CN103150209A - Portable tablet computer with dual operating systems and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a portable tablet computer with double operating systems and a control method thereof. The control method comprises the following steps: detecting whether the portable tablet computer is connected with the input device or not; when the input device is confirmed not to be connected, the portable tablet computer establishes a first operating system environment; and when the connection of the input device is confirmed, the portable tablet computer establishes a second operating system environment.

Description

Portable tablet computer with dual operating systems and control method thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to a tablet computer, and in particular to a portable tablet computer with dual operating systems and a control method thereof.

Background technique

Due to the innovation of computer products, tablet PCs (tablet PC) or smart phone products have emerged at the historic moment. And this type of mobile electronic device is thin and light in weight, so it can be carried and used anywhere.

Taking a tablet computer as an example, today's tablet computer is realized by a hardware circuit of an ARM processor and an Android operating system, or by a hardware circuit of an Apple A4/A5 processor and an iOS operating system. Basically, the above-mentioned two operating systems both emphasize the convenient operation of the touch screen, as well as the quick browsing and reading of the Internet. Therefore, due to the inherent limitations of the tablet computer, its use is only used for reading or surfing the Internet. The tablet computer has another advantage, that is, it can enter the application market (application market) to download paid or free software.

However, if you want to use a tablet computer for word processing, you will be discouraged because of the inconvenient text input on the touch screen. Of course, the user can use an external keyboard to solve the problem of inconvenient text input on the tablet computer.

In order to make the appearance of the combination of the tablet computer and the keyboard more beautiful, some manufacturers have designed a tablet computer with a shape similar to a notebook computer. Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a known tablet computer with a base. That is to say, the manufacturer designs a base 200 similar to a notebook computer with a keyboard on the base. When the user combines the tablet computer 100 with the base 200 , its appearance is just a notebook computer, and the speed of text input can be accelerated at this time. Conversely, when the user does not need to input text, the tablet computer 100 can be pulled out of the base 200 to become a portable tablet computer 100 for reading or surfing the Internet.

However, the above-mentioned tablet computer 100 combined with the base 200 cannot achieve the performance of a notebook computer in practical use. The reason is that the tablet computer 100 is a hardware circuit designed with a low-efficiency processor (such as an ARM processor), and is equipped with an operating system (Android operating system) with a small amount of calculation. Therefore, the combination of the tablet computer 100 and the base 200 only looks like a notebook computer, but actually does not have the performance that a notebook computer should have.

In other words, a tablet computer cannot perform applications such as word processing, drawing, editing, and multimedia as conveniently and efficiently as a notebook computer, and certainly cannot execute computer games (PC version computer games) under the Windows operating system. Therefore, it is the purpose of the present invention to propose a portable tablet computer that can have the advantages of both the tablet computer and the notebook computer.

Contents of the invention

The invention proposes a portable tablet computer with dual operating systems and a control method thereof. The portable tablet computer can allow users to selectively connect to the input device according to actual needs, and the portable tablet computer can enter different operating systems accordingly.

The present invention provides a control method for a portable tablet computer, the portable tablet computer can be selectively connected to an input device, the control method includes the following steps: detecting whether the portable tablet computer is connected to the input device; When it is confirmed that the input device is not connected, the portable tablet computer establishes a first operating system environment; and when it is confirmed that the input device is connected, the portable tablet computer establishes a second operating system environment.

The present invention also provides a control method for a portable tablet computer, the portable tablet computer can be selectively connected to an input device, the control method includes the following steps: detecting whether the portable tablet computer is connected to the input device ; When it is confirmed that the input device is not connected, the portable tablet computer establishes a first operating system environment; when the input device is confirmed to be connected, it is judged whether a switching event is generated; The portable tablet computer establishes the first operating system environment; and when the switching event is confirmed, the portable tablet computer establishes a second operating system environment.

In order to have a better understanding of the above and other aspects of the present invention, preferred embodiments will be described in detail below together with the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows a known tablet computer with a base.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the use of the portable tablet computer of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a circuit block of the portable tablet computer of the present invention.

4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D illustrate the first embodiment of the control method of the portable tablet computer of the present invention.

5A and 5B illustrate the second embodiment of the control method of the portable tablet computer of the present invention.

[Description of main component labels]

100: tablet computer 200: base

300: Portable tablet computer 310: Multi-core processor

312: The first core unit 316: The second core unit

320: memory 322: first storage area

326: Second storage area 330: Storage unit

332: The first storage area 336: The second storage area

350: Control Circuit 360: Liquid Crystal Display

370: input and output port 380: input device

Detailed ways

Due to continuous progress in circuit design technology of processors, it is now possible to design multi-core processors to speed up the processing speed of computer systems. The portable tablet computer of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is a portable tablet computer with a dual operating system based on a multi-core processor, and its appearance is similar to a tablet computer.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which shows a schematic view of the use of the portable tablet computer of the present invention. When the user wants to execute application programs such as word processing, drawing, editing, multimedia, and PC version computer games, the input device (such as a keyboard) 380 needs to be connected to the portable tablet computer 300. When the input device 380 is connected to the portable tablet computer After the tablet computer 300, the portable tablet computer 300 will switch the operating system to the Windows operating system environment, and the user can execute Windows Office software (windows office) and speed up text input. Conversely, when the user does not connect the input device 380 to the portable tablet computer 300, the portable tablet computer 300 will switch the operating system to the Android operating system environment, and the user can use it for reading, surfing the Internet, or Enter the application market to download paid or free software. The circuit and operation principle of the present invention will be introduced in detail below.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic circuit block diagram of the portable tablet computer of the present invention. The portable tablet computer 300 includes: a multi-core processor 310 , a memory 320 , a storage unit 330 , a control circuit 350 , a liquid crystal display (LCD) 360 and an input/output port 370 .

A multi-core processor 310 , a memory 320 , a storage unit 330 , a liquid crystal display (LCD) 360 and an input/output port 370 are connected to the control circuit 350 . Wherein, the control circuit 350 can be a chipset, and the storage unit 330 can be a hard disk; the multi-core processor 310 includes a first core unit 312 and a second core unit 316; the memory 320 includes a first storage area 322 and a second The storage area 326 ; the storage unit 330 includes a first storage area 332 and a second storage area 336 .

Furthermore, when the multi-core processor 310 is a dual-core processor, one core circuit is the first core unit 312 , and the other core circuit is the second core unit 316 . Of course, the multi-core processor 310 can be a processor with more than 2 cores, and a first part of the core circuit is the first core unit 312 , and another part of the core circuit is the second core unit 316 .

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the first core unit 312, the first storage area 322, and the first storage area 332 in the portable tablet computer 300 are used to set up the Android operating system (first operating system) environment and run on the Android operating system. down operation. The second core unit 316, the second storage area 326, and the second storage area 336 are used to establish a Windows operating system (second operating system) environment and operate under the Windows operating system. However, the control circuit 350, the liquid crystal display (LCD) 360, and the input and output ports 370 can operate under any operating system.

Furthermore, which operating system the portable tablet computer 300 operates depends on whether an input device (keyboard) is connected to the input/output port 370 or not. That is to say, when the input device is connected to the input and output port 370, it means that the user intends to execute application programs such as word processing, drawing, editing, etc., and the control circuit 350 will control the second core unit 316 to enter the Windows operating system environment, and use The user can execute the windows office software (windows office), or the application program under the windows operating system, and can speed up the speed of text input.

Conversely, when the input device 380 is not connected to the input and output port 370, it means that the user intends to use the portable tablet computer 300 as a tablet computer, and the control circuit 350 will control the first core unit 312 to enter the Android operating system environment, and Users can use it to read, surf the Internet, or enter the application market to download paid or free software.

The above schematic circuit block diagram of the portable tablet computer 300 is just an embodiment of the present invention. Of course, those skilled in the art can also use a single-core processor to manufacture a portable tablet computer, and switch the operating system according to whether the input device is connected or not.

Furthermore, after connecting the input device to the portable tablet computer 300 , other judgment steps can be added to confirm the operating system environment desired by the user. A more detailed introduction will be made below.

Please refer to FIGS. 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D, which illustrate the first embodiment of the control method of the portable tablet computer of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4A , when the portable tablet computer 300 starts to operate, the portable tablet computer 300 will detect whether it is connected to the input device (step S410 ). When the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it enters the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment (step S420); otherwise, when the portable tablet computer 300 is not connected to the input device, it enters the Android operating system (first operating system) environment (step S450).

4A shows that when the portable tablet computer 300 starts to operate, the operating system environment is determined according to whether it is connected to an input device. Of course, after the portable tablet computer 300 enters any operating system environment, the operating system can be switched again.

As shown in FIG. 4B, when the portable tablet computer 300 is in the Android operating system (first operating system) environment (step S450), the control circuit 350 will continue to detect whether the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300 (step S450). Step S460). After confirming that the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300, the Android operating system (first operating system) environment will be stopped (step S470) and the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment will be entered (step S420). That is, the operations of the first core unit 312 , the first storage area 322 , and the first storage area 332 are stopped, and the operations of the second core unit 316 , the second storage area 326 , and the second storage area 336 are controlled. On the contrary, when the input device is not connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it will maintain the Android operating system (first operating system) environment (step S450).

When the portable tablet computer 300 is in the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment (step S420), the portable tablet computer 300 will continue to detect whether the input device is unplugged from the portable tablet computer 300 (step S430 ). After confirming that the input device is not connected to the portable tablet computer 300, the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment will be stopped (step S440) and the Android operating system (first operating system) environment will be entered (step S450). That is, stop the operation of the second core unit 316 , the second storage area 326 , and the second storage area 336 , and control the operation of the first core unit 312 , the first storage area 322 , and the first storage area 332 . On the contrary, when the input device is continuously connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it will maintain the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment (step S420).

According to an embodiment of the present invention, stopping the Windows operating system (step S440) is performing a sleep operation under the Windows operating system; similarly, stopping the Android operating system (step S470) is performing a sleep operation under the Android operating system. Therefore, when entering the Android operating system environment (step S450) or entering the Windows operating system environment (step S420), further judgment operations are required.

Please refer to FIG. 4C , which shows a detailed operation flowchart of entering into the Windows operating system environment (step S420 ). First, the portable tablet computer 300 judges whether the Windows operating system has been entered (step S422). If so, then read the system parameters of the previous windows operating system from the second storage area 326 or the second storage area 336 and wake up the second core unit 316 to enter the window operating system (step S426); if not, the second core unit 316 loads the Windows operating system from the second storage area 336 (step S428).

Please refer to FIG. 4D , which shows a detailed action flow chart of entering the Android operating system environment (step S450 ). First, the portable tablet computer 300 judges whether it has entered the Android operating system (step S452). If so, then read the system parameters of the previous Android operating system from the first storage area 322 or the first storage area 332 and wake up the first core unit 312 and enter the Android operating system (step S456); if not, the first core unit 312 load the Android operating system from the first storage area 332 (step S458).

Of course, if the sleep operation is not performed in step S440 and step S470, the judgment operation in FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D is not required.

Please refer to FIGS. 5A and 5B , which illustrate the second embodiment of the control method of the portable tablet computer of the present invention. Compared with the first embodiment, the difference is that when entering the window operating system (the second operating system), in addition to confirming the connection of the input device, the user needs to generate a switch event (switchevent) before entering the window operating system ( second operating system). Wherein, the switching event can be that the user presses a specific key on the portable tablet computer 300, presses a combined key on the portable tablet computer 300, presses a specific key on the input device, presses a combined key on the input device, or Enter a specific gesture (gesture) on the touch screen. Introduce it in detail below.

As shown in FIG. 5A , when the portable tablet computer 300 starts to operate, the portable tablet computer 300 will detect whether it is connected to the input device (step S510 ). When the portable tablet computer 300 is not connected to the input device, it enters the environment of the Android operating system (the first operating system) (step S550 ). On the contrary, when the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it is necessary to further confirm whether the user generates a switching event (step S520). When the switching event does not occur, enter the environment of the Android operating system (the first operating system) (step S550); when the switching event occurs, enter the environment of the Windows operating system (the second operating system) (step S525).

The description of FIG. 5A is that when the portable tablet computer 300 starts to operate, the operating system environment is determined according to whether it is connected to an input device and a switching event is generated. Of course, after the portable tablet computer 300 enters any operating system environment, the operating system can be switched again.

As shown in FIG. 5B, when the portable tablet computer 300 is in the Android operating system (first operating system) environment (step S550), the control circuit 350 will continue to detect whether the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300 (step S550). Step S560). When the input device is not connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it will maintain the environment of the Android operating system (the first operating system) (step S550).

On the contrary, after confirming that the input device is connected to the portable tablet computer 300, it will continue to detect whether the user generates a switching event (step S565). That is, if the user does not generate a switching event, the environment of the Android operating system (the first operating system) is maintained (step S550). If the user generates a switching event, the Android operating system (first operating system) environment will be stopped (step S570) and the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment will be entered (step S525).

When the portable tablet computer 300 is in the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment (step S525), the portable tablet computer 300 will continue to detect whether the input device is unplugged from the portable tablet computer 300 (step S530 ). After confirming that the input device is not connected to the portable tablet computer 300, the Windows operating system (second operating system) environment will be stopped (step S540) and the Android operating system (first operating system) environment will be entered (step S550).

Similarly, in the second embodiment, stopping the Windows operating system (step S540) is performing a sleep operation under the Windows operating system; similarly, stopping the Android operating system (step S570) is performing a sleep operation under the Android operating system. Therefore, when entering the Android operating system environment (step S550) or entering the Windows operating system environment (step S525), a further judgment operation is required. The judging operation is the same as that in FIG. 4C and FIG. 4D , and will not be repeated here.

Moreover, although the present invention is described by taking the Android operating system and the Windows operating system as examples, it is not limited to these two operating systems. The first operating system may also be a Linux operating system, or an iOS operating system.

To sum up, the advantage of the present invention is to provide a portable tablet computer, which selectively connects the input device according to the user's actual needs, and the portable tablet computer can enter the Android operating system or the Windows operating system. Under the Android operating system, the portable tablet computer has the characteristics of thinness and mobility; under the Windows operating system, it can execute word processing, drawing, editing, multimedia and other application programs in a more convenient way.

To sum up, although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Those skilled in the art of the present invention can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.

Claims (19)

1. the control method of a Portable flat computer, this Portable flat computer optionally is connected to an input media, and this control method comprises the following steps:

Detect this Portable flat computer and whether connect this input media;

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer is set up one first operating system environment; And

When confirming to connect this input media, this Portable flat computer is set up one second operating system environment.

2. control method according to claim 1, also comprise the following steps:

When this first operating system environment, detect this Portable flat computer and whether connect this input media;

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer operates in this first operating system environment; And

When confirming to connect this input media, this Portable flat computer stops this first operating system environment and enters this second operating system environment.

3. control method according to claim 2 wherein stops this first operating system environment and enters this second operating system environment being this first operating system of dormancy and entering this second operating system environment.

4. control method according to claim 3, wherein enter this second operating system environment and also comprise the following steps:

Judge whether this second operating system of ever loaded of this Portable flat computer;

When confirming this second operating system of ever loaded, by reading a systematic parameter of this second operating system in a storer of this Portable flat computer or a storage element, to enter this second operating system environment;

When confirming never to load this second operating system, by loading this second operating system in this storage element of this Portable flat computer.

5. control method according to claim 1, also comprise the following steps:

When this second operating system environment, detect this Portable flat computer and whether do not connect this input media;

When confirming to connect this input media, this Portable flat computer operates in this second operating system environment; And

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer stops this second operating system and enters this first operating system environment.

6. control method according to claim 5 wherein stops this second operating system and enters this first operating system environment being this second operating system of dormancy and entering this first operating system environment.

7. control method according to claim 6, wherein enter this first operating system environment and also comprise the following steps:

Judge whether this first operating system of ever loaded of this Portable flat computer;

When confirming this first operating system of ever loaded, by reading a systematic parameter of this first operating system in a storer of this Portable flat computer or a storage element, to enter this first operating system environment;

When confirming never to load this first operating system, by loading this first operating system in this storage element of this Portable flat computer.

8. control method according to claim 1, wherein this first operating system is an Android operating system or an iOS operating system; This second operating system is a Windows.

9. control method according to claim 1, wherein this input media is a keyboard.

10. the control method of a Portable flat computer, this Portable flat computer optionally is connected to an input media, and this control method comprises the following steps:

Detect this Portable flat computer and whether connect this input media;

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer is set up one first operating system environment;

When confirming to connect this input media, judge whether to produce a switching event;

When confirming not produce this handover event, this Portable flat computer is set up this first operating system environment; And

When confirming to produce this handover event, this Portable flat computer is set up one second operating system environment.

11. control method according to claim 10 also comprises the following steps:

When this first operating system environment, detect this Portable flat computer and whether connect this input media;

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer operates in this first operating system environment;

When confirming to connect this input media, judge whether to produce this handover event;

When confirming not produce this handover event, this Portable flat computer operates in this first operating system environment; And

When confirming to produce this handover event, this Portable flat computer stops this first operating system and enters this second operating system environment.

12. control method according to claim 11 wherein stops this first operating system and enters this second operating system environment being this first operating system of dormancy and entering this second operating system environment.

13. control method according to claim 12 wherein enters this second operating system environment and also comprises the following steps:

Judge whether this second operating system of ever loaded of this Portable flat computer;

When confirming this second operating system of ever loaded, by reading a systematic parameter of this second operating system in a storer of this Portable flat computer or a storage element, to enter this second operating system environment;

When confirming never to load this second operating system, by loading this second operating system in this storage element of this Portable flat computer.

14. control method according to claim 10 also comprises the following steps:

When this second operating system environment, detect this Portable flat computer and whether do not connect this input media;

When confirming to connect this input media, this Portable flat computer operates in this second operating system environment; And

When confirming not connect this input media, this Portable flat computer stops this second operating system and enters this first operating system environment.

15. control method according to claim 14 wherein stops this second operating system and enters this first operating system environment being this second operating system of dormancy and entering this first operating system environment.

16. control method according to claim 15 wherein enters this first operating system environment and also comprises the following steps:

Judge whether this first operating system of ever loaded of this Portable flat computer;

When confirming this first operating system of ever loaded, by reading a systematic parameter of this first operating system in a storer of this Portable flat computer or a storage element, to enter this first operating system environment;

When confirming never to load this first operating system, by loading this first operating system in this storage element of this Portable flat computer.

17. control method according to claim 10, wherein this first operating system is an Android operating system or an iOS operating system; This second operating system is a Windows.

18. control method according to claim 10, wherein this input media is a keyboard.

19. control method according to claim 10, wherein, this handover event for the user press a specific keys on this Portable flat computer, press a combination button on this Portable flat computer, press a specific keys on this input media, press on this input media a combination button or on a Touch Screen input one certain gestures.

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