Dynamic pre-operating system billboard service
US7506144B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 21, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4401
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for retrieving dynamic content over a communications network prior to booting an operating system is presented. The content may include a screen image for display on a console. The time period for displaying the content may be controlled by another computer coupled to the communications network. The content may be an advertisement that is displayed on a computer system in an Internet café for a controllable period of time prior to booting an operating system.
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