Method of manufacturing an item of build-to-order equipment

Details Method of manufacturing an item of build-to-order equipment Method of manufacturing an item of build-to-order equipment

2004-01-23

2008-07-22

Rosen, Nicholas D. (Department: 3625)

Data processing: financial, business practice, management, or co

Miscellaneous

C705S007380, C700S215000, C700S225000, C700S226000, C700S227000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07403927

ABSTRACT:
A method of manufacturing a build-to-order PC system unit having at least one hardware component, e.g. motherboard, bearing a unique identifier (“component ID”) in software readable form. The method comprises generating a digital identifier (“system trackcode”) which defines the hardware and software configuration of the item, storing the system trackcode in association with the component ID in a manufacturing database such that the component ID can be used as a key to retrieve the associated system trackcode. During manufacture the component ID is read from the motherboard and used to retrieve the associated system trackcode from the database.

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