Providing a user input interface prior to initiation of an operating system
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1. A system comprising:
- a hardware processor having an operating system associated with a storage;
the storage coupled to said hardware processor; and
a hardware graphics controller, not an integral part of said hardware processor, coupled to said storage to generate, before a boot sequence initiates for said hardware processor, a graphical user interface before the operating system associated with the storage of said hardware processor has booted, said hardware graphics controller to monitor for a user input, receive a user input in said interface, and based on said input decide whether to issue a signal to cause said hardware processor to boot the hardware processor'"'"'s operating system associated with the storage.
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Abstract
A processor-based system, including systems without keyboards, may receive user inputs prior to booting. This may done using the graphics controller to generate a window which allows the user to input information. The system firmware may then compare any user inputs, such as passwords, and may determine whether or not to actually initiate system booting.
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1. A system comprising:
- a hardware processor having an operating system associated with a storage;
the storage coupled to said hardware processor; and
a hardware graphics controller, not an integral part of said hardware processor, coupled to said storage to generate, before a boot sequence initiates for said hardware processor, a graphical user interface before the operating system associated with the storage of said hardware processor has booted, said hardware graphics controller to monitor for a user input, receive a user input in said interface, and based on said input decide whether to issue a signal to cause said hardware processor to boot the hardware processor'"'"'s operating system associated with the storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
- a hardware processor having an operating system associated with a storage;
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6. An apparatus comprising:
- a first hardware processor having an operating system associated with a storage; and
a hardware graphics controller coupled to said first hardware processor, but said hardware graphics controller not an integral part of said first hardware processor, said hardware graphics controller to generate, before a boot sequence initiates the operating system associated with the storage for said first hardware processor and without the assistance of said first hardware processor, a graphical user interface to receive a passwordbefore an operating system associated with the first hardware processor boots, said hardware graphics controller to monitor said graphical user interface for said password, compare said password to stored information and to initiate booting of said operating system associated with the storage only after comparing said password to said stored information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- a first hardware processor having an operating system associated with a storage; and
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