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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2000
Applicants:
Douglas G. Macnair, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Rory K. O'loughlin, Austin, TX (US);
Gaston M. Barajas, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Douglas G. Macnair, Jr., Round Rock, TX (US);
Rory K. O'Loughlin, Austin, TX (US);
Gaston M. Barajas, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F009/45 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method that includes receiving a storage device that includes an image is provided. The image is loaded onto the storage device by a vendor of the storage device and includes a first program and a second program. The second program is removed from the image on the storage device in response to comparing an order list to an image list. The first program is integrated into an operating system on the storage device.