Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Reconfiguration
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-16
2005-08-16
Du, Thuan (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Reconfiguration
C713S002000, C714S006130, C710S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06931523
ABSTRACT:
The invention includes a method of providing a known-good configuration for a computer, comprising storing a known-good computer configuration and restoring the known-good configuration via non-interactive user input. The configuration includes in various embodiments hardware and software configuration parameters. The known-good configuration is stored in some embodiments in computer storage such as a hard disc drive, and is loaded from storage upon restoration of the configuration. The non-interactive user input of some embodiments is a protected switch, hot key combination of keyboard keys, or is a special-purpose key or switch. The configuration is determined to be a known-good configuration to be stored in various embodiments by user determination that a configuration is good, by computer determination that the configuration is good based on a predetermined period of successful computer operation, or via other similar methods that suggest a proper configuration.
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Kroening James L.
Tomoson Patrick H.
Du Thuan
Gateway Inc.
Grebasch Nathan
Suiter-West-Swantz
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