Apparatus operable under an operating system, method of controlling apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

• US 20080209202A1
• Filed: 02/15/2008
• Published: 08/28/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kawahara, Masanori
• Granted Patent: US 7,991,991 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment, an apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a BIOS and the operating system successively comprises, a storage for storing information; and a processor receiving specific information inputted by the input device before completion of booting the operating system, storing the specific information into the storage, determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system, rebooting the BIOS when the specific information is stored in the storage and displaying information related to the BIOS.

Claims

1. An apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a BIOS and the operating system successively comprising:

a storage for storing information; and

a processor for receiving specific information inputted by the input device before completion of booting the operating system, storing the specific information into the storage, determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system, rebooting the BIOS when the specific information is stored in the storage and displaying information related to the BIOS.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the processor reboots the apparatus.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor performs a BIOS setup process on the basis of the specific information.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the processor deletes the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information for finishing the BIOS setup process.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information related to the BIOS is a booting order of the apparatus.

6. A method of controlling an apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a BIOS and the operating system successively, the method comprising:

storing information into a storage;

receiving specific information inputted by the input device before completion of booting the operating system;

storing the specific information into the storage;

determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system booting the operating system;

rebooting the BIOS when the specific information is stored in the storage; and

displaying information related to the BIOS.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the storing stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the rebooting reboots the BIOS.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising performing a BIOS setup process on the basis of the specific information.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising deleting the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information for finishing the BIOS setup process.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the information related to the BIOS is a booting order of the apparatus.

11. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program for controlling an apparatus, the apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a BIOS and the operating system successively, according to a process comprising;

storing information into a storage;

receiving specific information inputted by the input device before completion of booting the operating system;

storing the specific information into the storage;

determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system booting the operating system;

rebooting the BIOS when the specific information is stored in the storage; and

displaying information related to the BIOS.

12. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the storing stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the rebooting reboots the BIOS.

13. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the process further comprises performing a BIOS setup process on the basis of the specific information.

14. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 13, wherein the process further comprises deleting the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information for finishing the BIOS setup process.

15. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the information related to the BIOS is a booting order of the apparatus.