Patent ID: 8555191
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for receiving alpha-numeric input in the absence of a keyboard input device, the computer-implemented method comprising: displaying one or more alpha-numeric characters on a display screen, the one or more alpha-numeric characters being displayed by a setup utility provided by a basic input output system (BIOS) executing on a computer; determining, by way of a processor, whether input was received selecting a location on the display screen; determining, by way of the processor, whether the selected location contains one of the one or more alpha-numeric characters by examining a character located at the selected location and one or more adjacent characters; and in response to determining that the selected location contains one of the one or more alpha-numeric characters, entering the selected alpha-numeric character into a keyboard buffer by way of the processor such that the alpha-numeric character appears to have been typed on a keyboard.