Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-26
2007-06-26
Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S002000, C713S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10283920
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for configuring a hardware device in a pre-boot environment are disclosed. For example, a configuration manager is provided for use in a computer having a processor. The example configuration manager includes an interrupt monitoring agent in communication with a controller to monitor the computer and a driver manager in communication with the controller to load a driver. The configuration manager also includes a firmware interface database agent in communication with the controller to store a set of configuration data for the driver and a user interface in communication with the controller to provide a user with options to modify the set of configuration data.
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Brown Michael J.
Marshall & Gerstein & Borun LLP
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