US 12,474,934 B2
System context-controlled third-party firmware display and configuration by parsing pre-boot firmware application based on virtual forms representation (VFR)
Laxmi Lavanya Medicherla, Georgetown, TX (US); Ibrahim Sayyed, Georgetown, TX (US); and Jagadish Babu Jonnada, Leander, TX (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/360,604.
Prior Publication US 2025/0036426 A1, Jan. 30, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 9/445 (2018.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 9/44505 (2013.01) [G06F 9/4403 (2013.01); G06F 9/451 (2018.02)] 18 Claims
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1. An information handling system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a computer-readable medium having instructions thereon that are executable by the at least one processor for:
prior to initialization of an operating system, executing a first-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the first-party pre-boot firmware application is configured to provide a graphics-mode interface;
executing a third-party pre-boot firmware application, wherein the third-party pre-boot firmware application includes a visual forms representation (VFR);
parsing, by the first-party pre-boot firmware application, the VFR of the third-party pre-boot firmware application; and
displaying, by the graphics-mode user interface, a graphical user interface for the third-party pre-boot firmware application based on the parsed VFR.