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Patent No.:

US 8493228 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013

Filed:

Aug. 19, 2010

Cable management display

Applicants:

Tara Astigarraga, Tucson, AZ (US);

Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);

Nancy V. Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);

Inventors:

Tara Astigarraga, Tucson, AZ (US);

Louie A. Dickens, Tucson, AZ (US);

Nancy V. Ryson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Daniel J. Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Attorney:

Kunzler Law Group, PC

Primary Examiner:

Tai T Nguyen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An approach to cable management is presented. A bi-stable liquid crystal display that requires no power to maintain an image is attached to a communications cable. A bi-stable liquid crystal display may be attached to each end of the cable. The bi-stable liquid crystal displays may be built into the connectors. A display module connects to the bi-stable liquid crystal display and receives signals associated with a message about the communications cable. The display module causes messages to be shown on the bi-stable liquid crystal display in response to receiving the signal. The signal may be generated by a user with a hand held driver. The signal may also be generated automatically by computing devices (such as switches) that are attached to the communications cable. Users may easily determine information about the communications cable by looking at the messages on the bi-stable liquid crystal displays.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Astigarraga, Tara. (2013). Cable management display (U.S. Patent No. 8493228). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8493228

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