KR20000001474A - Computer system and method having function executing application program during booting managing system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a computer system having a function of executing a predetermined application program during the booting of the operating system, and a method thereof, comprising a processor, a main memory device and an input / output device according to the present invention. The computer system having a function includes: a power-on late self-diagnosis unit configured to inspect a state of each device constituting the computer system when power is supplied to the computer system, and perform initialization to operate the computer system; An operating system loading unit that loads each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in a computer system into a main memory device; An application program storage unit for storing a predetermined application program; And when the task of the power-on self-diagnosis unit is terminated, the application stored in the application storage unit is loaded into the main memory in parallel with the operation of the operating system load unit, and when the operation of the operating unit load unit is terminated, the application program is controlled by the user. It characterized in that it further comprises an application program controller for terminating the execution.

According to the present invention, the user can perform other beneficial tasks instead of simply waiting for the booting operation to be completed during the booting time of the operating system, thereby enabling the computer system to be used more efficiently.

Description

Computer system having a function to execute an application program during boot time of OS and method thereof

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a computer system, and more particularly, to a computer system and a method having a function of performing a predetermined application while booting an operating system.

These days, the operating system of a computer system is increasing its functions such as providing a graphical user interface and various communication services, and the capacity of the operating system is rapidly increasing. Thus, when a user wants to use a computer system, the booting time of the computer system is getting longer.

According to the related art, a process of booting a predetermined picture screen and a computer system during an operating system boot time (that is, a process of checking hardware, loading device drivers, and system programs constituting an operating system into the main memory of the computer system) is performed. Screens informing the user are displayed. However, according to the related art, the user simply waits for the booting of the computer system to be terminated, and the booting time is very boring.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a computer system and a method for executing an application program during an operating system boot time so that a user can perform a beneficial task during a boot time.

1A is an external view of a desktop personal computer system.

1B is an external view of a notebook computer.

2 is an internal configuration diagram of a computer system.

3 is a block diagram showing a boot control unit of a computer system according to the present invention as a functional block.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of executing an application program during an operating system boot time of a computer system according to the present invention.

5A illustrates a screen on which a biorhythm program is executed while an operating system is booting.

FIG. 5B illustrates a screen on which a message indicating that booting of an operating system is finished while a biorhythm program is performed is shown.

5C illustrates an example of an initial screen of an operating system.

In order to achieve the above object, a computer system having a processor, a main memory device and an input / output device according to the present invention, and having a function of executing an application program during an operating system boot time, constitutes the computer system when power is supplied to the computer system. A power-on self-diagnosis unit for inspecting a state of each device and performing an initialization operation to operate the computer system; An operating system loading unit that loads each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in the computer system into the main memory; An application program storage unit for storing a predetermined application program; And loading the application program stored in the application program storage unit into the main memory in parallel with the operation of the operating system loading unit when the operation of the power-on self-diagnosis unit is finished, and controlling the user when the operation of the operating system loading unit is finished. It is characterized in that it further comprises an application program control unit for receiving the execution of the application program.

In order to achieve the above another object, the method for performing an application program during the operating system boot time of the computer system according to the present invention comprises the steps of applying power to the computer system; Checking a state of each device constituting the computer system and performing an initialization operation so that the computer system can operate; Loading and launching an application program into the main memory of the computer system, and displaying an operation process on a display provided by the computer system; Loading each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in the computer system into the main memory; Displaying a message on the display indicating that the booting of the operating system is completed; Terminating the application program; And displaying the initial screen of the operating system on the display.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1A is an external view of a desktop personal computer system, and FIG. 1B is an external view of a notebook computer. According to FIG. 1A, the desktop personal computer system includes a main body 10 and an input / output device, and the most basic input / output device includes a monitor 12, a keyboard 14, a mouse 16, and the like. According to FIG. 1B, a notebook computer includes a keyboard 18 and a liquid crystal display (LCD) 20.

2 is an internal block diagram of a general personal computer system, and is largely composed of a CPU 210, a system controller 220, a PCI-ISA bridge 230, and a super I / O chip 240.

The system controller 220 is connected to the cache memory 222 and the DRAM (224) and the like, and a PCI bus for the host bus 250 and the peripheral component interconnect (PCI) device 262 connected to the CPU 210. 260 includes a bridge, a cache memory controller, and the like.

The PCI-ISA bridge 230 is a bridge connecting the PCI bus and the ISA bus 270 for the Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) device 272, which is represented as a hard disk drive (HDD) 232 and an optical disk. And an IDE controller (not shown in the drawing) that is connected to and controls the CD-ROM drive 234 or the like.

The super I / O chip 240 is connected with a keyboard 242, a mouse 244, a plurality of serial / parallel input / output ports 246, a ROM-BIOS 248, and the like, and an ISA bus 270. Is connected to the PCI-ISA bridge 230.

When the computer system according to the present invention is booted, a functional block diagram as shown in FIG.

According to FIG. 3, the boot control unit of the computer system according to the present invention includes a power-on self-diagnostic unit 300, an operating system load unit 310, an application program storage unit 340, and an application program control unit 320.

When the power-on self-diagnosis unit 300 is powered on, the computer system checks the state of each device constituting the computer system and performs an initialization operation so that the computer system can operate. These tasks are commonly referred to as power on self test (POST).

The operating system load unit 310 stores each device driver and system software constituting the operating system 370 to be operated in the computer system from the hard disk drivers 232 and 350 or the CD-ROM driver 234 of the computer system. (DRAM) 224, 360 are loaded.

The application program storage unit 320 stores an application program such as a background screen, a simple game program, etc., which allows the user to perform an advantageous task for a short time. In an embodiment of the present invention, the application program storage unit 320 may be a predetermined area of the bios ROM 248, and in another embodiment, the application program storage unit 320 may be installed as a ROM that is detachable and replaceable with a ROM stored in another application program. have. In addition, some of the input information required while the application program stored in the application program storage unit 320 is executed may be input through a set-up screen provided by the ROM BIOS.

When the operation of the power-on self-diagnostic unit 300 is terminated, the application program controller 330 stores the application program stored in the application program storage unit 320 in parallel with the operation of the operating system load unit 310. And the process is displayed on the display 340 of the computer system. When the operation of the operating system load unit 310 is terminated while the application program controller 330 is executed, the message is notified to the user through the displayer 340 of the computer system, and the application program controller 330 controls the user's control. The execution of the application is terminated, and control is passed to the operating system 370.

Here, the power-on self-diagnostic unit 300, the operating system load unit 310 and the application program controller 320 may be implemented by software stored in the BIOS 248.

According to Figure 4, the application program execution process of the operating system boot time of the computer system according to the present invention is as follows. Here, an example of using a general biorhythm program as the application program will be described.

When power is applied to the computer system, the self-diagnosis is performed after power-on, which checks the state of each device constituting the computer system, and performs initialization to allow the computer system to operate (steps 400 and 410). In this case, the user information required by the biorhythm program, that is, the information about the date of birth of the user may be set in advance through the setup screen of the bios.

If the POST process is performed without error, the biorhythm program is loaded into the main memory of the computer system and started, and the operation process is displayed on the display device provided in the computer system (steps 450 and 460).

In parallel with the process performed by the biorhythm program, each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in the computer system are loaded into the main memory (steps 420 and 430). Accordingly, the displayer of the computer system displays a message ".. WINDOWS BOOTING ....." together with the screen on which the biorhythm program is executed as shown in FIG. 5A.

When the booting process of the operating system is completed, as shown in FIG. 5B, the message “WINDOWS BOOTING completed” is displayed together with the screen on which the biorhythm program is executed (440).

Then, the user terminates the biorhythm program by clicking a mouse button or by using other input means (steps 470 and 480).

When the biorhythm program is terminated, the operating system is controlled to display an initial screen of the operating system as shown in FIG. 5C on the display (step 490).

The boot control unit of the computer system of FIG. 3 and the method of executing an application program during an operating system boot time of the computer system of FIG. 4 may be written as a program that can be executed in the computer system. And it can be implemented in a general-purpose digital computer system for operating a program from a medium used in the computer system. The medium may be a magnetic storage medium (e.g., ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical reading medium (e.g., CD-ROM, D.V.D, etc.) and a carrier wave (e.g. Storage medium).

In addition, functional programs, codes, and code segments for implementing the present invention can be easily inferred by programmers in the art to which the present invention belongs.

According to the present invention, the user can perform other beneficial tasks instead of simply waiting for the booting operation to be completed during the booting time of the operating system, thereby enabling the computer system to be used more efficiently.

Claims (4)

In a computer system having a processor, a main memory and an input / output device, When the power is applied to the computer system, the power-on back diagnosis unit for checking the status of each device constituting the computer system, and performing the initialization operation so that the computer system can operate; An operating system loading unit that loads each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in the computer system into the main memory; An application program storage unit for storing a predetermined application program; And When the operation of the power-on self-diagnosis unit is terminated, the application program stored in the application program storage unit is loaded and executed in the main memory in parallel with the operation of the operating system load unit. And an application program controller configured to receive and terminate execution of the application program. The method of claim 1, wherein the application program storage unit A computer system with the ability to run applications during operating system boot time, characterized by a BIOS ROM. The method of claim 1, wherein the application program storage unit A computer system with the ability to run applications during operating system boot time, characterized by a removable ROM. Applying power to the computer system; Checking a state of each device constituting the computer system and performing an initialization operation so that the computer system can operate; Loading and launching an application program into the main memory of the computer system, and displaying an operation process on a display provided by the computer system; Loading each device driver and system software constituting an operating system to operate in the computer system into the main memory; Displaying a message on the display indicating that the booting of the operating system is completed; Terminating the application program; And And displaying an initial screen of the operating system on the display.