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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2014
Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. Corporation, New Tech Park, SG;
Michael DeCesaris, Carrboro, NC (US);
Luke D. Remis, Raleigh, NC (US);
John K. Whetzel, Holly Springs, NC (US);
LENOVO ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., Singapore, SG;
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamically locating a device within a data center. A method for dynamically locating a device within a data center includes wirelessly receiving in a fixed device amongst a multiplicity of devices in a data center, a request from a mobile device to locate a target device amongst the devices. The method also includes broadcasting a request to the multiplicity of devices to establish respective wireless identifiers based upon a proximity of each of the multiplicity of the devices to the target device relative to adjacent ones of the devices. The method yet further includes establishing a wireless identifier for the fixed device based upon a wireless identifier of an adjacent one of the devices. Finally, the method includes returning to the mobile device by the fixed device the established wireless identifier for the fixed device.