Patent ID: 7336153
Filing Date: 2008-02-26
Classification: G01K

Abstract:
1. A computer comprising: a computer frame; a RFID transceiver disposed on the frame; at least one computer component disposed on the frame, the at least one computer component comprising at least one of a central processing unit, a memory unit, and a circuit board; a temperature sensor disposed on the at least one computer component; a RFID transponder removably secured, as a label, relative to the at least one computer component, the RFID transponder being independent of circuitry of the at least one computer component and the RFID transponder comprising a memory configured to store a temperature sensed via the temperature sensor and to store an origin identifier of the at least one computer component; and a manager configured to obtain, via the origin identifier of the at least one computer component, a temperature performance specification of the at least one component, wherein the manager is also configured to affect a target temperature of the at least one computer component of the computer based on the sensed temperature and on the temperature performance specification of the at least one computer component, respectively, wherein the RFID transceiver and the RFID transponder are configured for wireless communication with each other, without communication between the RFID transponder and the circuitry of the at least one computer component, regarding the sensed temperature and the origin identifier of the at least one computer component.