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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2005
Jerry Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Changpeng Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Michael a Rothman, Puyallup, WA (US);
Ruth LI, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaojian Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Jerry Zhao, Shanghai, CN;
Changpeng Chen, Shanghai, CN;
Michael A Rothman, Puyallup, WA (US);
Ruth Li, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaojian Wu, Shanghai, CN;
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for retrieving dynamic content over a communications network prior to booting an operating system is presented. The content may include a screen image for display on a console. The time period for displaying the content may be controlled by another computer coupled to the communications network. The content may be an advertisement that is displayed on a computer system in an Internet café for a controllable period of time prior to booting an operating system.