United States Patent Application 20140129813
Kind Code A1
PILLAI; Revathi Appukuttan ; et al. May 8, 2014
PRODUCT HAVING A STORAGE DEVICE THAT HOLDS CONFIGURING INFORMATION
Abstract
There is provided a product that includes (i) a component, (ii) a storage device that holds a configuration code that indicates that the component is installed in the product, (iii) a processor, and (iv) a memory that contains instructions that are readable by the processor and that control the processor to (a) read the configuration code from the storage device, (b) determine from the configuration code that the component is installed in the product, thus yielding a determination, and (c) execute an operation in response to the determination.
Inventors: PILLAI; Revathi Appukuttan; (Littleton, MA) ; CHANG; Willy; (Northborough, MA) ; HEMSTREET; Jeffrey Lawrence; (Jefferson, MA) ; RAO; Ramdas Sitaram; (Brighton, MA)
Applicant:
Name City State Country Type
Ambient Corporation
Newton
MA
US
