Method and apparatus for operating system personalization during installation
First Claim
1. A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself with the provided personalization parameters on a computer system, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising:
- providing an operating system configuration file in the memory and used by the operating system to configure itself;
providing a personalization parameters file in the memory;
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization parameters file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; and
automatically editing the operating system configuration file to include at least a first portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
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Abstract
A method an apparatus for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself on a computer system with the provided personalization parameters. A first operating system personalization file is used by the operating system to configure itself. A personalization parameters file is provided and read by an operating system installation process which is initiated in the computer system. The operating system installation process then displays a graphical user interface from which a user to selects personalization parameters with which the operating system is to configure itself. An editing module is executed to edit the operating system configuration file to include at least a portion of the selected personalization parameters so that the operating system is configured with the selected personalization parameters when it installs itself.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself with the provided personalization parameters on a computer system, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising:
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providing an operating system configuration file in the memory and used by the operating system to configure itself; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization parameters file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; and automatically editing the operating system configuration file to include at least a first portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself on a computer system with the provided personalization parameters, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of operating system APIs in the memory and for configuring the operating system with personalization parameters; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory;
displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file;automatically editing the plurality of operating system APIs to each include one of the selected plurality of personalization parameters; and executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the ones of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
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9. An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installation of the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising:
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a operating system configuration file stored in the memory and for storing personalization parameters with which the operating system can configure itself during an installation thereof; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; a first file editing module that places a first portion of the personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into the operating system configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installing the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising:
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a plurality of operating system APIs stored in the memory, each one of the plurality of operating system API for configuring the operating system with one personalization parameter after installation of the operating system; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; an editing module that places one of the plurality of personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into each of the plurality of operating system APIs; and a post-operating system installation module for executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the plurality of personalization parameters.
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15. A computer program product encoded with computer readable program means for use in automatically providing an operating system with personalization parameters to allow the operating system to configure itself therewith, the computer readable program means comprising:
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a first program means to allow a user to populate a personalization parameters file with personalization parameters; a graphical user interface means for displaying a list of personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file and allowing selection of a group of personalization parameters therefrom; and a first editing means for placing at least a portion of the selected group of personalization parameters in an operating system configuration file used by the operating system to configure itself. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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