A METHOD TO USE GLOBAL VARIABLES FOR PRE-EFI INITIALIZATION MODULES IN EFI-BASED FIRMWARE - Patent 2047364

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EP 2 047 364 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	15.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/16

(21)	Application number: 06761481.8

(22)	Date of filing: 18.07.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06F 9/445^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/CN2006/001746

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2008/014635 (07.02.2008 Gazette 2008/06)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR MK RS

(71)	Applicant: Intel Corporation
	Santa Clara, CA 95052 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	MA, Xiang Shanghai 200-000 (CN) SHAO, Hua Shanghai 200-000 (CN) LIU, Zhijun Shanghai 200-000 (CN)

(74)	Representative: Beresford, Keith Denis Lewis et al
	Beresford & Co 16 High Holborn London WC1V 6BX London WC1V 6BX (GB)

(54)	A METHOD TO USE GLOBAL VARIABLES FOR PRE-EFI INITIALIZATION MODULES IN EFI-BASED FIRMWARE