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Wireless human interface device host interface supporting both bios and OS interface operations

  • US 20040230790A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2003
  • Published: 11/18/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A host-side wireless interface that services communications between a wireless user input device and a serviced host, the host-side wireless interface comprising:

  • a wireless network interface that wirelessly communicates with the wireless user input device;

    a host interface communicatively coupled to the wireless interface and to the serviced host;

    wherein when the serviced host initiates bootstrap operations via a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the host interface operates in a BIOS host interface mode to allow input from the wireless user input device to the BIOS during the bootstrap operations; and

    wherein when the serviced host initiates Operating System (OS) operations, the host interface operates in an OS host interface mode, wherein the OS host interface mode differs from the BIOS host interface mode.

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