Computer system capable of audio and video playback while in a non-booted state
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a reading device operable so as to read information from a storage medium;
a host computing device;
an audio-and-video reproducing device; and
a switching device coupled to said reading device, said host computing device, and said audio-and-video reproducing device, said switching device being operable in one of a first switch state, where said switching device connects said reading device to said host computing device, and simultaneously disconnects said reading device from said audio-and-video reproducing device, and a second switch state, where said switching device connects said reading device to said audio-and-video reproducing device, and simultaneously disconnects said reading device from said host computing device, wherein said host computing device is operable so as to convert the information read by said reading device into audio and video output signals when said switching device is in the first switch state, wherein said audio-and-video reproducing device is operable so as to convert the information read by said reading device into the audio and video output signals when said switching device is in the second switch state, thereby permitting reproduction of the information in the storage medium even when said host computing device is in a non-booted state.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a reading device, a host computing device, an audio-and-video reproducing device, and a switching device. The reading device is operable so as to read information from a storage medium. The switching device is coupled to the reading device, the host computing device, and the audio-and-video reproducing device, and is operable in one of first and second switch states. The host computing device is operable so as to convert the information read by the reading device into audio and video output signals when the switching device is in the first switch state. The audio-and-video reproducing device is operable so as to convert the information read by the reading device into the audio and video output signals when the switching device is in the second switch state.
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a reading device operable so as to read information from a storage medium;
a host computing device;
an audio-and-video reproducing device; and
a switching device coupled to said reading device, said host computing device, and said audio-and-video reproducing device, said switching device being operable in one of a first switch state, where said switching device connects said reading device to said host computing device, and simultaneously disconnects said reading device from said audio-and-video reproducing device, and a second switch state, where said switching device connects said reading device to said audio-and-video reproducing device, and simultaneously disconnects said reading device from said host computing device, wherein said host computing device is operable so as to convert the information read by said reading device into audio and video output signals when said switching device is in the first switch state, wherein said audio-and-video reproducing device is operable so as to convert the information read by said reading device into the audio and video output signals when said switching device is in the second switch state, thereby permitting reproduction of the information in the storage medium even when said host computing device is in a non-booted state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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