Patent ID: 8458687
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: constructing one or more user interface instructions sufficient to enable a host Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) to present a user interface based on the user interface instructions; passing the user interface instructions to the host BIOS; receiving wrapped user input received through a user interface presented by the host BIOS and based on the user interface instructions, the wrapped user input indicating a selection to manage the host BIOS; determining, based on the wrapped user input, a task selected for the host BIOS to perform; performing one or more operations to further completion of the task selected for the host BIOS to perform; and passing results of the one or more operations to the host BIOS sufficient to enable the host BIOS to perform the task selected for the host BIOS using fewer memory or processing resources than if the host BIOS performed the task without having the results.