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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2003
Larry Dale Newell, Golden, CO (US);
Larry Dale Newell, Golden, CO (US);
Avaya Technology Corp, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method combine visual addresses and electronic addresses for identification of electronic units. In which, the apparatus is one device per electronic unit. Each device comprises a circuit board encapsulated in a device enclosure, and the circuit board provides electronic identification for the electronic unit. The electronic identification of the electronic unit is communicated via bus pins attached to the circuit board to the electronic unit upon the bus pins being inserted into the electronic unit. A cabinet label is affixed to the device enclosure provides visual identification for the electronic unit.