Mobile Device Remote UEFI BIOS Control via Input Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Modern mobile computing devices lack traditional keyboard and mouse interfaces, making it difficult to interact with BIOS interfaces, which are typically designed for physical input devices, limiting their ability to remotely manage UEFI BIOS-controlled computing devices.
Innovation Solution
Establishing a connection between a mobile computing device and a UEFI BIOS-controlled device to translate user input actions into keystrokes and mouse movements, allowing remote management of the BIOS interface, with the mobile device displaying a copy of the BIOS screen and receiving updates for display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mobile computing device without physical keyboard or mouse is used, then portability and modern interface are improved, but the ability to interact with BIOS interface is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote console application as an intermediary between the mobile device and the BIOS interface. This application establishes a network connection to the computing device and translates mobile device input actions into BIOS-compatible input signals, enabling the mobile device to interact with the BIOS interface despite lacking physical keyboard or mouse hardware.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical input system (physical keyboard and mouse) with a software-based input system. The remote console application captures touch input from the mobile device screen and translates it into virtual keyboard strokes and mouse movements that are transmitted over the network connection to the BIOS interface, substituting mechanical interaction with digital signal processing.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional keyboard and mouse interfaces are used, then BIOS interaction is improved, but device portability and modern interface are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the mobile device universal by enabling it to perform multiple functions: it serves as both a portable computing device and a remote BIOS control interface. The remote console application allows the mobile device to function as a keyboard, mouse, and display for the BIOS interface, eliminating the need for separate dedicated hardware for BIOS interaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the BIOS interface on the mobile device screen through the remote console application. This copy allows the user to interact with the BIOS interface remotely, and the application translates touches on this virtual copy into appropriate input signals for the actual BIOS interface, enabling interaction without physical presence at the computing device.
3Ease of operation
If physical keyboard and mouse are connected, then input capability is improved, but device complexity and interface integration are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the input capability from the physical keyboard and mouse and relocates it to the mobile device. By using network communication to transmit input signals from the mobile device to the computing device, the physical input devices are removed from the system, reducing interface complexity while maintaining input capability through the remote console application.
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AI summary
A technique for managing a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)-controlled computing device from a separate mobile computing device is discussed.