Granted Patent B2

US 12,399,794 · App. 18/127,690 · Granted Aug 26, 2025

Inventors: Kevin A. Marley (Joliet, IL); Brian L. Kelly (Oak Forest, IL)

Assignee: Panduit Corp.

G06F11/3006G06F11/3065G06K7/10861

Abstract

Claims (76)

1. A system for management of telecommunication or data center infrastructure including a plurality of components, the system comprising:

a scanner configured to scan a unique identifier attached to a component of the infrastructure; and

a mobile computing device comprising a processor, a memory storing machine readable instructions, a communication unit, and a user interface including a display, wherein the processor is configured to execute the machine readable instructions to:

receive, from the scanner, a component identifier associated with the component obtained via a scan of the unique identifier attached to the component;

associate the component identifier with a location of the component in the infrastructure;

display, on the user interface, the component identifier associated with the location of the component;

receive, via an input to the user interface, a current fill amount for the component;

export, via the communication unit, the location of the component to a management solution;

wherein the management solution is configured to:

download manufacturer information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component;

generate a dynamic real-time capacity for the component based on the manufacturer information and the current fill amount for the component; and

display, on the user interface, the dynamic real-time capacity for the component that includes a remaining capacity left for the component.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute machine readable instructions to:

download component information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component; and

export the downloaded component information to the management solution.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the management solution is further configured to:

automatically generate a diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure based on the location of the component and the downloaded component information.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the management solution is further configured to:

automatically generate network channels and power chains identifying mappings of connections including the component and predicted performance data based on the mappings of connections and the component information.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the manufacturer information comprises at least one of (i) a type of the component, (ii) product specific information associated with the component, (iii) mapping and/or wiring information associated with the component, (iv) volume and/or capacity associated with the component, (v) instruction information, and/or (vi) user guides.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein management of the component comprises:

automatically generating a diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure based on the location of the component and the downloaded manufacturer information;

automatically generating an intelligent work order for an infrastructure management action based on the diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure and downloaded instruction information and/or user guides, wherein the intelligent work order includes step-by-step instructions to accomplish the infrastructure management action;

exporting the intelligent work order to the mobile device;

receiving from the mobile device a completed work order comprising validated results and updated location information for at least one component; and

automatically generating an updated diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure based on the updated location information.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the management solution is further configured to:

automatically create a network channel based on downloaded mapping and/or wiring information.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the dynamic real-time capacity includes a fill percentage and/or an available capacity based on downloaded volume and/or capacity information.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management solution comprises a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) solution or a network management system (NMS).

10. A mobile computing device comprising:

a communication unit;

a user interface including a display;

a processor; and

a memory configured to store machine readable instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the machine readable instructions to:

receive, from a scanner, a component identifier associated with the component obtained via a scan of a unique identifier attached to the component;

associate the component identifier with a location of the component in an infrastructure;

display, on the user interface, the component identifier associated with the location of the component;

receive, via an input to the user interface, a current fill amount for the component;

export, via the communication unit, the location of the component to a management solution

wherein the management solution is configured to:

download manufacturer information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component;

generate a dynamic real-time capacity for the component based on the manufacturer information and the current fill amount for the component; and

display, on the user interface, the dynamic real-time capacity for the component that includes a remaining capacity left for the component.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute machine readable instructions to:

download component information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component; and

export the downloaded component information to the management solution.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 11 , wherein the component information comprises a type of the component or product specific information associated with a type of the component.

13. An infrastructure management system comprising:

a communication unit configured to receive results data from an equipment management solution, the results data including information corresponding to a location of a component and downloaded component information;

a processor; and

a memory configured to store machine readable instructions, wherein the processor is configured to execute the machine readable instructions to:

receive, from the scanner, a component identifier associated with the component obtained via a scan of the unique identifier attached to the component;

associate the component identifier with a location of the component in the infrastructure;

display, on the user interface, the component identifier associated with the location of the component;

receive, via an input to the user interface, a current fill amount for the component;

export, via the communication unit, the location of the component to a management solution;

wherein the management solution is configured to:

download manufacturer information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component;

generate a dynamic real-time capacity for the component based on the manufacturer information and the current fill amount for the component; and

display, on the user interface, the dynamic real-time capacity for the component that includes a remaining capacity left for the component.

14. The infrastructure management system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute machine readable instructions to:

automatically generate network channels and power chain representations based on the results data.

15. The infrastructure management system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute machine readable instructions to:

download component information from a remote database comprising information associated with the component.

16. The infrastructure management system of claim 13 , wherein the manufacturer information comprises at least one of (i) a type of the component, (ii) product specific information associated with the component, (iii) mapping and/or wiring information associated with the component, (iv) volume and/or capacity associated with the component, (v) instruction information, and/or (vi) user guides.

17. The infrastructure management system of claim 13 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute machine readable instructions to:

automatically create a diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure based on the results data;

automatically create an intelligent work order for an infrastructure management action based on the diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure and downloaded instruction information and/or user guides, wherein the intelligent work order includes step-by-step instructions to accomplish the infrastructure management action;

export the intelligent work order to a mobile device;

receive, from the mobile device, a completed work order comprising validated results and updated location information for at least one component; and

automatically generate an updated diagrammatic representation of the infrastructure based on the updated location information.

18. The infrastructure management system of claim 17 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the machine readable instructions to:

automatically generate a network channel based on downloaded mapping and/or wiring information.

19. The infrastructure management system of claim 17 , wherein the dynamic real-time capacity includes:

a fill percentage and/or an available capacity based on downloaded volume and/or capacity information.

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