METHOD FOR EXECUTING SCHEDULED TASK
First Claim
1. A scheduled task executing method for use in a computer system and a peripheral device, the computer system having a time generator for generating time information and a memory, the scheduled task executing method comprising steps of:
- providing an user input interface when the computer system is in a working state, setting at least a scheduled time via the user input interface, and automatically storing the scheduled time in the memory;
continuously supplying electricity to the time generator and the memory when the computer system is in a power off state;
generating a power control signal if the time information generated by the time generator and the scheduled time stored in the memory comply with a specified relation, wherein the computer is switched from the power off state to the working state in response to the power control signal; and
activating the peripheral device when the computer system is in the working status, thereby executing a scheduled task item corresponding to the scheduled time.
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Abstract
A scheduled task executing method is used in a computer system and a peripheral device. The computer system has a time generator for generating time information and a memory. When the computer system is in a working state, a user input interface is provided, a scheduled time is set via the user input interface, and the scheduled time is automatically stored in the memory. When the computer system is in a power off state, electricity is continuously supplied to the time generator and the memory. If the time information and the scheduled time comply with a specified relation, a power control signal is generated. In response to the power control signal, the computer is switched from the power off state to the working state. When the computer system is in the working status, the peripheral device is activated to execute a scheduled task item corresponding to the scheduled time.
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13 Claims
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1. A scheduled task executing method for use in a computer system and a peripheral device, the computer system having a time generator for generating time information and a memory, the scheduled task executing method comprising steps of:
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providing an user input interface when the computer system is in a working state, setting at least a scheduled time via the user input interface, and automatically storing the scheduled time in the memory; continuously supplying electricity to the time generator and the memory when the computer system is in a power off state; generating a power control signal if the time information generated by the time generator and the scheduled time stored in the memory comply with a specified relation, wherein the computer is switched from the power off state to the working state in response to the power control signal; and activating the peripheral device when the computer system is in the working status, thereby executing a scheduled task item corresponding to the scheduled time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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