System and method for installing software onto a built-to-order computer system using an identification device
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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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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.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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providing a computer system including a system BIOS; providing a server including a script associated with a dongle based identification device, an identifier and order information; coupling the dongle based identification device to the port, the dongle based device including the identifier; configuring the computer system 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 into the computer system; and
removing the identifier from the computer system along with the dongle based identification device and returned to a pool of identification devices for reuse. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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