Popup control system for portable computer having setup function and popup function
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
InventorKeiichi Uehara
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Abstract
A selection menu screen for specifying if a popup function should be enabled or disabled is displayed in a setup process. The selected information in the setup process is stored in an RTC memory backed up by a battery. A CPU initiates a timer interrupt process in response to an interrupt signal from a programmable interrupt timer. At this time, the CPU refers to the RTC memory, and skips a routine for a popup process when the popup function is disabled and executes a routine for another timer interrupt process. The CPU performs the popup process only when the popup function is enabled.
Claims5
A portable computer system, comprising:
- key input means for inputting data and commands;
- a central processing unit for controlling the system;
- memory means for storing a plurality of system configuration information and setup and popup utility programs, wherein the plurality of system configuration information includes a status of the popup utility program;
- setup means for displaying the plurality of system configuration information on a display screen and selectively setting the plurality of system configuration information, the setup means being inactive while an application program is being executed;
- timer interrupt means for periodically generating an interrupt signal to the central processing unit;
- means for determining, in response to the interrupt signal, whether the status of the popup utility program is enabled or disabled;
- popup means for displaying on the display screen, in response to the status of the popup utility program as being enabled and independent of the execution of the application program, a predetermined portion of the system configuration information and selectively setting the predetermined portion of the system configuration.
A popup control method for a portable computer having a setup function and a popup function to be initiated by a timer interrupt process to alter a system configuration, comprising the computer steps of:
- displaying, by the portable computer, on a setup menu screen a menu for selection of whether the popup function is to be enabled or disabled;
- selecting, by a user of the portable computer, whether the popup function is to be enabled or disabled in accordance with said displayed menu;
- omitting, by the portable computer, a popup process during execution of said timer interrupt process when the popup function is selected as disabled in the selecting step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.