Methods for locating rack-based assets
US11347957B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/66
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system includes an asset management system in communication with an asset disposed within a rack, an asset tracking server, a gateway, and a set of equipment racks including the rack in which the asset is disposed. Each equipment rack defines a face. The equipment rack includes an observer device and a location indicator device. The system includes a set of tags attached to assets disposed within the set of equipment racks, a tag of the set of tags attached to the asset. The asset management system is to identify a maintenance event associated with the asset and is to communicate the identity of the asset to the asset tracking server. The asset tracking server is to locate the rack location of the tag associated with the asset and is to communicate with the associated observer device, which is to direct the location indicator device to provide a light signal.
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