DYNAMIC PRE-OPERATING SYSTEM BILLBOARD SERVICE

摘要

A method and apparatus for retrieving dynamic content over a communications network prior to booting an operating system is presented. The content may include a screen image for display on a console. The time period for displaying the content may be controlled by another computer coupled to the communications network. The content may be an advertisement that is displayed on a computer system in an Internet café for a controllable period of time prior to booting an operating system.