System and method for provide persistent companion software in an information handling system

A method, comprising:

• providing, from a device of an information handling system, first input information associated with a first function of the information handling system and second input information associated with a second function of a companion application;
• receiving, by a Basic Input/Output System of the information handling system, the first and second input information, wherein the BIOS includes a first procedure to implement the first function, but lacks a second procedure to implement the second function;
• implementing the first procedure in response to receiving the first input information;
• receiving, by a device driver associated with the device, the second input information;
• determining that the companion application is instantiated on the information handling system;
• directing the second input information to the companion application in response to determining that the companion application is instantiated on the information handling system;
• determining that the companion application is not instantiated on the information handling system;
• and
• in response to determining that the companion application is not instantiated on the information handling system:
• accessing a network to install the companion application on the information handling system;
• and
• directing the second input information to the companion application.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a keyboard device configured to provide a first scan code associated with a first function of the information handling system and second scan code associated with a second function of a companion application;
• a baseboard management controller configured to receive the first and second scan codes from the device;
• a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) configured to receive the first and second scan codes from the baseboard management controller, wherein the BIOS includes a first procedure to implement the first function, but lacks a second procedure to implement the second function;
• and
• a device driver associated with the device, wherein the BIOS sends the second scan code to the device driver, and wherein, in response to receiving the second scan code, the device driver is configured to:
• determine that the companion application is instantiated on the information handling system and direct the second input information to the companion application;
• and
• determine that the companion application is not instantiated on the information handling system, access a network to install the companion application on the information handling system, and direct the second input information to the companion application.