Asset identification and management method and system
US8723653B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY04S10/50
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A power distribution apparatus includes a reader, one or more electrical outlets, and one or more antennas mounted in proximate relation to one or more of the electrical outlets. An asset includes a power cord having a transponder attached thereto, and the power cord may be coupled to one of the electrical outlets. A method for identifying and managing an asset includes mounting the power distribution apparatus in an equipment rack, reading, by the reader through one or more of the antennas, identification data contained in the transponder, communicating information including the identification data through a network to a controller, and determining, by the controller, a control action based on the information.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.