Wireless Configuration for Expansion Cards in OEM Packaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for configuring expansion cards in computing systems require manual intervention, including removal from packaging, configuration, and repackaging, which is inefficient and time-consuming, especially when integrating these cards into larger systems.
Innovation Solution
A wireless configuration method using a device configuration management module, a wireless receiver, and a configuration data transmitter that allows configuration data to be received and stored in the computing device's memory without opening the OEM packaging, enabling efficient configuration of expansion cards like PCI or PCIe cards directly in their original packaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual configuration methods are used (removing from packaging, configuring, repackaging), then configuration can be completed, but the process is time-consuming and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual configuration process (physically removing cards from packaging, connecting them to configuration systems, and repackaging) with a wireless communication system. The computing device uses a wireless receiver to receive configuration data transmitted via electromagnetic signals, eliminating the need for physical handling and manual intervention throughout the configuration process.
Solution Approach 2:
The computing device autonomously receives and processes configuration data through its wireless receiver and device configuration management module without requiring external manual intervention. The system configures itself by automatically receiving configuration packets, extracting configuration data, and applying the settings, thereby serving itself rather than requiring human operators to perform each step.
2Ease of operation
If manual configuration handling is required, then configuration can be achieved, but the process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate configuration operations into a single integrated wireless transmission process. Instead of requiring separate steps for physical removal, connection to configuration system, data transfer, and repackaging, all configuration activities are combined into one wireless communication event where configuration data is transmitted and applied while the device remains in its packaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the essential configuration function from the complex manual process, isolating the core task of transferring configuration data. By using wireless communication, the system removes the unnecessary physical handling steps (removal from packaging, manual connection, repackaging) while retaining and executing the essential configuration function through streamlined wireless data transmission and automatic processing.
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AI summary
Wireless configuration for a computing device, the computing device including computer memory, a wireless receiver, and a device configuration management module, including: receiving, by the device configuration management module via the wireless receiver, configuration data for the computing device, wherein the computing device is packaged in original equipment manufacturer (‘OEM’) packaging; and storing, by the device configuration management module, the configuration data for the computing device in the computer memory of the computing device.