Patent · US Expired

Operation of a system

US6367074B1 · kind B1 · utility

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24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 28, 1998
Grant dateApr 2, 2002
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Expiry dateDec 28, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/4406
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system includes an operating system capable of providing a first operating environment and a first routine running outside the first operating environment. The first routine is adapted to selectively load the operating system or to present an interface through which a user may access and change or update predetermined information. The routine is adapted to transition the system to an off state without loading the operating system.

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