KR19990085343A - How to load your favorite programs - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, in the Windows operating system, by storing the preferred programs in a memory upon suspend request, and loading the preferred programs directly from the memory after the wake-up execution, the preferred program loading time can be shortened. The present invention relates to a Windows operating system, comprising: a first step (S11) of checking whether a WIN 95 program folder; A second step S12 of checking whether a registration program for registering preferred programs is loaded; A third step (S13) of registering the registered programs in the program folder by dragging-in preferred programs with a mouse when the registered program is loaded; A fourth step (S14) of storing the registered preferred programs in a RAM upon suspend request; And a fifth step (S15) of immediately executing the preferred programs from the RAM after the wake-up, registering a preferred program frequently used by a user in a registration program, and storing the preferred program in a memory upon a suspension request. Later, by loading the preferred program directly from memory after wake-up within seconds, it is a useful invention to shorten the loading time of the preferred program.

Description

How to load your favorite programs

The present invention relates to a method of loading a preferred program, and more particularly, in the Windows operating system, by storing the preferred programs in a memory upon suspend request, and loading and executing the preferred programs directly from the memory after a wake-up, the preferred program is executed. It relates to a method of loading a preferred program that can shorten the loading time of.

1 is a schematic diagram of a general personal computer (PC), which is used as a central processing unit (1) for controlling a computer system, a BIOS ROM (2) in which an initial setup state and a BIOS are stored, and used as a main memory device. A microcomputer 4 for controlling input of a RAM 3, a power source, a keyboard or a mouse, and a disk driver 5 for driving a disk drive; Used as an auxiliary memory device, it consists of a hard disk drive (8) for storing or reading information, a display (6) for displaying information, and a power supply (7) for supplying power. When power or reset is applied, an operating system (O / S) is loaded and booted, that is, a booting operation is performed to install an O / S in a computer system and prepare the computer for operation. Here, the O / S is software that manages the execution of application software or mediates data exchange between peripheral devices and the main body of the computer, and is the most basic software. The representative ones are MS-DOS, Windows, OS / 2, UNIX, etc. The role of the O / S is to run a program selected by a user or to assist various kinds of programs behind an application. Conventional Windows 3.1 boots and runs on MS-DOS, whereas Windows 95, the next version of Windows 3.1, does not require DOS, and the Windows 95 interface is started directly upon power up.

On the other hand, Figure 2 is a flow chart of the program selection method after the conventional suspend and wake-up execution, after the suspend request is confirmed (S01), the requested suspension is executed (S02). After the wakeup request is confirmed (S03), the requested wakeup is executed (S04). That is, if the user wakes up after the suspend mode such as hibernation or screen protection, the corresponding resume function is performed in the BIOS, and when the window is activated by the resume function, the user The program to be executed is selected (S05). At this time, the program to be executed is loaded from the hard disk drive (HDD) 8 shown in FIG. The BIOS here refers to programs and sub-programs of the operating system controlling the computer and peripherals, the basic computer routines consisting of the lowest level interface for the adjustment of common devices such as system clocks, video displays, disk drivers, keyboards, etc. It is a set of, usually stored in a flash ROM that can be read and written.

On the other hand, in power management used in a computer system, the power saving function is basically used to automatically reduce the power of a subsystem which is not currently used, and to supply power only for a portion used to reduce power consumption as a whole. For example, if the system's FDD, HDD, video, and keyboard are not currently in use, the microprocessor's speed is reduced to reduce power consumption. Advanced Power Management (APM) is used to distinguish power conservation between applications and the system's hardware and software, and is set by a device driver called POWER.EXE provided by MS-DOS.

And the suspend function means that the system switches to the suspend or inactive mode by the APM to save power. The resume function refers to returning the suspended system to a normal state, and suspends or suspends serial and parallel ports, keyboard, video, HDD, FDD and PCMCIA by a wake up operation. To wake up from a normal state.

However, in the conventional Windows operating system, a program execution method loads a program from a HDD to a memory in order for a user to select and execute a program. In this case, the larger the program is, the longer the loading time (about 15 seconds on average) is. The problem is that the program cannot be executed.

Accordingly, the present invention was created to solve the above problems, and in the Windows operating system, by storing a preferred program frequently used in a suspend request in a memory, and loading the preferred program directly from the memory after wake-up, The goal is to reduce the wait time when loading a favorite program.

1 is a block diagram of a general personal computer,

2 is an operation flowchart of a program loading method according to the prior art,

3 is an operation flowchart of a preferred program loading method according to the present invention;

4 is an operation flowchart of a method for storing a preferred program when entering a suspension according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of loading a preferred program after wakeup according to an embodiment of the present invention.

※ Explanation of code for main part of drawing

1: Central Processing Unit (CPU) 2: BIOS ROM

3: RAM 4: Microcomputer

5 disk driver 6 display unit

7: power supply unit 8: hard disk drive (HDD)

A method of loading a preferred program according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a first step of registering a preferred program in a registration program; A second step of loading and storing the registered preferred program in a memory when entering a suspend; And a third step of loading the selected preferred program from the memory after wake-up.

The method for loading a preferred program according to the present invention as described above uses a utility program to register a preferred program, and registers the preferred program and stores the preferred program in a memory serving as a main memory when a suspend request is made. By loading the preference program directly from the memory after wake-up, the loading time of the preference program is shortened.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the method for loading a preferred program according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

3 is an operation flowchart of a method of loading a preferred program according to the present invention, in a Windows operating system, a first step (S11) of checking whether a program folder is a WIN 95 program folder; A second step S12 of checking whether a registration program for registering preferred programs is loaded; A third step (S13) of registering the registered programs in the program folder by dragging-in preferred programs with a mouse when the registered program is loaded; A fourth step (S14) of storing the registered preferred programs in a RAM upon suspend request; And a fifth step (S15) of immediately executing the preferred programs from the RAM after the wake-up. The loading method of the preferred program according to the present invention uses a utility program that registers the preferred program in the WIN 95 program folder. Register the preferred program, store the preferred program in a main memory when a suspension is requested, and load and execute the preferred program directly within the memory from the memory within 1 second after wake-up, thereby increasing the loading time of the preferred program. It has a feature to be shortened.

4 and 5 are flowcharts illustrating a method of loading a preferred program when entering a suspension and a method of loading a preferred program after wake-up according to the present invention, respectively, with reference to the method of loading the preferred program of FIG. 3.

First, the present invention requires a program that uses a modified system BIOS, registers a preferred program, and uses an ATX power supply, which is a software controllable power supply.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of storing a preferred program when entering a suspend according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, the system checks a suspend request (S21), and uses the APM status byte to update the WIN 95 in the BIOS. The suspend request is informed at step S22, and the WIN 95 informs an application program of the suspend request at step S23.

Next, the preferred programs that are pre-registered as a WIN 95 application program are loaded from the storage medium HDD into the main memory (RAM) and stored (S24), and the preferred programs are minimized on the window screen (S24). At this time, the preferred program registration method as shown in FIG. 3 must be preceded.

In other words, in FIG. 3, it is checked whether it is a Win 95 program folder (Solder) (S11), and whether or not a registered program to register a preferred program is loaded (S12). Drag-in of the mouse (Drag-in) to register the preferred program to the registration program (S13). Next, when a suspend request is made, the preferred program is loaded and stored in a memory (RAM) which is a main memory (S14). In this case, if the loaded preferred programs are displayed in the form of minimization on the window, that is, if the occupied size is minimized after the memory of the preferred program is stored, the program may be immediately executed by clicking the corresponding program after resumption.

Next, wait until the application programs running in the WIN 95 operating system become idle (S25), and then request suspension again from the BIOS (S26). In other words, the BIOS calls the interrupt (INT 15h) 5397h to request the suspension again. Therefore, the BIOS performs the corresponding suspend function (S27), and at this time, a function such as CPU clock stop is performed.

Meanwhile, FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of loading a preferred program after wakeup according to an embodiment of the present invention. First, after confirming the wakeup request (S31) and performing the corresponding resume function in the BIOS (S32), The wake-up request is notified to WIN 95 (S33).

Next, the WIN 95 operating system notifies application programs of the wakeup request (S34), and the application programs wake up (S35). Therefore, when the user executes the preferred program, the preferred program is immediately executed in the memory which is the main memory (S36), that is, since the program is executed within 1 second, the loading time of the preferred program can be reduced.

Therefore, the present invention allows the user to enter the suspend after forcibly loading the registered preference program when the suspend request is requested, and use the preferred program immediately after the resumption when the suspend request is resumed. In fact, the execution time of a program loaded in memory is within 1 second.

The above-described loading method of the preferred program is applied when using an operating system of a personal computer, in particular, a Windows operating system.

In the method of loading a preferred program according to the present invention, the preferred program frequently used by a user is registered in a registration program, and when the suspend request is stored, the preferred program is stored in the main memory, and then directly after the wake-up. By loading the preferred program within a few seconds, it is a useful invention that shortened the loading time of the preferred program.

Claims (7)

Registering a preferred program with the registration program; A second step of loading and storing the registered preferred program in a memory when entering a suspend; And And a third step of loading a selected preferred program from the memory after wake-up. According to claim 1, And the first step is registered by selecting a preferred program and dragging it into the registered program. According to claim 1, The second step further comprises the step of minimizing the occupied size after storing the memory of the preferred program. According to claim 1, The first to third steps are performed under the operating system of the personal computer. The method of claim 1. The second step, A first sub-step of loading a preferred program registered in the suspend request from a storage medium and storing it in a memory; A second substep of requesting a suspension from the bios; And And a third sub-step of executing the suspend in the bios. The method of claim 5, The second sub-step is performed after waiting for running applications to be idle. Resuming an operating system in the BIOS upon a wake-up request; A second step of the operating system notifying an application program of the wakeup request; And And a third step of immediately executing the selected preferred program in memory after waking up the application program.