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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 07, 1998
Yoshihiro Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masahiko Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A program startup apparatus is used in an electronic machine and automatically starts up a function provided for the electronic machine with a user's single touch operation. The program startup apparatus automatically starts up a predetermined application program stored in the electronic machine. The apparatus has startup condition storage devices for storing a startup condition preset by the user. The apparatus also has a startup sequence control device for starting up the predetermined application program upon determining that the status of the electronic machine matches the startup condition stored in the startup condition storage devices.