Bios-based multi-user management method and system
US11907728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/31
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Basic Input Output System (BIOS)-based multi-user management method and system. The method includes: identifying states of multiple users of a current BIOS to find a user whose state is an enable state; finding a Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) corresponding to the user in the enable state, and reading BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state; monitoring a hot key boot phase of a BIOS startup process to determine whether there is a key action at the hot key boot phase; and when there is no key action, performing a manipulation to configure the current BIOS with the read BIOS configuration parameter information of the user in the enable state, thereby effectively configuring the BIOS for the multiple users, and retaining more customized parameters in BIOS information. Therefore, a server becomes a diversely used terminal device more easily.
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