Method and system for manufacturing and servicing a computing product with the assistance of a wireless communication subsystem attached to a peripheral port
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsClint H. O'Connor, Damon W. Broder, Reynold L. Liao
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Abstract
A wireless access subsystem is first attached to a peripheral port of a computing product. The computing product is further assembled with other components and goes through various testing processes while being tracked and monitored by a manufacturing control server through wireless communications with the wireless access subsystem. The wireless access subsystem has a separate power supplier incorporated therein and operates independently from the computing product.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a computing product, the method comprising:
- attaching a wireless access subsystem to a peripheral port of the computing product;
- and
- manufacturing the computing product by using the attached wireless access subsystem to track and monitor one or more assembly and testing processes;
- and
- detaching the wireless access subsystem after the computing product is completely manufactured,
- wherein the wireless access subsystem has a separate power supply incorporated therein and operates independently from the computing product.
A method of manufacturing a computing product and servicing a customer of the manufactured computing product, the method comprising:
- manufacturing the computing product with the assistance of a wireless access subsystem attached to a peripheral port of the computing product during manufacture and detached upon completion of manufacture;
- delivering the manufactured computing product to a dealer with the wireless access subsystem;
- and
- receiving configuration information for a customer through wireless communications between the wireless access subsystem and the dealer;
- wherein the wireless access subsystem operates independently from the computing product.
A method of manufacturing a computer system, the method comprising:
- attaching a wireless access subsystem to a peripheral port of a mother board of the computer system;
- detaching the wireless access subsystem after the computing product is completely manufactured;
- and
- manufacturing the computer system by using the attached wireless access subsystem to track and monitor one or more assembly and testing processes, wherein the wireless access subsystem has a separate power supply incorporated therein and operates independently from the computer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.