SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL TIME DETECTION AND CORRELATION OF DEVICES AND POWER OUTLETS
First Claim
1. A system for monitoring and detecting identities of electronic devices, where each of the electronic devices has a unique power up signature during its power up sequence, the system comprising:
- a plurality of power outlets, each said power outlet having a specific identification designation and each one of the electronic devices being assigned to a specific one of the power outlets;
a processor configured to;
read the power up signature of a given one of the electronic devices, during a power up sequence of the given one of the electronic devices, when the given one of the electronic devices is plugged into a given one of the power outlets and is powering up; and
to use a stored power up signature for the given one of the power outlets, together with the power up signature read for the given one of the electronic devices, to determine if the given one of the electronic devices is using its said assigned power outlet.
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Abstract
A system for monitoring and detecting identities of electronic devices, where each of the electronic devices generates unique power up signature during its power up sequence. The system may make use of a plurality of power outlets that each has a specific identification designation, with each one of the electronic devices being assigned to a specific one of the power outlets. A processor may be used which is configured to read the power up signature of a given one of the electronic devices during its power up sequence, when the given electronic device is plugged into a given one of the power outlets and is powering up. The processor may use a stored power up signature for the given power outlet, together with the power up signature read for the given electronic device, to determine if the given electronic device is using its assigned power outlet.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for monitoring and detecting identities of electronic devices, where each of the electronic devices has a unique power up signature during its power up sequence, the system comprising:
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a plurality of power outlets, each said power outlet having a specific identification designation and each one of the electronic devices being assigned to a specific one of the power outlets; a processor configured to; read the power up signature of a given one of the electronic devices, during a power up sequence of the given one of the electronic devices, when the given one of the electronic devices is plugged into a given one of the power outlets and is powering up; and to use a stored power up signature for the given one of the power outlets, together with the power up signature read for the given one of the electronic devices, to determine if the given one of the electronic devices is using its said assigned power outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for monitoring and detecting identities of electronic devices, where each of the electronic devices has a unique power up signature during its power up sequence, the system comprising:
a power distribution system having; a plurality of power outlets, each said power outlet having a specific identification designation and being assigned to a specific one of the electronic devices; a processor that reads the unique power up signature, during a power up sequence, of each one of the electronic devices when the electronic devices are initially plugged into their assigned said power outlets; and an application that compares the read power up signature of each said electronic device against a respective stored power up signature assigned to the power outlet that each said electronic device is powered up from, and determines if each said electronic device is being powered up from its said assigned power outlet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of detecting whether each one of a plurality of electronic devices is being powered up from an assigned one of a plurality of power outlets, the method comprising:
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initially determining a power up signature for each one of the electronic devices; storing the initially determined power up signatures in a memory; assigning each one of the initially determined power up signatures to a specific one of the power outlets such that each said initially determined power up signature is uniquely associated with a single one of the power outlets; when a given one of the plurality of electronic devices is plugged into a selected one of the plurality of power outlets, reading the power up signature of the given one of the plurality of electronic devices at the power outlet that the given one of the plurality of electronic devices begins drawing power from; obtaining the initially determined power up signature assigned to the power outlet that the given one of the plurality of electronic devices is drawing power from; comparing the obtained, initially determined power up signature to the read power up signature and determining if the given one of the plurality of electronic devices is drawing power from the power outlet that it has been assigned to use. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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