Configuration of a basic input/output system (BIOS) based on a series of follow up questions tailored to user type
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of a computing device, the method comprising:
- presenting, by the computing device, a first request relating to a first computing device functionality controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS;
receiving, by the computing device, a first user response corresponding to the first request;
presenting, by the computing device, a second request relating to a second computing device functionality controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS, wherein the second request is selected based on the first user response;
receiving, by the computing device, a second user response corresponding to the second request;
determining a user type from a plurality of user types, wherein the first and second requests each have multiple versions, each version using wording customized for a respective user type, and the first and second requests presented by the computing device are selected from the multiple versions based on the determined user type; and
configuring, by the computing device, at least one setting of the BIOS based on the first and second user responses.
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Abstract
Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to configuring a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of a computing device. An embodiment of a method may present, by the computing device, a first request relating to a first functionality of the computing device controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS, and may receive a first user response corresponding to the first request. The method may also present a second request relating to a second functionality of the computing device controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS, with the second request being selected based on the first user response. The method may then receive a second user response corresponding to the second request. In addition, the method may configure at least one setting of the BIOS based on the first and second user responses. Embodiments of a related computing device and computer-readable storage medium are also disclosed.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) of a computing device, the method comprising:
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presenting, by the computing device, a first request relating to a first computing device functionality controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS; receiving, by the computing device, a first user response corresponding to the first request; presenting, by the computing device, a second request relating to a second computing device functionality controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS, wherein the second request is selected based on the first user response; receiving, by the computing device, a second user response corresponding to the second request; determining a user type from a plurality of user types, wherein the first and second requests each have multiple versions, each version using wording customized for a respective user type, and the first and second requests presented by the computing device are selected from the multiple versions based on the determined user type; and configuring, by the computing device, at least one setting of the BIOS based on the first and second user responses. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; a computer-readable storage medium encoded with BIOS configuration instructions executable by the processor, the BIOS configuration instructions comprising; instructions for presenting a plurality of requests, each request relating to a respective functionality controlled by one or more settings of a Basic Input Output System (BIOS), instructions for receiving a plurality of responses from a user, each response corresponding to a respective one of the requests, wherein each request subsequent to a first of the requests is selected based on the response to a previous one of the requests, instructions for determining a user type from a plurality of user types, wherein the requests each have multiple versions, each version using wording customized for a respective user type, and the requests presented are selected from the multiple versions based on the determined user type, and instructions for configuring at least one setting of the BIOS based on the plurality of responses. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a computing device to configure a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), the instructions comprising:
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instructions for presenting a plurality of requests, each request relating to a respective functionality controlled by one or more settings of the BIOS; instructions for receiving, from a user, a plurality of responses, each response corresponding to a respective one of the requests; instructions for determining a user type from a plurality of user types, wherein the requests each have multiple versions, each version using wording customized for a respective user type, and the requests presented are selected from the multiple versions based on the determined user type, and instructions for configuring at least one setting of the BIOS to meet the user preferences based on the plurality of responses, wherein each request subsequent to a first of the requests is selected from a plurality of candidate requests using a response to a previous one of the requests, each candidate request corresponding to a possible response to the previous request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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