Patent ID: 7142416

Claim:
A computer, comprising: a CPU; a display coupled to said CPU; an interface coupled to said CPU and to a network and through which the computer can communicate with a support structure, wherein the support structure contains multiple components located therein and accommodates a plurality of enclosures in which the components are located; and a storage device containing an application that is executable by said CPU, said application causing said CPU to receive data from at least two components, said data includes information indicative of the location of at least one enclosure relative to another enclosure in the support structure and wherein the CPU determines the absolute locations of the enclosures based on the relative enclosure information; wherein said data also includes locations of at least some of said multiple components relative to one another in the support structure, and said application also causes said CPU to process the data to determine the absolute locations of said multiple components; and wherein a graphical depiction of the absolute locations is shown on said display, said graphical image depicting the Support structure and the location of said at least some of said multiple components within the support structure.