Method and apparatus for enabling a computer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6865670
APP PUB NO 20020138720A1
SERIAL NO

10028363

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A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employs a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Derossi, Christopher S San Jose, CA 7 76
Yu, Dean T Cupertino, CA 5 54

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