Patent · US Expired

Displaying images during boot-up and shutdown

US6373498B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 18, 1999
Grant dateApr 16, 2002
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Expiry dateJun 18, 2019

Classification

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

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system. An image having an image format compatible with the operating system is obtained. Content of a system file corresponding to the transition of the operating system is created using the image in a system directory.

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