Displaying images during boot-up and shutdown
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1. A method to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system, the method comprising:
- obtaining the image having an image format compatible with the operating system; and
, creating content of a system file using the image, the system file to be accessed during the transition of the operating system, said image to correspond to a user profile.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system. An image having an image format compatible with the operating system is obtained. Content of a system file corresponding to the transition of the operating system is created using the image in a system directory.
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45 Claims
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1. A method to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining the image having an image format compatible with the operating system; and
,creating content of a system file using the image, the system file to be accessed during the transition of the operating system, said image to correspond to a user profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 41, 42, 43, 44)
saving the system file in a directory.
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3. The method of claim 1 wherein the operating system is compatible with a Windows operating system.
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4. The method of claim 3 wherein the image format is a bitmap format.
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5. The method of claim 4 wherein the image has a resolution compatible with the operating system.
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6. The method of claim 1 wherein the transition is a boot-up sequence.
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7. The method of claim 6 wherein the system file is a LOGO.SYS file.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein the transition is a shut-down sequence.
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9. The method of claim 8 wherein the system file is one of a LOGOW.SYS file and a LOGOS.SYS file.
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10. The method of claim 2 wherein the directory is located on a storage compatible with the operating system.
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41. The method of claim 1, wherein said image corresponds to data stored in a BIOS memory.
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42. The method of claim 41, wherein said data is updated during execution of said operating system.
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43. The method of claim 1, wherein creating content of a system file comprises creating content of a system file during said transition using the image.
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44. The method of claim 1 wherein creating content of a system file comprises creating content of a system file before said transition using the image.
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer usable medium having computer program code embodied therein to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system, the computer program product having;
computer readable program code for obtaining an image having an image format compatible with the operating system; and
computer readable program code for creating content of a system file using the image, the system file to be accessed during the transition of the operating system, said image to correspond to a user profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
computer readable program code for saving the system file in a directory.
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13. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the operating system is compatible with a Windows operating system.
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14. The computer program product of claim 13 wherein the image format is a bitmap format.
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15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein the image has a resolution compatible with the operating system.
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16. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the transition is a boot-up sequence.
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17. The computer program product of claim 16 wherein the system file is a LOGO.SYS file.
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18. The computer program product of claim 11 wherein the transition is a shut-down sequence.
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19. The computer program product of claim 18 wherein the system file is one of a LOGOW.SYS file and a LOGOS.SYS file.
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20. The computer program product of claim 12 wherein the directory is located on a storage compatible with the operating system.
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21. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave comprising:
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a graphic display code segment to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system, the graphic display code segment comprising;
an image obtaining code segment for obtaining an image having an image format compatible with the operating system; and
a content creation code segment for creating content of a system file using the image, the system file to be accessed during the transition of the operating system, said image to correspond to a user profile. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
a save code segment for saving the system file in a directory.
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23. The computer data signal of claim 21 wherein the operating system is compatible with a Windows operating system.
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24. The computer data signal of claim 23 wherein the image format is a bitmap format.
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25. The computer data signal of claim 24 wherein the image has a resolution compatible with the operating system.
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26. The computer data signal of claim 21 wherein the transition is a boot-up sequence.
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27. The computer data signal of claim 26 wherein the system file is a LOGO.SYS file.
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28. The computer data signal of claim 21 wherein the transition is a shut-down sequence.
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29. The computer data signal of claim 28 wherein the system file is one of a LOGOW.SYS file and a LOGOS.SYS file.
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30. The computer data signal of claim 22 wherein the directory is located on a storage compatible with the operating system.
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31. A system comprising:
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a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing program code to display an image during a transition of an operating system, the program code when executed by the processor causing the processor to;
obtain the image having an image format compatible with the operating system, and create content of a system file using the image, the system file to be accessed during the transition of the operating system, said image to correspond to a user profile. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 45)
save the system file in a directory.
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33. The system of claim 31 wherein the operating system is compatible with a Windows operating system.
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34. The system of claim 33 wherein the image format is a bitmap format.
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35. The system of claim 34 wherein the image has a resolution compatible with the operating system.
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36. The system of claim 31 wherein the transition is a boot-up sequence.
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37. The system of claim 36 wherein the system file is a LOGO.SYS file.
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38. The system of claim 31 wherein the transition is a shut-down sequence.
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39. The system of claim 38 wherein the system file is one of a LOGOW.SYS file and a LOGOS.SYS file.
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40. The system of claim 32 wherein the directory is located on a storage compatible with the operating system.
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45. The method of claim 31, wherein said program code further causes said processor to generate said image corresponding to data stored in a BIOS memory, said image to be generated during the transition.
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