TWI480801B - Method of installing the instant-on operation system - Google Patents

Description

Install the instant start operating system method

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device that can be quickly activated.

The full-fledged OS, such as the Windows series and the Mac, which is powerful and integrated with a variety of system software, is usually accompanied by a lengthy boot time. In a modern society that emphasizes the concept of time, waiting for the main It is becoming less and less patient to start the operating system. Therefore, many vendors have developed an instant-on OS, which uses a boot process different from that of a typical main operating system, effectively reducing the time required for booting, and without starting the main operating system. You can use a variety of application applications, such as Browser, Media Player, Gaming, or Instant Messaging. More and more computer manufacturers have entered the market of instant start operating systems, and more application software has been developed.

The current instant-start operating system, such as the Splashtop solution provided by DeviceVM, is equipped with pre-configured software, usually provided by the same manufacturer to simplify and optimize the operating system and application software, and Get an instant start operating system. However, for different users in different situations, the application software they need will be different. Sometimes users want to edit the documents while browsing the web. Then listen to music at the same time, then you need multiple application software, but sometimes users only want to use the media to listen to music, at this time web browsing or text editing application software is redundant and cumbersome, not only occupy memory The physical resources need to enable unnecessary hardware resources (such as the wireless function module required for web browsing) to shorten the battery life, and also prolong the time required to start the operating system immediately.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device having a plurality of instant start operating systems and capable of selecting and executing different instant start operating systems according to different needs.

Therefore, the electronic device of the present invention comprises a first memory unit, a second memory unit, a third memory unit and a processing unit; the first memory unit stores a first instant start operating system, and at least one of the The first application software executed in the first instant start operating system environment; the second memory unit stores a second instant start operating system, and at least one second application software executable in the second instant start operating system environment; The third memory unit stores a basic input/output system; the processing unit can read the basic input/output system from the third memory unit to perform booting work, and when receiving a first interrupt signal, the third memory unit The first instant start operating system in the first memory unit, and when receiving a second interrupt signal, executes the second instant start operating system in the second memory unit. Preferably, the first memory unit and the second memory unit of the present invention respectively comprise a first application software group and a second application software group, and each application software group has a plurality of different and may be duplicated. Application software.

Preferably, when the processing unit receives the first interrupt signal, the electronic device is first set to a first environment setting, and then the first instant start operating system is executed, and when the processing unit receives the second interrupt Signal, is to set the electronic device first The second environment setting is followed by the second instant start operating system.

Preferably, the electronic device of the present invention further includes an input unit for the user to input the first interrupt signal and the second interrupt signal to the processing unit. The input unit may include a first instant start button and a second instant start button. The first instant start button is used to turn on the power of the electronic device and input the first interrupt signal to the processing unit, and the second The instant start button is used to turn on the power of the electronic device and input the second interrupt signal to the processing unit.

More preferably, the electronic device may further include an output unit having a display, and the first memory unit further stores a selection program, the processing unit may call the selection program to cause the display to display a first option and a first The second option is for the user to select through the input unit. When the first option is selected, the processing unit receives the first interrupt signal, and when the second option is selected, the processing unit receives the second interrupt. Signal.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an electronic device that can be installed with multiple instant start operating systems and can be selected to install different application software according to different needs.

Therefore, the electronic device of the present invention comprises a first memory unit, a second memory unit and a processing unit; the first memory unit stores an instant boot operating system backup, a first application software backup, and a second application software backup. And a loading program; the second memory unit stores a basic input/output system; the processing unit can read the basic input/output system from the second memory unit to perform booting work, and receive a first Interrupting the signal, calling the loading program to install the instant start operating system backup and the first application software backup to a destination, so as to become a first instant start operating system executable as a first application software, when the Receiving, by the processing unit, a second interrupt signal, the loading program is called to install the instant start operating system backup and the second application software backup to the destination, so as to become a executable A second instant start operating system of a second application software.

Preferably, the electronic device of the preceding paragraph may further include an input unit and an output unit having a display, wherein the input unit is configured to allow the user to input the first interrupt signal and the second interrupt signal to the processing unit, respectively. The second memory unit further stores a selection program, the processing unit can call the selection program to cause the display to display a first option and a second option for the user to select through the input unit, when the first option is selected The input unit transmits the first interrupt signal to the processing unit, and when the second option is selected, the input unit transmits the second interrupt signal to the processing unit.

The utility model has the advantages that the plurality of instant start working systems respectively provided with different application softwares are provided, so that the user can select one of the instant start operating systems when booting, and the instant start operating system can only carry a few necessary ones. The application software can make the booting speed faster without affecting the use function. In addition, the user can select the necessary application software backup to install together with the backup of the instant start operating system, so that it can be planned by itself. Instantly start the operating system with all the necessary functions and boot up quickly, and don't waste memory capacity to store applications that are not in use.

1 is a block diagram of a system according to a preferred embodiment of the electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flow chart of the startup of the electronic device; and FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the system for installing an instant start of the electronic device.

The above and other technical contents, features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred embodiments.

1 is a block diagram of a system according to a preferred embodiment of an electronic device 10 of the present invention. The electronic device 10 of the present invention includes a storage medium 3, a motherboard 15 electrically connected to the storage medium, and a host device 15 disposed on the host. A processing unit 2 on the board 15 and electrically connected to the motherboard 15 and an input unit 4 and an output unit 5 electrically connected to the motherboard 15 respectively. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the electronic device 10 is a computer, and the storage medium 3, the input unit 4, and the output unit 5 are respectively a hard disk, a keyboard, and a display of a computer, but the present invention can also be applied to On the electronic device such as a notebook computer, and the input unit 4 can be a keyboard, a touch panel, a keyboard, a mouse, a voice input microphone, and the like, which is not the present embodiment. The corresponding illustration is limited. It is worth mentioning that the input unit 4 (keyboard) of the embodiment has a general start button 43 for starting a general boot process and executing a full-fledged OS 62, and can start a quick boot process. The first instant start button 41 and the first instant start button 42 of the first instant start operating system 741 and the second instant start operating system 742 are respectively executed.

The storage medium 3 of the present embodiment carries a full-function operating system 62 (for example, Windows, MAC, etc.), which contains a variety of system software, and is also equipped with a variety of application software, such as web browsing (Browser), Play Media (Media Player), send and receive letters (outlook) and document editing (office).

The motherboard 1 includes a circuit board 15 carrying various electronic components (not shown) and connected thereto, and a first memory unit integrated on the circuit board 15 and electrically connected to the processing unit 2, respectively. 11. A second memory unit 12, an input interface 13 and an image output interface 13. In this embodiment, the first and second memory units 11 and 12 are each a programmable first flash memory 11 (Flash). The memory and the second flash memory 12 respectively have a first memory block 111 and a second memory block 112, and a third memory block 121 and a fourth memory block 122. In this embodiment, the second memory block 112 of the first flash memory 11 carries a basic input/output system 61 (Basic Input/Output System, hereinafter referred to as BIOS). The BIOS 61 is mainly used for booting. The system is self-tested (Power On Self Test), initializes some electronic components in the electronic device 10, reads system setting information (such as system time, hard disk size, etc.) set in the CMOS, and the like. In one embodiment, the first and second memory units 11, 12 can be integrated on the same non-electrical memory hardware.

The first memory block 111 of the first flash memory 11 carries an instant boot operating system backup 74, a first application software backup 71, a second application software backup 72, and a third application software backup 73. And a set of loading programs 75. The first, second, and third application software backups in this embodiment are web browsers, dialing media, and document editing tools, respectively, but are not limited thereto. In this embodiment, the processing unit 2 can be interrupted by a specific trigger signal when performing the power-on self-test, and the processing unit 2 calls the selection program 76 and executes, so that the output unit 5 displays the first option (installation An application software), a second option (installing the second application software) and a third option (installing the third application software) are selected by the user of the electronic device 10. When the user determines the application software to be installed and selects the corresponding option through the input unit 4, the processing unit 2 receives the interrupt signal corresponding to the selected option, and calls the loader 75 to load the program 75. First, the type of the interrupt signal is determined, and then the instant start operating system backup 74 is loaded into the planned memory block in the second flash memory 12, and is also backed up by the first, second, and third application software. , 72, 73 select one or several application software backups corresponding to the interrupt signal to install The memory block planned in the second flash memory 12 is made into an instant start operating system that meets the user's requirements and only carries the application software required by the user.

The third memory block 121 of the second flash memory 12 of the embodiment is the first instant start operating system 741 that has been installed and can be executed in the system environment of the first instant start operating system 741. The first application software group 701 includes the application software backup selected by the user when the user is initially installed. In this embodiment, the first application software group 701 includes the first application software and the second application software. And the two are respectively a web browser and a play media; in the fourth memory block 122 of the second flash memory 12, a second instant start operating system 742 is installed and the second instant start operation can be started. The second application software group 702 is executed in the system environment of the system 742. The second application software group 702 includes an application software different from the first application software group 701. In this embodiment, the second application software group 702 includes The first application software and the third application software, and the two are respectively a web browser and a document editing tool. In one embodiment, the first instant-on operating system 741 and the first application software group 701 and the second instant-on operating system 742 and the second application software group 702 are installed and stored in the storage medium 3. According to the present invention, the storage contents of the first, second, third, and fourth memory blocks can be independently configured according to the system architecture or integrated in a non-electric memory such as a flash memory, a solid state hard disk, or a conventional hard disk. on.

Referring to FIG. 2 in conjunction with FIG. 1, FIG. 2 is a flowchart of booting of the electronic device 10. First, step 21 is performed to start the main power source with the general power-on button 43, the first instant-on button 41 or the second instant-on button 42 to enable the processing unit 2 to read from the first flash memory 112 of the motherboard 1. The BIOS 61 code is output to perform the boot self-test; then, in step 22, the processing unit 2 determines whether a specific interrupt signal is received, that is, whether the user is on the input unit 4 (keyboard) when the main power is turned on. press The first instant start button 41 or the second instant start button 42 is used to transmit the interrupt signal to the processing unit 2 through the input interface 13 of the motherboard 1. If the determination result is no, the processing unit 2 performs step 221 to determine whether A trigger signal is received. If the step 23 is performed otherwise, the booting operation is continued, and then step 24 is executed to execute the full-function operating system 62 installed in the storage medium 3. In this embodiment, the interrupt signal is input by pressing the first instant start button 41 or the second instant start button 42, but this is only an example, and can also be set as a different button or button combination, or even displayed by the display unit 5. A plurality of different options including a general boot option, a first instant start option, and a second instant launch option allow the person to select different boot processes through the input unit 4 to execute different operating systems, and the input mode is not implemented by the present implementation. The example is limited.

If the result of the determination in step 22 is YES, the processing unit 2 then performs step 25 to determine the type of the interrupt signal. In this embodiment, the processing unit 2 can be configured to execute a quick boot process and execute a first instant start operating system. The first interrupt signal and the second interrupt signal 742 are respectively the first interrupt signal and the second interrupt signal. Therefore, in step 25 of the embodiment, the processing unit 2 determines whether the interrupt signal received in step 21 is the first interrupt signal or the first interrupt signal. The second interrupt signal; if the result of the determination in step 25 is the first interrupt signal, the processing unit 2 performs step 26 to set the electronic device 10 to the first environment setting executable by the first instant start operating system 741, including the software and The hardware setting (for example, initializing and enabling the wireless function module and the music playing device), and then performing step 27, executing the first instant start operating system 741, so that the user can start the operating system 741 in the first instant. Using a web browser and playing media to access the Internet and listening to music; if the result of the determination in step 25 is the second interrupt signal, the processing unit 2 Step 28 is performed to set the electronic device 10 to be available for the second Instantly launching the second environment setting of the operating system 742 (for example, only initializing and enabling the wireless function module but not initializing and enabling the music playing device), and then performing step 29, executing the second instant start operating system 742, so that the user can In the system environment of the second instant start operating system 742, a web browser and a document editing tool are used to access the Internet and edit the documents.

Referring to FIG. 3 in conjunction with FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a flow chart of installing an instant start operating system of the electronic device 10. In step 221 shown in FIG. 2, if the processing unit 2 determines that a trigger signal is received, step 31 shown in FIG. 3 is performed. In this embodiment, the trigger signal is that when the user performs the boot self-test, the F4 button is pressed on the input unit 4 (keyboard) to input a trigger signal to the processing unit 2 through the input interface 13 of the motherboard 1, but this It is also merely an example and is not limited to the embodiment. In step 31, the processing unit 2 reads the selection program 76 in the first memory block 111 of the first flash memory 11 and executes the selection program 76 to cause the output unit 5 to display the first option (installation The first application software, the second option (installing the second application software), and the third option (installing the third application software) are provided for the user of the electronic device 10 to select through the input unit 4. When the user determines the application software to be installed and selects the corresponding option, the processing unit 2 receives a specific interrupt signal corresponding to the selected option; then the processing unit 2 performs step 32, the call out load The program 75, and the loader program 75 first determines the type of the interrupt signal, and then installs the instant start operating system backup 74 to the memory block in the second flash memory 12, and also by the first and second And one or more application software backups corresponding to the specific interrupt signal selected from the third application software backup 71, 72, 73 are installed into the planned memory block in the second flash memory 12. It is an instant start operating system that meets the user's requirements and is only equipped with the application software required by the user.

The foregoing steps of installing the instant start operating system are not limited to the installation of the operating system of a memory unit without an operating system, the refilling of the software or the repairing of the damaged software or the updating of the software or the installation of the application software, It is also generally applicable to the above steps.

In summary, the electronic device 10 provides two instant start operating systems 741 and 742 respectively loaded with different application softwares, so that the user can select one of the first instant start jobs that only carries a few necessary application software when booting. The system 741 or the second instant start operating system 742 enables the minimum software and hardware resources to be started without affecting the use function, so the booting speed can be more rapid, and the user simultaneously installs the operating system backup 74 at the same time. It can also be selected by the application software backup 71, 72, 73 to be installed together, so that you can plan the instant start operation system with all the necessary functions and boot quickly, and you don't need to waste the memory capacity to store it. Application software.

The invention provides a computer system with multiple quick start-up operating systems, each of which has an application combination suitable for different fast boot situations. Since each quick-start system has been simplified for a combination of programs, it can achieve fast and fast operation and save energy (software and hardware in non-use situations are not enabled, so power can be saved).

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

11‧‧‧First flash memory

111‧‧‧First memory block

112‧‧‧Second memory block

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121‧‧‧The third memory block

122‧‧‧fourth memory block

13‧‧‧Image output interface

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15‧‧‧Circuit board

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41‧‧‧First instant start button

42‧‧‧Second instant start button

43‧‧‧General start button

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61‧‧‧Basic Input Output System (BIOS)

62‧‧‧ Full-featured operating system

71‧‧‧First application software backup

72‧‧‧Second application software backup

73‧‧‧ Third application software backup

74‧‧‧Instant start system backup

75‧‧‧Loader

76‧‧‧Select program

741‧‧‧First instant start operating system

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701‧‧‧First Application Software Group

Claims (2)

An instant start operating system method is implemented by an electronic device, the method comprising: (A) planning a block from a memory unit; (B) providing a plurality of application software backups for selection; and (C) a triggering signal causes an output unit of the electronic device to display a plurality of options, and the input unit of the electronic device is used to perform the selection of the plurality of application software backups, and according to a specific interrupt signal corresponding to the selected option An instant start operating system backup and at least one selected application software backup are installed into the block to become an instant start operating system that can execute the application software. The method for installing the instant start operating system according to claim 1 of the patent application scope further comprises the step (D) before the step (A): performing a basic input/output system for performing the self-test on the power-on and receiving a trigger signal Step (A), step (B) and step (C) are then performed.