Patent ID: 7277097
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: G06T

Abstract:
1. A method for utilizing software to implement multiple power-up graphics in a single computer platform, comprising: providing a computer platform having a general power-up graphic mode and a multiple power-up graphic mode, the multiple power-up graphic mode corresponding to at least one extended function of the computer platform, the computer platform comprising a storage device, a display device, and at least one system BIOS, the at least one system BIOS comprising default power-up graphics of the computer platform; storing desired power-up graphics in the storage device, the desired power-up graphics corresponding to extended functions of the computer platform, and each of the desired power-up graphics corresponding to a graphics selection; executing power-up procedures and enabling the at least one system BIOS; entering a power-up graphic mode; determining if the power-up graphic mode is the general power-up graphic mode or the multiple power-up graphic mode; if the power-up graphic mode is the general power-up graphic mode, displaying the default power-up graphics on the display device; and if the power-up graphic mode is the multiple power-up graphic mode, displaying desired power-up graphics corresponding to an assigned graphics selection on the display device, wherein the desired power-up graphics and default power-up graphics are graphics displayed by the display device; wherein the computer platform has a plurality of extended information appliances (IA) functions, and the step of storing desired power-up graphics in the storage device includes storing desired power-up graphics for each extended function.