Automatic determination of location for ethernet devices
US8610562B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/12
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for automatically locating an Ethernet patient monitor in one or more buildings includes querying, by a computing device of a central monitoring system, a switch using a Media Access Control address of the patient monitor, and receiving a port number to which the patient monitor is connected from the switch. The method also includes consulting a configuration file to determine a location of the patient monitor, and displaying a representation of the location of the patient monitor on a user interface representing at least a portion of the one or more buildings.
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