Electronic devices and methods for sharing peripheral devices in dual operating systems
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorTung-Sheng Ting
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Abstract
A method for sharing peripheral devices in dual operating systems for an electronic device having at least one peripheral device is provided. The method includes: receiving a setting value for the peripheral device under the first operating system from a user; activating a second operating system; transmitting the setting value to the second operating system; and switching from the first operating system to the second operating system, wherein the second operating system sets the peripheral device with the setting value and enables the electronic device to operate under the second operating system.
Claims18
A method for sharing peripheral devices in dual operating systems for an electronic device having at least one peripheral device, a first operating system, and a second operating system, comprising:
- before activating the second operating system, receiving a setting value for the peripheral device under the first operating system from a user;
- activating the second operating system;
- transmitting the setting value to the second operating system;
- after transmitting the setting value to the second operating system, switching from the first operating system to the second operating system, wherein the first operating system is entered into a standby mode or a sleep mode;
- setting the peripheral device with the setting value by the second operating system;
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- operating the electronic device under the second operating system.
An electronic device, installed with a first operating system and a second operating system, and having at least one peripheral device, comprising:
- a first synchronization manager, operating under the first operating system, configured to transmit a setting value of the peripheral device to the second operating system when activating the second operating system under the first operating system;
- a second synchronization manager, operating under the second operating system, configured to receive and store the setting value from the first synchronization manager;
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- a controller, coupled to the first synchronization manager, the second synchronization manager and the at least one peripheral device, configured to activate the second operating system under the first operating system, set the peripheral device according to the setting value stored in the second operating system, and enter the first operating system into a standby mode or sleep mode so as to switch the electronic device to the second operating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.