Patent ID: 7844702
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: G06Q,H05K

Abstract:
1. A method for determining a physical location of a network component mounted on a component rack, comprising: placing the network component in the physical location, wherein the network component comprises a sensor having a range; determining a location value identifying the physical location of the network component using a location scheme; obtaining an electronic location tag (ELT) comprising a first segment having a human-readable value set to the location value and a second segment having a machine-readable value set to the location value, wherein the human-readable value and the machine-readable value are located on an exterior of the ELT, and wherein the first segment and the second segment form an angle greater than zero degrees and less than 180 degrees; installing the ELT on at least one selected from a group consisting of the network component and the component rack by positioning the machine-readable value within the range of the sensor; and obtaining the location value of the network component by reading the machine-readable value on the exterior of the ELT using the sensor of the network component.