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US 7,689,391 B2Granted
Data structure relating a device characteristic to a device position in a support structure
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsCharles W. Cochran, Geoffery A. Schunicht
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Abstract
A method that comprises generating a first data structure relating a physical interface to a corresponding position in a support structure, generating a second data structure relating the physical interface to an address of a device in the support structure and, using the first and second data structures, generating a third data structure relating a physical characteristic of the device to the position of the device in the support structure.
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A method, comprising:
- generating a first data structure relating a physical interface of a device to a corresponding position in a support structure;
- generating a second data structure relating the physical interface to an address of a device in the support structure;
- using the first and second data structures, generating a third data structure relating a physical characteristic of the device to the position of the device in the support structure;
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- generating and presenting to a user a graphical image of the device and the support structure using the third data structure.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor, said memory comprising:
- a first data structure adapted to relate a switch port to a position in a support structure;
- a second data structure adapted to relate the switch port to an address of a device;
- and
- a third data structure relating a physical characteristic of the device to the position of the device in the support structure;
- and
- a display coupled to said processor;
- wherein the processor uses at least one of the first, second and third data structures to generate a graphical image of at least one of the support structure and the device;
- wherein the graphical image is indicative of the position of the device in the support structure.
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A system, comprising:
- a means for generating a first data structure relating a physical interface to a corresponding position in a support structure;
- a means for generating a second data structure relating the physical interface to an address of a device in the support structure;
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- a means for generating a third data structure, using the first and second data structures, that relates a physical characteristic of the device to the position of the device in the support structure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.