System and method for installing software onto a build-to-order computer system using an identification device

• US 20030028629A1
• Filed: 08/02/2001
• Published: 02/06/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Amro, Hatim Y., Romohr, Steven D., Nadon, Robert G., Hyden, William P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,159,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

A system including a server, a computer system, and a device coupled to a port of the computer system is provided. The server includes a script associated with an identifier. The device includes the identifier. The computer system is configured to read the identifier from the device, provide the identifier to the server, and cause a script associated with the identifier to be executed to cause one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a server including a script associated with an identifier;

a computer system coupled to the server and including a port;

a device coupled to the port, the device including the identifier;

the computer system configured to;

read the identifier from the device;

provide the identifier to the server; and

cause a script associated with the identifier to be executed to cause one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to cause the script to be executed on the computer system.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the computer system is configured to cause the script to be executed on the server.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the server includes the one or more software components.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server includes order information associated with the computer system.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the order information includes a list of software components to be installed onto the computer system, and wherein the list includes the one or more software components.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the script is configured to detect the one or more software components to be installed using the list.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the port comprises a serial port.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the port comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a programmable device.

11. A method comprising:

reading an identifier from a device coupled to a port of a computer system;

providing the identifier to a server; and

executing a script associated with the identifier to cause one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

executing the script on the computer system.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

executing the script on the server.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving the one or more software components from the server prior to the one or more software components being installed onto the computer system.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

executing the script associated with the identifier to cause the one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system, the executing further comprising;

detecting order information associated with the computer system on the server.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

executing the script associated with the identifier to cause the one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system, the executing further comprising;

accessing a list of software components to be installed onto the computer system from the order information, the list including the one or more software components.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

executing the script associated with the identifier to cause the one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system, the executing further comprising;

causing the one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system in response to detecting the one or more software components from the list.

18. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

reading the identifier from the device coupled to the port of a computer system, the port comprising a serial port.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

reading the identifier from the device coupled to the port of a computer system, the port comprising a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

20. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

reading the identifier from the device coupled to the port of a computer system, the device comprising a programmable device.

21. A system comprising:

a computer system for;

reading an identifier from a device coupled to a port of the computer system;

providing the identifier to a server; and

causing a script associated with the identifier to be executed to cause one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the computer system is for:

causing the script to be executed on the computer system.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the computer system is for:

causing the script to be executed on the server.

24. The system of claim 21, wherein the computer system is for:

receiving the one or more software components from the server prior to the one or more software components being installed onto the computer system.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the computer system is for:

causing the script to be executed, the script configured to cause order information associated with the computer system to be detected on the server.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the computer system is for:

causing the script to be executed, the script configured to cause a list of software components to be installed onto the computer system to be accessed from the order information, the list including the one or more software components.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein the computer system is for:

causing the script to be executed, the script configured to cause the one or more software components to be installed onto the computer system in response to detecting the one or more software components from the list.

28. The system of claim 21, wherein the port comprises a serial port.

29. The system of claim 21, wherein the port comprises a Universal Serial Bus (USB) port.

30. The system of claim 21, wherein the device comprises a programmable device.