Identifying a Cable With a Connection Location
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Abstract
The illustrative embodiments provide a cable management system, a computer program product, a cable, a method for manufacturing a cable, and a method for guiding a user in identifying a connection location for a cable of interest. A processor, in a data processing system, receives a cable identification from the cable of interest. The processor then matches at least one connection location with the cable of interest based on the cable identification. Responsive to matching the at least one connection location with the cable of interest, the processor activates an indicator that identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable of interest.
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35 Claims
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1-11. -11. (canceled)
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12. A cable management system comprising:
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a processor, in a first data processing system, that receives a cable identification for a cable of interest; a first storage device coupled to the processor, wherein the first storage device stores a plurality of cable identifications and at least one connection location for each cable identification in the plurality of cable identifications; an indicator coupled to the processor, wherein the processor activates the indicator in response to the processor matching the at least one connection location with the cable of interest using data in the storage device, and wherein the indicator identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable of interest, and wherein the processor identifies the at least one connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable of interest being connected to the at least one connection location, and wherein the processor saves the last known good connection location with the cable identification in the first storage device, and wherein the processor receives a signal that the cable of interest is connected to another connection location, and wherein the processor identifies the another connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable of interest being connected to the another connection location; and a second storage device in a second data processing system, wherein the first storage device transfers the at least one connection location to the second storage device, and wherein the second storage device identifies a corresponding connection location in the second data processing system using the at least one connection location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. (canceled)
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21. A computer program product stored on a computer usable storage medium including computer usable program code embodied thereon for directing a computer system to guide a user in identifying a connection location for a cable of interest, the computer program product comprising:
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computer usable program code for receiving, by a processor in a first data processing system, a cable identification for the cable of interest; computer usable program code for matching at least one connection location with the cable of interest based on the cable identification; responsive to matching the cable of interest with the at least one connection location, computer usable program code for activating an indicator that identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable of interest, wherein the at least one connection location is stored in a first storage device; responsive to the cable of interest being connected to the at least one connection location, computer usable program code for identifying the at least one connection location as a last known good connection location; computer usable program code for saving the last known good connection location with the cable identification in the first storage device; computer usable program code for receiving a signal that the cable of interest is connected to another connection location; responsive to the cable of interest being connected to the another connection location, computer usable program code for identifying the another connection location as a last known good connection location; and computer usable program code for transferring the at least one connection location to a second storage device, wherein the second storage device uses the at least one connection location to identify a corresponding connection location in a second data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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25. (canceled)
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31. A cable comprising:
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a connector designed to mate with a connection location on a first data processing system; and a transponder coupled to the connector, wherein the transponder stores the cable identification for the cable, and wherein the transponder transmits the cable identification to the first data processing system, and wherein the first data processing system matches at least one connection location with the cable based on the cable identification, and wherein the first data processing system activates at least one indicator that identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable in response to matching the cable with the at least one connection location, and wherein the at least one connection location is stored in a first storage device; and
wherein the first data processing system identifies the at least one connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable being connected to the at least one connection location, and wherein the first data processing system saves the last known good connection location with the cable identification in the first storage device; and
wherein the first data processing system receives a signal that the cable is connected to another connection location; and
wherein the first data processing system identifies the another connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable being connected to the another connection location, and wherein the first data processing system transfers the at least one connection location to a second storage device, and wherein the second storage device uses the at least one connection location to identify a corresponding connection location in a second data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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34. A computer implemented method of manufacturing a cable, the computer implemented method comprising computer implemented steps for:
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providing a connector to mate the cable with at least one connection location on a first data processing system; selecting a transponder that stores a cable identification for the cable, wherein the step of selecting forms a selected transponder; and connecting the selected transponder to the connector, wherein the first data processing system receives the cable identification for the cable, and wherein the first data processing system matches at least one connection location with the cable based on the cable identification, and wherein the first data processing system activates at least one indicator that identifies the at least one connection location for connecting the cable in response to matching the cable with the at least one connection location, and wherein the at least one connection location is stored in a first storage device; and
wherein the first data processing system identifies the at least one connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable being connected to the at least one connection location, and wherein the first data processing system saves the last known good connection location with the cable identification in the first storage device; and
wherein the first data processing system receives a signal that the cable is connected to another connection location; and
wherein the first data processing system identifies the another connection location as a last known good connection location in response to the cable being connected to the another connection location, and wherein the first data processing system transfers the at least one connection location to a second storage device, and wherein the second storage device uses the at least one connection location to identify a corresponding connection location in a second data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (35)
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