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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2010
Applicant:
Craig S. Siegman, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Inventor:
Craig S. Siegman, Pembroke Pines, FL (US);
Assignee:
Avocent Corporation, Huntsville, AL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
By utilizing a transmitter that plugs into a power socket of a piece of electrical equipment, that equipment may be locatable using a specialized power source that interacts with the transmitter. The specialized power source sends a command signal across a power cable and causes the transmitter to send a response signal. The response signal is received by one or more receivers, and the position of the equipment within its corresponding cabinet/rack can be determined. The response signal can be sent using a number of different techniques, such as ultrasonic or infrared.