method includes: after a user adjusts a set value of a peripheral device and before the first operating system switches to a second operating system, the set value Transferred by the first operating system to the second operating system.

The invention further provides an electronic device. The device includes: a first synchronization manager operating under a first operating system for adjusting a setting of a peripheral device after a user adjusts a setting of a peripheral device and before switching the first operating system to a second operating system And transmitting the set value to the second operating system by the first operating system.

The following is a description of the preferred embodiment of the invention. The examples are intended to illustrate the principles of the invention, but are not intended to limit the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

In order to solve the problem that the dual-operation system architecture in the prior art often encounters the peripheral device setting unsynchronized when switching the operating system, the present invention provides a special dual-operation system architecture, and provides a dual-operation system, a new shared peripheral device. method.

Dual operating system architecture

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device capable of operating a dual operating system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic device 100 of the present invention can be a variety of notebook computers or smart phones, including: a first operating system 110, a second operating system 120, a controller 130, and peripheral devices 140. For example, the first operating system 110 may be a Windows operating system (Windows), and the second operating system 120 may be an Android operating system. However, the present invention can be applied between various operating systems, and limit. The controller 130 of the present invention is, for example, an independently operated embedded controller (EC) connected to the two operating systems 110, 120 and the peripheral device 140, which can be used according to two The commands issued by the system systems 110 and 120 manipulate the various peripheral devices 140. The peripheral device 140 of the present invention includes various input and output devices, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a touchpad, a trackball, a trackpoint, a display, a speaker, a headset, a camera, etc., which can be used to execute Various specific functions will not be shown in Figure 1. It should be noted that the two operating systems 110 and 120 of the present invention can share these peripheral devices 140 through the independently operating controllers 130.

In a preferred embodiment, the first operating system 110 and the second operating system 120 respectively operate a first synchronization manager 112 and a second synchronization manager 122. The two synchronization managers 112 and 122 can be specifically used to coordinate the switching between the two operating systems 110 and 120 to facilitate information synchronization between the two. In this embodiment, the two synchronization managers 112 and 122 are not only connected to the controller 130 but also connected to each other by a transmission interface 150. For example, the transmission interface 150 is a Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface. Through the USB transmission interface 150, the direct communication between the two operating systems 110 and 120 is facilitated, and the probability of collision between the two operating systems is reduced. The USB transmission interface in this example is for convenience of description only, and is not limited to other kinds of transmission interfaces in other embodiments.

The aforementioned dual operating system architecture electronics 110 of the present invention can be used to perform the method of sharing the peripheral devices of the dual operating system of the present invention, and the various steps of the apparatus of the present invention and the methods performed thereby will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Method for sharing peripheral device by dual operation system

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a method of sharing a peripheral device in a dual operation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to Figure 1 and Figure 2 together. The method 200 of the present invention is implemented in the foregoing electronic device 100, including by the first The flow 200A executed by the first synchronization manager 112 under the operating system 110, the flow 200B executed by the second synchronization manager 122 in the second operating system 120, and the flow 200C executed by the controller 130. For convenience of description, the processes 200A, 200B, and 200C will be depicted in different blocks, respectively. It should be noted that although this embodiment is described by switching the first operating system to the second operating system, the same method may be used to switch back to the first operating system by the second operating system, and no further details are provided herein.

The process 200A executed by the first operating system 110 includes: in step S202, accepting various adjustments made by the user to the set values of the peripheral devices 140 in the first operating system environment. For example, the settings of the peripheral device include the brightness of the screen, the volume of the speaker, the sensitivity and correction value of the touchpad, and the login settings of the network device (eg, wireless access AP, connection password, wireless network key). Etc. etc., those skilled in the art can do so. Next, in step S203, when the first operating system 110 receives a command from the user to switch the operating system (for example, the user presses a specified keyboard button or a hot key, or operates a specific user interface component in the screen) That is, the second operating system 120 is activated or awake through the controller 130. Thereafter, in step S204, the first operating system 110 transmits the set value to the second operating system 120 through the aforementioned transmission interface 150. In step S206, the system is switched from the first operating system 110 to the second operating system 120. Finally, in step S207, the first operating system 110 enters a standby mode or a sleep mode. It should be noted that step S204 of the present invention must be performed before the "switching operating system" of step S206 to ensure that the second operating system 120 knows the user to the peripheral device before the first operating system 110 enters the standby or sleep mode. Changes made to each of the 140 settings.

The process 200B executed by the second operating system 120 includes steps S208 and S210, wherein the step S208 is performed after the step S204 of the process 200A, and the step S210 is performed after the step S206 of the process 200A. In step S208, the second operating system 120 stores the set value after receiving the set value transmitted by the first operating system 110, or stores the set value as a set value file archive (for example, when the peripheral device is The aforementioned touchpad or track point). In step S210, the second operating system 120 acquires the control right of the controller 130 to the peripheral device 140 in response to the notification message of the first operating system 110, and completes the switching of the operating system.

Controller 130 may perform step S212 or step S214 of process 200C. In step S212, the controller 130 operates under the first operating system 110, and in step S214, operates under the second operating system 120. Step S212 is performed after step S202. At this time, the controller 130 is still controlled by the first operating system 110, and the peripheral device 140 is set according to the set value adjusted by the user to the peripheral device 140. Step S214 is performed after step S210. At this time, since the control right of the controller 130 has been switched from the first operating system 110 to the second operating system 120, the controller 130 will read the set value or set value file pair stored according to the second operating system 120 in step S208. The peripheral device 140 is set, that is, the new set value will be synchronized with the original set value under the first operating system 110 to achieve synchronization.

Accordingly, according to the foregoing method of the present invention, the brightness of the screen, the volume of the horn, and the settings of various peripheral devices are no longer changed due to the relationship of the switching operation system, and the operating ring can be maintained completely consistently. The environment is seamlessly switched, which helps to improve the user's comfort in the use of the dual operating system architecture.

The present invention has been described above with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

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1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device capable of operating a dual operating system architecture in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart showing a method of sharing a peripheral device in a dual operation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (19)

A method for sharing a peripheral device in a dual-operation system is applicable to an electronic device having at least one peripheral device, comprising: receiving a setting of a setting of the peripheral device by a user in a first operating system operating environment; a second operating system; transmitting the set value to the second operating system; and switching the first operating system to the second operating system, and the second operating system sets the peripheral device with the set value, so that The electronic device operates in the environment of the second operating system. A method of sharing a peripheral device by a dual operating system according to claim 1, wherein the second operating system stores the received value. The method for sharing a peripheral device by the dual operating system according to claim 2, wherein the second operating system stores the received set value as a set value file. The method for sharing a peripheral device by the dual operation system according to claim 2, wherein after the first operation system is switched to the second operation system, the set value is stored according to the second operation system The peripheral device is set. The method for sharing a peripheral device by the dual operating system according to claim 1, wherein the first operating system directly transmits a notification message to the second operating system through a transmission interface to switch to the second operating system. . The dual operating system as described in claim 1 of the patent application shares the periphery The method of the device, wherein the set value is transmitted by the first operating system to the second operating system via a transmission interface. The method for sharing a peripheral device in the dual operation system according to claim 1, wherein the set value of the peripheral device is a brightness value of a screen. The method for sharing a peripheral device in the dual operation system according to claim 1, wherein the set value of the peripheral device is a volume of a speaker. The method for sharing a peripheral device in the dual operating system according to claim 1, wherein the setting value of the peripheral device is a login setting value of a network device. The method for sharing a peripheral device in the dual operating system according to claim 3, wherein the set value file of the peripheral device is a file for storing a touchpad or a trackpoint setting value. An electronic device is mounted with a first operating system and a second operating system, and has at least one peripheral device, including: a first synchronization manager, operating under the first operating system, and the first operating system When the second operating system is started under the environment, the set value of one of the peripheral devices is transmitted to the second operating system; a second synchronization manager operates under the second operating system and receives the first synchronization The set value transmitted by the manager is stored and stored; and a controller electrically connected to the first synchronization manager, the second synchronization manager, and the at least one peripheral device for the first operating system After switching to the second operating system, storing according to the second operating system This set value is set for the peripheral device. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the second synchronization manager stores the received value into a set value file. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first synchronization manager directly transmits a notification message to the second synchronization manager via a transmission interface to switch to the second operation system. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the first synchronization manager transmits the set value to the second synchronization manager via a transmission interface. The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the transmission interface is a universal serial bus (USB) interface. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the set value of the peripheral device is a brightness value of a screen. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the set value of the peripheral device is a volume of a speaker. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the set value of the peripheral device is a login setting value of a network device. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the set value file of the peripheral device is a file for storing a touchpad or a trackpoint setting value.