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Auto-configuration of hardware on a portable computing device

  • US 7,103,432 B2
  • Filed: 06/02/2004
  • Issued: 09/05/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing a portable computing device, comprising the steps of:

  • (1) maintaining a table comprising stimulus and response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced with the computing device;

    (2) performing one manufacturing step in the manufacture of the portable computing device by interfacing one of the possible hardware components with one other component of the computing device, the interfaced hardware component comprising a display device; and

    (3) performing one other manufacturing step in the manufacture by;

    (i) applying a stimulus to the interfaced hardware component, and reading a response from the interfaced hardware component in response to the applied stimulus; and

    (ii) identifying the interfaced hardware component from a correlation of the response with the stimulus and response data.

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