Locating computer-controlled entities
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1. A method for locating a computing system within a computing center using a processor device, comprising:
- providing a beacon device in proximity to said computing system;
triggering a request to locate said computing system on a central control unit;
in response to the request to locate said computing system, said control unit;
generating specification data for a unique radio signal identifier,sending an activation request and said specification data to said beacon device, andproviding said specification data to a portable device via a network connection by said control unit, the portable device being separate from said control unit, and storing said specification data on the portable device.
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A beacon device is provided in proximity to a computing system within a computing center. A request to locate the computing system in the computing center is triggered on a central control unit. In response to the request to locate the computing system, the control unit generates specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sends an activation request and the specification data to the beacon device, and provides the specification data to a portable device and stores the specification data on the portable device.
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1. A method for locating a computing system within a computing center using a processor device, comprising:
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providing a beacon device in proximity to said computing system; triggering a request to locate said computing system on a central control unit; in response to the request to locate said computing system, said control unit; generating specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sending an activation request and said specification data to said beacon device, and providing said specification data to a portable device via a network connection by said control unit, the portable device being separate from said control unit, and storing said specification data on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for locating a computing system within a computing center, comprising:
at least one processor device, operable in the computing environment, wherein the processor device; provides a beacon device in proximity to said computing system, triggers a request to locate said computing system on a central control unit, in response to the request to locate said computing system, said control unit; generates specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sends an activation request and said specification data to said beacon device, and provides said specification data to a portable device via a network connection by said control unit, and stores said specification data on the portable device, the portable device being separate from said central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for locating a computing system within a computing center, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:
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an executable portion that operates a beacon device in proximity to said computing system; an executable portion that triggers a request to locate said entity on a central control unit; an executable portion that, in response to the request to locate said computing system, said control unit; generates specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sends an activation request and said specification data to said beacon device, and provides said specification data to a portable device via a network connection by said control unit, and storing said specification data on the portable device, the portable device being separate from said central control unit. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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