Power button controlled diagnostic mode for an information appliance

A method of using a power button of an information appliance to control execution in a diagnostic mode, wherein the information appliance is already in a diagnostic mode after the detection of a first subsequent press of the power button, comprising the steps of:

• monitoring the power button of the information appliance to detect a second subsequent press of the power button;
• monitoring an interface of the information appliance to detect communication from a diagnostic information source;
• continuing in a diagnostic mode when a detection of communication from a diagnostic information source occurs before detection of the second subsequent press of the power button;
• and
• exiting a diagnostic mode when a detection of the second subsequent press of the power button occurs before the detection of communication from a diagnostic information source.

An information appliance adapted for a power button to control entry into a diagnostic mode, wherein the information appliance is already powered up by an initial press of the power button, comprising:

• a processor;
• a power button;
• and code;
• wherein the processor executes code to perform the following steps:
• monitoring the power button to detect a first subsequent press of the power button;
• entering a diagnostic mode upon detection of the first subsequent press of the power button by the monitoring step;
• and
• bypassing diagnostic mode absent detection of the first subsequent press of the power button.

An information appliance adapted for a power button to control execution in a diagnostic mode, wherein the information appliance is already in a diagnostic mode after the detection of a first subsequent press of the power button, comprising:

• a processor;
• a power button;
• and
• code;
• wherein the processor executes code to perform the following steps:
• monitoring the information appliance power button to detect a second subsequent press;
• monitoring the information appliance interface connections to detect communication from a diagnostic information source;
• continuing in a diagnostic mode when the detection of communication from a diagnostic information source occurs before detection of the second subsequent press of the power button;
• and
• exiting the diagnostic mode when the detection of the second subsequent press of the power button occurs before the detection of communication from a diagnostic information source.

An information appliance adapted for a power button to control execution in a diagnostic mode of the information appliance, wherein the information appliance is already in a diagnostic mode after the detection of a first subsequent press of the power button, comprising:

• a processor;
• a power button;
• and
• code;
• wherein the processor executes code to perform the following steps:
• monitoring the information appliance power button to detect a second subsequent press;
• exiting the diagnostic mode of the information appliance upon detection of the second subsequent press of the power button by the monitoring step.

A processor readable medium, capable of being read by an information appliance, wherein the information appliance includes a power button and the information appliance is already powered up at system startup by an initial press of the power button, the processor readable medium comprising:

• code to monitor the power button of the information appliance;
• code to enter a diagnostic mode when a first subsequent press of the power button is detected;
• and
• code to bypass the diagnostic mode absent detection of the first subsequent press of the power button.

A processor readable medium, capable of being read by an information appliance, wherein the information appliance includes a power button and the information appliance is already in a diagnostic mode after the detection of a first subsequent press of the power button, the processor readable medium comprising:

• code to monitor the information appliance power button to detect a second subsequent press of the power button;
• code to monitor the information appliance interface connections to detect communication from a diagnostic information source;
• code to continue in a diagnostic mode when a detection of communication from a diagnostic information source occurs before detection of the second subsequent press of the power button;
• and
• code to exit a diagnostic mode when a detection of the second subsequent press of the power button occurs before the detection of communication from a diagnostic information source.

An information appliance adapted for a power button to control entry into a diagnostic mode, wherein the information appliance is already powered up by an initial press of the power button, comprising:

• a means for monitoring the power button to detect a first subsequent press of the power button;
• a means for entering a diagnostic mode upon detection of the first subsequent press of the power button;
• and
• a means for bypassing a diagnostic mode absent detection of the first subsequent press of the power button.

An information appliance adapted for an information appliance power button to control the execution of a diagnostic mode, wherein the information appliance is already in a diagnostic mode after the detection of a first subsequent press of the power button, the information appliance comprising:

• a means for monitoring the information appliance power button to detect a second subsequent press of the power button;
• a means for monitoring an interface of the information appliance to detect communication from a diagnostic information source;
• a means for continuing in a diagnostic mode when a detection of communication from a diagnostic information source occurs before detection of the second subsequent press of the power button;
• and
• a means for exiting a diagnostic mode when a detection of the second subsequent press of the power button occurs before the detection of communication from a diagnostic information source.