US 11,748,497 B2
BIOS access
Alexander Thayer, Palo Alto, CA (US); and Mary G. Baker, Palo Alto, CA (US)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/54,597
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Sep. 28, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/053316
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 11, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/068102, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0209238 A1, Jul. 8, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/608 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/572 (2013.01); G06F 21/604 (2013.01); G06F 21/79 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
pairing a computing device and a printer, wherein pairing the computing device and the printer comprises:
validating a state of the computing device,
providing state information for the printer to the computing device for validation by the computing device, and
storing, in the printer, a first security value generated by the computing device in response to validation, by the computing device, of the state information for the printer and validating the state of the computing device;
receiving, by the printer from the computing device, instructions for accessing a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the computing device, wherein the instructions include a password to the BIOS of the computing device;
storing, in the printer, the instructions for accessing the BIOS, including the password to the BIOS, of the computing device;
receiving, by the printer, a request to print the instructions for accessing the BIOS, including the password to the BIOS, of the computing device, wherein the request includes a second security value;
determining that the first security value stored in the printer corresponds to the second security value included in the request;
retrieving, by the printer, the instructions for accessing the BIOS, including the password to the BIOS, of the computing device that are stored in the printer; and
printing, by the printer, the instructions for accessing the BIOS, including the password to the BIOS, of the computing device.