US 9,436,885 B2 · Determining a computer's position and system for manufacturing a tag

Abstract

A system and method for accurately positioning a computer position, and identifying the specific rack position where the computer is without manual intervention. A camera is installed on the computer to read the contents of a tag on the rack, so as to identify the position information of the computer. Specifically, the computer is provided with a self-positioning function, wherein: a camera is installed on the computer, and the camera is configured to read the contents of a tag attached on a side of a rack to house the computer to identify the rack position where the computer is.

Claims13

Dependent claims

A computer with a self-position determining function, the computer comprising:

a camera installed on the computer, the camera being configured to read a contents of a tag attached on one side of a rack which houses the computer to identify a rack position where the computer is;
wherein the computer is configured to transmit the contents of the tag read by the camera and an identification of the computer to a management computer;
and
wherein the camera is directly integrated with a mainboard of the computer.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/558,969Filed 26 Jul 2012

Priority

CN 2011 1 021363528 Jul 2011

Published

US 2013/0027529 A131 Jan 2013

Granted

6 Sep 2016

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06V 30/144
Image acquisition: using a slot moved over the image; using discrete sensing elements at predetermined points; using automatic curve following means
G06K 1/121
Otherwise than by punching: by printing code marks
G06K 7/1439
Methods for optical code recognition: including a method step for retrieval of the optical code
G06V 10/25
Image preprocessing: determination of region of interest [ROI] or a volume of interest [VOI]

Determining a computer's position and system for manufacturing a tag

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Determining a computer's position and system for manufacturing a tag

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Abstract

Claims13