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Parametric Build of UEFI Firmware

a technology of uefi firmware and build method, applied in the field of personal computers and devices, can solve the problems of firmware development for pcs that is substantially different from the one of the firmwares, the management of the needed changes and enhancements of the firmware, and the computer itself is ever more powerful and complex

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-12-16
KINGLITE HLDG INC
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[0013]According to an aspect of the present invention an embodiment of the invention may provide a method for building firmware components with the use of a build utility program that scans parent directories

Problems solved by technology

Modernly, the use of PCs (personal computers), including so-called laptop and notebook computers, is increasingly common and the computers themselves are ever more powerful and complex.
A persistent problem is the management of needed changes and enhancements to firmwares as new versions of hardware and entirely new hardware subsystems are phased in—while simultaneously avoiding excessive duplication of effort across families of related, but different, computer products.
Firmware development for PCs presents substantially different problems (requiring substantially different solutions) from software development.
The UEFI and related standards provide richness, but fail to sufficiently address significant specific areas of concern including at least:
However, mere compliance is insufficient.
The standard packaging and methods have proven insufficiently capable and flexible.

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[0027]The numerous components shown in the drawings are presented to provide a person of ordinary skill in the art a thorough, enabling disclosure of the present invention. The description of well-known components is not included within this description so as not to obscure the disclosure or take away or otherwise reduce the novelty of the present invention and the main benefits provided thereby.

[0028]Embodiments of the disclosure presented herein provide methods, systems, and computer-readable media for providing and utilizing a means for packaging, compiling, linking, and merging programs that embodies the invention. In addition program products and other means for exploiting the invention are presented.

[0029]Referring now to the drawings, in which like numerals represent like elements throughout the several figures, aspects of an exemplary operating environment and the implementations provided herein will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of an electronic device c...

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Abstract

Methods, systems, apparatuses and program products are disclosed for providing parametric driven build of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface based Personal Computer firmware, typically but not essentially as BIOS.Provision is made for source databases providing for multiple configurations, variants, revisions and levels of capabilities including on non-hierarchical bases.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional application for a patent No. 61 / 268,562 entitled INNOVATIONS IN SECURECORE TIANO 2.0 filed Jun. 13, 2009 inventor Stephen E. Jones and which is incorporated in its entirety by this reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention generally relates to personal computers and devices sharing similar architectures and, more particularly relates to a system and corresponding or related method for parametric driven build of Unified Extensible Firmware Interface based Personal Computer firmware. Similar processes and entities within comparable computing apparatuses also fall within the general scope of the invention.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]Modernly, the use of PCs (personal computers), including so-called laptop and notebook computers, is increasingly common and the computers themselves are ever more powerful and complex. Hardware development continues at great rates resulting in families of ...

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IPC IPC(8): G06F9/44
CPCG06F9/4411
Inventor KHORUZHENKO, EUGENEJONES, STEPHEN E.
Owner KINGLITE HLDG INC
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