Remote inventory of devices
US8063782B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04Q9/00
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mechanisms are provided to inventory groupings of components, e.g., the physical chassis of a networking device as well as the various cards, modules, and/or blades inserted within the chassis. The inventory may be performed remotely. Some implementations also provide mechanisms to determine remotely the physical location of the asset. Preferred implementations of the invention can provide such functionality regardless of whether a main power supply of the physical device is on or off. Some embodiments of the invention employ radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technology.
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