Methods and arrangements for providing a mark-up language based graphical user interface for user identifiacation to an operating system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- while booting a computer and prior to allowing a user to logon to the computer, arranging for a markup language rendering engine to be loaded near the beginning of an operating system initialization procedure; and
providing markup language code suitable for use with the markup language rendering engine, the markup language code being capable of soliciting at least one user input when rendered by the markup language rendering engine, the user input being associated with a user logon process configured to selectively allow a user to logon to the computer.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements are provided that can be used to identify users to an operating system during initialization through an advanced graphical user interface (GUI). The resulting GUI can be visually compelling and functional while advantageously remaining easy for the developer to create, maintain and modify. A markup language rendering engine is loaded substantially near the beginning of an operating system initialization procedure, and provided with markup language code that solicits at least one user input associated with a user logon process when rendered by the markup language rendering engine. The markup language code can be written in Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Dynamic HTML, eXtensible Markup Language (XML), extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML), Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML), etc.
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15 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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while booting a computer and prior to allowing a user to logon to the computer, arranging for a markup language rendering engine to be loaded near the beginning of an operating system initialization procedure; and
providing markup language code suitable for use with the markup language rendering engine, the markup language code being capable of soliciting at least one user input when rendered by the markup language rendering engine, the user input being associated with a user logon process configured to selectively allow a user to logon to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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loading a markup language rendering engine near the beginning of an operating system initialization procedure and prior to allowing a user to logon to a computer;
retrieving user data from the operating system;
rendering markup language code associated with a logon screen using at least a portion of the user data effective to identify one or more users;
collecting at least one user input associated with the logon screen; and
establishing a logon session if the user input is valid. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A markup language based logon user interface arrangement for use in logging users onto a computer, the user interface comprising:
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a logon screen displayed while booting the computer and prior to allowing a user to logon to a computer;
a user logon area within the logon screen, the user logon area visually identifying a plurality of users using text identifiers and graphical identifiers, such that each text identifier and graphical identifier are selectable by the user through the user interface and upon selection by the user cause the user interface to prompt the user to input a password; and
a single selectable shut down mechanism graphically located within the logon screen and configured to shut the computer down when selected through the user interface by the user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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