Automated BIOS enhancements and upgrades

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9110678
SERIAL NO

13764087

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Approaches for updating a BIOS over a network without human intervention. A BIOS, executing on a machine, is configured to execute a program prior to booting an operating system executing on the machine. The program communicates with a server over a network to determine if an update to the BIOS is available. The update may be a new version of the BIOS and/or multi-media content, such as an advertisement. If an update is available, the update is downloaded to the machine and automatically installed without human intervention.

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  • PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chan, Steven Fremont, US 17 351
Kikinis, Dan Los Altos, US 371 19837

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