CN101788913B - Computer system with built-in dual concealable operating devices - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a computer system with two hidden operating devices. The system includes at least one first hidden operating device, one second hidden operating device and a monitoring module. The monitoring module sends at least one signal to a central processing unit for managing and controlling the first and second hidden operating devices, and copying the content of any one of the hidden operating devices to another hidden operating device. The two hidden operating devices both contain an operating system, so that the computer system can select any one of the hidden operating devices to load (boot) the operating system, and turn off or turn on the power of the other hidden operating device.

Description

Computer system with built-in dual concealable operating devices

technical field

The present invention relates to a computer system with dual hidden operating devices, in particular to a monitoring module to manage and control multiple hidden operating devices, and any one of the hidden operating devices can be selected as a loaded operating system A source computer system and method.

Background technique

Personal computers have been developed for more than 20 years, and both hardware architecture and software application functions have been greatly improved in the past 20 years. Generally speaking, the computer execution program can be summarized into two stages, one is the program executed immediately after the computer is turned on - Basic Input Output System (BIOS); All applications executed.

There are generally two functions of the BIOS, one is the system self-test (POST-Power On Self Test) and initialization (Initialize) after booting; the other is program service processing and hardware interrupt processing.

The operating system and all application programs are installed in the hard disk drive. After the BIOS completes the above actions, it immediately loads (Boots) the operating system on the hard drive into the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) of the system hardware and executes related programs.

However, today's personal computers have at least the following disadvantages:

1. Insufficient real-time performance: Although the built-in digital camera (DSC, or CMOS Camera Module) and digital TV (DTV) functions of personal computers have gradually become popular in recent years, these two functions must be installed in the operating system (O.S., Windows Series or Linux, etc.) environment, other software such as address books, calendars, etc. are also the same. However, it often takes more than one to two minutes from booting to operating system to successfully load and then to execute a certain application program, which is not timely.

2. Insufficient stability: For more than 20 years, the operating system of the personal computer has been installed in the hard disk drive (HDD-Hard Disk Drive), and all operations must be loaded into the dynamic random access memory (DRAM) of the computer in the operating system. -Dynamic Random Access Memory) can only be carried out after, because the hard drive spindle motor (Spindle motor) in work is running at high speed (generally 2.5-inch hard drive speed is 5400rpm or 7200rpm, 3.5-inch hard drive is higher than 10000rpm), data storage It is completed by the reciprocating movement of the voice coil motor (Voice coil Motor) and the stepping motor (Stepping Motor) on the disk to make the hard disk drive read and write. Under such high-speed and high-temperature working conditions, it is easy to vibrate due to external forces Or vibration and damage, so that important data is damaged or lost. In terms of notebook computers, the annual return rate (AFR, Annual Return Rate) of the hard disk is generally between 0.75% and 1%. The repair rate is 1%. Therefore, PC users generally purchase external hard drives as backup devices for data storage.

Three, safety concerns. Due to the rapid development of the Internet (Internet) in recent years, anyone's computer may be invaded and poisoned by virus (Virus) software at any time and any place, it is simply - the virus is around you. Although various anti-virus programs on the market are constantly researching anti-virus methods based on the content of viruses, after all, it is too late, and the speed of solving problems can never keep up. Users are really hard to guard against. Computers are often infected by viruses due to the operating system Instead, a reinstallation is required.

In view of the various problems of the prior art, in order to be able to solve them, the inventor, based on many years of research and development in related fields and a lot of practical experience, thought about improved methods, exhausted personal professional knowledge, and conducted various researches and special projects. Discussion, the present invention proposes a computer system with dual hidden operating devices and its monitoring method as a realization and basis of the above expectation.

Contents of the invention

In order to effectively solve the above problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to disclose a monitoring module to manage and control a first hidden operating device and a second hidden operating device, and to copy the content of one of them to another One, to prevent the operating system or content of one of the operating devices from being damaged due to accidental vibration or poisoning, the operating system or content of the other operating device can be selected to be loaded and executed, and can be used as a source of recovery to make the damaged operating device have Instant recovery capable computer system with dual concealable operating devices.

Another object of the present invention is to disclose a driver program of a digital camera device and a driver program of a digital TV device added to the basic input output system unit (BIOS), and a personal information management sub-module, a digital camera sub-module, a digital TV The sub-module and an operating device selection sub-module are used to select and activate the aforementioned digital camera device, digital television device, the first concealable operating device and the second concealable operating device, so as to use the digital camera device without an operating system and a digital TV device, and any operating device can be selected as the source of the operating system and loaded and executed after the BIOS unit performs a self-test (POST).

Another object of the present invention is to disclose a monitoring method, which includes selecting the first hidden operating device as the boot device and as the source of the operating system, while loading the operating system into the dynamic random access memory for execution, and closing the second The power supply of the operating device that can be hidden; select the second operating device that can be hidden as the boot device and as the source of the operating system, and at the same time load the operating system into the dynamic random access memory for execution, and turn off the power supply of the first operating device that can be hidden; operate End, want to shut down or enter dormancy; whether to copy, select yes to enter the copy program, select otherwise to end the program; copy program, turn on the power of the first hidden operating device or the second hidden operating device, select the object to be copied and After copying is completed, the power of the first concealable operating device or the second concealable operating device is turned off, and the content of the basic input and output system unit is copied or updated.

Another object of the present invention is to disclose a computer-readable memory with a built-in monitoring module. When it is executed by a computer, the computer can execute the above-mentioned method steps.

Another object of the present invention is to disclose a computer program product with a built-in monitoring module. After the computer program is loaded and executed by a computer, the aforementioned method can be completed.

Based on the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides a kind of computer system that can be hidden operation device with double, comprise at least one operation interface; ) and connected to the aforementioned operating interface; a second hidden operating device for storing the aforementioned operating system and a plurality of data and programs (flash memory) and connected to the aforementioned operating interface; a central processing unit receiving at least one signal command, through the aforementioned The operation interface controls the aforementioned first and second storage devices; a monitoring module sends the aforementioned signal to the aforementioned central processing unit for controlling the aforementioned first concealable operating device and the second concealable operating device, and stores the contents of any one of them Duplicated to another; a basic input output system unit (bios), used to load (boot) any one of the operating systems of the aforementioned first operating device that can be hidden and the operating device that can be hidden to a dynamic random access memory execution; a decoding unit, used for decoding the aforementioned BIOS unit for use by the aforementioned central processing unit.

The present invention provides a basic input and output system unit that includes a driver program for a digital camera device, a driver device for a digital television device, and a working mode selection module, wherein the aforementioned working mode selection module has a personal information management sub-module, a A digital camera sub-module, a digital TV sub-module and an operating device selection sub-module, the personal information management sub-module has a calculation function, a business card book function, a calendar function and a database management function, and the digital camera sub-module is used to activate the aforementioned digital The camera device, the digital TV sub-module is used to start the digital TV device, and the operating device selection sub-module is used to select any one of the first hidden operating device and the second hidden operating device to load (boot) the aforementioned operation system.

The present invention provides a monitoring method, which includes the following steps: operating device selection; selecting the first hidden operating device as the starting device and as the source of the operating system, and simultaneously loading the operating system into the access memory for execution, opening or closing The power supply of the second operating device that can be hidden; select the second operating device that can be hidden as the boot device and as the source of the operating system, and at the same time load the operating system into the access memory for execution, and turn on or turn off the power supply of the first operating device that can be hidden ;End of operation, want to shut down or enter dormancy state; whether to copy, select yes to enter the copy program, choose otherwise to end the program; copy program, turn on the power of the first hidden operating device or the second hidden operating device, select the copying Object and complete copying, turn off the power of the first concealable operating device or the second concealable operating device, and copy or update the content of the basic input output system unit.

The above-mentioned purpose of the present invention and its structural and functional characteristics will be described according to the preferred embodiments of the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a computer system of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a system memory address mapping diagram of the present invention;

Fig. 3 is PIM, digital camera and digital TV direct address decoding figure of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a schematic block diagram of a monitoring module;

5 is a schematic block diagram of a working mode selection module of the present invention;

6 is a schematic block diagram of a personal information management (PIM) sub-module of the present invention;

7 is a schematic functional block diagram of a digital camera sub-module of the present invention;

Fig. 8 is a schematic functional block diagram of the digital television sub-module of the present invention;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a computer system startup process of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a flowchart of the monitoring method of the present invention.

Explanation of main reference signs

CPU 1000

System Chipset 1001

Power module 1002

Decoding unit 2000

BIOS unit 3000

The first concealable operating device 4000

The second concealable operating device 5000

Operation interface 6000

Digital camera device and digital television device 7000

DRAM 8000

Monitoring module 9000

Select submodule 9001

Monitoring and comparison sub-module 9002

Copy submodule 9003

Hide submodule 9004

Working mode selection module 100

Personal information management sub-module 200

Calculation Function 210

Unit conversion function 220

Card Book Function 230

Calendar function 240

Database Management Functions 250

Digital Camera Submodule 300

camera function 310

Video function 320

Recording function 330

Photo browsing and playback function 340

Video browsing and playback function 350

Edit function 360

Digital TV sub-module 400

Channel selection and audio and video control function 410

Program recording function 420

Video file playback function 430

Video file editing function 440

Operating device selection sub-module 500

Detailed ways

The present invention provides a computer system with dual hidden operating devices, shown as a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the computer system of the present invention, including at least one operating interface 6000; a first hidden operating Device 4000, which includes an operating system and multiple data and programs (hard disk or flash) and is connected to the aforementioned operation interface 6000; a second operating device 5000 that can be hidden is used to store the aforementioned operating system and multiple data and programs ( Flash memory) and connected to the aforementioned operation interface 6000; a central processing unit 1000 and a system chipset 1001, connected to the operation interface 6000 and a power module 1002, the power module 1002 is connected to the aforementioned first and second hidden operating devices 4000, 5000; A monitoring module 9000, used to control the aforementioned first concealable operating device 4000 and the second concealable operating device 5000 and copy the content of any one of the concealable operating devices to another concealable operating device, a basic The input-output system unit (bios) 3000 is used to load (boot) any one of the operating systems of the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device 5000 into a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) 8000 Execution; a decoding unit 2000 for decoding the aforementioned BIOS unit 3000 for use by the aforementioned central processing unit 1000 .

The aforementioned central processing unit (CPU) 1000 receives at least one signal command, controls the aforementioned first and second concealable operating devices 4000 and 5000 through the power module 1002, and operates the aforementioned first and second concealable operating devices through the aforementioned operating interface 6000 The operating systems of the devices 4000 and 5000 and a plurality of data files and programs execute calculations.

The aforementioned system chipset 1001 includes north bridge and south bridge chips, graphics card chips, network chips and so on.

The aforementioned first hidden operating device 4000 is a basic configuration of a computer system, and serves as a storage device for the aforementioned operating system and multiple data and programs (including drivers and application programs). The first hidden operating device 4000 is Hard disk drive or non-volatile memory (Non-volatile memory), the present invention preferably selects the hard disk drive as the first hidden operating device 4000, because it is the most common, and its capacity and price tend to be reasonable, but this preferred choice is not Limit the claims of the present invention.

The aforementioned second concealed operating device 5000 is used to store the aforementioned operating system, as well as a plurality of data and programs (including drivers and application programs) selected by the monitoring module 9000. The second concealed operating device 5000 is a non- Volatile memory (Non-volatile memory). After the monitoring module 9000 copies the operating system and drivers in the first hidden operating device 4000, and selects the application program to be copied and its additional files and data files to the second hidden operating device 5000, the The second operating device 5000 that can be hidden becomes a bootable operating device.

Described operating system comprises Microsoft window (Microsoft window) series operating system (such as: win2000, win xp, win vista, win7), UNIX, BSD, Linux, MAC OS wherein any one.

The aforementioned non-volatile memory (Non-volatile memory) refers to the memory in which the stored data will not disappear when the power is turned off, and can be divided into There are two types of read-only memory (Read-only memory; ROM) and flash memory Flash memory. The present invention is preferably used as flash memory Flash memory. Its capacity is not limited and can be used according to demand. motor, stepping motor, etc.), not only the operating speed is much higher than that of the hard disk drive, but the power consumption is much lower than that of the hard disk drive.

The aforementioned operation interface 6000 refers to the interface between the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device 5000 and the hardware of the computer system, which includes parallel ATA (P-ATA: Parallel ATA), serial ATA (S- ATA: Serial ATA), SCSI, USB, system memory address map (system memory address map), specifically, if the first hidden operating device 4000 is a hard disk drive, then select P-ATA (Parallel ATA, also known as EIDE interface) Or the S-ATA (Serial ATA) interface is connected with the South Bridge chip (South-Bridge Chip) in the system chipset 1001 as the preferred operation interface, and if the computer system uses a SCSI card, then the SCSI interface can be selected as the operation interface; The first and second hidden operating devices 4000 and 5000 are flash memory and can select SCSI, P-ATA, S-ATA, USB, and System Memory Address Map as the operating interface.

The aforementioned SCSI interface is generally used in commercial computers and servers, and a hard disk drive operating device with a SCSI interface is often used. The SCSI interface has undergone more than 20 years of evolution, and a series of products have come out one after another. According to different transmission rates, there are SCSI I (40M transmission rate), SCSI II (80M transmission rate), SCSI III (160M and 320M transmission rate) and SCSI IV. There are 68PIN and 80PIN types of SCSI hard disk interface currently on the market, and the earlier one has 50PIN. Generally speaking, hard disk drives with SCSI interface usually have larger capacity and faster speed (spindle motor speed up to 15,000rpm). If the present invention uses flash memory as the operation device and uses the SCSI interface, the advantage of high speed will disappear immediately, because no matter how fast the speed of an electromechanical device is, it is not as good as a flash memory of a pure electronic device. In addition, the only disadvantage of using the SCSI interface may be the relative cost ratio. The general IDE (P-ATA and S-ATA) interface is a bit higher, because the system chip set of the computer usually does not build the SCSI control circuit into the chip, and the user needs to purchase an additional SCSI card.

The aforementioned P-ATA and S-ATA interfaces, the advantage of using this method as the operation interface between the flash memory and the computer system is its compatibility. The P-ATA interface has been used in personal computers for 20 years, and S-ATA is a new interface in recent years, mainly to increase the data transmission rate. Numerous improvements over the past 20 years have made this interface quite stable and reliable, with the highest compatibility. In addition, the system chip set of the computer has built the P-ATA or S-ATA control circuit into the chip, so the penetration rate of P-ATA and S-ATA is the highest.

The aforementioned USB interface, the easiest way to practice the design of the present invention is to build a ready-made USB flash storage circuit into the system, and under the control of the monitoring module 9000 of the present invention, the content of the first hidden operating device 4000 copy to the second concealable operating device 5000 or copy the contents of the second concealable operating device 5000 (including the operating system or related programs and data) back to the first concealable operating device 4000 . Although the traditional USB2.0 transmission rate is not fast enough, in USB3.0 and future versions, the rate will no longer be a problem, but may be widely used in the future due to the easy design of the USB interface.

The aforementioned system memory address mapping (System Memory Address Mapped) method: the second hidden operating device 5000, namely the flash memory, is designed in the computer system in a system memory address mapping (System Memory Address Mapped) method. In more detail, the memory address mapping of the computer system is shown in Figure 2. The total storage space of the system is generally 4GB, and the use of the address area is as follows:

(1) Address 896K to address 1MB (1024K) and address 128K below 4GB are traditional BIOS address areas.

(2) From address 000 to address 2GB, after deducting the BIOS area, it is the use area of the dynamic random access memory (DRAM).

(3) The 1.5GB address space from 2GB to 3.5GB is the use area of the second hidden operating device 5000 of the present invention, which is the flash memory, and is controlled by Banking, with 8 Banks totaling 12GB storage space. If the interface between the second hidden operating device 5000 and the system is not mapped by the system memory address, then this address space can be used for other purposes or reserved for the DRAM 8000 to use. When the system memory address mapping (System Memory Address Mapped) method is used as the interface, the monitoring module 9000 of the present invention formats the second hidden operating device 5000, namely the flash memory, and waits for the user to complete the operating system and related files After copying, the second hidden operating device 5000 includes the operating system, programs and data in the first hidden operating device 4000 .

In addition, if the operation interface 6000 selects a system memory address map (system memory address map), the decoding unit 2000 serves as a banking decoding circuit of the second hidden operating device 5000 .

When the aforementioned decoding unit 2000 is regarded as the banking decoding circuit of the second concealed operating device 5000, the decoding unit 2000 is a set of address line decoding (Address decoder) circuits for decoding different address areas, For the use of the flash memory of the present invention, general decoding methods can be roughly divided into two types:

(1) Direct Address Decoding (Direct Address Decoding), which is directly decoded according to the total capacity of the flash memory. For example, as shown in Figure 3, if the capacity of each flash memory is 4MB, and 4 flash memories 101, 102, 103, 104 are used, totaling 16MB, the address area of each flash memory can be designed as shown in the figure. When the program executes to a certain address area, the CPU will directly obtain the program code or data from the flash memory using the address area.

(2) Indirect Address Decoding (Indirect Address Decoding), also known as the Banking method. For the above example, the four flash memories can share one address area (the total storage capacity is only 4MB) in this decoding mode. When the program wants to jump to a certain flash memory (a certain Bank) for execution, the program must first Do Bank switching, that is, the next output instruction (OutputInstruction), select (Enable) the Back IC. In the indirect decoding mode, each flash memory uses the same address area but only one flash memory can work at a time.

As shown in FIG. 4, the aforementioned monitoring module 9000 sends a signal command to the aforementioned central processing unit 1000 to control the power on or off of the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device 5000. The monitoring module 9000 includes A selection sub-module 9001, a monitoring and comparison sub-module 9002, a copy sub-module 9003 and a hiding sub-module 9004, the selection sub-module 9001 is used to operate from the aforementioned first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device Any one of the devices 5000 loads (boots) the aforementioned operating system, and the monitoring and comparison sub-module 9002 is used to check and display the operating system and multiple data and programs, and arbitrarily select the aforementioned operating system and a plurality of data and programs as objects to be copied, the copy sub-module 9003 is used to copy the aforementioned selected objects to another operating device that can be hidden, the hidden sub-module 9004 It is used to hide the unselected hidden operating device. For example, the power supply of the first hidden operating device 4000 is turned off by the user pass code and the aforementioned power module 1002, and the related first hidden operating device 4000 in the system Related setting information, this function can completely block the chance of virus software invading the hard disk drive, and the same way can also be turned off the power supply of the second operating device 5000 that can be hidden, depending on the aforementioned selection.

In addition, the central processing unit 1000 is further connected to a digital camera device and a digital television device 7000. The basic input and output system (BIOS) 3000 further includes a personal information management sub-module (PIM) 200 (as shown in FIG. 5 ), a digital camera (DSC ) driver, digital television (DTV) driver and work mode selection sub-module 100 (as shown in Figure 5), please refer to the system memory address map shown in Figure 2 again, in order to have enough storage space to place these programs and modules, The present invention expands the storage capacity of the original BIOS from 512KB to 16MB, but this kind of storage capacity expansion is not limited to this, and utilizes the 16MB of the total storage space address of the aforementioned system below 4GB to deduct the traditional BIOS area as a place for placing the personal information management sub-module ( PIM) 200, digital camera (DSC) driver, digital television (DTV) driver and working mode selection module 100 are used. The aforementioned decoding unit 2000 is used to decode the 16MB address of the BIOS.

The aforementioned digital camera device and digital TV device 7000 are built in the computer system. When the user selects any one of these two devices under the working mode selection module 100, the power of the selected device is turned on (Turn on), and its The driver program is also executed, and the power supply of the unselected device is turned off. For example, if the digital camera device is selected to be turned on, the power supply of the digital TV device and the first and second hidden operating devices and the control chips related to these devices are all Off to save power consumption.

The aforementioned dynamic random access memory 8000 is used to provide the calculation, temporary storage, loading and execution of the aforementioned central processing unit 1000, and the aforementioned personal information management sub-module 200, digital camera device driver, digital TV device driver, and other program operations with temporary storage.

Please refer to shown in Fig. 5 again, the aforementioned operating mode selection module 100 is built (burned) in the basic input output system unit 3000, and it has the aforementioned personal information management sub-module 200, a digital camera sub-module 300, a digital TV The sub-module 400 and an operating device selection sub-module 500, the digital camera sub-module 300 and the digital TV sub-module 400 are used to start the digital camera device and the digital TV device and their drivers respectively, and the operating device selection sub-module 500 is used to Select to load (boot) the operating system from the first concealable operating device 4000 or the second concealable operating device 5000 .

In addition, the above-mentioned personal information management sub-module 200, digital camera sub-module 300, digital TV sub-module 400, and operating device selection sub-module 500 can also be activated through remote signal control, and the remote signal is via at least one hot key (Hot -key) is pressed and sent, and the method can be to design four buttons on the keyboard and connect them to the four pins of the keyboard controller chip in the computer system hardware. When the BIOS completes the self-test, it reads the user's After the key code is pressed, the BIOS directly jumps to the program of the corresponding sub-module to complete.

Referring again to Fig. 6, the specific implementation of the aforementioned personal information management sub-module 200 includes a calculation function 210, a unit conversion function 220, a card book function 230, a calendar function 240 and a database management function 250, the aforementioned card book Function 230 provides users with the ability to browse and edit business card data without an operating system. Under the control of database management function 250, business card data can be written into the basic input and output system 3000 or the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second can be hidden. Hidden in the operating device 5000; the calendar function 240 provides users with the ability to browse and edit calendar data without an operating system. The calendar data can be written into the BIOS 3000 under the control of the database management function 250 or the first and second can be used Among the hidden operating devices 4000 and 5000; the database management function 250 is mainly used for synchronizing the database, in other words, the content of the business card book and calendar in the personal information management sub-module 100 and the first hidden operating device 4000 and/or the first The business card book and calendar data in the two hidden operating devices 5000 are the same. The database management function 250 of the present invention can store the personal information management sub-module (PIM) 200 data files in the first concealable operating device 4000 and/or the second concealable operating device 5000 .

Referring again to Fig. 7, the aforementioned digital camera sub-module 300 enables the digital TV device to be immediately used like a household TV, and its specific implementation includes a camera function 310, a video recording function 320, a sound recording function 330, a photo browsing and playing function 340, a video Browsing and playing function 350, editing function 360.

Referring again to FIG. 8 , the implementation of the aforementioned digital TV sub-module 400 includes a channel selection and audio and video control function 410 , a program recording function 420 , a video file playback function 430 , and a video file editing function 440 .

In addition, compared with the capacity of the existing basic input and output system, which is about 2Mb (i.e. 512KB, 512K bytes), the capacity of the basic input and output system unit 3000 of the present invention is 16MB, and the newly added capacity is used to store the working mode selection module 100 and Its content, digital camera and digital TV driver, but if there is a large amount of data to be stored under the aforementioned digital camera sub-module 300 or digital TV sub-module 400, then the data can be directly stored in SD, MMC, MicroSD, MiniSD, RS-MMC A storage device such as a Card or an external silicon disk drive storage device, or activate the first hidden operating device 4000 or the second hidden operating device 5000 to store data in these two operating devices.

The operating mode and monitoring method of the computer system of the present invention will be described in detail below:

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 9, after the computer is turned on, the basic input and output system (BIOS) automatically enters the working mode selection module 100 after performing the power on self test (Power On Self Test, POST) of the computer system, and the user can In the job selection module 100 , select the four sub-modules to be operated, namely the aforementioned personal information management sub-module 200 , digital camera sub-module 300 , digital TV sub-module 400 , and operating system device selection sub-module 500 . When the user selects any one of the sub-modules, the devices and chips of the other three sub-modules are turned off to save power.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 10 , when the user selects the operating system device selection sub-module 500 in the working mode selection module 100 , the user enters the monitoring module 9000 .

The monitoring method of the aforementioned monitoring module 9000 includes the following steps:

Step 600 begins;

Step 610 Operation device selection, select the operating system source device to be operated from the first concealable operating device or the second concealable operating device. When the user uses it for the first time, the content of the second hidden operating device 5000 is empty, so it will directly jump to step 660 to copy the program, and the second hidden operating device 5000 will be copied and become a loadable The operating system and the device that executes the program. After completing the copying of the operating system and application program for the first boot, the monitoring module 9000 will allow the user to select the operating system boot device when booting later. If the user selects the second operating device 5000 that can be hidden, then jump to step 620, if Select the first concealable operating device 4000 and skip to step 630;

Step 620 selects the second hidden operating device 5000 as the boot device and as the source of the operating system, and at the same time loads the operating system into the DRAM 8000 for execution. The signal command of the power supply of the concealed operating device 4000 is given to the aforementioned central control unit 1000 to control the power supply of the first hidden operating device 4000;

Step 630 selects the first hidden operating device 4000 as the boot device and as the source of the operating system, and at the same time loads the operating system into the DRAM 8000 for execution. The signal command of the power supply of the concealed operating device 5000 is given to the aforementioned central control unit 1000 to control the power supply of the second hidden operating device 5000;

Step 640 operation ends, whether it is operating under the operating system of the first concealed operating device 4000 or the second concealed operating device 5000, when the user intends to shut down or enter a sleep state (so-called S3, S4 or Suspend to Ram or Suspend To HDD), the monitoring module 9000 enters step 650 whether to copy the program;

Step 650 Whether to copy, the monitoring module 9000 asks the user whether to perform the copying action, if so, proceed to step 660 to copy the program; otherwise, proceed to step 670 to end the program, and complete the shutdown or hibernation action;

Step 660 copy, turn on the power of the first or second hidden operating device, select the object to be copied and complete the copy, turn off the power of the first or second hidden operating device, copy or Update the content of the basic input and output system unit.

In addition, in this step, the data files of the personal information management sub-module 200 (such as the aforementioned business card book and calendar content) can be synchronized, which means that the aforementioned personal information can be completed through the copy sub-module 9003 of the monitoring module 9000 during the operation of the operating system. The work of the database management function 250 of the information management sub-module 200, in other words, synchronizing and updating the data of the personal information management sub-module 200 is completed through the aforementioned database management function 250 in an environment without an operating system, and through the aforementioned replication sub-module 9003 in an operating system environment Finish.

At this time, the monitoring module 9000 is like an "enhanced version" file management program, which can not only copy the application program, driver program and data files between the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device 5000 During this period, the operating system of one of the hidden operating devices can also be copied to another hidden operating device.

Generally speaking, if you intend to execute an application program under the operating system, you must first complete the so-called "installation" operation. In addition to copying the file, the installation action also needs to copy the relevant auxiliary files to the relevant directories under the operating system, so that the operating system can Identify and execute the program. General file management programs can usually only copy files or programs and data under a certain directory, but cannot copy the operating system, and cannot copy "installed" applications and their related subsidiary programs. The copy sub-module 9003 of the monitoring module 9000 of the present invention can directly copy the operating system and the "installed" application programs and related auxiliary programs according to the user's choice, which can greatly shorten the time required for the user to reinstall the system and application programs. required time.

In addition, another feature of the monitoring module 9000 is that through the monitoring and comparison sub-module 9002, the user can selectively select many application programs that have been installed and completed in the operating system of the operating device (such as the first operating device that can be hidden). For certain programs, the selected application program and its related subsidiary program files and data files can be copied to the target operating device (such as the second hidden operating device) via the copy sub-module 9003. For example, if a user purchases Microsoft's VISIO application program, there may be dozens (or even hundreds) of execution files, application example files, teaching files, data files, and related links related to the program after the installation is complete. file. When the user chooses to copy the VISIO program, the above-mentioned related programs and files will be copied to the target operating device together.

In addition, the content of the personal information management sub-module 200 in the aforementioned BIOS of the present invention can also be updated synchronously with the personal information management content of the first concealable operating device 4000 or the second concealable operating device 5000 .

In the aforementioned steps, the operating device whose power is turned off and its related setting information will be hidden by the hidden sub-module 9004 to completely block the chance of virus intrusion.

The operation in step 640 ends, and enters into a power-off or dormant state.

To sum up, the computer system with dual hidden operating devices of the present invention has the following advantages:

1. If the operating system is damaged by virus software or the first hidden operating device accidentally causes the track data to be damaged and the operating system needs to be reinstalled, the original operating system and programs can be kept by another hidden operating device. Data, and can quickly copy and restore the undamaged content to the damaged operating device.

2. To alleviate the invasion of virus software, special processing has been done on the power control program and hardware circuit of the first hidden operating device 4000 and the second hidden operating device 5000, and the user can set a set of passwords Only then can the first concealed operating device 4000 or the second concealed operating device 5000 that has been closed be opened and accessed. Under the control of the monitoring module 9000, when one of the hidden operating devices is turned off, the relevant settings on the device on the computer system are also changed at the same time, in other words, the operating system and any application software cannot find the device. A "hidden" operating device, so any virus software cannot invade the device. In addition to preventing the operating device from being invaded by viruses, the present invention also greatly reduces the probability of damage to the hard disk drive due to external vibrations when the power supply of the hard disk drive is turned off.

3. Convenience and timeliness:

The personal information management sub-module 200, the digital camera sub-module 300 and the digital TV sub-module 4000 are established in the basic input and output system unit (BIOS), so that users can obtain the greatest convenience, and the above-mentioned programs can be used immediately (starting up) the highest benefit.

4. Improve system stability and security:

Because the present invention has a "dual operating system" architecture, under normal operating conditions, the first hidden operating device 4000, that is, the hard disk drive, can be in a non-starting state, except that there is no noise from the hard drive drive, and the hard drive is damaged due to vibration. The probability of damage is naturally much lower than that of ordinary computers on the market.

The second hidden operating device 5000 of the present invention, in addition to providing higher and more stable speed than the hard disk drive, even if the second hidden operating device 5000 is damaged due to poisoning, it can also be operated by the monitoring module 9000 Complete the restoration of the system and program or data files to minimize the "disaster".

The above-mentioned monitoring module 9000 of the present invention can also be incorporated into a computer program product for implementation. This computer program product should include all the characteristics capable of executing the method described in this specification, and the computer program can be loaded and executed on the aforementioned operating system platform. After that, confirm that the method can be executed.

In addition, the aforementioned method may utilize a computer-readable recording medium storing a computer program to enable the aforementioned computer to execute the aforementioned steps. This computer-readable recording medium can be a floppy disk, a hard disk, an optical disk, a pen drive, a magnetic tape, a database accessible by a network, or a storage medium with the same function that can be easily imagined by those skilled in the art; the features of the present invention are not limited to Here, any changes or modifications that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the field of the present invention shall be covered by the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims (9)

1. there is the built-in two computer system that can be hidden operating means, comprising:

At least one operation-interface;

One first can be hidden operating means, comprises an operating system and a plurality of data and program, and connects aforementioned operation interface;

One second can be hidden operating means, in order to deposit aforementioned operation system and a plurality of data and program, and connects aforementioned operation interface;

One power module, connects aforementioned first and can be hidden operating means and second and can be hidden operating means;

One CPU (central processing unit), after start, receive at least one signal order, via this power module, control aforementioned first and can be hidden operating means and the second power supply that can be hidden operating means opens or closes, and via aforementioned operation interface, aforementioned operation system and a plurality of data and program are carried out to computing; One monitoring module, send that aforementioned signal can be hidden operating means to aforementioned CPU (central processing unit) in order to management and control aforementioned first and the second power supply that can be hidden operating means opens or closes, and arbitrary content replication that is hidden operating means wherein can be hidden to operating means to another, and can be hidden operating means and second and can be hidden operating means wherein during arbitrary being closed when first, this pent operating means that is hidden cannot be accessed;

One basic input-output system unit, in order to by aforementioned first can be hidden operating means and second can be hidden operating means wherein any operating system be loaded in a dynamic RAM and carry out;

One decoding unit, in order to be used for aforementioned CPU (central processing unit) aforementioned basic input-output system unit decoding;

Wherein aforementioned first can be hidden operating means and be chosen as any one in hard disk and nonvolatile memory, and wherein aforementioned second can be hidden operating means be nonvolatile memory.

2. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, aforementioned dynamic RAM is in order to provide aforementioned CPU (central processing unit) computing with temporary and load and execution.

3. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, this monitoring module comprises a selection secondary module, one monitoring and contrast secondary module, one copies secondary module and hides secondary module, this selection secondary module can be hidden any loading aforementioned operation system operating means in order to can be hidden operating means and second from aforementioned first, this monitoring with contrast secondary module in order to check and to show that first can be hidden operating system and a plurality of data and the program that operating means and second can be hidden in operating means any, and select arbitrarily aforementioned operation system and a plurality of data and program as wanting to copy object, aforementioned selecteed object tools copies secondary module in order to can be hidden to operating means to another, this hiding secondary module is in order to hide non-selected operating means.

4. the system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, aforementioned CPU (central processing unit) connects a digital camera apparatus and a digital television apparatus.

5. system as claimed in claim 4, wherein, aforementioned basic input-output system unit further comprises: digital camera driver and Digital Television driver, and one mode of operation select module, in order to selecting starting aforementioned digital camera apparatus, digital television apparatus, first can be hidden operating means and second and can be hidden operating means.

6. system as claimed in claim 5, wherein, aforementioned mode of operation selects module to have a personal information management secondary module, one digital camera secondary module, one Digital Television secondary module and an operating means are selected secondary module, this personal information management secondary module has computing function, name-plate book function, calendar function and data base administration secondary module, this digital camera secondary module is in order to start aforementioned digital camera apparatus, this Digital Television secondary module is in order to start digital television apparatus, this operating means selects secondary module can be hidden any loading aforementioned operation system operating means in order to select can be hidden operating means and second from aforementioned first, and when wherein a module is selected unlatching, non-selected secondary module is closed.

7. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, aforementioned personal information management secondary module, digital camera secondary module, Digital Television secondary module and operating means select secondary module to control via long-range signal, and described long-range signal is pressed and is sent by least one hot key.

8. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, aforementioned digital camera secondary module comprises that camera function, recording function, sound-recording function, photo are browsed with playing function, film to be browsed and playing function, editting function.

9. system as claimed in claim 6, wherein, aforementioned Digital Television secondary module comprises that channel selection and audio and video control function, program recording function, video recording archives playing function, video recording archives editting function.