Communications: electrical – Condition responsive indicating system – Specific condition
Reexamination Certificate
1999-09-07
2001-07-17
Lefkowitz, Edward (Department: 2632)
Communications: electrical
Condition responsive indicating system
Specific condition
C340S692000, C702S185000, C702S186000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06262669
ABSTRACT:
FILED OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates generally to voice diagnostic systems of a mainboard, and more particularly to an on-board diagnostic system for easily diagnosing the mainboard by speech sound without using an external maintenance card.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the computer assembly process, there are many types of problems unavoidable, such as assembly faults, incompatibilities of mainboards and interface cards, and wiring faults. These problems may cause boot startup malfunctions for a computer system.
Conventional diagnostic approach in assembling a computer system is by means of an external maintenance card inserted in a socket of a mainboard. A display unit attached on the mainboard is to indicate meaningful numbers or light bubble numbers based on the received diagnosing results. Problems are being found and solved by interpreting these numbers according to their definitions in the maintenance manual.
Because it requires extra and expensive cost for a client to buy an external maintenance card, the client of a computer system usually doesn't purchase the external maintenance card. As a result, an external maintenance card is only limitedly used by specific persons, such as maintenance technicians. In the mean time, it wastes time and money for a client to request diagnosing a computer system when the computer system is out of order.
For these and other reasons, it may be desirable to have clients diagnose computer systems when they assemble computer systems by themselves. Once an error is found, it may be desirable to have clients debug the error using a cheaper and more convenient diagnostic system. Therefore, the present invention provides an on-board voice diagnostic system.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The primary object of the present invention is to provide a voice diagnostic system for a mainboard. Wherein, a decoder built in the mainboard is connected via buses to voice control device. Once a hardware error message is launched, the decoder can decide which peripheral component is out of order or in an abnormal status based on the error message. Then, the voice control device speaks out a sound corresponding to the error message by a speaker. Users may easily tell the abnormal operating status or find out the defective peripheral components by the sound of error message.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a voice diagnostic system for a mainboard. A thermal sensor built in the mainboard is to ensure a CPU to work in an optimum temperature. After a computer is booted startup from a hard disk and an error message is displayed, the CPU's working temperature can be spoked out from the voice control device with the speaker. That allows users to be immediately aware of the status of CPU to confirm whether it will be over heated or burned out.
Accordingly, the present invention is to provide an on-board voice diagnostic apparatus comprising a decoder, a thermal sensor, a voice control device, and a speaker. Wherein, the decoder is connected via buses to the voice control device. When defective information is diagnosed, the decoder can find out the defective peripheral component based on the information. Then, an error sound is spoked by the speaker from the voice control device. That makes users be aware which peripheral component breaks down.
The foregoing and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from a careful reading of a detailed description provided herein below, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Lefkowitz Edward
Lu Hsin-Chan
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