Identification of ports from which cables have been recently removed and that have the same physical form factor using existing visual port indicators

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9569940
APP PUB NO 20160351025A1
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14724428

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An electronic device has a number of ports that have the same physical form factor and that are receptive to cable insertion. The electronic device also has visual indicators corresponding to the ports. Each visual indicator indicates at least link establishment when a cable has been inserted into its corresponding port and a link has been established. When a cable is removed from a port, the electronic device controls its corresponding visual indicator to identify the port as one from which cable removal has recently occurred.

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LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBHC/O BRIGHT LAW AG BUNDESPLATZ 9 ZUG 6300

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Alshinnawi, Shareef F Apex, US 78 462
Cudak, Gary D Wake Forest, US 379 3536
Suffern, Edward S Chapel Hill, US 108 1542
Weber, John M Wake Forest, US 23 173

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