User influenced loading sequence of startup applications
First Claim
1. A method for loading an electronic device, the method comprising:
- loading an operating system and system applications prior to loading startup applications or content;
loading startup applications or content in a predetermined order;
if a user selects a startup application or content, aborting the initial loading of the startup applications or content in the predetermined order and loading the selected startup application or content; and
resuming the loading of the startup applications or content in the predetermined order.
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Abstract
There is provided a method for altering a sequence in which programs and content are loaded upon startup of an electronic device. A user may change the loading sequence by selecting a program or content before the loading sequence has finished. In addition, the altered loading sequence may be saved and utilized when the electronic device is powered on again. There is also provided a tangible, machine-readable medium for performing the described method. Finally, there is provided an electronic device having a memory device for storing a loading program that defines a loading sequence, a processor for loading programs and content based on the loading sequence, and a user interface for delivering user input to the loading program to alter the loading sequence.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for loading an electronic device, the method comprising:
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loading an operating system and system applications prior to loading startup applications or content; loading startup applications or content in a predetermined order; if a user selects a startup application or content, aborting the initial loading of the startup applications or content in the predetermined order and loading the selected startup application or content; and resuming the loading of the startup applications or content in the predetermined order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for loading an electronic device, the method comprising:
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loading an operating system and system applications prior to loading startup applications or content; commence loading the startup applications in a predetermined order; if a user selects startup applications or content, detecting an order in which the user selects the startup applications or content upon startup of an electronic device; saving the order in which the user selects the startup applications or content; aborting the loading of the startup applications in the predetermined order; and loading the startup applications or content in the saved order. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device, comprising:
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a non-volatile memory device configured to store a loading program that defines a loading sequence; a processor configured to load an operating system and system applications prior to loading startup applications and to load startup applications and content into a system memory based on the loading sequence; and a user interface configured to deliver user input to the loading program such that a historical trend of user inputs may be evaluated to abort the loading of the startup applications, alter an order of the loading sequence, and load the startup applications in the altered order. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A tangible, non-transitory machine readable medium comprising code executable to perform the tasks of:
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loading an operating system and system applications prior to loading startup applications or content; commence loading the startup applications or content onto a memory device in a preset sequence; aborting loading of the startup applications in the preset sequence if a user selects startup applications or content; altering the preset sequence based on a user selection of one or more of the startup applications or content; and loading the startup applications in the altered preset sequence. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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