A computer system includes a system CPU responsive to a control signal to load a first operating system or a second operating system. The first operating system is run by the computer system in a first operation mode and the second operating system is run by the computer system in a second entertainment mode. A PC operating in an entertainment mode may operate a variety of entertainment software applications. A quick boot process is also provided. The quick boot process may include an accelerated BIOS boot process that defers and delays appropriate tasks. The quick boot process may also include: detecting a condition; performing a BIOS boot process; loading an image file associated with the condition; and executing the image file associated with the condition. The condition may be that associated hardware is unchanged from a previous boot. A parental control system is also disclosed.

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14 · 2 independent · depth 4

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›1.independentA method of operating a PC, said method comprising:ndetecting a condition which indicates whether a hardware configuration change from a previous boot…+6

›8.independentA method of operating a mini-OS configured to run a PC in an entertainment mode, said method comprising:ndetermining whether said entertainment mode i…+6

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6 codes

IPC · International Patent Classification

Section G — Physics

G06F9/24
G06F9/00
G06F15/177

USPC · US Patent Classification

713/1713/2713/100

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1 Dec 2000

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Type	Document	Date
provisional	US 60250899 00	1 Dec 2000
related publication	US 20040006690 A1	8 Jan 2004

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