Method and system for automatically locating equipment stored a rack
First Claim
1. A method for automatically determining the location of equipment mounted in a rack, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a plurality of signal emitting elements within the rack;
b) transmitting positional information from the rack to the equipment via at least one signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements;
c) receiving the positional information in the equipment, and d) causing the equipment to be capable of reporting the positional information, such that the location of the equipment can be determined.
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Abstract
A method and system for automatically determining the location of equipment mounted in a rack is disclosed. The method and system comprises providing a plurality of signal emitting elements within the rack and transmitting positional information from the rack to the equipment via at least one signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements. The equipment receives the positional information transmitted by the at least one signal emitting element, and is capable of reporting the positional information, such that the location of the equipment can be determined.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for automatically determining the location of equipment mounted in a rack, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a plurality of signal emitting elements within the rack;
b) transmitting positional information from the rack to the equipment via at least one signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements;
c) receiving the positional information in the equipment, and d) causing the equipment to be capable of reporting the positional information, such that the location of the equipment can be determined. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31)
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16. A system for automatically determining the location of equipment mounted in a rack, comprising:
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a plurality of signal emitting elements;
a microcontroller for driving each signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements to transmit, one at a time in sequential order, positional information;
a receiver in the equipment for receiving the positional information transmitted by at least one signal emitting element, and an intelligent component in the equipment for reporting the positional information received by the receiver, such that the location of the equipment can be determined.
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29. A method for automatically locating equipment stored in a rack, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a strip, wherein the strip is mounted vertically on an interior side wall of the rack, the strip having a plurality of signal emitting elements;
b) transmitting positional information from the rack to the equipment via at least one signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements;
c) receiving the positional information in the equipment, and d) causing the equipment to be capable of reporting the positional information, such that the location of the equipment can be determined.
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32. A system for automatically locating equipment stored in a rack, comprising:
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a strip having a plurality of signal emitting elements, wherein the strip is mounted vertically on an interior side wall of the rack;
a microcontroller for driving each signal emitting element of the plurality of signal emitting elements to transmit, one at a time in sequential order, positional information;
a receiver in the equipment for receiving the positional information transmitted by at least one signal emitting element; and
an intelligent component in the equipment for reporting the positional information received by the receiver, such that the location of the equipment can be determined. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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