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CN101866211B - Computer system and method for accessing multimedia data - Google Patents

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CN101866211B
CN101866211B CN2010100012829A CN201010001282A CN101866211B CN 101866211 B CN101866211 B CN 101866211B CN 2010100012829 A CN2010100012829 A CN 2010100012829A CN 201010001282 A CN201010001282 A CN 201010001282A CN 101866211 B CN101866211 B CN 101866211B
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The present invention provides a computer system and a method for accessing multimedia data. According to one embodiment, when a computer system is detected that it is in a non-operational state, a multimedia control module starts to receive operating voltages from a power supply unit of the computer system. After obtaining the power, the multimedia control module may access and process multimedia data including image data and transfer the multimedia data to a display screen to display an image to view and admire. The computer system of the invention is capable of providing service of playing pictures without startup and additional power supply; so as to not only improve use convenience, but also to save power.

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The computer system of accessing multimedia data and method
Technical field
The present invention is about a kind of computer system and access method thereof of accessing multimedia data, but especially refers under non-started state the still computer system of accessing multimedia data and method.
Background technology
The hardware manufacturing technology of computer product and the development of software service are constantly improving always, and computer product and service providers also are absorbed in provides that usefulness is better, speed is equipped with and program faster, to satisfy the hobby of user's seeking change and innovation.Yet; The hardware usefulness of computer system function high more or application service is powerful more; Required electricity needs also often improves accordingly during its running; After starting computer system each time, just need a large amount of electric power of electric power supply source output of computer system, with the running of supporting that computer system is whole.
But many times; The user starts computer system often only in order to carry out one, two simple operation; For example browse photograph, play short-movie, even but only carry out an application service, computer system is still supplied whole running with whole operational effectiveness and electric power.Under this type situation, usefulness that computer system is spent and electric power have just formed unnecessary waste.Especially use the user of portable computer product; It is movable out of doors often to carry computing machine; If want to share short-movie at any time with friend or can watch photograph with part at the non-transformer socket; But limited for fear of the battery supplying time, the user also can't utilize merely play multimedia files of portable computer securely for a long time.In addition, if the user only wants to browse the electronics photograph, when playing interesting shirtsleeve operations such as film, still need all elements of computer system be kept duty, can cause more power supply wastes so undoubtedly.Suchlike puzzlement for the manufacturer and consumer of computer system, fails to be solved effectively always.
Summary of the invention
But the computer system of accessing multimedia data of the present invention comprises power-supply unit, the logical operation module in order to the computing of process computer system logic, the condition monitoring unit of supplied computer system running and is used for the multimedia control module of process multimedia data.The supply status of computer system comprises duty and non-started state; The condition monitoring unit produces a state switching signal in order to the power supply supply status of monitoring this computer system; To indicate this computer system to be in this duty or this non-started state; When the operating state of computer system is non-started state; The multimedia control module receives the running voltage that power-supply unit is exported, and reads and process multimedia data, and the multi-medium data that will handle is subsequently exported and play.
The method of accessing multimedia data of the present invention comprises the following steps: that when the operating state that detects computer system is a non-started state multimedia control module promptly begins to receive the running voltage that power-supply unit provides; After obtaining running voltage, the multimedia control module promptly begins to accept and handle the multi-medium data that comprises image data; And the multi-medium data that output was handled is to play.
According to technological means provided by the present invention, the user need not to start computer system and can browse photograph or watch film, and owing to do not need power supply to give and the irrelevant device of the operation of play multimedia data, also can avoid the power supply waste of computer system.More detailed explanation and make mode in fact sees also further specifying of following graphic and embodiment.
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Fig. 1 is the computer system first embodiment calcspar of a kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention;
Fig. 2 is data switch unit 122 cut-away views of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the power supply switching condition figure of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the computer system second embodiment calcspar of a kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the synoptic diagram of the computer system embodiment of a kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the synoptic diagram of the computer system embodiment of another kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the process flow diagram of a kind of computer system accessing multimedia data method embodiment provided by the present invention.
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Fig. 1 shows first embodiment of the computer system of a kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention, and it comprises computer system 10 and power-supply unit 100 at least.The computer system 10 of present embodiment is an example with the portable computer, like less miniature mobile computer (Netbook) of mobile computer (Notebook), volume or similar portable electric device etc.100 of power-supply units can be the battery or the AC power supplies of portable computer, are used to supply The whole calculations machine system 10 needed electric power under various operating states.The operating state of computer system 10 comprises a duty (operation state) and a non-started state (non-operation state).The non-started state of present embodiment indication is meant the standard according to ACPI (ACPI), to the defined dormant state of system power supply state (system power state) (Hibernation, S4) or off-mode (Soft off, S5); Duty then refers in the system power supply state, except dormancy and the state the off-mode.Because the power-supply unit 100 of computer system 10 is not only in computer system 10 electric power to be provided during for duty; Therefore; Only if power-supply unit 100 is separated fully with computer system 10 or pulls out; Otherwise, still have the sustainable part running of some system element when computer system 10 during at non-started state.For example in general computer system; Embedded controller (Embedded Controller; EC) can continue to obtain the stand-by electric (standby power) of power-supply unit 100 and detect the power supply supply status of computer system, first embodiment of the invention is then done explanation with embedded controller as the condition monitoring unit of required computer system 10.It should be noted that the condition monitoring unit among first embodiment can be any device that detects the power supply supply status of computer system 10 in the computer system 10, those skilled in the art can replace embedded controller with other devices according to actual demand.
Computer system 10 shown in Figure 1 comprises: a condition monitoring unit 102, a multimedia control module 104, a display screen 106, a data access unit 110, an audio output unit 112, a data switch unit 122, a logical operation module 134 and power supply switch unit 136 and 138.Wherein logical operation module 134 is the subelement of computer system 10 processing logic computings, comprises a CPU 116, a logic controller 118 and a system storage 120.In addition, multimedia control module 104 can be connected with power-supply unit 100 through a voltage voltage regulation unit 114.Moreover data switch unit 122 is connected in logic controller 118, multimedia control module 104, data access unit 110, audio output unit 112 and includes between the display screen 106 of a control panel 108.
Of preamble; Because condition monitoring unit 102 continues to receive the power supply that power-supply unit 100 is provided; So condition monitoring unit 102 can continue the situation that monitoring power supply feeding unit 100 offers computer system 10; For example the size of current exported of monitoring voltage feeding unit 100 determines whether being provided with (assert) output state switching signal 102_S.Be with; When condition monitoring unit 102 judges that computer system 10 is in non-started state; When for example current value ratio one preset critical exported of voltage feeding unit 100 is low; Condition monitoring unit 102 will be provided with state switching signal 102_S, so power supply switch unit 138 will be closed (close) according to the indication of state switching signal 102_S, so that power-supply unit 100 can be imported multimedia control module 104 required running voltages wherein.In addition, the state switching signal 102_S that is set up also control data switch unit 122 with output terminal (become the output data 110_SO of data access unit 110), the data switch unit 122 of multi-medium data through data access unit 110, be regarded as the input data 104_SI of multimedia control module 104 at last and feed-in multimedia control module 104 is done further processing.On the other hand; The multi-medium data that the state switching signal 102_S that is set up also handled multimedia control module 104 is as output data 104_SO and be sent to data switch unit 122, is sent to display screen 106 (video/image/data such as drawing) subsequently more respectively and plays with audio output unit 112 (voice data).With regard to the enforcement of reality, the audio output unit 112 of present embodiment can further couple with earphone output terminal (earphone output), loudspeaker horn devices such as (speaker) mutually.In addition, the also exportable voice data of audio output unit 112 is to the Bluetooth transmission module or the frequency modulation transmitter module (FM) of bluetooth earphone.Moreover, when comprising image data and voice data (for example playing the picture that contains background music) in the multi-medium data simultaneously, except can also simultaneously playing out sound by the display screen 106 show image pictures by audio output unit 112.
The multimedia control module 104 of present embodiment can be a codec; MP4 playing module for example is built in the storage element (for example hard disk) or the stored multi-medium data of external storage element (for example USB external hard drive) of computer system 10 in it can read through data bus.Afterwards; Again through interior processor (like digital signal processor (DSP) or microprocessor (microprocessor)) and the converter devices (not being shown among the figure) such as (like DAC) that is built among the multimedia control module 104, compile, handling procedure such as decipher or format conversion.Above-mentioned multi-medium data can be voice data (audio), image data (image) or the video-audio data that combines sound and image; Image data comprises animation (animation) or the video (video) that static picture (still picture), (graphic) information of drawing and continuous picture (a series of pictures) are constituted; And has image data in the multi-medium data of present embodiment at least.
Data access unit 110 can be the reader device on the computer system 10; It can connect a storage element; Storage cards (Memory card) such as Flash, CF or SD for example; And read stored in the storage element one to multinomial multi-medium data, handle to be sent to multimedia control module 104.It should be noted; Because multimedia control module 104 just starts when computer system 10 is in non-started state; So when multimedia control module 104 desires read the devices such as hard disk or USB external hard drive of computer system 10 through data access unit 110; Multimedia control module 104 must be added some drivers or software module, just can become aggressive device (master device) to read the data in the slave unit (slave device).For example, multimedia control module 104 must in build IDE/SATA driver or software module, just can become aggressive device to read the data in the hard disk; Same, multimedia control module 104 must in build USB driver or software module, just can become aggressive device to read the multi-medium data in the USB external hard drive.Those skilled in the art can increase the driver of multimedia control module 104 inside according to actual demand, to read required multi-medium data.Moreover; The control panel 108 of display screen 106 can include a plurality of operating units (like play button, sound volume button); The user can produce control command through controlling these operating units, carries out corresponding multimedia in order to control multimedia control module 104 and handles operation.
Fig. 2 describes the inner structure of data switch unit 122, and it comprises that multi-medium data changes unit 1222, video/image/draw data switch unit 1224 and voice data switch unit 1226.Multi-medium data changes unit 1222 and comprises a switching unit 12222, and its indication according to the state switching signal 102_S that condition monitoring unit 102 is exported is switched.Because state switching signal 102_S can be set up when computer system 10 is in non-started state; It will be controlled switch unit 12222 and switch to and close (Close) state, so multi-medium data 110_SO (by 110 taking-ups of data access unit) will become the input data 104_SI of multimedia control module 104.In addition; Video/image/draw data switch unit 1224 also comprises a switching unit 12242; It is controlled by state switching signal 102_S equally; And switch to the output terminal of multimedia control module 104 during in non-started state in computer system 10; In order to receive the video/image/draw data 104_SV (for the part of output data 104_SO) that is exported by multimedia control module 104, again this video/image/draw data 104_SV is play as the input data 106_SI that is sent to display screen 106 subsequently.Same; Voice data switch unit 1226 comprises a switching unit 12262; It also is controlled by order 102_S; And switch to the output terminal of multimedia control module 104 during in non-started state in computer system 10, to receive the voice data 104_SA (also being the part of output data 104_SO) that is transmitted by multimedia control module 104, again this voice data 104_SA is play as the input data 112SI that is sent to audio output unit 112 subsequently.It should be noted; In practical application, on-off circuit (switch circuit) can be set at the motherboard of computer system; Construct above-mentioned switch unit 12222,12242 and 12262; Therefore can not increase too much for the whole manufacturing cost of computer system, and whole system complexity can be too not complicated yet.
When computer system 10 is a duty, when for example condition monitoring unit 102 predicts the current value that offers computer system 10 at present and is higher than predetermined critical, setting (de-assert) state switching signal 102_S will be cancelled in condition monitoring unit 102.Be with; Switch unit 12242 will switch to the output terminal of logic controller 118; So that logic controller 118 can wait video data 118_SV to become the input data 106_SI of display screen 106 video/image/drawing, be sent to display screen 106 subsequently again and the image output picture.On the other hand; Cancellation is provided with (de-assert) state switching signal 102_S and also indicates switch unit 12262 to switch to the output terminal of logic controller 118; Make that logic controller 118 can be with the input data 112_SI of voice data 118_SA as audio output unit 112, and then carry out play operation.When non-started state, because of logic controller 118 does not obtain the required power supply of work, link the path and show that switch unit 122 also switches, make multi-medium data that display screen 106 receptions were handled by multimedia control module 104 and playing.It should be noted that the multimedia control module 104 of the present embodiment system's 10 original display screens 106 that use a computer are so need not any display screen of extra increase.In addition, the control panel 108 of display screen 106 includes a plurality of operating units (like play button, sound volume button), and the user can carry out corresponding multimedia with control multimedia control module 104 and handle operation through the control operation unit to produce control command.
As for the actual embodiment of state switching signal 102S; Can one of them pin position of the general input/output interface (GPIO) that embedded controller had be connected to multimedia control module 104; And send a high potential signal through this general I/O pin position and give multimedia control module 104, handle operation to notify multimedia control module 104 and to begin follow-up multimedia.So switching mode of state switching signal 102S; Can detect computer system 10 in condition monitoring unit 102 when being in starting state (for example preamble is described when current value is higher than predetermined critical), cancellation immediately being provided with state switching signal 102S (for example drawing high its current potential to noble potential); Same, detect computer system 10 in condition monitoring unit 102 when being in non-started state (when for example the described current value of preamble is lower than a predetermined critical), can the potential value of state switching signal 102S be switched to electronegative potential.
Fig. 3 describes the power supply switching state figure of first embodiment of the invention.When the state switching signal 102S that is set up closes (close) power supply switch unit 138; Make when multimedia control module 104 begins to obtain required running voltage; Can power supply switch unit 136 be opened (open) simultaneously, so cut off the power supply that offers logical operation module 134.In addition; Because unit such as data access unit 110, display screen 106, audio output unit 112 and data switch unit 122 in the present invention; All need work under starting state or the non-started state no matter be in computer system 10; So power-supply unit 100 will continue to provide their required running voltage, and not influenced by the state (that is whether being set up) of state switching signal 102_S.It should be noted; The WV of computer system 10 each unit is not necessarily identical; The power supply status figure that is depicted in Fig. 3 explains for ease and simplifies that those skilled in the art should know when reality is implemented, and should carry out circuit layout (layout) with the required running voltage in each unit.
It should be noted, after computer system 10 gets into duty, will receive the electric power of power-supply unit 100 by the other system element outside the multimedia control module 104 in the computer system 10 (for example network connection device, logical operation module 134 etc.).When the user descends play multimedia data in working order as if desire; Computer system 10 will be utilized the control of CPU 116 through logic controller 118 (like south, north bridge chips); Read multimedia file stored in the hard disk, with outputing to display screen 106 and/or audio output unit 112 again after said file conversion or the encoding and decoding processing.Significantly, the element except multimedia control module 104 all must get into duty, that is computer system 10 can not be in non-started state, so just can not reach the effect of power saving.Yet in embodiments of the present invention, in the time of can be with play multimedia data will with less than element close (power supply for example not being provided) to them, so just can reach the demand of power saving.
Because computer system 10 is following in working order; Must supply with running voltage and give each item system element; Make CPU 114 carry out that data processing, hard disk are rotated read-write, the control cresset flickers or the like; So that provide the user to carry out file editor, online, draw or watch activities such as film through computer system 10 at any time, therefore descend electric power consumption bigger in working order.With general mobile computer, but the average power-on time of power-supply unit 100 is about six to eight hours.Yet; Custom according to many users; Many times with computer system 10 start fully can labor power supply, but be not to carry out the complex calculations operation, and only want to browse the electronics photograph, play interesting shirtsleeve operations such as film the usefulness of digital frame (for example as).At this moment; Adopt the means that present embodiment proposed; Can be under the state of computer system 10 shutdown or standby; But start the multimedia control module 104 of independent processing data, only start simultaneously play multimedia data indispensable unit come play multimedia files, so not only can exempt the program that the user makes or have much ado and starts shooting; And the system element (for example network connection device, logical operation module 134 etc.) that need not supply power and not have work to handle to other, so identical power-supply unit 100 can let the multimedia control module longer time of 104 runnings.
The mode that multimedia control module 104 in the present embodiment receives electric power is directly multimedia control module 104 to be connected with power-supply unit 100 circuit; But voltage voltage regulation unit 114 can be set between the two, use after the voltage drop of power-supply unit 100 output is low to moderate the WV that is suitable for multimedia control module 104; Also or directly utilize standby power (Standby power) as power source, also be enough to support the required voltage of multimedia control module 104 runnings.
In addition, the user gives the multimedia control module 104 output that also can come control display screen curtain 106 through the mode of far-end remote control except operation control panel 108 with input of control commands.Moreover; The condition monitoring unit 102 of present embodiment can comprise an infrared ray receiver module 1020; Therefore the user can be through a far-end control device (being telepilot) transmitting control commands; After 1020 receptions of infrared ray receiver module, the control command that condition monitoring unit 102 receives infrared ray receiver module 1020 again sends multimedia control module 104 to.In the enforcement of reality, embedded controller also capable of using is reached above-mentioned far-end remote control, and (Consumer IR, CIR), it is used among the far-end controlling mechanism of electronic product because embedded controller contains consumer's infrared ray.It should be noted, any can in be built in condition monitoring unit 102, respond far-end remote control and start the module of associative operation with the computer system under non-started state, all can be applicable in the present embodiment.
Fig. 4 is the second embodiment calcspar of the computer system of a kind of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention.Second embodiment and first embodiment difference; Be that computer system 10a also is provided with a data access unit 110a who is directly connected in multimedia control module 104a; And multimedia control module 104a also is provided with a storage device access interface 1040, and multimedia control module 104a need not the original data access unit of shared computer system 10a.Specifically; Multimedia control module 104a among second embodiment has directly connected special-purpose reader device (being data access unit 110a); Do not do the data switching so need not pass through data switch unit 122; Can insert the data of data access unit 110a through storage device access interface 1040 direct access users, comparatively easy in the manufacturing.
In addition; Even computer system 10a is in non-started state; The user might not want multimedia control module 104a to carry out the operation of handling and exporting multi-medium data; Therefore, can comprise the control knob 128 that connects multimedia control module 104a at the computer system 10a of second embodiment, and the user can utilize control knob 128 to control whether coming into operation of multimedia control module 104a.
When computer system 10a is in non-started state; Though multimedia control module 104a has obtained the power supply that power-supply unit 100 is supplied with; But push control knob 128 with before starting multimedia control module 104a the user; Multimedia control module 104a is access data access unit 110a or process multimedia data not, and only uses lasting whether push (being state closed circuit or open circuit) of detecting control knob 128 of standby power of pettiness.Be pressed up to control knob 128; When representing the user to hope on display screen 106, to watch the multi-medium data that multimedia control module 104a handles and export, multimedia control module 104a just starts the operation of its process multimedia data according to pushing of control knob 128.
Other each interelement connection and effects see also the explanation of first embodiment among second embodiment.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show the synoptic diagram of the computer system embodiment of accessing multimedia data provided by the present invention respectively.
Computer system 10b shown in Figure 5 is the flat computer (Tablet pc) of pure flat board-like (slate), and it is a kind of of portable computer.Computer system 10b has a body 132; Display screen 106, control panel 108 and audio output unit 112 (like loudspeaker) all are arranged on body 132 surfaces, and body 132 sides also comprise in order to insert the data access unit 110 (for example reader device) of storage card.Multimedia control module 104 is arranged in the middle of the body 132, when computer system 10b is in non-started state, can according to user's demand, handle and play the multi-medium data that contains image data like the above-mentioned first or second illustrated practice of embodiment.Shown in this synoptic diagram; The body 132 of computer system 10b is placed on back (like foot rest) on the load bearing seat 20; Computer system 10b also with the function of digital frame (E-frame), can supply to play multi-medium datas such as photo, film under non-started state.
The computer system 10c of Fig. 6 then is a folding flat computer; External form is similar to general mobile computer; Its body 132a comprises display screen 106 and keypad portion; Display screen 106 can by the function of the load bearing seat 20 among keypad portion replacement Fig. 5, be play photo or film for computer system 10c through rotation and back to keypad portion under non-started state.
Fig. 7 then is the process flow diagram of a kind of computer system accessing multimedia data method embodiment provided by the present invention, and please be simultaneously with reference to Fig. 1.In the present embodiment, at first can utilize the operating state of condition monitoring unit 102 detecting computer systems 10 to be duty or non-started state (S301).When computer system 10 was in non-started state, condition monitoring unit 102 was provided with state switching signal 102_S notice multimedia control module 104 and begins to receive the power-supply unit 100 required running voltage (S303) of supplying.Otherwise if computer system 10 is in running order, condition monitoring unit 102 will notify multimedia control module 104 to stop to receive this running voltage (S315).
After obtaining the needed voltage of running, multimedia control module 104 can be pushed a control knob 128 (consulting Fig. 4) according to the user and started (S305); After multimedia control module 10 starts, can begin to receive the control command (S307) of control panel 108 or far-end control device input, for example the browsing multimedia data, play, stop to play etc.; Then, multi-medium data is carried out corresponding processing (S309), comprise image data in the multi-medium data in the present embodiment at least again according to the control command that receives; The multi-medium data that disposes is outputed on the display screen 106 through data switch unit 122 by multimedia control module 104 again, is rendered as image frame (S311), even further output sound is to audio output unit 112.In said process; Condition monitoring unit 102 still can detect the power supply status of computer system 10, therefore, judges further more whether the operating state of computer system 10 changes (S311) to some extent; With here, promptly be to judge whether computer system 10 has got into duty.If the operating state of computer system 10 does not change, multimedia control module 104 can be returned below the step S309, continues to carry out the operation of process multimedia data and output, for example on display screen 106, plays photo continuously.But,, when judging computer system 10 entering duties, then carry out following program according to the duty of computer system 10 according to the power supply status variation of computer system 10 if among step S313.
When detecting and judgement through step S301 or step S313; After learning that computer system 10 gets into duty; 102 cancellations of condition monitoring unit are provided with state switching signal 102S to notify multimedia control module 104 according to duty, stop to receive the running voltage (S315) that power-supply unit 100 is supplied again; And obtain electric power (S317) by the other system element in the computer system 10 (like CPU 116, logic controller 118, hard disk etc.) from power-supply unit 100 subsequently; And then make computer system 10 to carry out computing, processing (S319) through CPU 116, with the various service function that provides general computer installation to be provided; The data switch unit 122 of this moment is the access path of switching displayed screen 106, makes display screen 106 be connected in the data output end of logic controller 118, is sent to display screen 106 also as the image frame of exporting will desire data presented.As step S313; The still continuous power supply status in condition monitoring unit 102 according to computer system 10; Judge whether the operating state of computer system 10 changes into non-started state (S321) from duty: if duty is constant, computer system 10 promptly continues by CPU 116 elements such as grade service (S319) to be provided; And after computer system 10 is closed or is in holding state, then execution in step S303 and following program once more.Whereby, make computer system 10 can carry out general operation down in working order to reach, and the effect that accessing multimedia data still can be provided under non-started state and show.
Therefore, comprehensive above-mentioned illustrative description and graphic can be known the unify method of accessing multimedia data of department of computer science provided by the present invention, can with the utilization that cooperatively interacts of the original system and device of computer system.With the illustrative project of above-mentioned embodiment is example; Embedded controller only need utilize a general I/O stitch can realize the transmission of switching signal; Reader device can read picture or the audio/video file in the storage card, indispensable element in the general especially computer system of display screen and audio output unit; Computer system wright need not significantly not adjust Computer Systems Organization in order when starting shooting, multimedia service to be provided, and avoids the increase of cost.
In addition; After shutdown, utilize original power-supply unit power supply; Even the mechanism that provides multi-medium data to control does not need to dispose external power supply in addition yet or standby power supply adds with the original power-supply unit of computer system, avoid the cost of manufacture of computer system or device volume to increase.And under the non-started state, power-supply unit only need provide to be handled and the required electric power of play multimedia data, and many compared with the mode power saving that The whole calculations machine system is operated fully, reproduction time can prolong more of a specified duration.
In addition, the practice of multi-medium data control is provided under non-started state, also meets general user and like and view and admire picture or audio-visual use habit for a long time, in conjunction with the advantage of low, the power saving of production cost; With the portable computer is example, but the user accesses multimedia file in the outdoor computer system of this accessing multimedia of also can utilizing at any time, increases the convenience that uses, and also improves the use value of computer system.
The above is merely preferred embodiment of the present invention; So it is not in order to limit scope of the present invention; Any personnel that are familiar with this technology; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, can do further improvement and variation on this basis, so the scope that claims were defined that protection scope of the present invention is worked as with the application is as the criterion.
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10,10a~10c: computer system 100: power-supply unit
102,102a: condition monitoring unit 1020: infrared ray receiver module
102_S: state switching signal 104,104a: multimedia control module
1040: storage device access interface 104_SO: output data
104_SI: input data 106: display screen
106_SI: input data 108: control panel
110,110a: data access unit 110_SO: output data
112: audio output unit 112_SI: the input data
114: voltage voltage regulation unit 116: CPU
118: logic controller 120: system storage
122: data switch unit 128: control knob
130: storage device 132,132a: body
134: logical operation module 136,138: power supply switch unit
140: switch unit 20: load bearing seat
S301-S321: process step.

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1. the computer system of an accessing multimedia data is characterized in that, comprises a non-started state and a duty, and this computer system comprises:
One condition monitoring unit produces a state switching signal in order to the power supply supply status of monitoring this computer system, is in this duty or this non-started state to indicate this computer system, and wherein this non-started state is a dormant state;
One multimedia control module according to this state switching signal, starts and handles a multi-medium data in order to be in this computer system under this dormant state;
One logical operation module according to this state switching signal, starts and handles this multi-medium data in order to be in this computer system under this duty; And
One power-supply unit; According to this state switching signal; In order to when this computer system is in this dormant state; Supply the required running voltage of this multimedia control module handling this multi-medium data, and, supply the required running voltage of this logical operation module to handle this multi-medium data in order to when this computer system is in this duty.
2. the computer system of accessing multimedia data according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises a data switch unit, and this data switch unit comprises:
One multi-medium data switch unit carries out blocked operation according to this state switching signal, in order to when this state switching signal points out that this computer system is in this dormant state, this multi-medium data is sent to this multimedia control module handles; And
One video/image/draw data switch unit; Carry out blocked operation according to this state switching signal; In order to when this state switching signal points out that this computer system is in this dormant state, the multi-medium data that this multimedia control module was handled is sent to a display screen.
3. the computer system of accessing multimedia data according to claim 2 is characterized in that, this data switch unit also comprises:
One voice data switch unit; Carry out blocked operation according to this state switching signal; In order to when this state switching signal points out that this computer system is in this dormant state, the multi-medium data that this multimedia control module was handled is sent to an audio output unit.
4. the computer system of accessing multimedia data according to claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
One power supply switch unit; Carry out blocked operation according to this state switching signal; In order to when this state switching signal points out that this computer system is in this dormant state, this required running voltage of this multimedia control module running is sent to this multimedia control module.
5. the computer system of accessing multimedia data according to claim 1 is characterized in that, this condition monitoring unit is an embedded controller, in order to monitor the power supply supply status of this computer system.
6. the computer system of accessing multimedia data according to claim 5; It is characterized in that; This embedded controller comprises that one is connected to the general I/O pin position of this multimedia control module; This general I/O pin position notifies this multimedia control module to receive voltage in order to when this computer system is in this dormant state.
7. the method for an accessing multimedia data; It is characterized in that; Be applied in the computer system of a non-started state; This computer system comprises a multimedia control module and a logical operation module, and this computer system has this non-started state and a duty, and the method for this accessing multimedia data comprises:
Power supply supply status by this computer system of condition monitoring unit detecting is in this duty or this non-started state to indicate this computer system, and wherein this non-started state is a dormant state;
When detecting this computer system, begin to supply this multimedia control module required running voltage, and handle a multi-medium data by this multimedia control module for this dormant state;
When detecting this computer system, begin to supply this logical operation module required running voltage, and handle this multi-medium data by this logical operation module for this duty; And
The multi-medium data handled of output and playing.
8. the method for accessing multimedia data according to claim 7 is characterized in that, before beginning to supply the step of this required running voltage of this multimedia control module, also comprises the step according to this multimedia control module of started by press of a control knob.
9. the method for accessing multimedia data according to claim 7 is characterized in that, also comprises carrying out following steps when detecting this computer system for this duty:
The running voltage that this multimedia control module of stop supplies is required; And
Supply in this computer system running voltage except this system element multimedia control module.
10. the method for accessing multimedia data according to claim 7 is characterized in that, this condition monitoring unit is an embedded controller, is in this dormant state or this duty in order to detect this computer system.
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