Method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback

• US 7,391,963 B2
• Filed: 09/29/2003
• Issued: 06/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Hsieh, Fu Zen, Chen, Chung Hui
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Thai Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhao; Daquan
• Application Number:
  US10/671,462
• Publication Number:
  US 20050069280A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,730 Days
• Field of Search: 386/95, 386125-126
• US Class Current: 386/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4312 involving specific graphical features, e.g. screen layout, special fonts or colors, blinking icons, highlights or animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4314 for fitting data in a restricted space on the screen, e.g. EPG data in a rectangular grid
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• 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 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums

Abstract

This invention discloses a method of controlling the multimedia audio and video playback by installing an audio/video playback program, a playback control program, and a data storage medium in a computer device, wherein the audio/video playback program adjusts a setup value for each of the playback setup options and saves the adjusted setup value into the data storage medium, such that after the computer device is booted every time, the playback control program detects the execution of the audio/video playback program and determines whether or not a multimedia file is waiting to be executed; if yes, it loads the setup value of the playback setup option from the data storage medium, so that the audio/video playback program can play the multimedia file according to the content of the setup value.

Claims

1. A method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback by installing an audio/video playback program, a playback control program, and a data storage medium in a computer device, wherein said audio/video playback program adjusts setup values for each of a plurality of playback setups under different playback environment options and saves the adjusted setup values into said data storage medium as one of a plurality of setup groups of different natures for enabling the computer device to proceed with the steps of:

said playback control program detecting execution of said audio/video playback program after the computer device has been booted;

when said playback control program detects the execution of said audio/video playback program, said playback control program showing a dialog box comprising a plurality of said playback environment options on a screen of said computer device;

when one of said playback environment options is selected, the playback control program downloading the setup group corresponding to said playback environment option from said data storage medium; and

determining whether or not a multimedia file is waiting to be executed and, if yes, loading the setup value of the playback setup option from the data storage medium;

wherein said audio/video playback program plays the multimedia file according to the content of said setup value.

2. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said computer device is a notebook computer.

3. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said computer device is a desktop computer.

4. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said data storage medium is a hard disk installed in said computer device.

5. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said data storage medium is a memory installed in said computer device.

6. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said multimedia file is a movie saved in a CD.

7. The method of controlling multimedia audio and video playback of claim 1, wherein said multimedia file is a song saved in a CD.