Patent ID: 7620758

Claim:
A dual-CPU computer-based multimedia system, comprising: a computer, comprising a first CPU, a data storage media connected to the first CPU, a system memory, a BIOS, and a bus, the data storage storing a first operating system; at least a multimedia player, connected to the computer through the bus for accessing and playing multimedia data; and a multimedia playing control module, comprising: a second CPU, connected to the computer through the bus, a multimedia activation and playing system memory, connected to the second CPU and storing a second operating system and a kernel program, a multimedia playing buffer, connected to the second CPU, and at least a hotkey, connected to the second CPU through a hotkey interface circuit, each hotkey corresponding to a pre-assigned multimedia player; wherein the system is configured such that when the second CPU detects actuation of one hotkey, the second CPU loads and executes the kernel program of the second operation system from the multimedia activation and playing system memory into the multimedia playing buffer without operation of the first CPU and the first operating system, and further loads and executes a driver and an application of the multimedia player corresponding to the actuated hotkey without operation of the first CPU and the first operating system.