Pre-Grant Publication Number: 20070118658
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Prior Art Detail
Summary / Description
| Summary / Description | Patent by PowerQuest for BootMagic boot menu for multiple operating systems. |
Basic Information
| Type of Prior Art | Issued Patents - US |
| Country | United States of America |
| Patent/Application # | US6178503 |
| Kind Code | United States (US) - United STATES Patent - A |
| Patentee Name | PowerQuest Corporation |
| Relevant Pages, Columns, or Lines | All |
| URL | http://www.google.com/patents?v... |
| Filing Date | January 23, 2001 |
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Notes / To Do
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Excerpt
Excerpt Abstract: "he invention addresses the management of multiple operating systems on a single computer and other boot-time problems. A boot-time graphical user interface is described, including support for menus, tabs, non-ASCII characters, and other graphical user interface components in the pre-boot environment. Approaches to organizing the storage and selection of multiple operating system are also presented, including the use of multiple directories which are identified in operating system boot sectors." |
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Claims
1
A computer system, comprising:
a processor;
a basic input/output system (BIOS) including logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to:
initiate power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system of a computing device;
present one or more management alert formats in a user interface;
receive a selection signal from the user interface identifying one of the management alert formats presented in the user interface; and
configure a device coupled to the computing system with the identified management alert format.
Relevance
Claim 1 of 6178503 clearly provides for a pre-boot environment where the boot OS can be selected by the user.
Claim 1 of 6178503 clearly provides for a pre-boot environment where the boot OS can be selected by the user.
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3
The computer system of Claim 1, wherein the logic instructions and the management alert formats are stored in a non-volatile memory.
Relevance
Col 3 Par 40 teaches "permanent storage devices".
Col 3 Par 40 teaches "permanent storage devices".
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