Patent Document ID: 7886137
Application ID: 11679428

Base Claim:
1. A method of creating a basic input/output system (BIOS) project file, comprising: receiving a BIOS project type; identifying a BIOS component category corresponding to the BIOS project type from a script file; searching for BIOS components corresponding to the BIOS component category; presenting any located BIOS components for selection; receiving a selection corresponding to any number of presented BIOS components for inclusion within the BIOS project file; determining whether the selection of any number of presented BIOS components is valid according to component category selection criteria stored within the script file; if the selection is determined not to be valid, then requesting an alternative selection that is consistent with the component category selection criteria; and if the selection is determined to be valid, then creating the BIOS project file utilizing selected BIOS components.

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Claim 7:
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the script file comprises a plurality of component category entries, wherein each component category entry is characterized by the BIOS component category, a component category description, a directory location within the BIOS project file for storing BIOS components within the component category, and the component category selection criteria.