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Patent No.:

US 9945893 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 09, 2015

Determining suitability for disconnection from an electrical outlet based on status of power supplies of a hardware device

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

John C. Hilburn, Austin, TX (US);

Jeffrey J. Smith, Raleigh, NC (US);

Marshall S. Stanley, Chapel Hill, NC (US);

David T. Windell, Raleigh, NC (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorney:

Stephen R. Yoder

Primary Examiner:

Thomas Lee

Assistant Examiner:

Lin Lin Htay

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/02 (2006.01); G06F 1/18 (2006.01); H05K 7/14 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G01R 21/00 (2006.01); H02J 3/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/40 (2014.01); G06F 1/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/023 (2013.01); G01R 21/00 (2013.01); G01R 31/40 (2013.01); G06F 1/189 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 1/28 (2013.01); G06F 1/3203 (2013.01); H02J 3/00 (2013.01); H05K 7/1492 (2013.01); G06F 1/3296 (2013.01); Y10T 307/696 (2015.04); Y10T 307/766 (2015.04);
Abstract

A programmable logic circuit assigns a value to an outlet of a power distribution unit (PDU) that comprises a power source at an input of the PDU and at least one light-emitting diode (LED) associated with the outlet. The programmable logic circuit sends the value to a program on a hardware device that comprises one or more power supplies. The programmable logic circuit receives information from the program. Subsequently, an illumination state of the LED is modified based on the information.

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