Auto-configuration of hardware on a portable computing device
First Claim
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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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a portable computing device, involves the steps of (1) maintaining a table comprising stimulus/response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced in 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; 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; (ii) identifying the interfaced hardware component from a correlation of the response with the stimulus/response data; and (iii) saving the identification as configuration data in the computing device.
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1. A method of manufacturing a portable computing device, comprising the steps of:
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(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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium including computer processing instructions for a processing unit of a portable computing device, and a table comprising stimulus and response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced with the portable computing device, the computer processing instructions when executed by the processing unit causing the portable computing device to perform the following steps upon interfacing one of the possible hardware components with one other component of the computing device and initial power-up of the portable computing device:
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(1) applying a stimulus to the interfaced hardware component, and reading a response from the interfaced hardware component in response to the applied stimulus, the interfaced hardware component comprising a display device; and (2) identifying the interfaced hardware component from a correlation of the response with the stimulus/response data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A portable computing device comprising:
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a table comprising stimulus/response data for possible hardware components that may be interfaced with the computing device; and data processing means in communication with the table, the data processing means being configured for performing the following steps upon interfacing one of the possible hardware components with one other component of the computing device and initial power-up of the portable computing device; (1) applying a stimulus to the interfaced hardware component, and reading a response from the interfaced hardware component in response to the applied stimulus, the interfaced hardware component comprising a display device; and (2) identifying the interfaced hardware component from a correlation of the response with the stimulus/response data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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