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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 22, 2022
Applicant:

Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., Franklin Park, IL (US);

Inventors:

Caleb Durante, Oak Park, IL (US);

Hubert Benjamin Ki Durn Ng, Park Ridge, IL (US);

Assignee:

Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., Franklin Park, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G01K 3/00 (2006.01); G05B 13/02 (2006.01); G05B 19/4155 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/325 (2013.01); G01K 3/005 (2013.01); G05B 13/0265 (2013.01); G05B 19/4155 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 11/3034 (2013.01); G06F 11/3058 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01); H05B 45/10 (2020.01); H05B 45/20 (2020.01); G05B 2219/49216 (2013.01); G06F 2200/201 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0042 (2013.01);
Abstract

LED operation rules correlating device event, LED action, LED color, and optionally LED brightness are specified in software. As devices connect to a host computer, a correlation between device ID and USB port is detected. A port map for the storage system is used to correlate the location of a USB port where the electronic device connected to a set of LEDs on the storage system. As the states of the electronic devices connected to the storage system change, the custom-defined LED operational rules are applied on the LEDs of the storage system to cause the LEDs identified by the LED operational rules to be illuminated. Since the LED operational rules are customizable, a user can cause any combination of LED action, color, and brightness to be associated with any electronic device state.


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