IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0906098
(2010-10-17)
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등록번호 |
US-8457826
(2013-06-04)
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우선권정보 |
EP-09173674 (2009-10-21) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
- D'Amico, Alessio M.
- Loppini, Fabrizio
- Mezzini, Stefano
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출원인 / 주소 |
- International Business Machines Corporation
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
4 |
초록
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A mobile support such as a rack or a platform for a rack housing a server or other electronic equipment is capable of independent movement and automatic connection and disconnection from resources such as network connection, coolant supply and power supply. The coordination of a plurality of such mo
A mobile support such as a rack or a platform for a rack housing a server or other electronic equipment is capable of independent movement and automatic connection and disconnection from resources such as network connection, coolant supply and power supply. The coordination of a plurality of such mobile supports is envisaged so as to automatically distribute equipment in a data center in such a way as to optimally use space and resources.
대표청구항
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1. A system comprising a mobile support device for electronic equipment, said mobile support device comprising: a power supply system comprising an unbreakable power supply (UPS) unit;a releasable coupler releasably coupling said power supply system to a first external power source at a first locati
1. A system comprising a mobile support device for electronic equipment, said mobile support device comprising: a power supply system comprising an unbreakable power supply (UPS) unit;a releasable coupler releasably coupling said power supply system to a first external power source at a first location and a second external power source at a second location; at least one processor anda powered displacer, wherein, in response to a predetermined signal, said mobile support is adapted to: disengage from said first external power source;displace itself to said second location by said powered displacer operating under power supplied by said UPS unit; andreleasably couple said power supply system to said second external power source. 2. The system of claim 1, further comprising: one or more subsystems, each exploiting a respective resource; andrespective releasable couplers releasably coupling each of said subsystems to a respective first resource connection at a first location or a respective second resource connection at a second location; and wherein said system is further adapted, in response to said predetermined signal, to: disengage each of said subsystems from said respective first resource connections; andreleasably couple each of said subsystems to respective said second resource connections. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein one of said subsystems is a wired network interface and each of said first and second resource connections for said wired network interface is a wired network connection. 4. The system of claim 2, wherein one of said subsystems is a cooling system for cooling said electronic equipment and each of said first and second resource connections for said cooling system is a coolant source. 5. The system of claim 2, wherein said system is adapted to generate said predetermined signal as a result of a determination that a total demand placed on at least one of the first resource connections exceeds a predetermined threshold. 6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless network interface, whereby at least a portion of said predetermined signal is received. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more environment sensors, and wherein said mobile support device is adapted to displace itself with reference to output of said sensors. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein said environment sensors include at least one of: a proximity sensor, a radar sensor, a sonar sensor, a global positioning satellite receiver, a microphone, a camera, and a pressure sensor. 9. The system of claim 1, further comprising one or more environment sensors, and wherein said system is adapted to generate said predetermined signal as a result of output of said sensors. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein said environment sensors include at least one of: a thermal sensor, a smoke sensor, and a voltage sensor. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein said system is adapted to generate said predetermined signal as a result of a determination that a total demand placed on said first external power source exceeds a predetermined threshold, and wherein said second location is selected as having a lower power consumption at said second external power source. 12. A method of managing a mobile support device for electronic equipment, the mobile support device including at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving, at said mobile support device, a predetermined signal;operating a releasable coupler to disengage a power supply system of said mobile support device from a first external power source at a first location, responsive to receiving said predetermined signal;causing displacement of said mobile support device from said first location to a second location by instructing a powered displacer integrated in said mobile support device and operating under power supplied by an unbreakable power supply (UPS) unit integrated in said mobile support device; andoperating the releasable coupler to releasably couple said power supply system to a second external power source at said second location. 13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon a computer program, the computer program comprising computer program instructions for: receiving, for a mobile support that supports electronic equipment, a predetermined signal;operating a releasable coupler to disengage a power supply system of said mobile support from a first external power source at a first location, responsive to receiving said predetermined signal;causing displacement of said mobile support from said first location to a second location by instructing a powered displacer integrated in said mobile support and operating under power supplied by an unbreakable power supply unit integrated in said mobile support; andoperating the releasable coupler to releasably couple said power supply system to a second external power source at said second location.
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