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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2008
Jeffrey Alan Calcaterra, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven Michael Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Humberto Gutierrez-rivas, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Jeffrey Alan Calcaterra, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Steven Michael Miller, Cary, NC (US);
Humberto Gutierrez-Rivas, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and program product are provided for mapping electrical circuits. A user provides an electronic record of one or more rooms with outlets to be mapped and installs a module in each outlet to be mapped. Using an interactive program, the user prepares a diagram of a circuit box. The user triggers a probe to propagate a signal detectable by said modules over a circuit and to provide circuit information. The user retrieves the circuit information from the modules. Then, the interactive program associates the circuit information from each module with a corresponding outlet on said electronic record of one or more rooms.