MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC RACKS

• US 20150098608A1
• Filed: 10/08/2013
• Published: 04/09/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: GlobalFoundries, Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hintermeister, Gregory R., Santana, Carlos
• Application Number:
  US14/048,525
• Publication Number:
  US 20150098608A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/103
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/00 Pattern recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 2201/06 Recognition of objects for industrial automation

Abstract

Computer program product and method for determining a location and identity of an electronic rack by a remote electronic device is disclosed. The method may include capturing an image of the electronic rack with a camera attached to the remote electronic device. The method may further include determining a visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack. The method may further include comparing the visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack to a known identifying trait of a known electronic rack identified in an inventory. The method may include identifying the electronic rack based on the comparison of the visual identifying trait of the captured image to the known identified trait. The method may further include determining a location of the electronic rack by the remote electronic device. The method may further include recording the location of the identified electronic rack.

Claims

1. A method of determining a location and identity of an electronic rack by a remote electronic device, comprising:

capturing an image of the electronic rack with a camera attached to the remote electronic device;

determining a visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack;

comparing the visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack to a known identifying trait of a known electronic rack identified in a first inventory;

identifying the electronic rack based on the comparison of the visual identifying trait of the captured image to the known identified trait;

determining a location of the electronic rack by the remote electronic device; and

recording the location of the identified electronic rack.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a second visual identifying trait of a component in the captured image of the electronic rack;

comparing the second visual identifying trait to a second known identifying trait of a known component identified in a second inventory;

identifying the component based on the comparison of the second visual identifying trait to the second known identifying trait;

determining a location of an identified component by the remote electronic device; and

recording the location of the identified component.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

updating the inventory with the location of the identified component.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the second visual identifying trait is a light emitting element being lit.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the lighting of the light emitting element is controlled by the remote electronic device.

6. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

providing a component information of the identified component to a user.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a rack information of the identified rack to a user.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the inventory with the location of the identified electronic rack.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the visual identifying trait is a light emitting element being lit.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the lighting of the light emitting element is controlled by the remote electronic device.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program code embodied therewith, the program code executable by a computer system to determining a location and identity of an electronic rack by a remote electronic device, comprising:

capturing an image of the electronic rack with a camera attached to the remote electronic device;

determining a visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack;

comparing the visual identifying trait of the captured image of the electronic rack to a known identifying trait of a known electronic rack identified in a first inventory;

identifying the electronic rack based on the comparison of the visual identifying trait of the captured image to the known identified trait;

determining a location of the electronic rack by the remote electronic device; and

recording the location of the identified electronic rack.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a second visual identifying trait of a component in the captured image of the electronic rack;

comparing the second visual identifying trait to a second known identifying trait of a known component identified in a second inventory;

identifying the component based on the comparison of the second visual identifying trait to the second known identifying trait;

determining a location of an identified component by the remote electronic device; and

recording the location of the identified component.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

updating the inventory with the location of the identified component.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the visual identifying trait is a light emitting element being lit.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the lighting of the light emitting element is controlled by the remote electronic device.

16. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a component information to a user.

17. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

providing a rack information to a user.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising:

updating the inventory with the location of the identified electronic rack.

19. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the visual identifying trait is a light emitting element being lit.

20. The computer program product 19, wherein the lighting of the light emitting element is controlled by the remote electronic device.