Patent ID: 6301622
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A computer system, comprising:a body enclosing a central processing unit;a random access memory connected to said central processing unit;a read only memory connected to said central processing unit and having a first portion for storing a plurality of instructions for basic input/output services of said computer system;an auxiliary memory attached to said central processor unit;a bar code reader attached to said central processor unit via a peripheral port for reading a plurality of identification data that is displayed as a bar code proximate to said computer system;an identification data input program, stored in said random access memory and executed under the control of said central processing unit, for reading said plurality of identification data via said bar code reader and storing the plurality of identification data in said auxiliary memory; andan identification data storing program, stored in said random access memory and executed under the control of said central processing unit, for taking said plurality of identification data, that is stored in said auxiliary storage, and storing said plurality of identification data in a second portion of said read only memory.