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US 6,148,419 AGranted
System diagnostic location codes
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsGeorge Henry Ahrens, Mike Conrad Duron, Robert Allan Faust, Forrest Clifton Gray, Kurt Paul Szabo
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Abstract
A multitude of devices coupled to a processor are each given a location code, which is then displayed in proximity to each of the devices. Then, when the processor indicates an error within a particular device, the service person can easily find which device has the error by the displayed location code associated with the device.
Claims9
A data processing system comprising:
- a processor coupled to a plurality of peripheral devices by a bus system;
- circuitry for determining a unique location code for each of the plurality of peripheral devices;
- and
- a display on each of the plurality of peripheral devices for displaying the location code pertaining to its respective peripheral device.
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A method comprising the steps of:
- connecting a plurality of devices to a processor via a bus system;
- determining relative locations of the plurality of devices with respect to each other and the processor;
- assigning unique location codes to each of the plurality of devices as a function of their relative locations;
- and
- displaying in proximity to each device its unique location code.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.