Electronic device and electronic device control method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorToshiyuki UTSUNOMIYA
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Abstract
An electronic device includes: a first device; a second device different from the first device; an input device configured to receive an operation for controlling an operation of the first device; an operating system configured to control an operation of the second device; and a bootloader including software for controlling the operation of the first device based on a signal from the input device and configured to start the software when power is supplied from a power supply and start the operating system when a first condition different from the supply of the power from the power supply is satisfied.
Claims9
An electronic device comprising:
- a first device;
- a second device different from the first device;
- an input device configured to receive an operation for controlling an operation of the first device;
- an operating system configured to control an operation of the second device;
- and
- a bootloader including software for controlling the operation of the first device based on a signal from the input device and configured to start the software when power is supplied from a power supply and start the operating system when a first condition different from the supply of the power from the power supply is satisfied.
An electronic device comprising:
- a first device;
- a second device different from the first device;
- a memory configured to store information indicating whether to operate the first device;
- an operating system;
- a bootloader configured to be started when power is supplied from a power supply and to start the operating system when the information indicates that the first device is to be operated;
- a first application configured to operate on the operating system and control an operation of the first device;
- and
- a second application configured to operate on the operating system and operate in a first mode that reduces power consumption of the second device when the information indicates that the first device is to be operated.
An electronic device control method comprising:
- storing information indicating whether to operate a first device in an electronic device;
- starting a bootloader when power is supplied from a power supply;
- starting an operating system of the electronic device by the bootloader when the information indicates that the first device is to be operated;
- operating a first application that controls an operation of the first device on the operating system;
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- operating, when the information indicates that the first device is to be operated, a second application that controls an operation of a second device in the electronic device on the operating system, in a first mode that reduces power consumption of the second device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.