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Providing a user input interface prior to initiation of an operating system

  • US 7,849,301 B2
  • Filed: 12/12/2001
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a password through a graphical user interface generated by a graphics controller associated with a first processor before an operating system associated with a second processor, not an integral part of the first processor, boots;

    after receiving said password, comparing said password to stored information using the graphics controller; and

    booting the operating system associated with a second processor after comparing said password to stored information using said graphics controller.

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