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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2007
Steven John Hyatt, England, GB;
Ian David Judd, Hampshire, GB;
Robert Bruce Nicholson, Hampshire, GB;
Paul Jonathan Ouelch, Hampshire, GB;
Stephen Arthur Randle, Hampshire, GB;
William James Scales, Hampshire, GB;
Steven John Hyatt, England, GB;
Ian David Judd, Hampshire, GB;
Robert Bruce Nicholson, Hampshire, GB;
Paul Jonathan Ouelch, Hampshire, GB;
Stephen Arthur Randle, Hampshire, GB;
William James Scales, Hampshire, GB;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
According to a first general aspect of the present invention, there is provided a logic arrangement for reducing incidence of errors in connections between a power consumer apparatus and a power supply apparatus, the logic arrangement comprising: a pattern-generating component for generating an identifiable pattern in a load to be drawn from a power supply connection to a power supply apparatus; and a testing component for monitoring across a signal connection to the power supply apparatus, the testing component monitoring for a change in the load corresponding to the pattern. A positive result of the testing by the testing component indicates a correct configuration. Additional embodiments are also presented.