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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2003
Stephen H. Lawton, Austin, TX (US);
John H. Sanders, Austin, TX (US);
Mark D. Brown, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kristin E. Toth, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen H. Lawton, Austin, TX (US);
John H. Sanders, Austin, TX (US);
Mark D. Brown, Pflugerville, TX (US);
Kristin E. Toth, Austin, TX (US);
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A build cell is utilized to manufacture computers and load data into the computers according to customer orders. The build cell may include a build station at which components are assembled into a computer and a first network connection that links the computer with an on-site server. The build cell may also include a supplemental network connection that links the computer with an off-site server. Data from the on-site and off-site servers can be transferred to the computer via the first network connection and the supplemental network connection, respectively. Manufacturing facilities and assembly units including the same or similar functionality are also disclosed.