System and method for operation mode control in a computer system
First Claim
1. A system for operation mode control for use in a computer system, comprising:
- a mode controller for generating a combination of electric potentials on a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal; and
an additional microprocessor, comprising;
a storage module, further comprising;
a mode list recording a plurality of operation modes;
and a pointer designating one of operation modes in the mode list as a first operation mode;
a detection module for detecting the combination of the electric potentials at a first sampling point, and determine a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto;
and a control module for selecting a second operation mode adjacent to the first operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, checking a disparity between the first and the second operation modes, generate a control signal to the computer system according to the check result, directing the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enabling the computer system to operate in the second operation mode.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for operation mode control. The system includes a mode controller generating a combination of electric potentials and an additional microprocessor having a storage module having a mode list, a detection module and a control module. The detection module detects the combination of the electric potentials and determines a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto. The control module selects a target operation mode adjacent to the current operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, and checks the disparity of the current operation mode and the target operation mode to generate a control signal to direct the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enables the computer system to operate in the second operation mode.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for operation mode control for use in a computer system, comprising:
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a mode controller for generating a combination of electric potentials on a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal; and
an additional microprocessor, comprising;
a storage module, further comprising;
a mode list recording a plurality of operation modes;
and a pointer designating one of operation modes in the mode list as a first operation mode;
a detection module for detecting the combination of the electric potentials at a first sampling point, and determine a shift direction of the mode controller according thereto;
and a control module for selecting a second operation mode adjacent to the first operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction, checking a disparity between the first and the second operation modes, generate a control signal to the computer system according to the check result, directing the computer system to reboot or execute an application specific to the second operation mode, and subsequently enabling the computer system to operate in the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for operation mode control for use in a computer system, comprising the steps of:
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providing a mode controller to generate a combination of electric potentials on a first connection terminal and a second connection terminal;
providing an additional microprocessor comprising a mode list recording a plurality of operation modes and a pointer selecting one of the operation modes in the mode list as a first operation mode;
detecting the combination of the electric potentials at a first sampling point, and determining a shift direction of mode controller according thereto;
selecting a second operation mode adjacent to the first operation mode in the mode list according to the shift direction;
checking the disparity between the first and the second operation modes; and
generating a control signal to the computer system according to the check result, and directing the computer system to reboot or execute an application corresponding to the second operation mode, and subsequently enabling the computer system to operate in the second operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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