Apparatus and method for checking component compatibility in a build to order computer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6735757
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09735152

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The present invention discloses an apparatus and method for checking component compatibility during the manufacture and installation of a build to order computer system. When components are selected to manufacture the computer, each component may be included in a database that may indicate the revision number of the component and whether the component has any compatibility conflicts with other components. The system may select the latest revision of a component that does not have compatibility conflicts with other components utilized in the computer system. Further, the apparatus and method of the present invention may check new revisions of a component to verify whether a compatibility conflict present in earlier revisions still exists and may update the database when additional compatibility conflicts are identified.

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  • GATEWAY, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kroening, James L Dakota Dunes, SD 25 988
O'Neal, IV Frank W McCook Lake, SD 3 39

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