Apparatus operable under an operating system, method of controlling apparatus and computer-readable recording medium

• US 7,991,991 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2008
• Issued: 08/02/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kawahara, Masanori
• Primary Examiner(s): Stoynov; Stefan
• Application Number:
  US12/071,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20080209202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,264 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/2, 709/222, 710/10, 710/104
• US Class Current: 713/2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4401 Bootstrapping security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

According to an aspect of an embodiment, an apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a BIOS and the operating system successively comprises, a storage for storing information; and a processor receiving specific information inputted by the input device before completion of booting the operating system, storing the specific information into the storage, determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system, rebooting the BIOS when the specific information is stored in the storage and displaying information related to the BIOS.

Claims

1. An apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a program and the operating system successively, the operation of the program preceding the operation of the operating system, the apparatus comprising:

a storage for storing information; and

a processor for receiving specific information inputted by the input device by executing the program before completion of booting the operating system, storing the specific information into the storage, determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage by executing an application for detecting the specific information in the storage after completion of booting the operating system, rebooting the program when the specific information is stored in the storage and displaying information related to the program.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the storage stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the processor reboots the apparatus.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the processor performs a program setup process on the basis of the specific information.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein the processor deletes the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information for finishing the program setup process.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the information related to the program is a booting order of the apparatus.

6. A method of controlling an apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a program and the operating system successively, the operation of the program preceding the operation of the operating system, the method comprising:

storing information into a storage;

receiving specific information inputted by the input device by executing the program before completion of booting the operating system;

storing the specific information into the storage;

determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system by a processor by executing an application for detecting the specific information in the storage;

rebooting the program when the specific information is stored in the storage; and

displaying information related to the program.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the storing stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the rebooting reboots the program.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising performing a program setup process on the basis of the specific information.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising deleting the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information

for finishing the program setup process.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the information related to the program is a booting order of the apparatus.

11. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program for controlling an apparatus, the apparatus operable under an operating system having an input device for inputting information, the apparatus being activated by booting a program and the operating system successively, the operation of the program preceding the operation of the operating system, the apparatus, according to a process comprising;

storing information into a storage;

receiving specific information inputted by the input device by executing the program before completion of booting the operating system;

storing the specific information into the storage;

determining whether or not the specific information is stored in the storage after completion of booting the operating system booting the operating system by executing an application for detecting the specific information in the storage;

rebooting the program when the specific information is stored in the storage; and

displaying information related to the program.

12. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the storing stores the specific information stored before the rebooting when the rebooting reboots the program.

13. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the process further comprises performing a program setup process on the basis of the specific information.

14. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 13, wherein the process further comprises deleting the specific information stored in the storage upon receiving inputted information for finishing the program setup process.

15. The computer-readable recording medium of claim 11, wherein the information related to the program is a booting order of the apparatus.