BIOS Application Invocation via Pre-loaded Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
The current process of invoking applications in a computer BIOS chip is cumbersome and limited, requiring users to enter specific hotkeys during startup, leading to restarts if hotkeys are missed, which affects user experience and efficiency.
Innovation Solution
An application invocation method that initializes BIOS applications during startup, generates invocation entry identifications, and maps them to a screen for user selection, allowing users to run targeted applications without restarting the device, by accessing memory addresses and controlling the application execution.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users trigger hotkeys during computer startup to enter BIOS mode, then the application can be invoked, but the process becomes cumbersome and requires restarts if hotkeys are missed
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-loads the BIOS application and its interface during the computer startup process, before the user needs to access it. This preliminary action ensures that when the user triggers the hotkey, the application is already ready to run immediately, eliminating the need to wait for BIOS mode to load and avoiding restarts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the pre-loaded BIOS application interface) that mediates between the user's hotkey trigger and the actual application execution. This intermediary layer allows the application to be invoked smoothly without requiring full BIOS mode entry or system restarts.
2Ease of operation
If the BIOS application is loaded during startup, then application invocation is simplified, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into distinct components: the pre-loaded BIOS application module, the hotkey detection module, and the application execution module. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function independently, simplifying the overall system architecture while enabling easy application invocation.
Solution Approach 2:
The BIOS application is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as a system configuration tool and as an accessible application through hotkey triggers. This universal design allows the same application to fulfill multiple roles without requiring separate systems or complex invocation procedures.
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AI summary
An application invocation implementation method includes initializing at least one first application in response to a startup instruction of an electronic device, and generating at least one invocation entry identification each corresponding to one of the at least one first application. The at least one first application is different from second applications running in an operating system of the electronic device. The method further includes mapping the at least one invocation entry identification to a screen of the electronic device for the screen to present the at least one invocation entry identification, and, in response to a selection invocation request for one invocation entry identification of the at least one invocation entry identification, accessing memory address of one first application of the at least one first application corresponding to the one invocation entry identification, and running the one first application.