Software installation through bootloader management
US9898311B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B5/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A bootloader detects that an operating system of a computing device has finished booting. In response to detecting with the bootloader that the operating system of the computing device has finished booting, installation of software on the computing device except for particular educational software is disabled. The particular educational software is determined not to be installed on the computing device. In response to determining that educational software is not installed on the computing device, the particular educational software is installed. After installing the particular educational software, a boot sequence of the computing device is modified so that the particular educational software is executed after the operating system has finished booting. The bootloader is disabled.
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