Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Wang, Albert (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C710S048000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962736
ABSTRACT:
Firmware is interactively updatable in a setup facility prior to loading an operating system on a computer. A computer repeatedly provides progress information during the course of a firmware update. This progress information may be in the form of a repeatedly updated completion percentage displayed on a screen during the update.
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American Megatrends Inc.
Hope Baldauff Hartman LLC
Wang Albert
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