IP Library Granted Patent US 7,064,746
Granted Patent B2
US 7,064,746 · App. 10/420,698 · Granted Jun 20, 2006

Method of starting a one-touch system through a hot key

Assignee: Inventec Corp.
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Patent No.
US 7,064,746
App. No.
10/420,698
Granted
Jun 20, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of starting a one-touch system through a hot key is disclosed. Under a computer executable platform, after entering the operating system a routine with boot agent services is executed to enable the user to start the one-touch system at any time via a hot key. The invention further provides the user with an operating interface for the one-touch system for running various functions.

Claims (16)

1. A method for starting a one-touch system (OTS) through a hot key on a computer executable system platform by utilizing a routine with a boot agent service to enable a user to start via a hot key a system that offers one-touch functions and its interface, the method comprising the steps of:

starting an operating system (OS) and entering the desktop of the OS;

executing a boot agent procedure;

selecting a hot key for the OTS;

starting the OTS and opening a one-touch user interface (UI);

accepting a functional hot key of the OTS selected by the user; and

calling the associated program module to perform the function in the one-touch UI of the OTS;

wherein the one-touch UI is the only one active window displayed in the OS desktop.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computer executable system platform includes an input device, a display device, and a system host.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the system host has the OS, the boot agent procedure, and the OTS.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein all operations, controls, and input actions are performed via the input device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the input device is selected from the group consisting of a keyboard, a mouse, a digital touch-control panel and a voice recognition system.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the boot agent procedure is set in a boot procedure of the OS.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the boot agent procedure further contains the step of generating an agent icon on the desktop of the OS.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the step of selecting a hot key for the OTS utilizes the hot key to call the boot agent procedure and starts the OTS through program hooking.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one-touch UI displays all one-touch functions and the menu of the functional hot keys.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 1, 2015
From: INVENTEC CORPORATION
To: ZHIGU HOLDINGS LIMITED
Reel/Frame 035959/0466 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2003
From: WEN, SAY-LING; CHIU, CHAUCER; DAI, FRANCES
To: INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 013993/0468 →
Continuity (1)
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