Guidance system by detecting tapped location

A method for guiding a user to connect a peripheral component to a unit of electronic equipment by tapping, comprising steps of:

• a) the user identifying a connector interface required to connect the peripheral component via an input device of the electronic equipment;
• b) the user tapping upon a housing surface of the unit of electronic equipment;
• c) detecting the tapping at the housing surface;
• d) recognizing a region at which the housing surface has been tapped and calculating a positional relation of the taped region relative the identified connector interface for connection;
• and
• e) if the recognized region is the identified connector interface for connection, notifying the user and ending the method,
• otherwise, notifying the user of the positional relation of the tapped region relative the connector interface for connection and, based on said positional relation, repeating steps b, c, d and e.

A system for guiding a user to connect to a unit of electronic equipment by tapping, comprising:

• a plurality of sensors for detecting vibrations generated by tapping at regions located upon a chassis or housing of the unit of electronic equipment, and generating sensor signals representative of the tapping vibrations;
• a processor for receiving and processing the sensor signals to identify a region of the unit of electronic equipment that was tapped;
• and
• a notification module that receives identity information from the processor and notifies a user whether the tapping was at a location of a connector interface for connection and, if not, a positional relation of the connector interface with respect to the tapping location.