TWI226609B - Media instant play system and its method - Google Patents

Abstract

This invention provides a media instant play system and its method, which can be applied to audio/video play device with a media play function. The BIOS of the system is activated by loading an event of the recording media when the main system program of the device is off or standby. In addition to using BIOS for simple detection and diagnosis, a media system program is provided to be activated by the BIOS for use as a specific system program media playing so that a long waiting time for booting or waking up the main system program can be prevented to achieve an instant play purpose.

Description

1226609 Description of the invention (1) The technical field to which the invention belongs] The present invention is applied to the installation of an audio and video playback device with a media playback function. 'About a media instant playback system and method thereof, especially when the audio and video device is in standby or off state , Can provide another quick start special ○, first ~ private type, so that the audio and video device does not need to start the main system program (M ain waiting for normal boot (N 〇rma 1 B ο oting), you can immediately play the media Audio and video content. Prior technology] As for ordinary digital audio and video devices, no matter whether it is a general home entertainment device or a built-in audio and video device with any media playback function, the automatic playback (Aut0 —play) is equivalent. Common mature technology, // When you put storage media (such as optical discs) in the optical disc drive, you can automatically determine the optical disc specifications (Music CD, VCD or DVD), or the format of the stored audio and video files (*. Wav, * · Mp3 or * · mpeg) to play automatically. But there is a prerequisite for the above playback mode, that is, the audio and video device must be in an operating state, that is, it must be in a proper state. This function can only be realized when the power is on. In other words, 'As long as the audio and video device is in the off or standby state, it cannot be played immediately, and the audio and video device must be restored to the operating state first. A computer is used as the For example, it is completely impossible to use the peripheral devices on the computer in the off state. You need to press the power button (power) or the wake-up button (wake-up) to turn on the computer and load its system program (〇s). After that, the function of automatic playback is realized through the operation of the system program. In short, the existing

Page 5 of 1226609, description of the invention (2) — when the whole system is executed by the system program of the audio and video device, the system program can not be executed due to the misfortune of the operation; but start the general system program, pull α And it needs to be adjusted according to the basic input / output system (BIOS) settings. J η ς + <

Play). Summary of the Invention: The technical problem of being placed in Ϊ :: Ξ Ϊ depends on the existing audio and video playback installation program. Re: machine; wake up and shut down: In the state: This process takes too long. Subscribe to media playback, but ask the media for the conventional techniques. The playback system mainly includes storage media :, the media real-time broadcast group provided by this description 'where the storage module is the second storage $: drive module and reading module and several media player programs; chronicle Γ β, system program 2. The media system program can be used to judge the "remembering money" to be played. "This is the _ program; the driver module is used to start the memory module 2: action: f: the system group is used to wait for the main system program to be in BI0S ' In the loading event of the item selection motif, a start-up message is generated, and a humanoid is recorded in the BIOS of the media, and the media system program is called by BI0S, which is a dynamic player program and drives the reading module to read the recording medium. : Media for Ten Responses In addition, the media provided by the present invention can be released in real time. Steps are as follows: First, the recording media is loaded by / / 3, and the next step is: then: confirm the start signal loading event, However, confirm that the format of the recording medium is supportable, =

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Move a media system program, call a phase, and take note of the data w — Shi Ying ’s media player program to read yourself; = content ’last output-media playback signal. The effect that can be passed is that when the main system program is turned off / standby, the media home system ^ Γ +, sister's loading event starts the system's B1 os, and provides a media system program for B Jos to start, Go, go, make a special system program for horse media playback and achieve the effect of real-time playback. L Embodiment] The media provided by the present invention can be used in real-time to play the car in any 1 #% A i 4 is called the system and its method. It can be applied to the 12 audio and video playback device under the main system program ΐΐη for real-time Media playback operation; the media target of the second audio and video playback is the recording media carrying digital audio and video content, such as various formats of optical discs. First of all, the first picture of the RMA reading is the main architecture diagram of the instant media playback system provided by the present invention. This instant media playback system i〇〇 includes a storage group 1 1 0, a memory module 丨 2 〇, The driving module i 3 〇 and the reading module 140 〇 are stored in memory mode, and 1 10 疋 are used to store the main system program (Main 〇perating System Program), a media system, the system program (Media 〇perating

System Program) and several media playback formats that support different recording media or file formats. Taking a personal computer as an example, the storage module is equivalent to a hard disk (Hard Disk) and the main system program is a system program (gystempr gram) that manages all hardware and property resources in the personal computer, such as developed by Microsoft Corporation Windows operating system like Windows 98, 2000 or XP and so on. As for the media system program, it is basically another operating system, such as a

1226609 V. Description of Invention (4)

The Lhux embedded system has only simplified functions and does not require the huge architecture of the general operating system. It only needs to drive the media playback software and hardware on the audio and video playback device. Therefore, it can provide shorter Start Time. Memory module 1 2 0 is used to store a R τ ri | Recognize τ / 廿 β I 〇S (basic input / output system), the implementation of memory module 1 2 0, can be Yishan & & Read memory (ROM) or flash memory (F 1 ash Memory). For example, when the main system program is turned off or in standby, BI 0S can replace 0S (for start, batch-1 branch system) to perform some basic functions. In the present invention, BI 0S will be activated indirectly by a στ j according to the master acquisition device 140 to determine the specifications of the recording medium. Through this, the area w Λ ^ some hardware signals to confirm the B I 0S trigger source, determine the feif The recording medium has been released. ^ It is also installed in the audio and video playback device, and is supported by the format of the recording medium, etc., the most important is the style of the media carving gold β # 、、 阳 楼 θ important functions Α snail limb · system f king-style court selection and Kai Wu B, move again, that is, completed by the BIOS. The driver module 1 3 0 is used to start the V production. It is L_ 0 for each project. ★ The BIOS in the 120 group of the right 5 has been determined. It can be a driver circuit. The main function of the reading module 1400 is the county official ^, which takes the inner valley of the recording medium with the mining item and outputs the media playback signal. But A bird does not 丨 B ^ J ^ 明明 峙 工 # ^ In order to achieve the purpose of real-time playback, too lx Ming Ming to its new use, that is, to get j no 1 4 ΠίΛ wrong by the brother recorded media loaded into the reading module The process of 140 is carried out by a specific action (take a frame, and the number 'is passed to the driver module to start BI0S; this ^ file ^ generates a startup message when the program is in standby / shutdown state, it is in the main system state, The startup signal will be ignored by the M0S. That is, the main system program starts up through the "picture 2i, here and now + a main method of the playback method, and the main" king "of the media provided by this description. A detailed description of instant media playback system

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V. Description of the invention (5) The operation mode of 100. The first is to start the pos by generating an activation signal through the loading event of the recording medium (step 210). As mentioned earlier, when the main system program is off / standby, the process of loading the recording medium into the reading module 14 can be changed by A specific action (load event) is used to generate an activation signal 'and activate the BI 0 S in the memory module 120 through the drive module 130. Next, BI 0S will perform some detection and judgment actions. At the beginning, it is necessary to ensure that the start signal is derived from the loading event of the recording medium (step 2 2 0). Generally, the activation of BI's is mainly played by audio and video. The device's power button (or Su key) is triggered, so β 丨 〇s must first confirm the source of the startup signal. 'The startup signal here can be a hardware signal such as the general input and output signals in a chip set (ChiPset). (General Purpose I / O). ^ When confirming 61 is still. The activation signal is generated by the reading module 14o, which is driven by the driving module 1 30, and it must be confirmed that the recording medium format can be supported (step 2 4 0). There is a corresponding The software and hardware cannot play correctly, and can only return to the standby / off mode (step 25). In practice, because the loading event is also possible, t, the recording medium is not put into the reading module 14o, so before confirming that the format of the I! T body is supportable, you can first confirm that the recording medium has been loaded.

Feng Er Erdan once determined that the format of the recording media can be supported, especially the 610 poor can enter the system W (step 2 60); the storage module no calls the hard two programs, which can finish playing the media in a short time. Set operation, and according to the recording media in the reading module 140 > 的 media player program also located in the storage module 11 〇, that is, α

1226609 ----- V. Description of the invention (6) 2 The corresponding media player program (step 23 0) drives the reading module project to retrieve the content of the recording medium (step 2 7 0), and finally outputs the media broadcast to step 2 8 〇), for audio and video output modules (not shown) such as = ^ Ra team for media playback. , Xia Gong, Next, please refer to the "red figure 3" of the present invention, the first comparison of the state of the red work, and the first best real expansion shown in "4" = main ^ flowchart. In this example, a disc built on a personal computer is also used to take the board group, and the disc is used as the playback target. This disc can be, ^ = "Music CD), video disc (VCD), digital video disc is a disc music film or a disc containing a file format of 3, * .wav, * jpeg, etc. First, When the computer is in the standby / shutdown state, press the CD-ROM and press 闹 (々 311 = ^ step 311), you can directly start BIOS (step 312) for Su i; ί γ'Π / Α1 ® ^ ^ ^ ^ PD 1 picture ”Storage module); then B I 〇 S in 1: ~ the trigger source of the machine is the optical disc gate open button (step 3 1 3). When using λ R ^ and confirming that the optical disc shutter is closed (step 3 1 4), it has the optical disc (step 33), and confirm that I: workable branch (step 340), step 3 3 If 0, 3 40 is judged ^ ^ 1 u, 5 qi / Return to standby / off state (step 3 5 0). The above steps 311 to 314 ′ are equivalent to steps 210 and 22 in “Chu You Yi Dian Dian Tian Tian 1 1 苐 2 Map”, and only the shell spear is an application adjustment. If the disc format can be Gula n τ step 3 6 0), this media system program S will start the media system program (steps, and the private thread is stored on the hard disk (that is, the "picture 1"

1226609 Five notes, description of the invention (7) ^ Playback memory module), the main system program is different from the personal computer has a functional orientation, this media system program is only used to perform audio and video ^ ^ full playback operation function This is specific and can be started in a very short time (several seconds ^). After the media system program is started, you can call the corresponding media player program stored in the hard disk according to the cooking of the disc, that is, call the player (step 32 〇), drive the optical disc drive to read and rotate, and make the flow; the main recording medium of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown): 搴: The biggest difference between the examples is in the optical disc (record example) It is based on the closing action of the optical disc brake: A1 to trigger the start of β10S; and the detection of this piece (such as the step: the second step is to change the closing of the optical disc brake into the optical disc drive (take a few seconds, the optical disc). Film (recording medium) piece = 'to trigger the start of the job. Any member can be used as loading: limit this hairpin = hairbrush: a preferred embodiment of the month and ... without using the spirit and scope of the present invention = you any 5 Those skilled in the art will not depart from the patent scope of the present invention Within. "Equal changes and modifications should be covered

1226609 on page 11 is a brief description of the diagram. Figure 1 is the main architecture diagram of the instant media playback system provided by the present invention; Figure 2 is the main flowchart of the instant media playback method provided by the present invention; Figure 3 is the first of the present invention. A schematic diagram of the operating state of the preferred embodiment; FIG. 4 is a main flowchart of the first preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 5 is a main flowchart of the second preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Illustration of graphical symbols] 10 0 Real-time media playback system 110 Storage module 1 20 Memory module 130 Drive module

140 Read Module

Step 2 1 0 Start the BIOS by generating a startup signal from the loading event of the recording medium. Step 2 2 0 Confirm that the startup signal originates from the loading event of the recording medium. Step 2 3 0 Call the corresponding media player. Step 2 4 0 Confirm the recording media format. Support step 2 5 0 Return to standby / off mode Step 2 6 0 Start the media system program Step 2 7 0 Read the content of the recording media

Step 2 8 0 Output media playback signal Step 3 1 1 Press the disc shutter open button

Step 31 2 Start the BIOS Step 3 1 3 Make sure the boot trigger source is the disc shutter open button Step 3 1 4 Make sure the disc shutter is closed

1226609 on page 12 Brief description of the steps Step 3 2 0 Call the corresponding media player program Step 3 3 0 Confirm that the disc has a disc Step 3 4 0 Check if the disc format is supported-Step 3 5 0 Back to standby / shutdown Mode step 3 6 0 Start the media system program Step 370 Play disc content Step 4 1 0 Disc shutter closing event Step 4 2 0 Confirm that the boot trigger source is the disc shutter closing event

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Claims (1)

1226609 VI. Scope of patent application 1. A real-time media playback system for performing a recording media playback operation, including: a storage module for storing a main operating system program, a media system A program (Media Operating System Program) and at least one media player program; a memory module for storing a BI 0 S, the BI 0 S can be used to determine the specifications of the recording medium and start the media system program; a drive module For activating the BI 0 S in the memory module; and a reading module for generating an activation signal in a loading event of the recording medium when the main system program is in a standby / shutdown state To cause the driver module to start the BI 0S, and the BI 0S to call the media system program, thereby calling the corresponding media player program, to drive the reading module to read the content of the recording medium. 2. The instant media playback system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the storage module is a hard disk. 3. The real-time media playback system described in item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the memory pole: the group is a read-only memory (R 0 Μ) or a flash memory (F 1 ash Memory). The instant media playback system described in the first item of the scope, wherein the driving module is a driving circuit. 5. The instant media playback system according to item 1 of the scope of patent application, wherein the reading module is an optical disc player. 6. The real-time media playback system according to item 5 of the scope of patent application, wherein the loading event is that the disc shutter opening button of the optical disc drive is touched. Page 14 ----- VI. Scope of patent application 7. If the scope of patent application is item 5 ^ ^ system, where the loading event is the " " media instant playback system of the optical disc drive 8. If the scope of patent application Item 7: The disc brake is closed. Among them, the playback system, in which the disc shutter closing event is the media real-time playback system 9 · As in the patent application No. 丨, the disc room is opened first and then closed. The recording medium is a disc. ^ Media in real time 10. As described in item 9 of the scope of the patent application, the media disc is a music disc (Music, ^ P time playback system, of which (VCD), digital video disc (Dv and even current disc) Optical discs in file formats such as mpeg, or containing MP3, * .wav, 11. The media described in item 丨 of the scope of patent application shall put the activation signal as a general input / output signal p ,,,, 8 1 / 〇 ). I General Purpose 12, A real-time media playback method for performing a recording media playback operation when the main system program ("Η Operating System Program) is in a standby / shutdown state, which includes the following steps: The loading event of the recording medium generates an activation signal to start a BIOS; confirm that the activation signal originates from the loading event of the recording medium; confirm that the format of the recording medium is supportable; and start a Media Operating System (Media Operating System) Program); calling a corresponding media player program to read the content of the recording medium; and Page 15 1226609 6. Scope of patent application Output a media playback signal. 1 3. The method for real-time media playback as described in item 12 of the scope of patent application, wherein when the format of the recording medium is not supported, it will return to the standby / shutdown state of the main system. 1 4. The method for real-time media playback as described in item 12 of the scope of patent application, wherein before confirming that the format of the recording medium is supportable, it further includes a step of confirming that the recording medium is loaded. m Page 16