EMBEDDED ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20100315564A1
• Filed: 09/22/2009
• Published: 12/16/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CHUANG, CHIH-YUAN, WANG, CHUN-WEN, CHIEN, CHIA-HUNG, TSAI, TENG-YU, HUNG, LIANG-MAO, JU, JYH-GWO
• Application Number:
  US12/564,737
• Publication Number:
  US 20100315564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/739
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/543 Local
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/545 Gui
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/485 Task life-cycle, e.g. stopping, restarting, resuming execution G06F9/4881 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

An embedded electronic device includes a display, a foreground application module, and a plurality of standalone background function modules. The foreground application module is operable to display a plurality of accessible foreground applications on the display. The background function modules include a process handler module and a source manager library module. The process handler module is operable to switch between the plurality of accessible foreground applications. The process handler module is operable to destroy a running foreground application to launch a new foreground application. The source manager library module is operable to retrieve different kinds of multimedia resources to provide to the foreground application module.

Claims

1. An embedded electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a foreground application module operable to display a plurality of accessible foreground applications of the embedded electronic device on the display;

a plurality of standalone background function modules, the background function modules comprising;

a process handler module operable to switch between the plurality of accessible foreground applications, the process handler module further operable to destroy a running foreground application to launch a new foreground application;

a source manager library module operable to retrieve access to different kinds of multimedia resources and provide the different kinds of multimedia resources to the foreground application module.

2. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a player controller module operable to provide an interface for the foreground application module for an application mute requirement.

3. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise an internet streaming daemon module operable to control internet streaming applications of the embedded electronic device.

4. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the foreground application is a main menu, the standalone background function modules further comprise a watchdog module to restart the main menu when the foreground application module crashes.

5. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a content getter module to obtain Internet data and allow data to be downloaded without blocking foreground operations.

6. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a system monitor module operable to control hardware devices of the embedded electronic device and monitor hardware events.

7. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a network controller module to configure network connection and monitor network interface status of the embedded electronic device.

8. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise an application specific library module operable to hide foreground application specific details from the display.

9. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the source manager library module comprises a database to provide data resources to the foreground application module.

10. The embedded electronic device of claim 1, wherein the source manager library module comprises a digital media player to provide media resources to the foreground application module.

11. An embedded electronic device, comprising:

a display;

a foreground application module operable to display a plurality of accessible foreground applications of the embedded electronic device on the display;

a plurality of standalone background function modules, the background function modules comprising;

a process handler module operable to switch between the plurality of accessible foreground applications, the process handler module further operable to destroy a running foreground application to launch a new foreground application;

a player controller module operable to provide an interface for the foreground application module for an application mute requirement.

12. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise an application specific library module operable to hide foreground application specific details.

13. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise an internet streaming daemon module operable to control for the internet streaming applications of the embedded electronic device.

14. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein one foreground application is a main menu, the standalone background function modules further comprise a watchdog to restart the main menu when the foreground application module crashes.

15. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a content getter module to obtain Internet data and allow data to be downloaded without blocking foreground operations.

16. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a system monitor module operable to control hardware devices of the embedded electronic device and monitoring hardware events.

17. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a network controller module to configure network and monitor network interface status of the embedded electronic device.

18. The embedded electronic device of claim 11, wherein the standalone background function modules further comprise a source manager library module operable to retrieve access to different kinds of multimedia resources and provide the different kinds of multimedia resources to the foreground application module.

19. The embedded electronic device of claim 18, wherein the source manager library module comprises a database to provide data resources to the foreground application module.

20. The embedded electronic device of claim 18, wherein the source manager library module comprises a digital media player to provide media resources to the foreground application module.