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Locating computer-controlled entities

US9414351B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Michael J. Andres · Roscoe, US
Dirk Bolte · Birkenfeld, DE
Thomas Hess · Bad Liebenzell, DE
Markus Strasser · Penzberg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 28, 2015
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 28, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W64/003
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A beacon device is provided in proximity to a computing system within a computing center. A request to locate the computing system in the computing center is triggered on a central control unit. In response to the request to locate the computing system, the control unit generates specification data for a unique radio signal identifier, sends an activation request and the specification data to the beacon device, and provides the specification data to a portable device and stores the specification data on the portable device. In response to receiving the activation request, the beacon device sends a radio signal identifier generated from the specification data.

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