System and method for unified SKU (stock keeping unit) enablement
First Claim
1. A system for unified SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) enablement, comprising:
- a computer platform having a FLASH device, the FLASH device including an area reserved for a firmware image, the firmware image being of a single SKU having a default language string, the firmware image also including language string content to display to an end user after an initial power-on, the language string content to enable the end user to select a language for the firmware image; and
a web server coupled to the computer platform via a network, wherein if the selected language differs from the default language string of the firmware image, the computer platform to communicate with the web server over the network to retrieve a language string package for the selected language.
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Abstract
A system, method, and article of manufacture for unified SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) enablement. The system includes a computer platform having a FLASH device. The FLASH device including an area reserved for a firmware image. The firmware image being of a single SKU and having a default language string. The firmware image also including language string content to display to an end user after an initial power-on. The language string content to enable the end user to select a language for the firmware image. The system also includes a web server coupled to the computer platform via a network, wherein if the selected language differs from the default language string of the firmware image, the computer platform to communicate with the web server over the network to retrieve a language string package for the selected language.
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1. A system for unified SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) enablement, comprising:
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a computer platform having a FLASH device, the FLASH device including an area reserved for a firmware image, the firmware image being of a single SKU having a default language string, the firmware image also including language string content to display to an end user after an initial power-on, the language string content to enable the end user to select a language for the firmware image; and
a web server coupled to the computer platform via a network, wherein if the selected language differs from the default language string of the firmware image, the computer platform to communicate with the web server over the network to retrieve a language string package for the selected language. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for unified SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) enablement, comprising:
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displaying supported language strings to an end-user to enable the end-user to select a language of the end-user'"'"'s choice immediately after a computer platform is initialized;
determining whether the end-user selected a language that is resident on a firmware image stored on a FLASH device;
if the end-user did not select the resident language, then retrieving a language string package for the selected language from a non-volatile store;
determining whether sufficient free space exists to replace the resident language on the FLASH device with the retrieved language string package; and
if the sufficient free space exists, replacing the resident language on the FLASH with the retrieved language string package. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An article comprising:
- a storage medium having a plurality of machine accessible instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by a processor, the instructions provide for displaying supported language strings to an end-user to enable the end-user to select a language of the end-user'"'"'s choice immediately after a computer platform is initialized;
determining whether the end-user selected a language that is resident on a firmware image stored on a FLASH device;
if the end-user did not select the resident language, then retrieving a language string package for the selected language from a non-volatile store;
determining whether sufficient free space exists to replace the resident language on the FLASH device with the retrieved language string package; and
if the sufficient free space exists, replacing the resident language on the FLASH with the retrieved language string package. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
- a storage medium having a plurality of machine accessible instructions, wherein when the instructions are executed by a processor, the instructions provide for displaying supported language strings to an end-user to enable the end-user to select a language of the end-user'"'"'s choice immediately after a computer platform is initialized;
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