公开(公告)号：US5784549A

公开(公告)日：1998-07-21

申请号：US796130

申请日：1997-02-06

申请人： Brian Alan Reynolds ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Darryl S. Richman ,  Ralph Allen Lipe ,  Robert Matthew McKaughan

发明人： Brian Alan Reynolds ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Darryl S. Richman ,  Ralph Allen Lipe ,  Robert Matthew McKaughan

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/34

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417

摘要： A method and system are disclosed for invoking a limited or "fail-safe" functionality from a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI). In one aspect, a computer operating system having GUI functionality can be activated with two different sets of GUI features. Normally, the operating system provides a full complement of GUI features. Alternatively, the operating system provides a more limited set of GUI features. The operating system invokes the limited set of GUI features either in response to a user command, such as a keyboard function key pressed during the bootstrap loading sequence of the operating system, or automatically in response to a failure of an attempt by the computer system to load the normal complement of GUI functions. With the limited set of GUI features, the user of the computer can take advantage of the power of graphical user interfaces even when the computer system is not operating normally. For example, the user can run graphically based diagnostic and repair programs from the "fail-safe" mode. The invention finds application in stand-alone and networked computer systems and, in particular, in systems that store the bulk of the operating system software on a remote server accessible only by network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从具有图形用户界面（GUI）的计算机系统调用有限或“故障安全”功能的方法和系统。 在一个方面，具有GUI功能的计算机操作系统可以利用两组不同的GUI特征来激活。 通常，操作系统提供了完整的GUI功能。 或者，操作系统提供更有限的一组GUI特征。 操作系统响应于用户命令来调用有限的GUI特征，诸如在操作系统的引导加载序列期间按下的键盘功能键，或者响应于计算机系统尝试失败而自动响应 加载GUI功能的正常补充。 使用有限的GUI功能，即使计算机系统运行不正常，计算机的用户也可以利用图形用户界面的优势。 例如，用户可以从“故障安全”模式运行基于图形的诊断和修复程序。 本发明可以在独立和联网的计算机系统中应用，特别是在仅可由网络访问的远程服务器上存储大部分操作系统软件的系统中。

公开(公告)号：US5627964A

公开(公告)日：1997-05-06

申请号：US355074

申请日：1994-12-13

申请人： Brian A. Reynolds ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Darryl S. Richman ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Robert M. McKaughan

发明人： Brian A. Reynolds ,  Pierre-Yves Santerre ,  Darryl S. Richman ,  Ralph A. Lipe ,  Robert M. McKaughan

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F11/14 ,  G06F11/34

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417

摘要： A method and system are disclosed for invoking a limited or "fail-safe" functionality from a computer system having a graphical user interface (GUI). In one aspect, a computer operating system having GUI functionality can be activated with two different sets of GUI features. Normally, the operating system provides a full complement of GUI features. Alternatively, the operating system provides a more limited set of GUI features. The operating system invokes the limited set of GUI features either in response to a user command, such as a keyboard function key pressed during the bootstrap loading sequence of the operating system, or automatically in response to a failure of an attempt by the computer system to load the normal complement of GUI functions. With the limited set of GUI features, the user of the computer can take advantage of the power of graphical user interfaces even when the computer system is not operating normally. For example, the user can run graphically based diagnostic and repair programs from the "fail-safe" mode. The invention finds application in stand-alone and networked computer systems and, in particular, in systems that store the bulk of the operating system software on a remote server accessible only by network.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于从具有图形用户界面（GUI）的计算机系统调用有限或“故障安全”功能的方法和系统。 在一个方面，具有GUI功能的计算机操作系统可以利用两组不同的GUI特征来激活。 通常，操作系统提供了完整的GUI功能。 或者，操作系统提供更有限的一组GUI特征。 操作系统响应于用户命令来调用有限的GUI特征，诸如在操作系统的引导加载序列期间按下的键盘功能键，或者响应于计算机系统尝试失败而自动响应 加载GUI功能的正常补充。 使用有限的GUI功能，即使计算机系统运行不正常，计算机的用户也可以利用图形用户界面的优势。 例如，用户可以从“故障安全”模式运行基于图形的诊断和修复程序。 本发明可以在独立和联网的计算机系统中应用，特别是在仅可由网络访问的远程服务器上存储大部分操作系统软件的系统中。