Method and system for configuring a computer system via a wireless communication link
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1. A method of manufacturing a computing product comprising:
- assembling a computing product according to a specified hardware configuration;
transmitting configuration information to the assembled computing product via a wireless communication connection;
receiving the configuration information by the assembled computing product; and
configuring the assembled computing product with the received configuration information.
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Abstract
A computing product is first assembled according to a predetermined hardware configuration and placed in a shipping container thus providing a containerized computer system. The computing product has a wireless communication subsystem for wirelessly receiving configuration information. The containerized computer system is fully configured before shipping the computer system to a predetermined customer by exchanging information between the wireless communication subsystem and a wireless information network in the manufacturing facility.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of manufacturing a computing product comprising:
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assembling a computing product according to a specified hardware configuration;
transmitting configuration information to the assembled computing product via a wireless communication connection;
receiving the configuration information by the assembled computing product; and
configuring the assembled computing product with the received configuration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A method of manufacturing a battery-powered portable computer system, the computer system having a wireless communication subsystem, the method comprising:
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assembling a computer system according to a selected hardware configuration;
placing the computer system in a shipping container thus providing a containerized computer system;
transmitting configuration information to the containerized computer system;
receiving the configuration information by the containerized computer system through the wireless communication subsystem; and
configuring the containerized computer system according to the configuration information.
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18. A method of configuring a computer system, the computer system having a wireless communication subsystem, the method comprising:
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assembling a computer system according to a predetermined hardware configuration;
placing the computer system in a shipping container thus providing a containerized computer system; and
completing software configuration of the containerized computer system before shipping the computer system to a predetermined customer by exchanging information between the wireless communication subsystem and a wireless information network.
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