Patent ID: 7475472

Claim:
A system for assembling a customized printed circuit board having a plurality of electrical components, comprising: an input device adapted for receiving sets of information from a plurality of users, each set of information including predetermined information corresponding to unique customized printed circuit boards to be assembled, the predetermined information including a list of the plurality of electrical components; a central processing unit operatively connected to the input device by a communications network, the central processing unit: receiving each set of information; and generating sets of assembly instructions in response to the sets of information; a carrier for supporting the plurality of components on the lists for each unique customized printed board to be assembled; and a machine operatively connected to the central processing unit for assembling each unique customized printed circuit board from the plurality of components supported on the carrier in response to a corresponding set of assembly instructions; wherein the carrier includes: a base plate; and a first strip plate mounted on the base plate for supporting a first set of the plurality of components thereon.