WO2002006965A1 - Procede de gestion de donnees, dispositif electronique et support de stockage - Google Patents

Procede de gestion de donnees, dispositif electronique et support de stockage Download PDF

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WO2002006965A1
WO2002006965A1 PCT/JP2000/004822 JP0004822W WO0206965A1 WO 2002006965 A1 WO2002006965 A1 WO 2002006965A1 JP 0004822 W JP0004822 W JP 0004822W WO 0206965 A1 WO0206965 A1 WO 0206965A1
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Tetsuya Inoue
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  • the present invention relates to a data saving method, an electronic device, and a storage device, and in particular, to a plug-and-play (PnP: P1 ug And Play)-ESCD (Computer Aided System) equipped with BIOS. Ex-ende d System (Confirmation Data), electronic devices such as computers that adopt such a data management method, and such data in computers.
  • PnP P1 ug And Play
  • ESD Computer Aided System
  • Ex-ende d System Confirmation Data
  • the present invention relates to a storage medium that can be read in a convenience store and has a gram that is used to reduce the amount of data stored in the evening.
  • ESCD uses IRQ (Interrupt Request) ⁇ DMA (Direc t Memory Access), I / I, port address, memory address and memory area used by devices mounted on the computer. It is a resource that depends on the hardware configuration, and is stored in a flash ROM or the like in the computer.
  • the only way to eliminate the computer failure is to restore the settings to the factory default settings.
  • the setting may be changed to the first setting after first restoring the setting to the factory default setting, and the setting may be changed many times before the setting is changed from the standard setting to the first setting.
  • a more specific object of the present invention is to provide a data recovery method, an electronic device, and a storage device that can restore the settings of electronic devices such as information devices to values other than the standard settings at the time of shipment with a simple operation. Is to provide.
  • the knocking step is performed by comparing the data after the hardware configuration is changed with the last soccer data before the hardware configuration is changed]. May be stored as a backup.
  • the data management method reads out one or more backup data stored in Then, the data after the hardware configuration change is read out, one backup.
  • the method may further include a recovery step of resetting the data.
  • the stored plurality of backup data may be read out in an orderly manner, or the plurality of mapped-out backup data may be read out in an order selected from outside.
  • the data window deletion may further include a notification step of reading out and notifying the backup data stored in the own device.
  • Still another object of the present invention is to change the hardware configuration separately from the first storage unit for storing data depending on the hardware configuration and the standard data storage corresponding to the initial hardware configuration. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device provided with a second storage unit in which one or a plurality of previous data is used as a backup data. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to the electronic device which becomes this invention, it becomes possible to restore to a non-standard setting at the time of shipment with simple operation.
  • the electronic equipment includes the data after the change of the hardware configuration stored inside the first device, and the last data before the change of the hardware configuration inside the second device. It may be configured to further include means for comparing the knocked-down data with the data stored in the second storage unit as a backup data if the data is changed.
  • the electronic device rewrites the data after the change of the hardware configuration stored in the first machine into the one backup read out from the second machine, and rewrites the one bag. It may be configured to further include recovery means for recovering to the updater.
  • the J # ⁇ , IS recovery means may be configured to test a plurality of back-ups installed in the second aircraft and read them out sequentially, but the plurality of stored data stored in the second The configuration may be such that the backup data is read out in the order selected from the outside.
  • the electronic device may be configured to further include notifying means for reading out and notifying the knock-up data stored in the second magnet.
  • hardware Provide one or more data before the change of the key configuration as a backup data onboard the computer.
  • the computer-readable record according to the present invention it is possible to restore the settings of the electronic device such as the information computer system to settings other than the standard ⁇ ⁇ at the time of shipment by a simple operation. .
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a computer system to which the present invention is applied.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the main part of the main body of the computer system
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU in the first embodiment
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU in the second embodiment
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU according to the third embodiment
  • FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU according to the fourth embodiment
  • FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU according to the fourth embodiment
  • the first example of the electronic device is the first example of the data method according to the present invention and the description of the method according to the present invention! ⁇ Adopt the first difficult example of a body. In this difficult case, the present invention has
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a computer system to which the present invention is applied in this embodiment.
  • the computer system 100 shown in FIG. 1 generally includes a main unit 101 incorporating a CPU, a disk drive, and the like, and 3 ⁇ 4 / ⁇ and ⁇ 02 a on the basis of instructions from the main unit 101.
  • a display 102 for displaying an image a keyboard 103 for inputting various characters into the computer system 100, a mouse 104 for specifying an arbitrary position on the display screen 102a, and accessing an external database to access other It has a modem 105 for downloading programs and the like stored in the computer system, and one or more speakers 122 for reproducing sound.
  • a program that provides the computer system 100 with a data management function such as an ES CD management function is stored in a medium such as a disk 110 or a modem. It is downloaded from the recording medium 106 of another computer system using a communication device such as 105.
  • the book for executing the above-mentioned program is composed of a recording medium such as a disk 110, for example, and constitutes a first example of the “ ⁇ ” book according to the present invention.
  • the medium that constitutes such a body is not limited to the wake-up record such as disk 110, IC card memory, floppy disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM, etc.
  • Modem Includes a certain body IIB that is accessible by a combination system connected via communication devices and communication means such as I05 and LAN.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main part in main body 101 of computer system 100.
  • a bus 200 is composed of an address bus and a data bus.
  • the main unit 101 includes a CPU 201, a memory unit 202 including a backup RAM 202A and a flash ROM 202B, a disk drive 203 for a disk 110, a switch 204, an interrupt controller 205, It consists of SA bus 206 and PnP-ISA 207.
  • SA 207 is hardware that can be added to or deleted from the computer system 100.
  • the display 102, the keyboard 103, and the mouse 104 shown in FIG. 1 may be connected to the CPU 201 via the bus 100 shown in FIG.
  • the switch 204 When the user increases the PnP-ISA 207 at a certain age, the switch 204 outputs a signal indicating a change in the hardware configuration when the user # sets the switch 204, and the signal is supplied to the interrupt controller 205.
  • Interrupt controller 205 Interrupt controller
  • the 205 generates an interrupt to the CPU 201 in response to the output signal of the switch.
  • the CPU 201 performs an internal and / or recovery operation of the ESCD in response to an interrupt from the interrupt controller 205.
  • the addition or deletion of the PnP-I SA 207 can be detected by a switch 204 using a known method. For example, if the removal of the housing or cover of the main body 101 is indispensable for the removal of the PnP_ISA 207, when the housing or the canopy is removed, the switch 204 is turned on and the above signal is interrupted. It is also possible to adopt a configuration that supplies the laser beam to the LA 205. Further, a switch 204 may be provided at the position where each PnP-ISA 207 is mounted, and a signal may be supplied to the interrupt controller 205 according to the presence or absence of the switch. Further, the switch 204 may be provided at an arbitrary position on the keyboard 103 or the main body 101 to be operated by a user when ⁇ -ISA 207 is added or deleted.
  • the flash ROM 202B includes at least a BI ⁇ S page area in the BIOS and an ES CD area in the ES CD. Knock Athu. RAM 202 A backed up at least the ES CD. It is provided for
  • FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU 201 in the present H example.
  • the ⁇ of the CPU 201 shown in the figure is started when an interrupt from the interrupt controller 205 occurs due to a change in the hardware configuration.
  • step S1 it is determined whether or not a backup instruction has been received from the user. If the determination result is YES, the process proceeds to step S2. If NO, the process proceeds to step S5.
  • a message such as “Back-up.
  • step S1 can be made by BIOS.
  • step S2 is performed before the hardware configuration change.
  • the ESC D in the last state is read from the flash ROM 202B and stored in the knock-up RAM 202A.
  • step S3 detects the hardware configuration after the change by a known method, and step S4 determines whether or not a recovery instruction from the user has been given. Hardware configuration detection can be done in BI OS.
  • step S3 is performed, for example, a message such as “Restore the ESCD before the node configuration change?” Is displayed on the display 102, or a voice message from the speaker 11 1 is output. It is output and prompts the user for input. In response to this message, the user instructs the presence / absence of recovery using input means such as the keyboard 103 and the mouse 104.
  • a step S5 writes the ES CD detected after the change of the hardware configuration into the ES CD area of the flash ROM 202B, and the process proceeds to a step S7. move on.
  • a step S6 reads the ESCD before the change of the hard disk configuration backed up in the no-socket RAM 202A and reads the ESCD instruction of the flash R0M202B. Write to the page area and restore the ESCD to the ESCD before changing the hardware configuration. Go to S7. Step S 7 is to boot the operating system (OS) have fi 1, computer system 10 0 is activated.
  • OS operating system
  • the computer system is shipped with the standard ESCD at the time of shipment. Without resetting, the ESCD can be restored to the last ESCD before the hardware configuration change.
  • the configuration of the second difficult example of the electronic device is the same as that of the first example.
  • the second difficult example of the electronic device employs the second example of the data method according to the present invention and the second embodiment of the secret book according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU 20i in the present embodiment.
  • -M of the CPU 201 shown in the figure is started when an interrupt from the interrupt controller 205 occurs due to a change in the hardware configuration.
  • Step S 1 1 The changed hardware configuration is detected by a known method.
  • the hardware configuration can be detected by BI ⁇ S.
  • step S12 the ESCD corresponding to the detected hardware configuration is read from the flash ROM 202B, the ESCD previously knocked down is read from the backup RAM 202A, and these ESCDs are compared.
  • a step S13 decides whether or not the compared ESCDs are the same, that is, whether or not they match.
  • a step S14 decides whether or not a recovery instruction from the user has been given. If the semi-ij result of step i 13 is YES, for example, a message such as “Do you want to restore the ESCD before changing the hardware configuration?” Is displayed on the display 102 or the speaker 1 21 Is output as a voice prompting the user to input. In response to this message, the user instructs the presence / absence of recovery using input means such as the keyboard 103 and the mouse 104.
  • a step S15 reads the ESCD before the change of the hard disk configuration which is backed up in the backup RAM 202A, and writes it in the ESCD instruction page area of the flash ROM 202B. After the ESCD is restored to the ESCD before the change of the hardware configuration; M proceeds to step S16.
  • step S18 reads the ESCD in the last state before the change of the hardware configuration from the flash RQM 202B and stores it in the backup RAM 202A.
  • step S19 writes the ESCD detected after the change of the hardware configuration to the ESCD area of the flash ROM 202B. Go to S16.
  • step S16 the operating system ( ⁇ S) is started, and the computer system 100 is started.
  • the ESCD power is automatically backed up, so the user does not need to be aware of the ESCD backup, and if necessary, An ESCD after a due date change can be restored to the last ESCD before the change.
  • the third difficult example of the electronic device employs the third difficult example of the data recovery method according to the present invention and the third embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the CPU 201 in the present embodiment.
  • the processing of the CPU 201 shown in the figure is started when an interrupt from the interrupt controller 205 occurs due to a change in the hardware configuration.
  • the same steps as those in FIG. 4 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.
  • a step S31 notifies the user that the compared ES CDs are different.
  • the message to the user may be displayed on the display 101, for example, "The ESCD before and after the hardware configuration change is different. Would you like to back up the ESCD before the hardware configuration change?" Is output by voice and prompts the user for input. Is displayed on the display 102 or is output as a voice from the speaker 122 to prompt the user to input. In response to this message, the user instructs the presence / absence of backup using input means such as the keyboard 103 and the mouse 104.
  • a step S32 decides whether or not a backup instruction has been given.
  • step S32 If the decision result in the step S32 is NO, the process proceeds to a step S19. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S32 is YES, a step S18 reads the ESCD of the last four dogs I before the change of the hardware configuration from the flash ROM 202B and saves the ESCD in the backup RAM 202A. Proceed to step S19.
  • the number of ESCDs to be backed up is not limited to one, and a plurality of ESCDs may be backed up.
  • Back up multiple ESCDs ⁇ automatically add # ⁇ identifiers to each ESCD to be backed up, and automatically label the date and time when the hardware configuration was changed, etc. , Back-off.
  • Each of the ESCDs can be identified. Since the user can arbitrarily select a plurality of backed-up ESCDs, it is possible to easily identify the cause of the failure.
  • the bowl configuration of the fourth embodiment of the electronic device is the same as that of the first embodiment.
  • the fourth difficult example of the electronic device employs the fourth example of the data method according to the present invention and the fourth example of the book according to the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is started when the power of the computer system 100 is turned on. However, as shown in each of the above examples, when an interrupt from the interrupt controller 105 occurs due to a change in the hardware configuration. It may be started.
  • a step S41 displays a message for selecting whether or not to execute a default load (Load Default) on, for example, the display 102.
  • the default refers to
  • the user instructs, by input means such as the keyboard 103 and the mouse 104, whether or not to execute the default load.
  • step S42 it is determined whether or not an instruction to execute the default method has been issued. If the determination result is NO, Muuri proceeds to step S45.
  • the data number register value a is an identifier assigned to the ESCD of the corresponding hardware configuration.
  • a hardware configuration at the time of starting the computer system 100 at this time is detected by a known method. Detection of the hardware configuration can be performed in BIS.
  • step S45 is to start the computer system 100 this time. Since the hardware configuration at the time of operation is detected, ES CDc is detected.
  • ESCD0 is pre-installed in the ESCD area in the flash ROM 202B.
  • step S46 it is determined whether or not the detected E SCDc is equal to E SCD0 at the time of shipment, and if the semi-IJ fixed result is YES, the operating system ( ⁇ S) is started in step S47. Then, the computer system is activated by 100. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S46 is N ⁇ , the process proceeds to an ESCD control in a step S48 shown in FIG.
  • step S51 displays a message "Restore to a backed up ESCD?" Prompt.
  • the user instructs, by input means such as the keyboard 103 and the mouse 104, whether or not it is necessary to restore the backed up ECD.
  • step S52 it is determined whether or not to restore the backup ESCD, and if the result is YES, the process proceeds to step S54, and if the result is NO, the process proceeds to step S55. .
  • step S56 is for abnormalities such as hang It is determined whether or not termination has occurred. If the result is NO, the operating system (OS) is started in step S57, and the computer system 100 is started. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S56 is YES, a step S58 accepts an operation such as a reset or a power-off by the user, and the process is returned to the step S41 shown in FIG. 6 by the step S59.
  • OS operating system
  • a plurality of ESCDs are backed up: ⁇ , a plurality of backed up ESCDs can be sequentially selected and restored. Failures caused by changes in the ES CD often prevent the computer system 100 from starting, and often require the user to perform a reset or power off, but according to this difficult example, the failure is backed up. Use of multiple ESCDs makes it possible to avoid resets and power cuts as much as possible.
  • the user may select an arbitrary ESCD from a plurality of ESCDs that have been zipped up.
  • this step S54-1 shown in FIG. 7, all ESCDs that have been backed up, together with their identifiers or labels, are displayed on the display 102, for example, in the form of a list, so that the user can select any ESCD. It is good to have a step to encourage. In this case, since the user can arbitrarily select a plurality of ESCDs that have been checked / up, it is also possible to easily determine the cause of the failure.
  • FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing another configuration of the main part of the main part of the computer system.
  • the same " ⁇ " as in FIG. 2 is assigned the same symbol, and the description is omitted.
  • the host bus 301, the host bus PGI bridge 302, the PC bus 303, the extended PCI 304, the PCI bus ISA bridge 305, the PC bus 306, and the PnP Isa 307 is provided.
  • the hardware that can be added or deleted may be the extended PC I 304 or the PnP-ISA 307.
  • the ESCD to be backed up is stored in the backup RAM 202A in the memory unit 202, but the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the ESCD to be used may be stored on another storage means such as the disk 110.
  • BI OS power Similarly, the stored ESCD area is not limited to the flash ROM 202B in the memory unit 202, and may be provided in another storage means.

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En plus des données standards correspondant à la configuration initiale du matériel, toutes les données existant avant un changement de configuration du matériel sont stockées en tant que sauvegarde, pour permettre la gestion des données qui dépendent de la configuration du matériel.
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