COMPUTER WITH TV MODULE AND STARTUP METHOD

• US 20120182475A1
• Filed: 08/16/2011
• Published: 07/19/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: HUNG, LIANG-MAO, HO, CHI-FAN, YU, TENG-SHENG, TSAI, TENG-YU, YANG, PENG-ZHENG, LIN, TING-CHIEH
• Granted Patent: US 8,482,669 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/552
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4143 embedded in a Personal Computer [PC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4432 Powering on the client, e.g. bootstrap loading using setup parameters being stored locally or received from the server resetting in general G06F1/14; program loading or initiating in general G06F9/445; bootstrapping in general G06F9/4401; secure boots of computer platforms G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/63 Generation or supply of power specially adapted for television receivers

Abstract

A computer includes a switch, a power supply, a TV module, a computer module and a control module. The switch creates a trigger signal. The TV module plays TV programs. The control module controls the power supply to power on the TV module after receiving the trigger signal when the control module determines the TV module and the computer module are powered off.

Claims

1. A computer comprising:

a switch, the switch adapted to create a trigger signal;

a power supply;

a TV module, the TV module adapted to play TV programs;

a computer module; and

a control module, the control module adapted to control the power supply to only power on the TV module after receiving the trigger signal when the TV module and the computer module are powered off.

2. The computer of claim 1, wherein the control module is adapted to control the power supply to power on the computer module and power off the TV module when the control module determines the TV module is powered on and the computer module is powered off.

3. The computer of claim 1, wherein the control module is adapted to control the power supply to power off the computer when the control module determines the TV module is powered off and the computer module is powered on.

4. The computer of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the display is adapted to display visible data corresponding to the TV module or the computer module.

5. The computer of claim 1, wherein the control module is adapted to load TV kernel module data and TV system service data corresponding to the TV module when the TV module is powered on via the trigger signal.

6. A startup method, applied in a computer, the method comprising:

providing a switch, a power supply, a control module, a TV module and a computer module;

controlling the power supply by the control module to power on the TV module after receiving a trigger signal created by the switch when the control module determines the TV module and the computer module are powered off.

7. The startup method of claim 6, wherein the controlling the power supply further comprises powering on the computer module and powering off the TV module when the control module determines the TV module is powered on and the computer module is powered off.

8. The startup method of claim 6, further comprising controlling the power supply to power off the computer when the control module determines the TV module is powered off and the computer module is powered on.

9. The startup method of claim 6, further comprising providing a display, and displaying visible data corresponding to the TV module or the computer module on the display.

10. The startup method of claim 6, further comprising loading TV kernel module data and TV system service data corresponding to the TV module after the TV module is powered on.