Script-Based Boot Modification for Information Handling Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional boot operations for information handling systems are complex and lack consistency due to varying input mechanisms and platform-specific controls, requiring manual intervention and increasing validation complexity and cost.
Innovation Solution
A script-based system that modifies boot operations using commands detected and authenticated by boot code, allowing for uniform management across different information handling systems, including headless and non-headless devices, using a secure boot key and trigger events to automate boot configuration changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional boot operations use platform-specific input mechanisms (keyboard, mouse, volume buttons), then the boot configuration can be changed manually, but the system complexity increases and consistency across different platforms decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal script-based interface that can be executed across multiple different information handling system platforms (desktops, laptops, tablets, IoT devices) regardless of their specific input mechanisms. The script provides a consistent command-line interface that abstracts away platform-specific differences in physical buttons, keyboards, or mice, allowing the same boot configuration commands to work universally across all platforms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a script as an intermediary layer between the user and the boot configuration system. Instead of directly interacting with platform-specific physical interfaces (volume buttons, keyboard shortcuts), the user interacts with a standardized script that mediates the boot configuration process. This intermediary script handles platform-specific variations internally while presenting a consistent interface to the user.
2Ease of operation
If conventional boot operations require manual navigation through menu-driven interfaces, then users can control boot flow, but the process time increases and automation capability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables automated boot configuration through scripts that can execute boot menu navigation and configuration changes without requiring manual user interaction. The script autonomously performs tasks such as changing boot options, selecting boot devices, and configuring boot flow, eliminating the need for users to manually navigate through menu-driven interfaces during the boot process.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent allows boot configuration to be pre-defined and automated through scripts that are executed during the boot process. Instead of requiring users to manually navigate menus at boot time, the desired boot configuration is prepared in advance through script commands that automatically execute, performing the boot menu navigation and configuration changes before the user even needs to interact with the system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If headless systems use context-sensitive actions with volume buttons, then boot options can be changed, but the interface consistency across different device types decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal script-based interface that works consistently across headless systems, systems with volume buttons, systems with keyboards, and systems with mice. The script provides a standardized command-line interface that abstracts away the platform-specific input mechanisms, allowing the same boot configuration commands to be used regardless of whether the system is headless or has traditional input devices.
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AI summary
Systems and methods are provide that may be implemented to modify boot operation for an information handling system using commands of a script that is detected and authenticated by boot code of the information handling system. The script may include at least one command that modifies a boot operation of the information handling system when performed by the processor. The boot code may be executed by the processor during startup, to detect and authenticate the script, and to process the at least one command after the script is authenticated. Multiple commands may be defined including triggerless actions or trigger actions which are performed in response to a trigger event. A trigger event may be a hardware interaction, such as the pressing of a button.