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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2000
Frank David Gallo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Brian Gerard Goodman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Leonard George Jesionowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Staley Bert Slawson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Roberta Lee Winston, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raymond Yardy, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An automated system having removable system components is self-configured, first, determining whether configuration data is available, for example, in a non-volatile memory. If available, the processor reads a system identifier of the configuration data, compares the read and a sensed system identifier, and, if they match, ends the self-configuration. Otherwise, the system senses the removable system components, configuring the system. A sensor is moved to sense the presence or absence each of the removable system components at substantially the expected location of the component. The system operates a movable sensor to calibrate a relative position with respect to the calibration mark.