Method and electronic system for playing videos

摘要

A method for playing videos, applied to an electronic system, is provided. A video is played through a player application program, and a playing status stored in an embedded control random access memory of a keyboard controller of the electronic system is set to a first status when the video is played. Then, all light signals of the electronic system are turned off by the keyboard controller according to the first status.

主权项

1. A method for playing videos, applied to an electronic system, comprising:
playing a video through a player application program; setting a playing status stored in an embedded control random access memory (ECRAM) of a keyboard controller (KBC) of the electronic system to a first status when playing the video; turning off all light signals of the electronic system by the KBC according to the first status; when the video is paused or stopped by the electronic system through the player application program, setting the playing status stored in the ECRAM to a second status and turning on previously turned-off one(s) of the light signals by the KBC according to the second status; wherein when the electronic system plays the video through the player application program, the player application program broadcasts a first playing status message indicating the video is played, and a launch manager program receives the first playing status message and sets the playing status to the first status; wherein when the video is paused or stopped by the electronic system through the player application program, the player application program broadcasts a second playing status message indicating the video is paused or stopped, and the launch manager program receives the second playing status message and sets the playing status to the second status.