Architecture to simplify development of out of box experience (OOBE) modules

• US 20070168904A1
• Filed: 12/20/2005
• Published: 07/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Xu, Yi, Howell, James, Yuan, Wei, Yang, Fengshu
• Application Number:
  US11/314,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20070168904A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/20 Software design

Abstract

A method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) which includes providing an OOBE module and an OOBE variables file, providing OOBE options to the OOBE module via the OOBE variables file, customizing the out of box experience via the OOBE options in the OOBE variables file, and presenting the out of box experience via the OOBE module is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) comprising:

providing an OOBE module and an OOBE variables file;

providing OOBE options to the OOBE module via the OOBE variables file;

customizing the out of box experience via the OOBE options in the OOBE variables file; and

,

presenting the out of box experience via the OOBE module.

2. The method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) of claim 1 wherein:

the OOBE options relate to internet service provider information.

3. The method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) of claim 2 wherein:

the internet service provider information includes information regarding whether to present broadband or narrowband internet service provider information.

4. The method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) of claim 1 wherein:

the OOBE options includes internet service provider logo information.

5. The method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) of claim 1 wherein:

the OOBE options includes user account creation information.

6. The method for providing an out of box experience (OOBE) of claim 1 wherein:

the OOBE variables file includes hyper text markup language (HTML) type files based upon the OOBE options.

7. A method for developing an out of box experience (OOBE) comprising:

providing an OOBE module and an OOBE variables file;

standardizing the OOBE module;

customizing the out of box experience with OOBE options via variables in the OOBE variables file;

providing the variables in the OOBE variables file to the OOBE module; and

,

presenting the out of box experience via the OOBE module.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the OOBE options relate to internet service provider information.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein:

the internet service provider information includes information regarding whether to present broadband or narrowband internet service provider information.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the OOBE options includes internet service provider logo information.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the OOBE options includes user account creation information.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein:

the OOBE variables file includes hyper text markup language (HTML) type files based upon the OOBE options.

13. A method for installing an out of box experience (OOBE) module onto an information handling system comprising:

executing an OOBE initialization module, the OOBE initialization module accessing a component identifier, the component identifier identifying a particular out of box experience;

copying an OOBE module onto the information handling system;

copying variables from the OOBE variables file based upon the component identifier, the variables causing the OOBE module to execute in accordance with OOBE options, the OOBE options defining the particular out of box experience.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein:

the OOBE options relate to internet service provider information.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein:

the internet service provider information includes information regarding whether to present broadband or narrowband internet service provider information.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein:

the OOBE options includes internet service provider logo information.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein:

the OOBE options includes user account creation information.

18. The method of claim 13 wherein:

the OOBE variables file includes hyper text markup language (HTML) type files based upon the OOBE options.