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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2008
Applicant:
Kurt David Gillespie, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Kurt David Gillespie, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2006.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 3/023 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for supporting pre-boot log in is described herein. The method includes receiving a password, via an operating system of the computer system, selected by a user for use in a pre-boot log in. The method includes determining whether the password can be entered by the user prior to completion of booting of the computer system. If the password cannot be entered by the user prior to completion of the booting, the method includes signaling that the password is unacceptable.