US 12,321,755 B2
Systems and methods providing seamless accessibility across pre-boot and runtime environments
Ibrahim Sayyed, Georgetown, TX (US); Jagadish Babu Jonnada, Leander, TX (US); Phanindra Talasila, Austin, TX (US); Laxmi Lavanya Medicherla, Georgetown, TX (US); and Anand Prakash Joshi, Round Rock, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Mar. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/191,705.
Prior Publication US 2024/0330005 A1, Oct. 3, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 9/4401 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/4403 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
monitoring a software service operating in a host operating system (OS) environment for an accessibility change event indicative of a change in an accessibility attribute;
responsive to detecting the accessibility change event, accessing and storing an accessibility profile indicative of the accessibility attribute;
during a subsequent pre-boot sequence, signaling a basic input/output system (BIOS) of the information handling system to indicate the accessibility profile is available; and
responsive to a BIOS request for the accessibility profile, providing the accessibility profile to the BIOS to cause the BIOS to apply the accessibility attribute indicated in the accessibility profile to BIOS-generated content for a user.