Invention Grant
US07793091B2 Method, computer-readable media, devices and systems for loading a selected operating system of interest
有权
用于加载所选择的感兴趣的操作系统的方法,计算机可读介质,设备和系统
- Patent Title: Method, computer-readable media, devices and systems for loading a selected operating system of interest
- Patent Title (中): 用于加载所选择的感兴趣的操作系统的方法,计算机可读介质,设备和系统
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Application No.: US11162049Application Date: 2005-08-26
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Publication No.: US07793091B2Publication Date: 2010-09-07
- Inventor: Robert J. Weikel, Jr.
- Applicant: Robert J. Weikel, Jr.
- Applicant Address: US PA Doylestown
- Assignee: Sytex, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Sytex, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US PA Doylestown
- Agency: Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Main IPC: G06F1/24
- IPC: G06F1/24 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F13/24 ; G06F13/32 ; G06F9/44 ; G06F9/445

Abstract:
Representative of the various embodiments is a method for implementation during a computer's boot sequence to load a selected operating system (OS) of interest. For purposes of such a method the computer includes a system BIOS, a video BIOS, and a customary boot loader accessible from a pre-determined address pointed to by a system interrupt pointer. During system BIOS execution, the system interrupt pointer is redirected to an alternate address from which a replacement boot loader is accessible. The selected OS of interest is then loaded via the replacement boot loader rather than the customary boot loader.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070050611A1 METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING A SELECTED OPERATING SYSTEM OF INTEREST Public/Granted day:2007-03-01
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