Remote BIOS Configuration via Serial Data Parsing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for configuring BIOS settings are inefficient, time-consuming, and prone to mistakes, especially when adjusting multiple computers, as they require manual interaction and cannot be concurrently managed from a remote location.
Innovation Solution
A method using a control terminal communicable with the computer to receive modification requests, analyze serial data from the BIOS setup screen, and transmit instructions to automatically switch pages and modify settings, allowing remote, automated configuration of BIOS settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual BIOS configuration is performed remotely using console redirection or SOL, then remote accessibility is improved, but operation complexity and time consumption increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation by having the control terminal automatically parse BIOS setup screen serial data, identify current page and option positions, navigate to target configurations, and execute modifications without requiring manual user intervention. The automation script performs all operations autonomously based on predefined target parameters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (keyboard input, screen reading) with automated electronic control. The control terminal uses serial data parsing and automated instruction transmission to substitute the manual interaction mechanism, converting physical keyboard input and visual screen reading into electronic data processing and automated control signals.
2Manufacturing precision
If manual BIOS configuration is performed one computer at a time, then configuration accuracy is maintained, but productivity decreases when configuring multiple computers
Solution Approach 1:
The control terminal implements multi-functionality by serving as a centralized configuration management system that can simultaneously or sequentially configure multiple computers. The same automated control mechanism works across different target computers, making the system universal for BIOS configuration tasks across an entire computer fleet rather than being limited to single-device manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses copying by transmitting identical configuration instructions and target parameter sets to multiple computers. The automated script can replicate the same BIOS modification sequence across different machines, ensuring consistent configuration accuracy while dramatically increasing throughput compared to manual one-by-one configuration.
3Productivity
If automated control instructions are transmitted to switch BIOS pages and modify options, then configuration efficiency is improved, but risk of transmission errors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring serial data from the BIOS setup screen to verify current page and option positions before transmitting control instructions. The control terminal parses real-time serial data to confirm it has reached the target page and that the current option matches the expected target, providing verification feedback that prevents erroneous modifications and enables error correction if transmission deviations occur.
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AI summary
A method is implemented by a control terminal communicable with a computer, and includes: receiving a modification request, obtaining a configuration path that contains a target option name of a target option to be modified and a target page name of a target page; obtaining a current page name of a current page presented in a current setup screen of BIOS of the computer; transmitting a control instruction to the computer so as to enable the computer to switch contents presented in the current setup screen from the current page to the target page, and to change option selection from a current option to the target option; and transmitting a modification instruction to the computer so as to enable the computer to modify the target option to have a target configuration value.