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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
May. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Michael G. Brinkman, Durham, NC (US);
Nathan C. Skalsky, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael G. Brinkman, Durham, NC (US);
Nathan C. Skalsky, Rochester, MN (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, apparatus, and products for visually marking computing components within a computing system are disclosed that include: detecting that a particular computing component has failed, wherein the particular computing component has a physical surface that may be altered with the application of some physical stimulus; and applying a requisite physical stimulus to the physical surface such that the appearance of the physical service is altered, thereby visually identifying that the component has failed.