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Methods and arrangements for providing a mark-up language based graphical user interface for user identification to an operating system

  • US 6,968,449 B1
  • Filed: 03/30/2000
  • Issued: 11/22/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/15/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for use in a computer, the method comprising:

  • while booting a computer and prior to allowing a user to logon on the computer, arranging for a markup language rendering engine to be loaded at 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 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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