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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2008
Tomio Amano, Yokohama, JP;
Kimitake Hobo, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ai Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Tomio Amano, Yokohama, JP;
Kimitake Hobo, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Ai Okada, Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for guiding a user to connect a peripheral component to a unit of electronic equipment includes the user tapping upon one of a plurality of connector interfaces comprising the unit of electronic equipment. In response to the tapping, the one tapped connector interface is identified and the user is notified of the identity of the one tapped connector interface. The identifying includes detecting the tapping at two or more sensors and processing signals generated by the sensors to detect the one tapped connector interface. The notifying includes articulating an identity of the one tapped connector interface using a voice synthesizer and loudspeaker.