Phoenix Technologies Ltd.

Jean-Paul Abgrall

Bing Yuan

Cheuk Cheng

The present invention is a method and apparatus to re-generate a displayed image. Graphic information is retrieved from a first storage. A graphic controller uses the graphic information to generate the displayed image. The first storage is accessible to a processor and the graphic controller. The graphic information is stored in a second storage which is accessible to the processor. The stored graphic information is retrieved from the second storage. The stored graphic information is written to the first storage to cause the graphic controller to re-generate the displayed image.

Re-generating a displayed image

A method including creating an executable program in accordance with a Windows Control Panel Language (CPL) format; storing the executable program in a first non-volatile memory; transferring the executable program from the first non-volatile memory to a second non-volatile memory; and, configuring an operating system to start-up the executable program after the operating system has completed booting.

Method and apparatus for creating and deploying smaller Microsoft Windows applications for automatic configuration of a computing device

The present invention is a method and apparatus to perform multitasking in a basic input and output system (BIOS). Interrupt signals are enabled at predetermined interrupt times. A first task is performed in response to the interrupt signals at the interrupt times. A second task is performed between the successive interrupt times.

Multitasking during BIOS boot-up

The present invention is a method and apparatus to display an image during a transition of an operating system in a computer system. An image having an image format compatible with the operating system is obtained. Content of a system file corresponding to the transition of the operating system is created using the image in a system directory.

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Jean-Paul Abgrall