Selecting a boot loader on an electronic device
US10846099B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1417
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems, methods, and software can be used to select a boot loader. In some aspects, a primary boot loader on an electronic device invokes a boot selector stored on a permanent memory storage on the electronic device. The boot selector selects a secondary boot loader stored on the electronic device. The selected secondary boot loader is executed to boot the electronic device.
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