Locating a data storage system
US8971916B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for use in locating a data storage system is disclosed. A mobile portable device transmits an activating signal to the data storage system via a wireless communications network. The activating signal transmitted by the mobile portable device is received in the data storage system. The data storage system outputs a readily identifiable human perceptible signal in response to receiving the activating signal in the data storage system. The human perceptible signal facilitates identification of the location of the data storage system.
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