Systems And Methods For Modifying System Pre-Boot Interface Configuration Based On Usage Characteristics Of An Individual Information Handling System
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsRicardo L. Martinez, Ruhull A. Bhuiyan, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to monitor unique usage characteristics (e.g., system device usage) of an individual information handling system, and to determine a unique system pre-boot interface (PBI) configuration for the individual information handling system based on these monitored unique usage characteristics. The provided systems and methods may also be implemented to automatically update pre-boot interface security configuration for system devices based on the monitored usage characteristics of the individual information handling system.
Claims21
A method, comprising:
- using a pre-boot interface logic to boot an information handling system with a current pre-boot interface configuration to an operating system (OS) runtime session executing on at least one programmable integrated circuit of the information handling system;
- using the at least one programmable integrated circuit to monitor one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system during the OS runtime;
- using the at least one programmable integrated circuit to evaluate the monitored usage characteristics against predefined pre-boot interface configuration risk context data to determine a unique pre-boot interface configuration;
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- then using the at least one programmable integrated circuit to automatically perform only one of the following prior to the next boot of the information handling system:
- provide a message to a user of the information handling system information informing the user of the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration only if the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration differs from the current pre-boot interface configuration, or
- provide no message to the user of the information handling system regarding the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration only if the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration is the same as the current pre-boot interface configuration.
An information handling system, comprising:
- at least one programmable integrated circuit executing a runtime session of an operating system (OS), the at least one programmable integrated circuit being programmed to monitor one or more usage characteristics of the information handling system during the OS runtime session;
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- pre-boot interface logic executing on the at least one programmable integrated circuit to boot to the OS runtime session;
- where the at least one programmable integrated circuit is programmed to evaluate the monitored usage characteristics against predefined pre-boot interface configuration risk context data to determine a unique pre-boot interface configuration, and then automatically perform only one of the following prior to the next boot of the information handling system:
- provide a message to a user of the information handling system information informing the user of the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration only if the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration differs from the current pre-boot interface configuration, or
- provide no message to the user of the information handling system regarding the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration only if the determined unique pre-boot interface configuration is the same as the current pre-boot interface configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.