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System and method for the delivery, retrieval and display of content prior to operating system loading

  • US 6,993,645 B2
  • Filed: 12/08/2000
  • Issued: 01/31/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/08/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a computer system, said system including a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), said BIOS including a Power On Self Test (POST), a method for displaying selected content to a user of said system during said Power On Self Test, said method comprising the steps of:

  • initiating said Power On Self Test;

    retrieving selected content from a designated persistent storage medium location during said Power On Self Test, said designated persistent storage medium separate from a storage medium holding said BIOS;

    creating a time interval between the completion of said Power On Self Test and a commencement of the loading of an operating system for said computer system;

    displaying said selected content to said user during at least part of said Power On Self Test and during at least part the created time interval;

    updating the selected content stored in said designated persistent storage medium location subsequent to the completion of the loading of the operating system; and

    displaying the updated selected content to a user during at least part of the next execution of said Power On Self Test and a subsequent created time interval between the completion of said Power On Self Test and a commencement of the loading of an operating system for said computer system.

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