Intelligent track system for mounting electronic equipment

Details Intelligent track system for mounting electronic equipment Intelligent track system for mounting electronic equipment

2007-10-16

2010-12-28

Lee, Michael G (Department: 2876)

Registers

Systems controlled by data bearing records

Mechanized store

C235S385000, C340S572100, C361S800000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07857214

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides an intelligent track system generally mounted in a network, server, or telecom rack/enclosure rack rail that can sense the spaces, such as “U” spaces, used by electronic equipment, shelving, or blanking panels and provide such information to a remote location. Information technology (IT) managers and other decision-makers can remotely view the actual available spaces and determine appropriate locations for installing additional equipment. Criteria can be based on actual available space and for some embodiments in conjunction with predictive or actual sensed temperatures proximate to the spaces, available cooling capacity, power loads, and available power capacity. In at least one embodiment, the intelligent mounting track system can include a plurality of sensors mounted along the rack surfaces that collectively or individually uniquely identify which spaces are occupied. The information can be communicated to an electronic processor with software to interpret the data and indicate space utilization.

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