Patent ID: 7711758
Filing Date: 2010-05-04
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for storing a character string in a human interface infrastructure (HII) database in an extensible firmware interface (EFI) environment, the method comprising computer-implemented operations for: receiving a request to store a character string in the HII database; receiving a plurality of distinct attributes in response to receiving the request to store the character string in the HII database, each of the plurality of distinct attributes corresponding to a portion of the character string; determining whether a previously-generated character string having identical distinct attributes to the character string was previously stored in the HII database; generating the character string based on the plurality of distinct attributes in response to determining that the previously-generated character string having identical distinct attributes was not previously stored in the HII database; storing the character string in the HII database in response to generating the character string; and not storing the character string in the HII database in response to determining that the previously-generated character string having identical distinct attributes was previously stored in the HII database, wherein