PORTABLE INPUT DEVICE WITH A FUNCTION OF DISPLAYING A PERSONAL FAVORITE COMPUTER ENVIRONMENT FOR USER

Abstract

A preferred embodiment of a method of this invention includes the steps of: connecting the portable input device to a computer; changing a configuration pointer of the computer from pointing to computer configuration data of the computer to pointing to a selected computer configuration data of the portable input device, and, simultaneously, changing a disk pointer of the computer from pointing to a main data storage of the computer to pointing to a data storage of the portable input device; obtaining the selected computer configuration data and at least one predetermined folder; changing the configuration data pointer of the computer from pointing to the computer configuration data of the portable input device to pointing to the preferred computer configuration data of the computer, and simultaneously, resetting the disk pointer of the computer when the connection between the computer and the portable input device is disabled.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment linking a portable input device and a computer in accordance of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of main function modules of the application program of FIG. 1; and

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a preferred method for implementing data communication between the portable input device and the computer of FIG. 1, utilizing the application program.

Claims

1. A portable input device with a function of displaying a selected computer environment for a user, comprising: a transmitting interface for performing data communications between a computer and the portable input device;a data storage for storing computer configuration data, a selected folder, and an application program; anda microcontroller unit, connected to the transmitting interface and the data storage, for controlling the data communications between the portable input device and the computer;wherein the application program comprises:an operation module for changing a configuration pointer of the computer from pointing to a selected computer configuration data of the computer to pointing to the selected computer configuration data of the portable input device, simultaneously changing a disk pointer of the computer from pointing to a main data storage of the computer to pointing to the data storage of the portable input device respectively, and accessing the data storage of the portable input device to obtain the selected computer configuration data and the selected folder according to the configuration pointer of the computer; anda pointer reset module for changing the configuration data pointer from pointing to the selected computer configuration data of the portable input device to pointing to the computer configuration data of the computer, simultaneously, resetting the disk pointer from the data storage of the portable input device to the main data storage of the computer when the connection between the computer and the portable input device is disabled.

2. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein, the selected computer configuration data comprises a selected computer environment configuration data for setting a personal favorite computer environment for the user.

3. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein, the selected computer configuration data further comprises a general applications configuration data for setting general applications according to users'; personal preference.

4. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein the selected folder is a backup of data from the computer.

5. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein the application program further comprises a user identification module for determining whether a user operating on the portable input device is an authorized user through a password authentication system.

6. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein the application program further comprises a backup module for saving documents from the computer to the selected folder of the portable input device and saving back-up documents from the portable input device into the computer.

7. The portable input device as described in claim 1, wherein the computer is selectively to work in one of two operation modes which are a client mode and a host mode.

8. The portable input device as described in claim 7, wherein, the application program further comprises an operation mode module for determining an operation mode of the computer according to the inputted selection.

9. A method for implementing a portable input device with a function of displaying a selected computer environment for a user, comprising the steps of: connecting the portable input device to a computer;changing a configuration pointer of the computer from pointing to computer configuration data of the computer to pointing to a selected computer configuration data of the portable input device, and, simultaneously, changing a disk pointer of the computer from pointing to a main data storage of the computer to pointing to a data storage of the portable input device;accessing the data storage to obtain the selected computer configuration data and at least one predetermined folder according to a path pointed by the configuration pointer of the computer;operating general operation of the computer by receiving operation instructions and cursor position recognition instructions input by the portable device;changing the configuration data pointer of the computer from pointing to the computer configuration data of the portable input device to pointing to the preferred computer configuration data of the computer, and simultaneously, resetting the disk pointer of the computer from the data storage of the portable input device to the main data storage of the computer, when the connection between the computer and the portable input device is disabled.

10. The method as described in claim 9, wherein, the selected computer configuration data comprises a selected computer environment configuration data for setting a selected computer environment for the user.

11. The method as described in claim 9, wherein, the selected computer configuration data further comprises a general applications configuration data for setting general applications.

12. The method as described in claim 9, wherein, the at least one predetermined folder is a backup of selected data from the computer.

13. The method as described in claim 9, wherein, the computer is selectively to work in one of a client mode and a host mode.

14. The method as described in claim 9, further comprising the step of determining whether the user is an authorized user after connecting the portable input device to a computer.

15. The method as described in claim 14, further comprising the step of determining an operation mode of the computer before changing a configuration pointer of the computer.

16. A portable input device comprising: a transmitting interface for performing data communications with a computer;a data storage for storing selected computer configuration data and a selected folder; anda microcontroller unit, connected to the transmitting interface and the data storage, for controlling data communications between the portable input device and the computer; andan operation module programmed for changing a configuration pointer of the computer from pointing to a computer configuration data of the computer to pointing to the selected computer configuration data of the portable input device, simultaneously changing a disk pointer of the computer from pointing to a main data storage of the computer to pointing to the data storage of the portable input device respectively, and accessing the data storage of the portable input device to obtain the selected computer configuration data and the selected folder according to the configuration pointer of the computer.

17. The portable input device as described in claim 16, further comprising a pointer reset module programmed for changing the configuration data pointer from pointing to the selected computer configuration data of the portable input device to pointing to the computer configuration data of the computer, simultaneously, resetting the disk pointer from the data storage of the portable input device to the main data storage of the computer when the connection between the computer and the portable input device is disabled.

18. The portable input device as described in claim 16, further comprising a user identification module programmed for determining whether a user operating on the portable input device is an authorized user through a password authentication system.

19. The portable input device as described in claim 16, further comprising a backup module for saving documents from the computer to the selected folder of the portable input device and saving back-up documents from the portable input device into the computer.