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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2003
Daniel V. Zilavy, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gerald J. Kaufman, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Edward A. Cross, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Daniel V. Zilavy, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Gerald J. Kaufman, Jr., Fort Collins, CO (US);
Edward A. Cross, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for use in a computer system includes a first revision compatibility descriptor identifying a first plurality of compatible combinations of field-programmable unit codes. The method includes steps of: (A) determining whether the first revision compatibility descriptor identifies first field-programmable unit code for use in a first field-programmable unit as being compatible with the computer system; and (B) if the first revision compatibility descriptor does not identify the first field-programmable unit code as being compatible with the computer system, performing a step of updating the first revision compatibility descriptor to identify the first field-programmable unit code as being compatible with the computer system.