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

  • US 7,159,018 B2
  • Filed: 08/02/2001
  • Issued: 01/02/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system comprising:

  • a system BIOS;

    a server including a script associated with a dongle based identification device, an identifier and order information;

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

    the dongle based identification device coupled to the port, the dongle based device including the identifier;

    the computer system configured to;

    in response to being powered up, boot by executing instructions from the BIOS;

    read the identifier from the dongle based device;

    provide the identifier to the server;

    in response to receiving the identifier, the server causing the identifier to be matched with the order information and the script; and

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

    the identifier being removed from the computer system along with the dongle based identification device and returned to a pool of identification devices for reuse.

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