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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Patent No.:

US 10475298 B1

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Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019

Filed:

Jul. 10, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

John S. Werner, Fishkill, NY (US);

Matteo Cocchini, Long Island City, NY (US);

Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, Wappingers Falls, NY (US);

Budy D. Notohardjono, Poughkeepsie, NY (US);

Noah Singer, New City, NY (US);

Daniel J. Kearney, Ulster Park, NY (US);

Robert K. Mullady, Highland, NY (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01); G08B 5/36 (2006.01); H01R 13/46 (2006.01); H02G 15/02 (2006.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2013.01); F21V 23/0435 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); H01R 13/465 (2013.01); H02G 15/02 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); H02G 2200/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided for assisting use of a cable by locating connector ends of the cable. The process includes obtaining saved cable identifying information received, or saved, from a tag circuit associated with a connector end of a cable of a plurality of connector ends of multiple cables, and comparing the saved cable identifying information with cable identifying information of an other tag circuit associated with an other connector end of the plurality of connector ends. Based on the comparing identifying a cable match, the cable match is indicated via an indicator associated with the other connector end, thereby identifying the other connector end as part of the cable to facilitate use of the cable.


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