COMPUTER SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED COMMUNICATION INTERFACE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a host system with an input terminal;
an embedded controller including a keyboard controller module for controlling the input terminal of the host system, an embedded controller module for receiving standard embedded controller commands from the host system, and an enhanced interface module for receiving extended commands from the host system;
a keyboard controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the keyboard controller module;
an embedded controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the embedded controller module; and
an enhanced interface I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the enhanced interface module.
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Abstract
A computer system includes a host system with an input terminal and an embedded controller. The embedded controller includes a keyboard controller module for controlling the input terminal of the host system, an embedded controller module for receiving standard embedded controller commands from the host system, and an enhanced interface module for receiving extended commands from the host system. The computer system further includes a keyboard controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the keyboard controller module, an embedded controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the embedded controller module, and an enhanced interface I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the enhanced interface module. A communication method of the embedded controller and a communication method between the computer system and the embedded controller are also disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a host system with an input terminal;
an embedded controller including a keyboard controller module for controlling the input terminal of the host system, an embedded controller module for receiving standard embedded controller commands from the host system, and an enhanced interface module for receiving extended commands from the host system;
a keyboard controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the keyboard controller module;
an embedded controller I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the embedded controller module; and
an enhanced interface I/O port configured to support communication between the host system and the enhanced interface module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A communication method for an embedded controller, the communication method comprising steps of:
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receiving a command by an enhanced interface module of the embedded controller from a host system via an enhanced I/O port;
analyzing the command by the embedded controller;
invoking an application program corresponding to the command by the embedded controller; and
executing the application program by the embedded controller. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A communication method between a host system and an embedded controller, the communication method comprising steps of:
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transmitting an extended command from the host system to an enhanced interface module of the embedded controller via an enhanced interface I/O port; and
analyzing and executing the extended command by the embedded controller. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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