Patent Application
20120188455
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to computers, and particularly to, a host computer with a television module and a television program displaying method.
2. Description of Related Art
A virtual environment includes a host computer and a plurality of virtual machines working on the host computer. The host computer has a host operating system and each virtual machine has a guest operating system. Different things can be done on different virtual machines. For example, one virtual machine is used for watching television (TV), and another virtual machine must be used for viewing comments about the TV programs. However, users cannot watch TV and see comments in the same display area. If users want to see comments, they must switch to another virtual machine, which is inconvenient.
Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
In general, the word “module,” as used herein, refers to logic embodied in hardware or firmware, or to a collection of software instructions, written in a programming language, such as Java, C, or assembly. One or more software instructions in the modules may be embedded in firmware, such as in an EPROM. The modules described herein may be implemented as either software and/or hardware modules and may be stored in any type of non-transitory computer-readable medium or other storage device. Some non-limiting examples of non-transitory computer-readable media include CDs, DVDs, BLU-RAY, flash memory, and hard disk drives.
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In step S501, the virtual machine monitor 12 displays a TV program on the first display window 21 when the TV module 22 is activated.
In step S502, the virtual machine monitor 12 finds a forum website corresponding to the TV program according to data in the TV channel which offers that TV program. For example, for a channel of the national basketball association (NBA), the virtual machine monitor 12 finds a forum website corresponding to an NBA game.
In step S503, the virtual machine monitor 12 opens a forum page of the forum website via the browser module 32. The forum page includes a plurality of comments, and the display of the icon 311 on the screen indicates a number of comments available for the TV program.
In step S504, the virtual machine monitor 12 displays the second window 31 on the host display 11 when the icon 311 is clicked. At this time, users can see comments corresponding to the NBA game. Users can watch the TV and see relevant comments on the host display 11 at the same time.
In the above method, through the browser module 32, the virtual machine monitor 12 finds a corresponding website when users switch to a new channel.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and the arrangement of parts within the principles of the present disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
Depending on the embodiment, certain of the steps of a method(s) described may be removed, others may be added, and the sequence of steps may be altered. It is also to be understood that the description and the claims drawn for a method may include some indication in reference to certain steps. However, the indication used is only to be viewed for identification purposes and not as a suggestion as to an order for the steps.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100102107 | Jan 2011 | TW | national |
