TW554265B - Generating medium output during bios boot-up - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a method and apparatus to display information. The method comprises retrieving a first value representative of a first device parameter, and detecting a second value representative of a second device parameter. A template corresponding to a graphic object is retrieved from a storage. A graphic attribute that characterizes the graphic object is generated from the template. The first and second values displayed and an image is generated from the graphic object according to the graphic attribute.

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554265 A7 V. Description of the invention (The present invention is a US patent application No. 09/336 5009, which is also under review, and has been applied for part of a continuous application dated June 1999. 1. Field of the invention It is related to multimedia. In particular, the present invention is related to the graphic display and sound generation of the body. The present invention further relates to the system's graphic display and / or system device information display. 2. Description of related technologies Media output such as graphic object images The generation of can be performed in various ways. If the graphic object is represented by bit-mapped graphic data, the graphics engine can directly read the bit-mapped pixels and image appropriate colors based on the number of pixels. If the graphic object is formed by a series of vector operations, The graphics controller can then perform vector generation operations in sequence. Although the foregoing methods are used in traditional graphics environments, they are not suitable for applications that require a highly organized data structure. An example of such applications is when the basic input / output system (BIOS) is started. Graphic display. In this application, it is better to generate the image of the graphic object to be generated as quickly as possible. In addition, the image content can be frequently changed when the system updates its database. Traditional methods usually generate images directly from graphic objects. These methods have several disadvantages. First, it is difficult to update graphic objects, especially when only part of the image collection needs to be updated. To do so. Second, more storage devices are needed to organize graphic objects. Third, it is not possible to provide a flexible way to image an image such as mixing different image features (such as color, layout). Therefore, a technology is needed to provide simple and effective Generated by the media rotation of -4_ This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 specifications (21 () x 297 public) (Please read the precautions on the back to write this page) r · Binding ·· Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by Employee Consumer Cooperative 554265 A7 V. Description of Invention (2) Method. (Please read the notes on the back ^^ write this page) At present, if additional functions are added to the system BIOS, a significant change must be performed. Special system BIOS code must be significant Revised. This must provide additional functionality to the system BIOS without significant changes to the system BIOS code. The industry also further needs to simplify And effectively provide and display system device information. In addition, 'information about system devices such as processor performance information and memory size information is traditionally displayed in the text format. Such system device information is typically determined during manufacturing. During the startup process In the system, the system device information detected by the system BI0s and / or expanded during the manufacturing process is displayed in the text format. This type of information is difficult to see because the user must sort through the text line to find the predetermined information. In this way, the industry further needs to provide simple and effective display system installation information. Overview The Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs has printed the present invention as a method and device for displaying information. The present invention includes capturing a first, indicating first Device parameters, and detecting a second frame indicates a second device parameter. A drawing board corresponding to a graphic object is retrieved by a storage device. A graphic attribute describing the characteristics of a graphic object is generated by a drawing board. The first and second frames are displayed according to the graphic attributes and the images are generated from the graphic objects according to the graphic attributes. Brief Description of the Drawings The features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the detailed description of the following text inventions. In the drawings: Figure 1 is a block diagram of a system of an information distribution system in which a specific embodiment of the device and method of the present invention is used . Figure 2 illustrates the implementation of a sample processor system or user computer system. The paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (21 × 297 mm) --- 554265 A7

V. Description of the invention (3) Specific embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 3 illustrates a logic diagram of a specific embodiment of the present invention. 4A and 4B illustrate a specific embodiment of a process flow chart provided according to the principles of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic view illustrating a structure for generating a display image according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6A is a schematic diagram illustrating a graphic object drawing board according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating a display screen according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 7 is a flowchart showing the process of displaying an image according to the "embodiment" of the present invention. Fig. 8 illustrates a specific embodiment of an information display screen according to the principle of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of information display according to the principle of the present invention. FIG. 10A illustrates a specific embodiment of an information display screen according to another characteristic aspect of the present invention. Fig. 10B illustrates a second embodiment of an information display screen according to another characteristic aspect of the present invention. FIG. 11A is a schematic diagram illustrating a specific embodiment of a software module system architecture implemented according to the principles of the present invention. FIG. 11B is a diagram illustrating a specific embodiment of the processor mapping table. Figure 12 is a flow chart illustrating the information displayed according to the principles of the present invention. -6-Paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back first ^ Pack-Write this Page). Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (a specific embodiment of the process. Figure 13 舄 Flow chart illustrates the function of the dispatcher according to the principles of the present invention. Specific embodiment. Fig. 14 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of the manipulation of apricot processing provided by the principle of the present invention.% ... Fig. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a processor provided according to the principle of the present invention. The specific embodiment of the processing of the information and image manipulator. The present invention is a method and device for generating media output during the erasing startup. In the specific embodiment, the drawing board contains graphic attributes describing the characteristics of the graphic object. The drawing board and the graphic object Stored in the storage device. The drawing board is extracted, scanned, and parsed to generate graphic attributes. The graphic object is based on the attribute extraction. The image object of the graphic object is Generated using graphic attributes. It can generate dynamic day and sound. This technology provides an effective means to display graphic object images such as advertising flags and text items during startup or power on reset. In another specific embodiment, the media device is Initialized at the early stage of BIOS startup. Then perform media operations while performing normal BIOS work. Another characteristic aspect of the present invention also provides an effective technology for generating media output. The media output includes system device information generated during the migration process. This kind of information can be displayed simply and effectively. This technology generates graphic attributes describing graphic objects obtained from the drawing board. Then the graphic attributes are used to generate images from the graphic objects. In another specific embodiment, a media device such as a graphics controller or audio The card is initialized during the early BIOS startup. Then perform media operations when performing normal m0s work. F Please read the precautions on the back first --- θ write this page} Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

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Yet another characteristic aspect of the present invention is a method and apparatus for providing functions to a system BIOS in a simple, elegant and flexible manner. An interface module is provided that allows various parties such as personal computer system manufacturers and motherboard manufacturers to provide additional system BIOS functions with minimal impact on the system BIOS code. The method includes interfacing an interface module to a system BIOS, and receiving a request from a system bIOs to perform a task. The system device information associated with the job is received by the system BIOS. The interface module translates system device information to provide translated information. The translated information is then passed to the corresponding module. In the description below, for explanation, numerous details are stated for a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that these specific details are not required to implement the present invention. In another example, well-known electrical structures and circuits are shown in block diagram form so as not to confuse the present invention. Definition As discussed herein, a "computer system" is a circuit product that includes data that can be processed. Computer systems include, but are not limited to, general-purpose computer systems (such as servers, laptops, desktops, palmtops, personal computer devices, etc.), personal computers (PCs), screen printing devices (such as printers, plotters, Transfer machines, etc.) 'Banking equipment (such as ATMs, etc.). Infomediary is a website that provides information on behalf of manufacturers of goods and services to provide information about the products and / or services businesses and other businesses provided by the suppliers. The content indicates a single program such as an application program, a driver program, a utility program, a drawing, etc., as well as graphics, information materials (objects, stock prices, etc.), or any combination thereof. "Pattern" means information with graphics or information materials (such as objects, stock prices, etc.), including files or papers. Applicable to China (CNS) A ^ (2ι.χ 297 J (Please read the precautions on the back first) (Fill in this page)

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Use programs. A large number of storage media converted into the system at a predetermined time in a specific embodiment. In addition, "communication link" means communication media or channels. Communication = Connections include but are not limited to telephone lines, modem links, Internet links, Integrated Services Digital Network (Γ ISDN) links, asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) links, Frame Relay links, Ethernet links , Coaxial connection, optical fiber connection, satellite connection (such as digital satellite service, etc.), wireless connection, radio frequency (RF) connection chain, electromagnetic connection chain, two-way paging connection, etc., and combinations thereof. -An additional loading operating system (Γ 0S ") indicates that the initial loading operating system starts a program loader. In a specific embodiment, during loading of the operating system: the information sector is typically loaded into the system memory by a hard disk. In addition, the bootloader is loaded into the system memory from the network. 0S "Start" means to execute the program loader. This makes the '0S control system. Some of the actions performed during the 08 startup include system configuration, information detection, loading the drive, and user login. The os operation time indicates the completion of the start-up period and starts to run applications by 〇3. In a specific embodiment, during the OS operation time, the operating system interacts with the user to execute and / or operate the application program. Power-on self-test (POST) means that the instructions to configure and test the system hardware are executed before loading the operating system. System Overview The following description combines an example system description with a specific embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 shows a system block diagram of an embodiment of an information distribution system 10 in which the apparatus and method of the present invention are used. System 10 is related to providing information media. Involves the construction and maintenance of reliable and private storage devices outlined on the side of Internet users and systems. These side sketches are mainly guaranteed by service. -9. This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297) Li) ---.---- · --- · 11 installed · 1 — f Please read the notes on the back to write this page) · • Line "Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Consumer Cooperatives 554265 A7- ----- B7__ 5. Description of the invention (7) Collected from login, internet, system outline and user preferences. This information was originally used to register users with the manufacturers of hardware and software products they purchased and with providers of online or other services. Over time, user data is used to form user profiles and notify users of relevant software updates and upgrades, encourage online purchase of related products, and can be used as one-on-one customized marketing and other services. In a specific embodiment, two software modules are used to execute the specific embodiments of the present invention. One of them resides in the user system to access the predetermined website. For example, in a specific embodiment, an operating system and a basic input / output system (BIOS) are preliminarily set up on a computer system, and when the computer system is subsequently started, an application program [referred to as a first software module for convenience of discussion (a specific implementation) The first software module in the example is the Initial Launch Application (ISUA), which will be described later)] It is allowed to publish one or more executable programs in a pre-boot environment. In a specific embodiment, the first software module may publish one or more executable programs before loading, starting, executing, and / or operating the operating system. In a specific embodiment, the user is encouraged to choose to use such a program (that is, to use the first software module) · 'instead of the automatic publishing program in the specific embodiment. The program contained in the-software module allows the tool program and the public examination form to operate at the appropriate time, and also allows the user to download the second software module after the user's appropriate authorization. The second software module includes drivers, applications As well as additional graphics for internet links via personal computers. If the operating system cannot be published successfully, the program can also be used to remotely manage the system. -Once the second software module has been transmitted, it becomes resident in memory and the transmitted copy of the-software module is disabled. The original copy of the first software module ____________ _ 10-This paper is used in the week _ house standard (CNS) A4 ^^ _ Q χ 297 male) ----- -___ (Please read the note on the back first? Matters (Write this page) rl pack

Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed 554265 A7 s ^ --- ^-V. Description of the Invention (8) The first software model of the non-volatile memory still resident in the system The original copy of the group remains idle until the second software module fails to function, becomes corrupted, or is deleted, at which point the original copy of the first software module is transmitted again as described above. The second software module includes an application that connects the user to a specific server on the Internet, and directs the user to a predetermined website for authorization and downloads further bidding materials. The second software module also includes content that is the same as or similar to the content of the first software module. In a specific embodiment, the system also includes a preliminary pattern which is stored in a ROM-only ROM. In a specific embodiment, the preliminary pattern is part of the first software module (such as ISUA). In an alternative embodiment, the preliminary pattern is stored in ROM BIOS as a separate module from the first software module. In a specific implementation, the preliminary drawings are published by ROM Bios and displayed on the screen after the power-on self-test (P0ST) but before the operating system starts, loads, and / or executes. It can be generated at a predetermined time, such as when the system is manufactured, assembled, and tested, or when a user first motivates the system. In alternative embodiments, such preliminary drawings are copied to a predetermined location (such as the system's hard disk) at a predetermined time, such as when the system is manufactured, assembled, and tested, or when the end user first activates the system. Once copied, the pattern is after POST but executed before the operating system operation, displaying graphics, advertisements, simulated animation, Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) / Motion Experts Group (MpEG) formatted materials on the screen. When transmitting additional programs and / or graphics (transmitted via the Internet or other external links), the display screen can be used to provide a customized day and time surface in the form of messages or graphics before the operating system starts. In addition ^ the executable program transmitted by the first software module and subsequently downloaded from the website _______-11-This paper size is applicable _ Tsukazumi Standard (CNS) A4 specifications _ (210 χ 297 meals) (Please read the back (Notes written on this page)

554265 5. Description of the Invention (9) Programs (such as the second software module) can be used to study various personal computers and decide on various types of devices, drivers, and applications. In a specific embodiment, as described in the pending US Patent Application No. 09 / 336,289 (named "Method and Device for Automatically Installing and Configuring Software on a Computer" and described herein for reference), the first 4 The human body module is used to identify and automatically create shortcuts and / or bookmarks for users. Programs downloaded from the website include software that collects and maintains user profiles based on user preferences. This information is provided to the information medium, which then sends part of the information and / or information compiled based on that information to suppliers and other businesses to obtain updates or amendments to the information provided by the suppliers and other businesses. Referring to FIG. 1, the information distribution system 10 includes a service center 20, which is connected to one or more user computer systems 4 (V40N (Γ40)) through one or more communication connection chains SOdON. The service center 20 includes one or more A server 22, one or more databases 24, and one or more computers 26i_26m. One or more computers 26 ^ 26] ^ can be accessed by multiple user computer systems 40i_4n at the same time. If using a multiple computer , The computer 26ι · 26μ can be connected by a local area network (LAN) or any other similar connection technology. However, the service center 20 can also have other configurations. For example, a small number of large computers (ie a few host computers, mini computers, etc.) There are multiple internal programs or processing on a large computer to build a JL communication link to the user's computer. The service center 20 can also be connected to a remote network 50 (such as the Internet) or a remote station (such as a satellite, unused (Shown in Figure 1). The remote network 50 or remote station allows the service center 20 to provide a wider variety of computer software, content, etc., which can be stored in the service center 20. Connect to a service center computer such as computer 26! Of— _____ -12- this Paper size applies to China National Standard (Cns) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the notes on the back to write this page) »! Writer • lal ,. Printed by the Employees’ Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 V. Description of the invention (10)-One or more computer data bases 24 are used to store a database composed of computer teaching bodies available to the computer 26. In a specific embodiment, such a user's computer 401 · 40N Has its own database (not shown) and cannot be accessed by any other computer. The communication link allows one or more user computer systems to be connected to the computer at the same time. The connection is managed by the server 22. On the user computer After the system 40 establishes two-way communication with the information service computer 26, the content is transmitted to the user computer system 4 in a manner described later. The downloaded content includes surveys of users and / or applications of the user's computer system hardware and / or software Programs to create user profile data and user system profile data. The information collected by the user and / or the user's computer system is then provided to the service center 20, which is based on use The user and the system outline provide additional internal valleys to the user's computer 40. The database entry from the database linked to the service computer 2 6 contains information about computer software, hardware, and third-party services and products available to the user Information. Based on the outline of the user and / or the system, the content is further sent to the user's computer for display. The content also includes a summary of information such as patches and repairs of the original computer software, new versions of the original software, and new computer software. , New auxiliary explanation files, etc. Inner Valley further includes the hardware related to the user's interest and the utilization information of third-party products and services. The user can make one or more choices from the available product and service summary. , The request product is transmitted from the service computer 26 to the user computer. In addition, users can purchase a predetermined product or service from a summary of available products and services. Figure 2 illustrates an example computer system that implements a specific embodiment of the present invention (please read the notes on the back to write this page first). Rl .. Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Consumer Cooperatives-13- 554265 A7 B7 V. Invention Instructions (11) (Please read the notes on the back first and write this page) 100. The computer system 100 includes a user computer system 4 (^-4 (½ and / or a computer 2-26) specific embodiment (FIG. 1), but other specific embodiments can also be used. Referring to FIG. 2, the computer system 100 includes a processor Or the central processing unit printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau employee consumer cooperative (CPU) 104 of the Ministry of Economics. The illustrated CPU 104 includes an arithmetic logic unit (ALU) to perform operations, a register set to temporarily store data and instructions, and control The unit is used to control the operation of the system 100. In a specific embodiment, the central processing unit 104 includes x86, Pentium, Pentium II and Pentium Pro microprocessors sold by Intel Corporation, and K- 6 microprocessors, or any of the 6x86MX microprocessors sold by Cyrix. Further examples include Alpha processors sold by Digital Equipment Corporation and 680X0 processors sold by Motorola Corporation; Or PowerPC processors sold by IBM. A variety of other processors include those from Sun Microsystems, MIPS, IBM, Motorola, NEC, Hillary, AMD, and Nexgen. Any type of processor from other companies can be used to execute the CPU 104. The CPU 104 is not limited to a microprocessor but may have other forms such as a microcontroller, digital signal processor, reduced instruction set computer (RISC), application specific integrated circuit, etc. Although the computer system 100 is shown to have a CPU 104, the computer system may additionally include multiple processing units. The CPU 104 is coupled to the bus controller 112 through the CPU bus 108. The bus controller 112 includes a memory controller 116 is integrated in it, but the memory controller 116 can be outside the bus controller 112. The memory controller 116 provides the CPU 104 or other devices through the memory bus 120 -14- This paper size applies to the Chinese national standard (CNS ) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 554265 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 5. Description of the invention (12) Interface for accessing the system memory 124. In a specific embodiment, the system memory 124 includes Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (SRAM). System memory 124 optionally includes any additional or alternative high-speed memory devices or memory circuits The bus controller 112 is coupled to the system bus 128. The system bus 128 may be a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) bus, an industry standard architecture (ISA) bus, etc. The system bus 128 is coupled to a graphics controller and a graphics engine. Or video controller 132, mass storage device 152, communication interface device 156, one or more input / output (I / O) devices 168i_168n, and expansion bus controller 172. The video controller 132 is coupled to the video memory 136 (for example, 8 megabytes) and the video BIOS 140, all of which are integrated on a single card or device and labeled as 144. The video memory 136 is used to contain display data and display information on the display screen 148. The video BIOS 140 includes codes and video services for controlling the video controller 132. In another embodiment, the video controller 132 is coupled to the CPU 104 via an advanced graphics port (AGP) bus. Mass storage device 152 includes (but is not limited to) hard disk, floppy disk, 0-ROM, DVD-ROM, magnetic tape, high-density floppy disk, high-capacity removable media, low-capacity removable media, solid-state memory Devices, etc. and combinations thereof. The mass storage device 152 includes any other mass storage media. The communication interface device 156 includes a network card, a modem interface, and the like for accessing the network 164 through the communication link 160. I / O devices 168r168N include keyboard, mouse, sound card, printer, etc. The I / O device 168r168N can be a disk drive such as an optical disk drive, a digital disk drive, a tape drive, a zip drive, a jazz drive, a digital video disc (DVD) drive, a solid-state memory device, a magneto-optical disk -15- This paper is for China National Standard (CNS) A4 Specification (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the note on the back 3 to write this page) t rl_ 554265 A7 B7 Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs ) Drives, high-density floppy drives, high-capacity removable media drives, low-density media drives, and / or any combination thereof. The expansion bus controller 172 is coupled to the non-volatile memory 175 which includes the system firmware 176. The system firmware 176 includes a system BIOS 82 for controlling hardware devices of the computer system 100. System firmware 176 also includes ROM 180 and flash memory (or EEPROM) 184. The expansion bus controller 172 is also coupled to an expansion memory 188 having RAM, ROM and / or flash memory (not shown). The system 100 additionally includes a memory module 190 coupled to the bus controller 112. In a specific embodiment, the memory module 190 includes a ROM 192 and a flash (or EEPROM) 194. As is well known in the industry, the computer system 100 further includes an operating system (OS) and at least one application program. In a specific embodiment, these operating systems and application programs are loaded into the system memory by the large-capacity storage device 152 124 Also published after POST. The operating system includes any type of operating system, including but not limited to DOS, Windows (such as Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT), Unix, Linux, OS / 2, OS / 9, Xenix, etc. An operating system is a collection of one or more programs. The operating system controls the operation of computer systems and the deployment of resources. An application is a collection of one or more software programs that perform a user-defined task. According to the practice of computer programmers in the industry, unless otherwise specified, the present invention will be explained with reference to the symbolic representation of operations performed by the computer system 100 as follows. This kind of operation is called computer execution operation. It must be understood that the operations represented by symbols include the CPU 104 manipulating electrical signals representing data bits and maintaining the data bits in the memory location of the system memory 124 and its • 16- (Please read the precautions on the back first to write this page ) 0 rl installed 5J ·-This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (14) deal with. The memory locations that maintain data bits are physical locations with specific electrical, magnetic, optical, or organic properties corresponding to those data bits. When executed in software, the elements of the invention are primarily code segments that perform the required tasks. Programs or code segments can be stored in a processor-readable medium, or transmitted by computer data signals through carrier media or communication link chains to the specific performance of the carrier wave. "Processor-readable media" includes any type of media that can store or transmit information. Processor-readable media such as electronic circuits, semiconductor memory devices, ROM, flash memory, erasable ROM (EROM), floppy disks, CD-ROMs, optical disks, hard disks, fiber optic media, radio frequency (RF) connections Chain etc. Computer data signals include any signals that can be transmitted through transmission media such as electronic network channels, optical fibers, air, electromagnetic waves, and radio frequency connection chains. The code segments can be downloaded from computer networks such as the Internet and corporate networks. FIG. 3 illustrates a logic diagram of the computer system 100. 2 and 3, the system firmware 176 includes software modules and data downloaded to the system memory 124 during POST and then executed by the processor 104. In a specific embodiment, the system firmware 176 includes a system BIOS module 82 with a BIOS manipulator, hardware routines, etc., a ROM application program interface (RAPI) module 84, a preliminary startup application program (ISUA) module 86, and a preliminary Pattern 88, power key 90, power key engine 92 and display engine 9 4. The aforementioned system firmware 176 modules and parts may be included in ROM 180 and / or flash memory 184. In addition, the aforementioned system firmware 176 modules and parts may be included in ROM 190 and / or flash memory 194. RAPI 84 provides a security interface between ROM applications and system BIOS 82. RAPI 84, ISUA 86 and preliminary pattern 88a can be used in the initial computer system-17- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) rl pack-(Please read the precautions on the back first to write this Page) • lej .. 554265 A7 V. Description of the Invention (IS) 100 I was developed before and stored in the system firmware 176. In a specific embodiment, the 'RAPI 84, ISUA 86, and preliminary pattern 88 each include proprietary software developed by Phoenix Technology Corporation. One specific embodiment of RAPI 84 is described in co-examined U.S. Patent Application No. 09 / 336,889, entitled "System and Method for Preserving and Utilizing Basic Input / Output System (BI0s) Services", Application June 1999 On the 18th, the company was transferred to Phoenix Technology and described here for reference. One specific embodiment of ISUA 86 is described in co-examined U.S. Patent Application No. 09 / 336,289, entitled "Method and Device for Automatically Installing and Configuring Software on a Computer", filed on June 18, 1999. Phoenix Technology Corporation, which is described here for reference. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4A and 4B, in a specific embodiment, after the power is initially supplied to the new computer system 100, the system starts with the POST program. During the initial post procedure, ISUA 86 was transferred to mass storage device 152, as shown by A 1. In a specific embodiment, such transmission is performed during manufacturing and / or assembly processing, and is performed when the computer system is powered on for the first time after the operating system has been installed (but before the operating system is loaded and executed). In an alternative embodiment, such transmission may be performed after the manufacturing and / or assembly process after the user receives the system and powers on the computer system 100. In still another embodiment, during the transmission of ISUA 86, additional programs, applications, drives, data, graphics, and other information may be transmitted (eg, from ROM) to the mass storage device 152. For example, the transmission includes the preliminary pattern and the preliminary pattern 88a is transmitted to the mass storage device 152 after being transmitted by the mass storage device 152. In addition, preliminary patterns can be transmitted by ROM. Specific examples of systems and methods to assist such transmission are described in the United States also under review. 18- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm (please read the precautions on the back first). (Fill in this page) r · Printed by the Consumer Property Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, printed 554265 A7 V. Description of the invention "Methods and systems for transmitting hard-use programs to storage devices", application date of June 18, 1999, "Let Phoenix Technology Co., Ltd." The contents thereof are described here for reference. Alternatives to the systems and methods that assist such transmission are specific Examples are described in U.S. Patent Application No. 09 / 272,859, which is also under review, entitled "Method and Device for Providing Memory-Based Device Simulation," dated March 19, 1999; US Patent Partial Serial Application No. 09 / 336,307, entitled "Providing Memory-Based Device Simulation Method and Device", application dated June 18, 1999; and beauty under review Patent Application No. 09 / 336,281, titled "System and Method for Inserting One or More Files into a Mass Storage Device", dated June 18, 1999. Each case was assigned to Phoenix Technology Corporation. The assignee of the present invention is described herein for reference. In a specific embodiment, ISUA86 is a computer software executable program that determines whether a pre-installed program resides in the end user's system. If so, it will Identify these pre-installed programs and form shortcuts (formed on the desktop of the Windows operating system) or bookmarks to allow users to automatically publish programs. In this specific embodiment, executable programs can also interact with the server 22 and / or One or more applications on any service computer 26 initialize and establish two-way communication (Figure 1), as described later. In addition, in a specific embodiment, the graphic content of the 'preliminary pattern 88a' during the POST period is provided by the display engine 94. Displayed on the user's monitor screen 148. In addition, the inner valley of the graphic of the preliminary pattern 88a can be displayed after the subsequent activation process. For example, as outlined later on the user's side One point, the user can be asked if it is possible to read one or more (please read the notes on the back to write this page first) 0 FI ·· Thread. -19- 554265 A7 V. Description of the invention (17) Product and / or The service received additional funds, .. Guangbei W. If the user really wants to obtain additional information, then the process of spleen view a _ — female, twisted private display is not related to the predetermined product and / or service. POST As a result, the operating system is loaded, executed, and initialized. Then the standard operating system drivers and services are loaded. The user is prompted to load registration information including demographic information such as age, gender, preferences, and so on. In addition, execute ISUA 86 'while the background execution remains idle until it is detected to be between the computer system and a remote server (such as Figure 1 and 22). Communication is established through Figure 2 and network 164 (such as through the Internet). Until the chain is connected. In one embodiment, the ship 86 may search the operating system to determine whether an application is pre-loaded and pre-installed into the system. If so, isua86 can automatically provide shortcuts and / or bookmarks to the application and publish to the predetermined server once the communication connection key is established. This communication link can be established by a network protocol stack (such as TCP / IP) via a socket or any other two-way communication technology known in the industry. -Once the communication connection chain 30 is established, ISUA86 sends a request signal to server 22 (shown as A2) and the content module 62 downloads the initial content packet 62. In response to the request, the server downloads the preliminary content packet α (as shown in A3). In the specific embodiment, the packet is stored in the mass storage device 152. -In a specific embodiment, the initial content Q and the subsequent inner valley 64 may be separately developed, and each of them is stored using the key encryption and / or digital signature before storing the preliminary content 62 and the subsequent content before the server 22. When the preliminary content 62 and / or subsequent content 64 is downloaded to the system 100, the encryption engine% will use the key 90 to decrypt the preliminary content 62 and subsequent content material. As discussed earlier, the preliminary content package 62 includes applications, drivers (please read the notes on the back ^ fill out this page first) rl pack .. Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs • 20- 554265 A7 ----- -------- B7__ 5. Description of the invention (18) Device 62b and pattern 62c. In a specific embodiment, the application 62 & includes a data loader application and a side sketch manager application. Data loading 詻 The application functions in the same or similar way as ISUA 86. Once downloaded, the iSUa 86 can be disabled and replaced. The special data loader application is a computer software program that can also initialize, create, and / or end the head-to-head communication between the server 22 and the computer system and system 100. The data loader application private also provides traffic control management between the server 22 and the computer system 100, and its functions to assist the end user system in communicating with the designated server and downloading content to the end user system. The side sketch manager is based on user preferences and system hardware and software installed on the computer system 100, and obtains the user and system side sketches of the computer system 100. When the user of the computer system 100 and the system profile are obtained, the profile manager application sends the results to the data loader application, which then provides information to the server 22 to match the user-specified preferences and data. Library 24 (Figure 丨). Results can be sent at predetermined intervals or at the request of the user. The server 22 can then process the user profile or demographic data and send content-locked targets to users with similar profile. In addition, the user-side profile data of a plurality of users are compiled on the server 22 and aggregated to form an aggregate user-side profile mode. The content is then based on user profile data and / or aggregate user profile profile mode (as shown in A4). Transmission to user computer system. The content 64 is then downloaded and stored in the system firmware ι76, which is labeled as 8th flutter. In a specific embodiment, the content 64 is then stored in non-volatile memory such as flash memory or EEPROM, and the subsequent content is loaded by rewriting r0m -21- This paper standard applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (21〇χ 297 mm) (Please read the note on the back "Fill this page first") ΓΙ Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau Employee Consumer Cooperatives of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 B7 V. Flash memory of the description of the invention (19), such as The industry is well known. Subsequently, the content 64 is also stored in the mass storage device 152 as one or more projects, or it can be used to modify the window system file (in the window environment). As long as the computer system 100 is stimulated, it will continue to collect and process the profile. In a specific embodiment, the content can be outlined on the side of the user, received and downloaded after analysis by the server 22. When the computer system 100 is subsequently started (refer to FIG. 4B), the system performs POST again. Then before loading and / or executing the operating system, the content previously downloaded and stored in the system body 176 is displayed, and the copyright issue of the content has been resolved. In a window environment, the window label displayed when the operating system is initially loaded is then replaced by one or more screens that display the content previously downloaded and stored in the system firmware 176. Contrary to the flash memory of the modified ROM, as an example of storing one or more files in the mass storage device 152, the window stamp structure displayed during startup and shutdown can be changed or replaced. One of the specific embodiments using this approach involves replacing the corresponding window system building with one or more display content builds (eg, graphic builds), as described in the pending US Patent Application No. 09 / 336,003, The name of the case, "Display images during startup and shutdown," was filed on June 18, 1999, and was transferred to Phoenix Technology Corporation, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference. The startup window display file named LOGO.SYS is usually located in the window directory. First, the window LOGO.SYS file is transferred from the window directory to another directory. Then the content graphic file was renamed LOGO.SYS and moved to the window directory. When the operating system was first published, the operating system retrieved this file and the content was then displayed on the display screen. As ____ -22- This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (please read the note on the back first? Matters written on this page): Packing · · Consumption by employees of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs Printed by the cooperative 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (20) The window LOGO.SYS file is expected to be a bitmap file with a resolution of 320x400 and 256 colors, but the window will be expanded to a resolution of 640x400 for display later. Therefore, the content graphic files are in the same graphic format (usually named after the extension file “.BMP” before renamed to LOGO.SYS). Then load the operating system, execute and initialize. Drivers and applications for standard operating systems are also loaded. Then execute the side sketch manager. When the link has been established using a predetermined website, additional content can be downloaded and subsequently displayed. Such additional content may be provided arbitrarily or based on information obtained from surveys and studies obtained from users or user systems. In a specific embodiment, once the startup process is complete, the partial display day can be used to provide small icons or shortcuts that can be used to access detailed information about previously displayed messages or advertisements. In a further specific embodiment, a message or an advertisement may be displayed again after closing (for example), and other selected content may be used instead of displaying the message such as "the window is closed" or "the computer can be safely shut down now". DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure for generating a display image according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. The architecture includes storage devices 124/176/190, an attribute generator 530, and an image generator 540. The storage device 124/176/190 includes a drawing board 510 and a graphic object 520. The storage device 124/176/190 can be any kind of storage medium such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable ROM (EROM), and flash memory. In a preferred embodiment, the storage container is a flash memory. The graphic object 520 may be stored on the same physical storage medium as the drawing board 510 or other storage media. For example, the drawing board 510 and the graphic object 520 can be stored at -23- This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back first to write this page) Printed by the Ministry of Intellectual Property Bureau's Consumer Cooperatives 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the Invention (21) Firmware such as flash memory, or graphics board 510 can be stored in the firmware, and graphic objects 520 can be stored in a large-capacity storage device (for example Hard drive). The drawing board 510 and the graphic object 520 can be updated. The drawing board 510 contains various identifiers that form graphic attributes that describe the characteristics of the graphic object. The graphic object 520 contains information on the display screen. The graphic object 520 includes a data structure that stores image basic units such as line segments and curve segments that can be manipulated to generate images. The graphic object 520 also contains or refers to raw image data at the bitmap level. The attribute generator 530 includes a scanner 532 and a syntax parser 534. The scanner 532 performs lexical analysis on the tablet to generate tokens. The syntax parser 534 generates graphic attributes from a series of column notations. The graphic attributes include multiple identifiers and / or graphic basic sheets, and the images displayed on the display screen are generated after the graphic objects are operated. FIG. 6A is a schematic diagram illustrating a graphic object drawing board 510 according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. The drawing board 510 includes a start code 610, N commands CMD1, CMD2,..., CMDN 620 !,..., 620N & end code 630. The start code 610 and the end code 630 are predefined codes indicating the start and end points of the drawing board, respectively. The start and end codes 610 and 630 are selected, so they are unique codes inside the drawing board 510. In a specific embodiment, the start and end codes 610 and 630 are single byte identifiers. Each command CMDN 62 (h, · ·., 620N includes two parts: command code 622 and command information 624. The command code 622 indicates the type of command to be executed, and the command information 624 provides the information required by the command code. Some commands do not require command information. In a specific embodiment, the instruction code 622 is a single byte identifier. -24- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) ----------- --- (Please read the notes on the back to write this page first) Γ Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 B7 V. Invention Description (22) The instruction information 624 is multi-byte data. (Please first (Read the notes on the back and write this page.) Instruction code 622 is an identifier that specifies that you want to use the graphics controller to perform graphic operations. Graphic operations include display enable / disable, simple shape input (such as lines, circles, boxes, triangles, (Points, polygons), file references (such as bitmaps, palettes, fonts, animations, sound effects), and other operations. Display On 631 indicates that the display is enabled. No corresponding command information is required. Display Off 632 indicates display It is disabled. There is no need to correspond to the command information. Line 633 uses line information 634 to draw a straight line. The line information includes the two end points "(xl, yl) '(x2, y2) and the color code of the straight line. Circle 635 uses circle information. 6 36 Draw a circle, including the coordinates (χ, y) of the center, diameter, color, and padding code. Box 637 uses the frame information 638 to draw a rectangular frame. The frame information includes the four corner coordinates (xl, yl), (X2 , y2), (X3, y3), (χ4, y4), color, and padding code. Triangle 6:39 uses triangle information 640 to draw a triangle. The triangle information includes three corner point coordinates (xl, yl), (χ2 , y2), (χ3, printed by y3 of the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs), color and fill code. Point 641 uses point information 6 4 2 to draw a point, and point information 642 includes the coordinates (X, y) and color of the point Polygon 6 4 3 Use polygon information 644 to draw a polygon. The polygon information includes N corner point coordinates (xl, yl), ..., (xN, yN), color, and padding code. Bitmap object 651 can use bitmap information 652 image a bitmap object from a bitmap file, bitmap The map information specifies the bitmap map file name and extension file. The palette object 653 uses the palette information 654 to image the palette object from the palette file, and the palette information specifies the palette extension and extension file. Word The type object 655 uses the type information 656 to image the type into a text string. The type information specifies the type file name and extension -25- ι · ο c / r X Γ-I-A7

554265 V. Description of Invention (23). The section object 657 specifies the section number using the section information 658 including the section identifier. The text string 659 uses the text information 660 to form a text string with a suitable font. The text information includes a character string to be generated. The palette index 671 uses the palette index information 672 to point to the palette object, "Zhou Swatch Index; Bexun includes this index. The filled palette index ^ 673 uses the filled color palette including the index The plate index information 674 points to the color palette used to fill the object. The moving day 675 uses the moving day information 676 to form an animation sequence from the moving day file, and the moving day information includes the moving day file name and extension file. The sound effect 677 uses the sound effect information 678 and the sound effect The file obtains a sound sequence, and the sound effect information includes a sound effect file name and an extended structure. Fig. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating a display screen 680 according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. The display screen 680 shows an example display of nine sections including the first section 682, section 2 683, section 3 684, section 4 685, section 5 686, section 6 687, section 7 690, section 8 691 and section 9 692. The drawing board used to generate these sections includes a series of instructions using the box instruction 'The box instruction specifies the four corner coordinates of each section. In addition, corresponding bit maps and text files are used for each section. Section 1 682' Section 2: 68, 3, Section 684, 4 Paragraph 685 '5th section 686, 6th section 687, 7th section 690, 8th section 691 and 9th section 692 use the reference files textl bmp, text2.bmp, logol.bmp, logo2. bmp, logo3.bmp, bitmapl.bmp, bitmap2.bmp, bitmap3.bmp and bitmap4.bmp bitmaps or text files for imaging. • 26- (Please read the precautions on the back first and write this page). Printed by the Consumers ’Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the paper size is applicable to the Zhongguanjia Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) " 554265 A7 V. Description of the invention (24 FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example according to the present invention A specific embodiment is a process 700 for displaying an image. When START is initiated, the process 700 initializes a display engine and establishes a display environment, such as display resolution and color depth (block 710). The display environment may be a built-in environment of the display engine or any specification The environment. Then the process 700 retrieves the tablet from the storage device (block 720). The acquisition can be done by reading the memory location at a predetermined address on the storage device. The process 700 scans the tablet to generate a series of tokens (block 730) ) The process 700 then analyzes the tokens to generate graphic attributes that describe the characteristics of the graphic object (block 74). The process 700 uses the position identifier obtained from the drawing board analysis to expand the graphic object from the storage device (block 750). The process 700 then uses The graphic attributes generate an image to be displayed by a graphic object (block 760). Animation and / or sound effects are generated as specified by the graphic attributes. Process 700 then writes the image to a display buffer associated with the display engine (block 760). The process then ends at 700. It takes a few seconds for the BIOS to boot and load the operating system by BI0S. During that time, the monitor screen simply displays BI0 information such as test statistics ^ and results. In most cases, these results are the same and do not provide useful information to the user. Therefore, it is better to display other graphics such as advertisements, icons downloaded from the Internet, or generate sound effects during this time. These activities can be performed early in the BIOS boot sequence and early in the boot sequence. Media devices are devices that produce graphics or sound effects, or other media information. For example, a graphics engine or a graphics controller typically has a set of basic units that allow it to display large and complex images based on a small amount of data. The results show that it remains on the tomb, until the BIOS is started, or until the machine starts to engage in other activities. -27- The paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm). ) ----- l · !! Loading (please read the notes on the back first and fill in this page) Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Consumer Cooperatives 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (25) A specific embodiment of the invention starts the pre-media system 800. The pre-launch media system 800 is mainly a subset of the system 100 shown in FIG. The pre-boot media system 800 includes a processor 104, a bus 108/128, a BIOS storage device 176, a mass storage device 152, a system memory 124, a media storage device 124/152/184, a sound card 168, and a graphics or video controller. 132 and display monitor 148. When the processor 104 is loaded into the system memory 124, the instructions stored in the BIOS storage device 176 and the operating system are stored. During the pre-launch activities, the processor communicates with the sound card 168 and the graphics controller 1 2 2 via a bus 108/128. When the power-on is reset, the processor 104 starts fetching instructions from a predetermined address and starts starting the BIOS from the BIOS storage device 176. The BIOS storage device 176 'contains a BIOS, including a minimum media initialization code 810, a name BIOS code 815, and an operating system (OS) loader 820. The typical processor 104 first executes the minimum media initialization code 810, then executes the name BIOS code 815, and finally executes the OS loader 820. The minimum media initialization code 810 includes a minimum code, which initializes the graphics controller 132 and / or the sound card 168, so that the media can be generated in the early stage of startup. The initialization code 810 includes instructions that configure a display mode (such as color depth and display resolution) of the graphics controller 132, a sound card 168, an audio mode, graphics and / or audio instructions, graphics data and / or sound effect data addresses . For more advanced graphics controllers, the initialization code 810 includes the full code sequence which allows the graphics controller to generate images without or with very little additional graphics information. For these graphics controllers, the initialization code 810 includes instructions that can generate the basic unit of the graphics, such as pixels, lines, and simplified -28-This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please First read the notes on the back and fill in this page.) Γ Printed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and printed by the Consumer Cooperatives 554265 A7 -------- B7 V. Description of the invention (%) Single shape, hatching, color, and display The specific location of the resulting image is displayed on the display. The minimum media initialization code 810 is typically performed very early in the startup of m0s, so early media generation is started as early as possible. After the processor 104 executes the minimum media initialization code 810, the graphics controller 132 and / or the Jinxiao card 168 begin to function independently of the processor 104. The name BIOS code 815 includes instructions to perform a name BIOS task during the startup of the name m0s. These tasks include POST, initialization and configuration of peripheral devices (including the graphics controller 132 and the required sound card 168), and other system tests. During this period, the graphics controller 132 continues to produce images for display on the display monitor 148. Sound card 68 continues to produce sound. The OS loader 820 includes instructions to load the OS 83 from the mass storage device 152 into the system memory · 124. Once the operating system is loaded into the system memory 124, control is sent to the operating system, and the processor 104 executes the appropriate program from the operating system. During the operating system loading time, the graphics controller m and the sound card 168 continue to generate graphics and sound effects. Since the operating system loading time can take several seconds to complete, this time is used in a productive way to display useful information on the monitor and / or produce useful sound effects. When the operating system takes over, graphics and sound effects can be performed on the appropriate operating system driver. Pre-launch media activities can be ended and normal system operation can begin. The mass storage device 152 stores the operating system 830 and other data and information. As mentioned above, at the end of the BIOS startup, the operating system 83 is loaded into the system memory 124. Usually only a part of the operating system 830 resides in the system memory 124. The driver, program, and data can be switched between system memory ι24 and mass storage device 152 as needed. Operating system 83. Including drive-29. This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm)-(Please read the notes on the back first to write this page) Printed by the Consumer Cooperative 554265 A7 I ----------- B7_ —_ Five 'Description of the Invention (27) It can restart the graphics controller 132 and sound card 168 as needed. Usually when 0S 830 starts execution At the beginning, the previous media activity ends. The system memory 124 includes random access memory (RAM) which contains the loading part of the operating system 830. The system memory 124 also includes other types of memory such as flash memory. Media storage device 124 / 152Λ84 stores media information to be used by media devices as needed. Media storage device 124/152/184 can be part of system memory U4, mass storage device 52 or flash memory 84. Media information includes media data 840 , Media mode 845 and media instruction 85. The media data 840 is data directly used by the media device to generate media output. The data can be directly accessed in the media storage device 12n52 / 184 or by an indicator. Or the name of the reference. Examples of media materials include graphics bitmap data and digitized audio sample sequence. Media mode 845 provides the operating mode of the media device. For example, the graphic animation mode represents a series of graphic frame repeating orders. Media instruction 850 is a media device Specific instructions to perform its functions. Examples of media instructions 850 include instructions to place a graphic data image at a specific location on the screen, or instructions to image the image in some way. The Ministry of Economic Affairs Intellectual Property Bureau employee consumer cooperative prints a sound card 168 uses the sound data generated by the media data 840-the sound is sent to LP 8. The graphics controller 132 generates an image to be displayed on the display monitor 148. The graphics controller 132 includes a configuration register 86 and a command register 865. The configuration register 86 is used to configure the graphics controller i 32 to operate in a specified mode. The instruction register 865 contains instructions that can specify specific operations such as block filling and line drawing. The processor 104 borrows configuration data and Instruction to the corresponding media device initializes the sound card 168 and the graphics controller 132. -30-

554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (28) Once the media device is initialized, it starts its own operation. The sound card 168 can capture audio data from the media storage device 124/152/184 to generate sound and send it to the team. The graphics controller 132 can retrieve graphics data from the media storage devices 124/152/184 and generate images on the display screen. Additional references may additionally be obtained from media instruction 850 to produce further media results. FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a media pre-launch process 900 according to a specific embodiment of the present invention. When START, the system begins the reset sequence of power on (block 910). The processor then activates the BIOS by accessing the BIOS storage device (block 920). The processor initializes the media devices (eg, graphics controller, sound card) and is rarely configured as part of the BIOS (block 930). The minimum configuration provides sufficient information to the graphics controller and / or effect card to start its own operation regardless of the processor. Process 900 is then divided into two parallel paths: the BIOS path corresponds to the BIOS execution, and the media path corresponds to the media device. Media paths include blocks 940, 950, and 960. The BIOS path includes blocks 945, 955, and 965. In the BIOS path, the processor begins to complete the BIOS boot sequence (block 945). The remaining BIOS tasks take several seconds to complete. During this time, the graphic controller and / or sound card perform their functions as initialized and configured. After the BIOS task is completed, the processor loads the operating system into the system memory from the mass storage device (block 955). Typically only loads part of the operating system at a time. After the operating system loads the system memory, control is sent to the BIOS from the BIOS, and the OS starts taking over and generates graphics and sounds other than those generated in the past (block 965). Processing 900 then ends. -31-This paper size is in accordance with Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) (Please read the precautions on the back to fill out this page) ----- ^ ---- Order ---- ---- Printed by the Employees 'Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 Printed by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economics B7 5.Invention Note (29) After initialization and configuration, the media device obtains media information such as graphic data, sound effects Data, file references, instructions, primitives, etc. (box 94). The media device then performs its function (block 95). The graphics controller captures the graphics data 'using graphics primitives to display the image on a display monitor. Graphical data corresponds to advertisements or logos stored on appropriate storage devices. Animation can also be performed using a series of transitions. The sound card generates sound by playing sound data extracted from an audio storage device. Process 900 then determines whether the operating system has taken over the control system (block 960). If not, process 900 returns to block 95 to continue the media operation. Otherwise, process 900 ends. Another aspect of the invention relates to a system gray method for measuring the transmission performance of a system and graphically displaying its results. In a specific embodiment, the measurement information is about the corresponding graphic object and is displayed for viewing. Yet another characteristic aspect of the present invention is a method and apparatus for providing functions to a system BIOS in a simple, elegant and flexible manner. Provide interface modules, which enable all aspects such as personal computer system manufacturers and motherboard manufacturers to provide additional system BI0S functions to minimize the impact on the system m0s code. This method includes media interface modules to the system bi0s, and the system BIOS receives requests to perform tasks. The system device information associated with the task is received by the system mos. The interface module translation system device information obtains the translated information. The translated information is then sent to the corresponding module. It should be noted that the implementation of the interface module can be performed independently of the technology of generating media roll-out technology and measuring system device transmission performance and graphic display results technology. FIG. 10A illustrates the information display screen 1000 according to the principle of the present invention (please read the precautions on the back first --- write this page) ---- r --- order ------- -#--32- 554265 A7 B7 V. Description of the invention (30) Examples. The display screen 1000 provides example displays of six sections: the first section 1010, the second section 1020, the third section 1030, the fourth section 1040, the fifth section 1050, and the sixth section 1060. Each segment 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, and 1060 further includes sub-segments. For example, the first section 1010 includes sub-sections 1012, 1014, and 1016, the second section 1020 includes sub-sections 1022 and 1024, and the third section includes sub-sections 1032, 1034, and 1036. The fourth section includes sub-sections 1042 and 1044, and the sixth section 1060 includes sub-sections 1062 and 1064. Each sub-segment may further include one or more fields. For example, the sub-section 1016 includes a plurality of fields 1016a and 1016b, and the sub-section 1064 includes the fields 1064a, 1064b, and 1064c. As shown in FIG. 6B, a specific embodiment is used. Instruction It uses the frame instruction to specify the coordinates of the four corners of each section. In addition, corresponding bitmap files and text files are used for each section. For example, each segment 1010, 1020, 1030, 1040, 1050, and 1060 can be imaged by using a bitmap file or a text mark file contained in the corresponding reference text file, stamp file, or bitmap file. In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10B, the segments 1010, 1020, and 1060 can be used to display relevant information about the capabilities and / or performance of the system devices. For example, the first section 1010 is used for displaying in a sub-section 1012, and the text identifying the system device is "processor" in this example. Similarly, the second section 1020 and the sixth section 1060 can be used for displaying in the sub-sections 1022 and 1060, respectively. The text identifying the corresponding system device is "RAM" and "hard disk drive". In the first section 1010, the corresponding stamp can be displayed in the sub-section 1014. In addition, anti-33- this paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) I, ---- i: --- ^ installed—— (Please read the caution on the back first to write this page ) · Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 V. Description of the invention (M) The text of the second parameter of the system device can be displayed in the block 1016 of the sub-segment 1016 and the supplement of 101. For example, block 1016a may use the first standard set to display the determined processor operation speed, and block 1016b may use the second standard set to display the determined processor operation speed. The first set of standards is determined by the vendor (eg, the company that manufactures the system Bios), while the second set of standards is determined by the manufacturer (eg, the processor manufacturer). In the second section 1020, a text file containing the system device capacity indicated by the subsection 1022 can be displayed in the subsection 1024. Similarly, the details of the hard disk drive and its corresponding capacity or type can be identified in the stops 1064a, 1064b, and 1064c. Other functions, badges or images can be displayed in a similar manner in section 3, section 1030, section 4, 10, and section 5, 1050. FIG. 11A is a line diagram illustrating a specific embodiment of a system architecture 1100 of a software module implemented in accordance with the principles of the present invention. Architecture i 100 includes storage device A, with interface module 1110 therein, and storage device B 112, which stores one or more graphics boards 1122, one or more graphic objects 1124, one or more sound objects 1126, and one or more texts. Article 1128. In a specific embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the storage device A and the storage device b may be implemented as a system memory 124, a system firmware 176, and / or a memory module 19. In another specific embodiment, the storage device A and the storage device b may be an integrated unit. In addition, storage device A and storage device B may be separate storage units. The storage device 124/176/190 (Figure 2) can be any storage medium such as random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), erasable (ER0M), and flash memory. In a preferred embodiment, the storage device is a flash memory. Drawing board 1122, graphic object ι124, sound object 1126 (Please read the phonetic on the back? Matters $ Fill this page) Installed by the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy X Printed by Consumer Cooperatives-34- 554265 A7 B7 32 V. Description of the invention (and text The object 1128 can be stored in the same physical storage medium or in a separate storage medium in any combination. The drawing board 1122, the graphic object 1124, the sound object 1126, and the text object 1128 can be updated. The interface module 1110 includes a hook dispenser 1112, which executes various Function. In a specific embodiment, the hook dispenser 1112: (i) obtains the media and / or system device information from the BIOS (in addition, the fishing dispenser 1112 can obtain the media and / or system device from the interface module 1 丨 丨 〇 itself Information); (ii) initialize the attribute generator 1130; (iii) provide object management; and (iv) provide other services including but not limited to memory management, provide encryption / decryption and decompression. Examples of information obtained from the processor include Processor operating speed measured using the first set of standards and processor operating speed measured using the second set of standards. Includes the processor operating speed measured by the system BIOS during transfer. The second set of standards is a code measurement provided, specified, or determined by a predetermined party, such as the manufacturing company of the manufacturing system Bios. For example, the first set of standards can be used as Codes installed in the system BIOS. Such codes include, for example, Award BIOS4.5l, Award BI0S6.0 and / or Phoenix BI0S40 6th Edition, all from Phoenix Technology Corporation, San Jose, California Sale. The second set of standards includes borrowing from a second predetermined aspect such as tests / codes provided, specified, and / or determined by the processor manufacturer. Measurements of processor operating speed can be performed by having a -predetermined order of instructions-or a multi-standard inspection program The real-time timing can be obtained before and after the standard check program is executed. The time interval for executing the standard check program can be compared with the results obtained from known processor speeds. From this result, the relative speed and / Or absolute processor speed, with processor pulse frequency as the unit table ----- ^ — Order --------- (Please read the precautions on the back before filling out this page) Staff of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs consumption Printed by the cooperative -35- 554265 A7 ------ 2Z____ V. Description of the invention (33) " " Show ο Information about the memory includes the type of memory available or installed ^ Capacity. In addition, the IDE The information includes hard disk drive, cd_rom driver, LS 120 driver, ZIP driver, DVD driver, etc. When the system BI0s function (such as display processor graphics image) is required or required, the system will send a request. The request includes The media and / or system installation information is typically provided in raw digital form from the system BIOs. The raw numbers are converted by a plural information interpreter 1114 to a readable format of the attribute generator 1130. The special information interpreter ιιΐ4 receives the original number and interprets it into a word including the corresponding interpreted information. For example, if the processor's operating speed is requested, the processor mapping table (refer to FIG. 11B) is provided to provide the identifier of the processor. For example, the type of the processor (such as amd Athlon, Intel Pentium, and Intel Corporation) Celeron, etc.) This type of identification includes keywords that are translated into object names by an information interpreter (Figure 11B). The object name is then provided to the attribute generator n30. When receiving the object name, the attribute generator 113 performs a word compiling analysis on one or more pieces of the drawing board 1122 by issuing an object management request. The object management request is distributed to one or more drawing boards n22 through the interface module 1110. The attribute generator 1130 also generates corresponding graphic attributes, each of which includes a plurality of identifiers and / or graphic primitives to be operated on a graphic object, thereby generating an image to be displayed on a display screen. The obtained image and the text of the blocks i〇i6a and 1016b of the sub-segment 1〇 丨 6 are not displayed in the sub-segment 1 〇14 〇 Figure 12 is a flowchart illustrating the specific processing of displaying information 1200 according to the principle of the invention Examples. Based on the starting state, such as processing block 1202 ___ -36- This paper size is applicable to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 public love) I installed — (Please read the note on the back first? Matters ^^ write this page) · % Printed by the Consumer Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 B7 5. As shown in the description of the invention (34), the processing 1200 first performs the power-on self-test (POST). The POST includes a plurality of tasks such as task 1 to task (M-1). Then the process 1200 initializes the interface module 1110 (refer to FIG. 11A), and loads the interface module 1110 into the system memory. The second process detects and initializes the audio device located in the system, as shown in processing block 1206. Then detect and initialize the video engine (block 1208). Second, the process 1200 sends an instruction to the interface module mo (Fig. Ha) to display background graphics, images, and / or text, as shown in processing block 1210. Then the processing advances at 1 200 to detect the processor recognition and operation speed. In a specific embodiment, two types of operating speeds are provided. The first is to determine the speed when transferring. This operating speed is determined by the software using a predetermined set of standards, and may be provided, specified, or determined by a manufacturing company such as the system BIOS. Such software includes, for example, the Reward BIS0 4.15, Reward BIOS 6.0 and / or Phoenix BIS0 4.0 6th Edition, sold by San Jose, Phoenix Technology Company, California. The second is the operating speed determined by the processor manufacturer. In a specific embodiment, the operation speed determined by such a manufacturer may be a fixed value provided by the manufacturer (obtained by reading a specific processor register) or a number determined by software provided by the manufacturer. The latter can be obtained by implementing one or more software deduction rules provided by the manufacturer. The source code of deduction can reside in the system Bi0s. In addition, the source code can be stored in other ways (for example, provided as firmware or stored on other storage media). Once the identifier and speed of the processor are determined, it is transferred to the interface module, as shown in processing block 1214. The process 1200 then proceeds to process block 1216 'which determines the size of the memory of the system 1 and the test system memory. Then go to 37 (Please read the note on the back to fill out this page). Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs

Now 4 A 1 / η IN 3 | \ dry If Ί-ί J ¾ public 97 554265 A7 B7 printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economy Group 1200, as shown in processing block 1218. Next, the mass storage device of the detection system is processed, as shown in processing block 1220. This information is sent to the interface module (processing block 1224). Process 1200 then performs other POST tasks such as task M (processing block 1226). When POST is complete, the process 1200 starts the operating system (block 1228). Please pay attention to handling blocks 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212. The work described in 1214, 1216, 1218, 1226 and 1224 need not be performed sequentially or continuously. For example, one job can be performed after POST job 7 and the other job can be performed after POST job 20. In a specific embodiment, the processing blocks 1204, 1206, 1208, 1210, 1212. The work described in 1214, 1216, 1218, 1226, and 1 224 may be performed in any predetermined order, in succession, or otherwise. In alternative embodiments, the work may be performed in a manner determined by the software developer. FIG. 13 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of a function dispenser process 1300 provided according to the principles of the present invention. The process 1300 is executed when the hook dispatcher 1112 (FIG. 11A) of the interface module 1110 requests execution of a corresponding function. The function dispatcher process 1300 may be performed as, but not limited to, any of the processes 1210, 1214, 1218, and / or 1224 (Figure 12). When a request to execute a function is received, as shown in processing block 1302, the process 1300 first confirms the validity of the function number. If the function number has expired (as determined by decision block 1304), then process 1300 proceeds to process block 1312, where the error flag is set. Then exit processing 1300. As shown in decision block 1304, if the function number is determined to be valid, the process 1300 converts the function number to the corresponding operation -38-(Please read the precautions on the back before filling this page) f ^ then 再

· An ^^ 1 ι · ϋ n I n ϋ 11 in ^^ 1 11 I # This paper size applies to China National Standard (CNS) A4 (210 X 297 mm) 554265 A7 V. Description of invention (%) Device position Address (processing block 1306). A manipulator with media / system device information is then activated (processing block 1308). Processing then determines if there is an error (decision block 1310). If not, the error flag is cleared (block 1314) and the process exits 1300. FIG. 14 is a mud chart illustrating an embodiment of the manipulator processing 1400 provided by the principle of the present invention. Based on the starting state, the process 1400 is obtained from the media / system device identifier (processing block Mo?). Then process 1400 to obtain the associated device information, such as the operating speed of the processor example 'or the memory size of the memory device case. The next process is 1400 to decide whether to obtain the corresponding graphic object. If not, proceed to processing block 1418 'where device information is displayed and exited. Otherwise, the corresponding graphic item name is obtained (block 1408). Processing 1400 then proceeds to processing block 1410 'where a corresponding data packet of the attribute generator is generated. The data packet is then used to stimulate the attribute generator (block 1412). Once triggered, the attribute generator issues a command to the image generator to display the corresponding image (block 1414). The device information obtained earlier is displayed, and the image generator displays a corresponding graphic (block 1416). Then exit process 1400. FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating a specific embodiment of processor information and image manipulator processing 1500 according to the principles of the present invention. Starting from the start state, the process 1500 obtains the processor imager identification code from the firmware (processing block ι502). The processor operating speed is then obtained (processing block 1504). In a specific embodiment, the operation speed includes an operation speed determined by a manufacturer and an operation speed measured during transfer. Next, the processor mapping table is used to obtain the graphic object name of the corresponding processor (processing block 1506). Then process 150,000 pairs of attribute generators -39- This paper size applies the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 public love) (Please read the precautions on the back first and fill in this page)

I · I MBS βΗ * I End — I Μ ··· I Printed by the Consumer Cooperatives of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs 554265 A7 ---------- B7 —__ V. Description of Invention (37) " Formation Corresponds to the data packet (processing side 嫂 匕 诞 万 (10,000 yuan in 1508). The attribute generator inspires the data packet (processing block 1510) ', which in turn stimulates the image generator (processing block ⑸ 2 卜 along with corresponding image display processor information (including The manufacturer decides the information and the information measured during the transfer). Then exits the processing 150. So the invention is an effective technology for generating media output. This technology generates a graphic attribute describing the characteristics of the graphic object from the drawing board. Then use The graphic attribute generates an image from a graphic object. In another specific embodiment, a media device, such as a graphics controller or a sound card, is initialized during the early B10s startup. Then, media operations are performed while normal B10S tasks are performed. The present invention also provides The system device information generated during the private transfer also displays such information simply and effectively. The present invention also provides an effective technology for generating media output. The media output includes The system device information generated at the time is also simple and effective to display such information. The M technology generates a graphic attribute describing the characteristics of the graphic object obtained from the drawing board. Then the graphic attribute is used to generate an image from the graphic object. In another specific embodiment, the media Devices such as graphics controllers or sound cards are initialized during the early B10s startup. Then media operations are performed while normal BIOS operations are performed. The invention also provides a simple, elegant, and flexible way to provide the system BIOS with functions Method and device. Provide an interface module, which can make various aspects such as personal computer system manufacturers and motherboard manufacturers provide additional system BI 0S functions, and cause little impact on the system BIOS code. The method includes an interface and an interface module To the system BIOS, and to receive requests from the system BIOS for tasks. The system device information associated with the task is received from the system -40- (Please read the precautions on the back * < fill out this page) 0 I · I ϋ I ϋ n I: OJ_ I ϋ i_i nn 1 Printed on paper by the Consumers' Cooperative of the Intellectual Property Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Zhongguanjia Associate (CNS) A4 size (210 X 297 male meal) '

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554265 Amendment # Fill No. 089111927 Chinese Patent Application Replacement Version (92 D8 Patent Application Scope i. A method for displaying information, including: Retrieving a first value indicating a first device parameter; Detecting indicates a A second value of a second device parameter; capturing a graphic board corresponding to a graphic object from a storage device; generating a graphic property from the graphic board, the graphic property describing the characteristics of the graphic object; displaying the first and second values And the image is generated from the graphic object according to the graphic attribute. For example, in the method of item 1 of Shenyan's patent scope, the parameters of the first device are parameters determined during manufacture. Among the second device parameters, the first and Second installation 3. If the method in the scope of the patent application is the parameter determined at the time of transfer. 4. If the method in the scope of the patent application is the parameter, set the parameter to the processor operating speed. 5. A system for displaying information, including ·· —Processor; and can be: memory = body 'light to the processor, the memory contains the program mK' when the code is executed by the processor can make the Extract a first value representing a first device parameter; detect a second value representing a second device parameter; retrieve a corresponding graphic object from a storage device < drawing board, and generate a graphic on the drawing board Attributes, the characteristics of the figure object, X figure open> the attribute describes the figure 554265 A8 B8 C8 D8 correction —, the scope of patent application shows the first and second values; and the graphic object generated by the graphic object according to the graphics attribute-image. The system of claim 5 of the patent scope, in which the first device parameter is a parameter determined at the time of manufacture. 'Where the second device parameter is' where the first and second devices 7 · If the system of the patent application scope 6 is transferred The parameters determined at the time. 8. If the system parameter of the scope of patent application item 7 is the processor operating speed. 9. A method for displaying an image, including: capturing a graphic board corresponding to a graphic object by a storage device; The drawing board generates a graphic attribute, which describes the characteristics of the graphic object; and generates an image from the graphic object according to the graphic attribute. A method with a range of 9 items, in which the graphic attributes include the location of the graphic object, the display position, the size, the section, the set of graphic primitives, the set of moving primitives, and the sound set. 11. If the method of item 10 of the scope of patent application, It further includes: initializing a graphics controller to set a display environment; and writing an image to a display buffer associated with the graphics controller. U. For example, the scope of application for patent scope 10g Fanggu Lebei, where graphics attributes are generated Contains: The generated image includes: scanning the drawing board to generate the sign; and analyzing the sign to generate the graphic attributes. 13 · As the method of applying for the scope of the patent No. 10-2- & A4 specification (210 × _297 mm Γ 554265 A8 B8 C8 D8 No patent application scope. Retrieve graphic objects from storage devices based on graphic attributes; and transform graphic objects into images based on graphic attributes. 14. A system for displaying information, comprising a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing a program code for displaying an image, which when executed by the processor enables the processor to Processor: X retrieves a graphic board corresponding to a graphic object from a storage device, generates a graphic attribute from the graphic board, the graphic attribute describes the characteristics of the graphic object, and generates an image from the graphic object according to the graphic attribute. 15. The system according to item 14 of the scope of patent application, wherein the graphic attributes include the position of the graphic object, the display position, the size, the section, the set of graphic primitives, the set of moving primitives, and the sound set. 16. The system according to item 15 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: initializing a graphics controller to set a display environment; and writing an image to a display buffer associated with the graphics controller. 17. The system according to item 15 of the patent application scope, wherein generating graphic attributes includes: scanning a drawing board to generate symbols; and analyzing the symbols to generate graphic attributes. 18. The system according to item 15 of the patent application scope, wherein generating the image includes: capturing the graphic object by the storage device based on the graphic attribute; and transforming the graphic object into the image based on the graphic attribute. Paper ruler fortune »Α4Λ ^ (210X 297 ^ * Γ ^ 554265 ______ A8 B8 C8 D8 L_ Supplementary I ........... .....— ►— * 六 、 Scope of patent application 19. A method of generating media output during the startup of a basic input / output system (BI0s), the method comprising: initializing a media device; and performing a media operation when performing a normal BIOS task, the media operation may provide the media output 20. The method according to item 19 of the scope of patent application, further comprising: configuring the media device with media information corresponding to the media operation. 21 · —A system for displaying information, including: a processor; a media device The processor generates media output during the basic input-input system (BIOS) startup; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory containing code that, when executed by the processor, can cause the processor ·· Initialize the media device, and perform normal BIOS tasks while the media device performs media operations, which provide the media output. 22. If the system for item 21 of the patent application, When the Chinese code is executed by the processor, the processor further causes the processor to configure the media device to correspond to the media information of the media operation. -4- The paper size applies to the Chinese National Standard (CNS) A4 specification (210 X 297 mm) 3. 6 42 5 5 S10A case please) 11 repair | _ day 1 for T1 formula Γ A in 1044 , 1050 1036 ISO