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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Cecil C Dishman, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jessi Carolina Lozada Picon, Cary, NC (US);
Kelly O'Toole, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., New Tech Park, SG;
Abstract
A method for verifying correct power cord usage includes detecting, with a close-range sensor, a close-range sensor tag in a power cord near a power receptacle of a power supply of a computing device and reading cord information stored on the close-range sensor tag. The method includes determining from the cord information that the power cord is of a type that is not rated for use with the power supply and disabling startup of the power supply in response to determining that the power cord is of a type that is not rated for use with the power supply.