Keyboard audio controls for integrated CD-ROM players
First Claim
1. A computerized system for keyboard control of compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer, the computer comprising:
- a CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD);
a computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player; and
,a basic input/output system (BIOS) operatively coupled to the CD-ROM player and the keyboard, the BIOS in response to detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute a corresponding audio function.
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Abstract
A computerized system for keyboard control of compact-disc read only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer. The computer has a CD-ROM player, a, computer keyboard and a basic input/output system (BIOS). The CD-ROM player is receptive to an audio compact disc (CD). The keyboard has a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player. The BIOS is operatively coupled to the CD-ROM player and the keyboard, and in response to detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard operatively signals the CD-ROM player to execute a corresponding audio function. In a further embodiment, the system also comprises an operating system and a CD-ROM control application. The operating system receives a command sent by the BIOS in response to detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard. The control application receives the command from the operating system and in response signals the CD-ROM player to execute the corresponding audio function.
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45 Claims
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1. A computerized system for keyboard control of compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer, the computer comprising:
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a CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD); a computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player; and
,a basic input/output system (BIOS) operatively coupled to the CD-ROM player and the keyboard, the BIOS in response to detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute a corresponding audio function. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A basic input/output system (BIOS) for keyboard control of compact discread only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer, operatively coupled to a CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD) and to a computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player, the BIOS comprising:
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detecting means for detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard; and
,signaling means for operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute the audio function corresponding to the predetermined sequence detected by the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for keyboard control of compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM) audio of a computer having a CD-ROM player and a computer keyboard, the CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD), the computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player, the method comprising the steps of:
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detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard; and
,operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute the audio function corresponding to the detected predetermined sequence; wherein the step of detecting and the step of operatively signaling are performed by a basic input/output system (BIOS) operatively coupled to the CD-ROM player and the keyboard. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer having keyboard control of compact-disc read only memory (CD-ROM) audio, the computer operatively coupled to a CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD) and to a computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, the computer comprising:
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a storage device; and
,a basic input/output system (BIOS) residing within the storage device, the BIOS in response to detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute a corresponding audio function. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computer-readable storage medium having a BIOS computer program executable on a suitably configured computer, the computer having a CD-ROM player receptive to an audio compact disc (CD) and a computer keyboard having a plurality of keys for entry of one or more predetermined sequences of one or more keystrokes by a user of the computer, each predetermined sequence corresponding to an audio function of the CD-ROM player, the computer program comprising:
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detecting means for detecting a predetermined sequence of keystrokes entered by the user on the keyboard; and
,signaling means for operatively signaling the CD-ROM player to execute the audio function corresponding to the predetermined sequence detected by the detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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