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System and method for locating a switch component

  • US 6,047,193 A
  • Filed: 11/12/1997
  • Issued: 04/04/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/12/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for locating a component inside a facility comprising:

  • a plurality of wireless transmitters located in a predefined area of the facility for transmitting signals;

    a positioning device attached to the component, the positioning device including a receiver for receiving the transmitted signals, a controller for converting the transmitted signals into location information, and a sender for transmitting the location information;

    a device for receiving the transmitted location information into a processor, wherein the processor can use the transmitted location information to identify a specific location within the predefined area;

    a map to which the processor may convert the location information into a physical coordinate for locating the component at the specific location, wherein the component is located in a rack, and the physical coordinate identifies a position within the rack.

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