Booting system and booting method for an assistant operation system

• US 20020078339A1
• Filed: 01/17/2001
• Published: 06/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: RITEK Corporation
• Original Assignee: RITEK Corporation
• Inventors: Hung-Ju, Shen, Lin, Yu-Chuan
• Application Number:
  US09/761,942
• Publication Number:
  US 20020078339A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system

Abstract

A booting system and a method of booting an assistant operating system. The booting system includes a host computer and a system boot card. The host computer further includes a central processor, a memory unit and an input/output interface. The main operating system of the host computer is controlled by the central processor. The system boot card includes a data storage region and an interface control module. The system boot card communicates with the input/output interface of host computer via the interface control module. After the transmission of assistant operating system to the host computer, the central processor is able to utilize the functions provided by the assistant operating system to enhance performance.

Claims

1. A system for booting an assistant operating system, comprising:

a host computer that includes a central processor, a memory unit and an input/output interface, wherein the host computer is able to execute a main operating system; and

a system boot card that includes a data storage region and an interface control module, wherein the system boot card and the input/output interface can communicate with each other via the interface control module, and the programs in the assistant operating system is stored in the data storage region so that capability of the host computer can be enhanced after the assistant operating system is downloaded into the host computer and executed by the central processor.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the program data within the data storage region of the system boot card can be modified repeatedly.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the input/output interface can coupled with a plurality of system boot cards.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the data storage region further includes:

a system storage region for holding the assistant operating system; and

a parameter storage region for holding the parameters necessary for executing the assistant operating system.

5. A method of booting an assistant operating system, comprising the steps of:

executing a main operating system;

retrieving the assistant operating system from a system boot card; and

executing the assistant operating system to boost the performance of the main operating system.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the assistant operating system supports functions not supplied by the main operating system.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the assistant operating system enhances the functions of the main operating system.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein before the step of executing the assistant operating system retrieved from the system boot card, further includes programming the assistant operating system according to the requirements of the main operating system.