CN104516742A - Information processing method and electronic device - Google Patents

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CN104516742A
CN104516742A CN201310446939.6A CN201310446939A CN104516742A CN 104516742 A CN104516742 A CN 104516742A CN 201310446939 A CN201310446939 A CN 201310446939A CN 104516742 A CN104516742 A CN 104516742A
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The invention discloses an information processing method applied to an electronic device. The electronic device comprises firmware of a basic input/ output system (BIOS). The method comprises the steps of determining the existence of first identification information when the BIOS performs startup self-inspection POST; responding to the first identification information, and loading and operating an expansion module; loading a driving module corresponding to an external functional module when that loading the external functional module is determined under the control of the expansion module; acquiring the external functional module; operating the external functional module; quitting the control right of the BIOS; continuously performing the POST process according to the BIOS with the control right. The invention also discloses an electronic device. According to the technical scheme, the method and device can dynamically meet varying user demands, and the user does not need to update the BIOS again.

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A kind of information processing method and electronic equipment
Technical field
The present invention relates to electronic device technology, particularly relate to a kind of information processing method and electronic equipment.
Background technology
Basic Input or Output System (BIOS) (BIOS, Basic Input Output System) be one group and be cured in electronic equipment a ROM (read-only memory) (ROM on mainboard, Read-Only Memory) program on chip, self-check program and system self-triggered program after the program of the most important basic input and output of in store electronic equipment, system set-up information, start.Its major function provides the bottom, the most direct hardware setting and control for electronic equipment.
Along with popularizing of informationization technology, the demand that user operates such as data anti-theft, System recover, virus killing etc. is more and more stronger, and this demand is also constantly in change, and this demand also varies with each individual simultaneously; Although existing BIOS can provide above-mentioned a certain operation, be difficult to the demand meeting growing user; In addition, the function of BIOS itself stores in the nonvolatile memory with the form of code, and is cured when electronic equipment dispatches from the factory, thus cannot revise, and therefore, existing BIOS cannot meet the subsequent need of user.In other words, after electronic equipment dispatches from the factory, the function of BIOS is with regard to clear and definite determination; And electronic equipment dispatch from the factory after the user of electronic equipment cannot change the function of BIOS according to self-demand.
Summary of the invention
In view of this, the fundamental purpose of the embodiment of the present invention is to provide a kind of information processing method and electronic equipment, dynamically can meet the user's request of constantly change, and not need user again to upgrade BIOS.
For achieving the above object, technical scheme of the present invention is achieved in that
Embodiments provide a kind of information processing method, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and described method comprises: perform startup self-detection (POST at described BIOS, PowerOn Self Test) process in, determine that there is the first identification information; Wherein, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS; Respond described first identification information, load and perform described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS; Under the control of described expansion module: when determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module; Obtain described external function module; Perform described external function module; Exit the control enjoying described BIOS; Control of enjoying described BIOS continues the process performing described POST.
The embodiment of the present invention additionally provides a kind of electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, described electronic equipment comprises determining device, charger, treating apparatus and actuating unit, wherein, described determining device, for performing in the process of POST at described BIOS, determine that there is the first identification information; Wherein, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS; Described charger, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS; Described treating apparatus comprises loading unit, obtains unit, performance element and exit unit, wherein, described loading unit, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module; Described acquisition unit, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module; Described performance element, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module; Describedly exit unit, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS; Described actuating unit, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention provides and electronic equipment, first perform at described BIOS in the process of POST, determine to have the first identification information; Then respond described first identification information, load and perform described expansion module; Again under the control of described expansion module: when determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module; And, obtain described external function module; And, perform described external function module; Exit the control enjoying described BIOS; Control of enjoying described BIOS continues the process performing described POST.So, dynamically can meet the user's request of constantly change, and not need user again to upgrade BIOS.
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Fig. 1 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention one information processing method;
Fig. 2 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention two step 103;
Fig. 3 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention three step 103;
Fig. 4 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention six electronic equipment;
Fig. 5 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention seven electronic equipment;
Fig. 6 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention eight electronic equipment.
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Below in conjunction with the drawings and specific embodiments, the technical solution of the present invention is further elaborated.
Embodiment one
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention one provides, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and Fig. 1 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention one information processing method, and as shown in Figure 1, the method comprises:
Step 101, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Here, described electronic equipment includes but not limited to: comprise all kinds such as industrial control computer, personal computer computing machine, panel computer, mobile phone, electronic reader etc.
Here, described BIOS has basic module and expansion module, and described basic module and described expansion module all store with the firmware of described BIOS; Described basic module can be the conventional program that electronics manufacturers is arranged when electronic equipment dispatches from the factory; Described expansion module can be the program of carrying out interface with user according to the external function module that self-demand is used for changing BIOS n-back test;
Here, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, in specific implementation process, various ways can be adopted realize, introduce a kind of implementation wherein below.Such as, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, comprising: the input operation of user in real; The first identification information is determined according to described input operation.
Concrete, perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, user can by input tool as keyboard be selected or an input input operation, and this input operation is to there being an identification information, and such as, described identification information can be 1 or 0; When the corresponding identification information of the input operation that user selects is 0, POST program performs basic module; When the identification information 1 of the operation correspondence that user selects, POST program loads and performs described expansion module, and identification information 1 here can think the first described identification information.
Step 102, responds described first identification information, loads and performs described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Here, the file layout of described expansion module can be similar with the file layout of the basic module of BIOS, but unlike, the expansion module that the embodiment of the present invention proposes, when determining to have the first identification information, can enjoy the control of described BIOS; And, in described expansion module, there is object information; When determining to load external function module, the driver module of the correspondence of external function module can be obtained according to this object information;
In the concrete process implemented, this object information can be store path, and this store path can be the URL(uniform resource locator) of network service end certainly, or, the address of local disk, or, the address of the memory disc of electronic device exterior interface; Those skilled in the art can also according to various prior art, and using other information as described object information, the embodiment of the present invention does not do any restriction to described object information.
Step 103, step 103 comprises below that step 131 is to 134, concrete:
Step 131, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Step 132, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Step 133, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Step 134, under the control of described expansion module, exits the control enjoying described BIOS;
Here, described external function module can be user needs to change BIOS n-back test some master routines according to self-demand; Concrete, described external function module can be used for performing some master routines of the functions such as data anti-theft, System recover, virus killing, file backup.
Here, described driver module can be hardware driving, also can be to drive file, and those skilled in the art can do corresponding selection or design according to the external function module that will perform to driver module, repeats no more here.
Step 104, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention one, perform at BIOS in the process of POST, determine that there is the first identification information by the input of user; Then, respond described first identification information, load and perform described expansion module; Under the control of described expansion module: when determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module; And, obtain and perform described external function module; And, exit the control enjoying described BIOS; Finally, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST; So, the information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention one provides, dynamically can be met the user's request of constantly change, and not need user again to upgrade BIOS by external function module.
Embodiment two
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention two provides, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and the method comprises:
Step 101, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Here, described electronic equipment includes but not limited to: all kinds computing machine, panel computer, mobile phone, electronic reader etc.
Here, described BIOS has basic module and expansion module, and described basic module and described expansion module all store with the firmware of described BIOS; Described basic module can be the conventional program that electronics manufacturers is arranged when electronic equipment dispatches from the factory; Described expansion module can be the program of carrying out interface with user according to the external function module that self-demand is used for changing BIOS n-back test;
Here, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, in specific implementation process, various ways can be adopted realize, introduce a kind of implementation wherein below.Such as, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, comprising: the input operation of user in real; The first identification information is determined according to described input operation.
Concrete, perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, user can by input tool as keyboard be selected or an input input operation, and this input operation is to there being an identification information, and such as, described identification information can be 1 or 0; When the corresponding identification information of the input operation that user selects is 0, POST program performs basic module; When the identification information 1 of the operation correspondence that user selects, POST program loads and performs described expansion module, and identification information 1 here can think the first described identification information.
Step 102, responds described first identification information, loads and performs described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Here, the file layout of described expansion module can be similar with the file layout of the basic module of BIOS, but unlike, the expansion module that the embodiment of the present invention proposes, when determining to have the first identification information, can enjoy the control of BIOS; And, in expansion module, there is object information; When determining to load external function module, the driver module of the correspondence of external function module can be obtained according to this object information;
In the concrete process implemented, this object information can be store path; Certainly this store path can be the URL(uniform resource locator) of network service end, or, the address of local disk, or, the address of the memory disc of electronic device exterior interface; Those skilled in the art can also according to various prior art, and using other information as described object information, the embodiment of the present invention does not do any restriction to described object information.
Step 103, Fig. 2 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention two step 103, and as shown in Figure 2, step 103 comprises step 131,132,201,133,134 below, concrete:
Step 131, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Step 132, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Step 201, under the control of described expansion module, is stored in described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS;
Step 133, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Step 134, under the control of described expansion module, exits the control enjoying described BIOS;
Here, the sequencing of described step 201 and step 133 does not limit, if step 201 implement after step 132 with step 134 before;
Here, described external function module can be user needs to change BIOS n-back test some master routines according to self-demand; Concrete, described external function module can be used for performing some master routines of the functions such as data anti-theft, System recover, virus killing, file backup.
Here, described driver module can be hardware driving, also can be to drive file, and those skilled in the art can do corresponding selection or design according to the external function module that will perform to driver module, repeats no more here.
Step 104, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention two, by under the control of described expansion module, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS, like this, make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, respond described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.The information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention two provides, by storing external function module and the driver module corresponding with it, can make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, the speed responding the first identification information is faster.
Embodiment three
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention three provides, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and the method comprises:
Step 101, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Step 102, responds described first identification information, loads and performs described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Step 103, Fig. 3 is the realization flow schematic diagram of the embodiment of the present invention three step 103, and as shown in Figure 3, step 103 comprises step 131,132,301,133,134 below, concrete:
Step 131, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Step 132, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Step 301, under the control of described expansion module, judges the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result;
Here, the described first information can for issuing the signature of the provider of described external function module.By the method for black and white lists, that is: when the signature of described external function module is the list in white list list, can determine that this first information is legal in the process of specific implementation; When the signature of described external function module is the list in blacklist list, determine that this first information is illegal.Those skilled in the art can make any restriction according to various prior art to the first information, as long as this first information can characterize the security of external function module, repeats no more here.
Step 133, under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, performs described external function module;
Step 134, under the control of described expansion module, exits the control enjoying described BIOS;
In the embodiment of the present invention three, described step 103 can also comprise step 302, under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, exits the control enjoying described BIOS.
In the embodiment of the present invention three, described step 103 can also comprise step 201A, under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS;
Here, step 201A can make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, responds described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.In addition, described step 201A between step 301 and step 133, also between step 133 and step 134, can not limit here;
Step 104, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention three, by judging the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtain the first judged result; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, perform described external function module.There is certain risk owing to performing external function module, therefore judge that the legitimacy of external function module has certain necessity; When legal, just external module is performed; Further, just external module is stored in the firmware of BIOS when legal.So, the information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention three provides, meet user according to self-demand change BIOS function while, better security can also be provided.
Embodiment four
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention four provides, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and the method comprises:
Step 101, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS.
Step 102, responds described first identification information, loads and performs described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Step 103, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, and when determining that external function module exists, step 103 can comprise step 1031 and/or step 1032, wherein,
Step 1031, when described first functional module is consistent with described external function module, describedly performs described first functional module from described firmware;
Step 1032, when described first functional module and described external function module inconsistent time, from described firmware, perform described first functional module first, the new external function module perform described new external function module reentried;
Particularly, the step 1031 in step 103 and step 1032 can be passed through step 401 below and, to 408, realize, wherein:
Step 401, under the control of described expansion module, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, loading the corresponding driver module with the first functional module, entering step 402 from the firmware of described BIOS; When there is not the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, enter step 404;
Step 402, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described first functional module, enters step 403 from the firmware of described BIOS;
Step 403, under the control of described expansion module, performs described first functional module, enters step 404;
Step 404, under the control of described expansion module, when determining that external function module exists, obtains described external function module, enters step 405; When determining that external function module does not exist, enter step 406;
Step 405, under the control of described expansion module, judges that whether described first functional module is consistent with described external function module; Time consistent, enter step 406; Time inconsistent, enter step 407;
Step 406, under the control of described expansion module, exits the control enjoying described BIOS, enters step 104;
Step 407, under the control of described expansion module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module, enters step 408;
Step 408, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module, enters step 406;
Step 104, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention four, described step 103 can also comprise step 301A, under the control of described expansion module, judges the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result;
Here, described step 301A can between step 404 and 405, between step 405 and 407, between step 407 and 408, the position of step 301A is different, treatment step below also can be different accordingly, must, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, just continue to perform step below; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, just exit the control enjoying described BIOS, concrete process repeats no more here.
In the embodiment of the present invention four, described step 103 can also comprise step 201, under the control of described expansion module, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS;
Here, when described step 103 also comprises step 301A, described step 201 is, under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS;
In the embodiment of the present invention four, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, then perform this first functional module; When determining to there is external function module, then obtain this external function module; And judge that whether this external function module is consistent with the first functional module in the firmware of BIOS, if unanimously, then exit the control enjoying described BIOS; If inconsistent, then perform this external function module.Such as 1, in the firmware of BIOS, there is the first functional module for virus killing module, and external function module is backup module, then judge external function module and the first functional module inconsistent, then to perform backup module; Such as 2, in the firmware of BIOS, there is the first functional module for virus killing modules A, the version of this virus killing modules A is A; And external function module be virus killing module B, this virus killing module B version be B, then judge external function module and the first functional module inconsistent, then to perform kill virus module B; Such as 3, in the firmware of BIOS, there is the first functional module for virus killing module; And external function module is also virus killing module, and judge that external function module is also consistent with the version of the first functional module, then exit the control enjoying described BIOS.
Embodiment five
A kind of information processing method that the embodiment of the present invention five provides, be applied to electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, and the method comprises:
Step 101, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS.
Step 102, responds described first identification information, loads and performs described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Step 103, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, and when determining that external function module exists, step 103 can comprise step 1031 and/or step 1032, wherein,
Step 1031, when described first functional module is consistent with described external function module, describedly performs described first functional module from described firmware;
Step 1032, when described first functional module and described external function module inconsistent time, from described firmware, perform described first functional module first, the new external function module perform described new external function module reentried;
Particularly, the step 1031 in step 103 and step 1032 can also realize to 408 and step 501 by comprising step 401 below, wherein:
Step 401, under the control of described expansion module, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, loading the corresponding driver module with the first functional module, entering step 402 from the firmware of described BIOS; When there is not the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, enter step 404;
Step 402, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described first functional module, enters step 403 from the firmware of described BIOS;
Step 403, under the control of described expansion module, performs described first functional module, enters step 404;
Step 404, under the control of described expansion module, when determining that external function module exists, obtains described external function module, enters step 405; When determining that external function module does not exist, enter step 406;
Step 405, under the control of described expansion module, judges that whether described first functional module is consistent with described external function module; Time consistent, enter step 406; Time inconsistent, enter step 407;
Step 406, under the control of described expansion module, exits the control enjoying described BIOS, enters step 104;
Step 407, under the control of described expansion module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module, enters step 408;
Step 408, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module, enters step 501;
Step 501, under the control of described expansion module, upgrades described first functional module be stored in described firmware, using described external function module as described first functional module, enters step 406 with described external function module;
In the embodiment of the present invention five, step 501 after step 408, described step 501 can also after other step, such as can after step 407, during execution of step 407, enter step 501, then after execution of step 501, then step 408 is entered, after execution of step 408, enter step 406 again, repeat no more here.
Step 104, described BIOS enjoys the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention five, described step 103 can also comprise step 301A, under the control of described expansion module, judges the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result; Here, described step 301A can be relatively more flexible, must, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, just continue to perform step below; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, just exit the control enjoying described BIOS, concrete process repeats no more here.
Here, when described step 103 also comprises step 301A, described step 501 is, under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, described first functional module be stored in described firmware is upgraded, using described external function module as described first functional module with described external function module.
Embodiment six
A kind of electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, Fig. 4 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention six electronic equipment, as shown in Figure 4, described electronic equipment comprises determining device 41, charger 42, treating apparatus 43 and actuating unit 44, and wherein, described treating apparatus 43 comprises loading unit 431, obtains unit 432, performance element 433 and exit unit 434, wherein
Described determining device 41, for performing in the process of POST at described BIOS, determines to have the first identification information;
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Here, described electronic equipment includes but not limited to: comprise all kinds such as industrial control computer, personal computer computing machine, panel computer, mobile phone, electronic reader etc.
Here, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Here, described BIOS has basic module and expansion module, and described basic module and described expansion module all store with the firmware of described BIOS; Described basic module can be the conventional program that electronics manufacturers is arranged when electronic equipment dispatches from the factory; Described expansion module can be the program of carrying out interface with user according to the external function module that self-demand is used for changing BIOS n-back test;
Here, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, in specific implementation process, various ways can be adopted realize, introduce a kind of implementation wherein below.Such as, describedly determine that there is the first identification information, comprising: the input operation of user in real; The first identification information is determined according to described input operation.
Concrete, perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, user can by input tool as keyboard be selected or an input input operation, and this input operation is to there being an identification information, and such as, described identification information can be 1 or 0; When the corresponding identification information of the input operation that user selects is 0, POST program performs basic module; When the identification information 1 of the operation correspondence that user selects, POST program loads and performs described expansion module, and identification information 1 here can think the first described identification information.
Described charger 42, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Here, the file layout of described expansion module can be similar with the file layout of the basic module of BIOS, but unlike, the expansion module that the embodiment of the present invention proposes, when determining to have the first identification information, can enjoy the control of described BIOS; And, in described expansion module, there is object information; When determining to load external function module, the driver module of the correspondence of external function module can be obtained according to this object information;
In the concrete process implemented, this object information can be store path, and this store path can be the URL(uniform resource locator) of network service end certainly, or, the address of local disk, or, the address of the memory disc of electronic device exterior interface; Those skilled in the art can also according to various prior art, and using other information as described object information, the embodiment of the present invention does not do any restriction to described object information.
Described loading unit 431, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Described acquisition unit 432, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Described first performance element 433, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Describedly exit unit 434, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Here, described external function module can be user needs to change BIOS n-back test some master routines according to self-demand; Concrete, described external function module can be used for performing some master routines of the functions such as data anti-theft, System recover, virus killing, file backup.
Here, described driver module can be hardware driving, also can be to drive file, and those skilled in the art can do corresponding selection or design according to the external function module that will perform to driver module, repeats no more here.
Described actuating unit 44, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention six, performed in the process of POST at BIOS by determining device 41, determine that there is the first identification information by the input of user; Then respond described first identification information by charger 42, load and perform described expansion module; Under the control of described expansion module: by loading unit 431 when determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module; And, obtain described external function module by acquisition unit 432, perform described external function module by performance element 433; And, exit by exiting unit 434 control enjoying described BIOS; Finally, enjoy by BIOS described in actuating unit 44 process that control continues to perform described POST; So, the electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention six provides, dynamically can meet the user's request of constantly change, and not need user again to upgrade BIOS.
Embodiment seven
A kind of electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, Fig. 5 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention seven electronic equipment, as shown in Figure 5, described electronic equipment comprises determining device 51, charger 52, treating apparatus 53 and actuating unit 54, and wherein, described treating apparatus 53 comprises loading unit 531, obtains unit 532, performance element 533, storage unit 534 and exit unit 535, wherein
Described determining device 51, for performing in the process of POST at described BIOS, determines to have the first identification information;
Described charger 52, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Described loading unit 531, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Described acquisition unit 532, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Described performance element 533, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Described storage unit 534, for being stored in the firmware of described BIOS by described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it, using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS;
Here, described storage unit 534 can make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, responds described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.In addition, described storage unit 534 also can before performance element.
Describedly exit unit 535, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Described actuating unit 54, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention seven, by under the control of described expansion module, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS, like this, make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, respond described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.So, the electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention seven provides, by storing external function module and the driver module corresponding with it, can make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, the speed responding the first identification information is faster.
Embodiment eight
A kind of electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, Fig. 6 is the composition structural representation of the embodiment of the present invention eight electronic equipment, as shown in Figure 6, described electronic equipment comprises determining device 61, charger 62, treating apparatus 63 and actuating unit 64, wherein, described treating apparatus 63 comprises loading unit 631, obtains unit 632, judging unit 633, performance element 634 and exit unit 635, wherein
Described determining device 61, for performing in the process of POST at described BIOS, determines to have the first identification information;
Described charger 62, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Described loading unit 631, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Described acquisition unit 632, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Described judging unit 633, for judging the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, trigger described performance element 634; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, trigger and exit unit 635;
Here, the described first information can for issuing the signature of the provider of described external function module.By the method for black and white lists, that is: when the signature of described external function module is the list in white list list, can determine that this first information is legal in the process of specific implementation; When the signature of described external function module is the list in blacklist list, determine that this first information is illegal.Those skilled in the art can make any restriction according to various prior art to the first information, as long as this first information can characterize the security of external function module, repeats no more here.
Described performance element 634, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Describedly exit unit 635, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Described actuating unit 64, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention eight, described treating apparatus can also comprise storage unit, for under the control of described expansion module, when described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS; Like this, storage unit makes again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, responds described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.
In the embodiment of the present invention eight, by judging the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtain the first judged result; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, perform described external function module.There is certain risk owing to performing external function module, therefore judge that the legitimacy of external function module has certain necessity to exist; When legal, just external module is performed; Further, just external module is stored in the firmware of BIOS when legal.So, the electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention eight provides, meet user according to self-demand change BIOS function while, better security can also be provided.
Embodiment nine
A kind of electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention provides, described electronic equipment has the firmware of BIOS, described electronic equipment comprises determining device, charger, treating apparatus and actuating unit, and wherein, described treating apparatus comprises the first execution module and/or the second execution module; Wherein, described first execution module comprises the first determining unit further, first obtains unit, the first loading unit, the first performance element, the second determining unit and the first judging unit, and the second execution module comprises loading unit further, obtains unit, performance element and exit unit; Wherein,
Described determining device, for performing in the process of POST at described BIOS, determines to have the first identification information;
Described charger, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Described first determining unit, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to there is the first functional module in the firmware of described BIOS, triggers described first loading unit; When determining there is not the first functional module in the firmware of described BIOS, trigger the second determining unit;
Described first loading unit, under the control of described expansion module, when there is the first functional module in the firmware determining described BIOS, loads the corresponding driver module with the first functional module from the firmware of described BIOS;
Described first obtains unit, under the control of described expansion module, from the firmware of described BIOS, obtains described first functional module;
Described first performance element, under the control of described expansion module, performs described first functional module, triggers described second determining unit from the firmware of described BIOS;
Described second determining unit, under the control of described expansion module, when determining that external function module exists, triggers described acquisition unit; When determining that external function module does not exist, described in triggering, exit unit;
Described acquisition unit, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Described first judging unit, whether consistent with described external function module for judging described first functional module, time consistent, described in triggering, exit unit; Time inconsistent, trigger described loading unit;
Described loading unit, under the control of described expansion module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Described performance element, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Describedly exit unit, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Described actuating unit, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
In the embodiment of the present invention nine, all right judging unit of described treating apparatus, for judging the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, trigger described performance element; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, trigger and exit unit;
Here, the described first information can for issuing the signature of the provider of described external function module.By the method for black and white lists, that is: when the signature of described external function module is the list in white list list, can determine that this first information is legal in the process of specific implementation; When the signature of described external function module is the list in blacklist list, determine that this first information is illegal.Those skilled in the art can make any restriction according to various prior art to the first information, as long as this first information can characterize the security of external function module, repeats no more here.
In the embodiment of the present invention nine, described treating apparatus can also comprise storage unit, for under the control of described expansion module, when described judged result shows that the described first information is legal, described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS; Like this, storage unit makes again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, responds described first identification information and to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.
In the embodiment of the present invention nine, described treating apparatus also comprises updating block, for upgrading described first functional module be stored in described firmware with described new external function module, using described new external function module as described first functional module.
It will be understood by those of skill in the art that the practical function of each device of the electronic equipment described in the embodiment of the present invention can refer to the associated description of aforementioned information disposal route and understands.Those skilled in the art it should also be understood that, determining device, charger, treating apparatus and actuating unit in the electronic equipment that the embodiment of the present invention proposes, and, each unit in described treating apparatus, can be realized by the processor in electronic equipment, also can be realized by concrete logical circuit; Such as, in actual applications, can be realized by central processing unit (CPU), microprocessor (MPU), digital signal processor (DSP) or field programmable gate array (FPGA).
The above, be only preferred embodiment of the present invention, be not intended to limit protection scope of the present invention.

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1. an information processing method, is applied to electronic equipment, and described electronic equipment has the firmware of basic input-output system BIOS, and described method comprises:
Perform at described BIOS in the process of startup self-detection POST, determine that there is the first identification information; Wherein, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Respond described first identification information, load and perform described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Under the control of described expansion module:
When determining to load external function module, load the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Obtain described external function module;
Perform described external function module;
Exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Control of enjoying described BIOS continues the process performing described POST.
2. method according to claim 1, described in exit the control enjoying described BIOS before, described method also comprises:
Described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, and using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS, to make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, respond described first identification information to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module performs described first functional module from described firmware.
3. method according to claim 1, before performing described external function module, described method also comprises:
Under the control of described expansion module:
Judge the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtain the first judged result;
When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, perform described external function module;
When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, exit the control enjoying described BIOS.
4. method according to claim 1, performs at described BIOS in the process of POST and responds described first identification information, loads and after performing described expansion module process, described method also comprises:
When described first functional module is consistent with described external function module, describedly from described firmware, perform described first functional module; And/or,
When described first functional module and described external function module inconsistent time, from described firmware, perform described first functional module first, the new external function module perform described new external function module reentried.
5. method according to claim 4, described method also comprises:
Described first functional module be stored in described firmware is upgraded, using described new external function module as described first functional module with described new external function module.
6. an electronic equipment, described electronic equipment has the firmware of basic input-output system BIOS, and described electronic equipment comprises determining device, charger, treating apparatus and actuating unit, wherein,
Described determining device, for performing in the process of startup self-detection POST at described BIOS, determines to have the first identification information; Wherein, described first identification information loads for characterizing and performs expansion module; Described expansion module belongs to described BIOS and is stored in the firmware of described BIOS;
Described charger, for responding described first identification information, loading and performing described expansion module, with the control making described expansion module enjoy described BIOS;
Described treating apparatus comprises loading unit, obtains unit, performance element and exit unit, wherein,
Described loading unit, under the control of described expansion module, when determining to load external function module, loads the corresponding driver module with described external function module;
Described acquisition unit, under the control of described expansion module, obtains described external function module;
Described performance element, under the control of described expansion module, performs described external function module;
Describedly exit unit, under the control of described expansion module, exit the control enjoying described BIOS;
Described actuating unit, enjoys for described BIOS the process that control continues to perform described POST.
7. electronic equipment according to claim 6, described treating apparatus also comprises storage unit, for described external function module and the driver module corresponding with it are stored in the firmware of described BIOS, using first functional module of described external function module as described BIOS, to make again to perform in the process of POST at described BIOS, respond described first identification information to load and after performing described expansion module, described expansion module can perform described first functional module from described firmware.
8. electronic equipment according to claim 6, described treating apparatus also comprises judging unit, for judging the whether legal for the first information characterizing security of described external function module, obtains the first judged result; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is legal, trigger described performance element; When described first judged result shows that the described first information is illegal, trigger and exit unit.
9. electronic equipment according to claim 6, described treating apparatus also comprises the first execution module and/or the second execution module; Wherein
Described first execution module, for when described first functional module is consistent with described external function module, describedly performs described first functional module from described firmware;
Described second execution module, for when described first functional module and described external function module inconsistent time, from described firmware, perform described first functional module first, the new external function module perform described new external function module reentried.
10. electronic equipment according to claim 9, described treating apparatus also comprises updating block, for upgrading described first functional module be stored in described firmware with described new external function module, using described new external function module as described first functional module.
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