Cable management system and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12223387-B2
Application number	US-202418415918-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2024
Priority date	Mar 9, 2020
Publication date	Feb 11, 2025
Grant date	Feb 11, 2025

Abstract

A cable management system includes multiple cables, each having a unique identifier associated therewith and each including first and second barcodes including the unique identifier, the first barcode located proximate a first end of the cable, the second barcode located proximate a second end of the cable. The system also includes a barcode scanner to scan barcodes of the cables, the barcode scanner includes a clip to receive one of the cables. The system also includes a mobile computing device having a processor, data storage medium, communication unit, and user interface including a display. The mobile computing device is configured to receive via the user interface first end location information for a first cable, receive from the barcode scanner the first barcode of the first cable, and save and display the first end location information in association with the unique identifier of the first cable included in the first barcode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine-readable memory storage device configured to be in communication with a processor, the machine-readable memory storage device comprising:
processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
detect, via a detection device, a first cable identifier located on a first end of a cable;
detect, via the detection device, a second cable identifier located on a second end of the cable;
determine whether both the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier correspond to the same cable;
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to correspond to the same cable, control output of a notification indicating a pass status; and
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to not correspond to the same cable, control output of a notification indicating a fail status.

2. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first cable identifier is located at a predetermined location measured from an end of the cable.

3. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first cable identifier is located at predetermined intervals on the cable of 18 inches or less.

4. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
generate label information corresponding to the cable; and
transmit the label information to a printer for printing the label information onto a label.

5. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first cable identifier is used to identify at least one of cable attribute information, cable spool information, cable length information, or cable production data.

6. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , further comprising processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
communicate, via a network interface, with a remote computing device; and
receive, via the network interface, information corresponding to the cable from the remote computing device.

7. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first cable identifier is a barcode, QR code, or other machine-readable code.

8. The machine-readable memory storage device of claim 1 , wherein the first cable identifier is detected by the detection device via image recognition.

9. A mobile computing device comprising:
a processor; and
a machine-readable memory storage device configured to be in communication with the processor, the machine-readable memory storage device storing processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
detect, via a detection device, a first cable identifier located on a first end of a cable;
detect, via the detection device, a second cable identifier located on a second end of the cable;
determine whether both the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier correspond to the same cable;
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to correspond to the same cable, control output of a notification indicating a pass status; and
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to not correspond to the same cable, control output of a notification indicating a fail status.

10. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first cable identifier is located at a predetermined location measured from an end of the cable.

11. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first cable identifier is located at predetermined intervals on the cable of 18 inches or less.

12. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , the machine-readable memory storage device further storing processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
generate label information corresponding to the cable; and
transmit the label information to a printer for printing the label information onto a label.

13. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first cable identifier is used to identify at least one of cable attribute information, cable spool information, cable length information, or cable production data.

14. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , the machine-readable memory storage device further storing processor-executable instructions configured to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
communicate, via a network interface, with a remote computing device; and
receive, via the network interface, information corresponding to the cable from the remote computing device.

15. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first cable identifier is a barcode, QR code, or other machine-readable code.

16. The mobile computing device of claim 9 , wherein the first cable identifier is detected by the detection device via image recognition.

17. A method for managing a cable installed in a cabling system, the method comprising:
detecting, via a detection device, a first cable identifier located on a first end of a cable;
detecting, via the detection device, a second cable identifier located on a second end of the cable;
determining whether both the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier correspond to the same cable;
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to correspond to the same cable, controlling output of a notification indicating a pass status; and
when the first cable identifier and the second cable identifier are determined to not correspond to the same cable, controlling output of a notification indicating a fail status.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first cable identifier is located at a predetermined location measured from an end of the cable.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the first cable identifier is a barcode, QR code, or other machine-readable code.

20. The method of claim 17 , wherein detecting the first cable identifier comprises the detection device utilizing image recognition to detect the first cable identifier.

Assignees

• Panduit Corp

Inventors

• Marley Kevin A
• Kelly Brian L
• Graczyk Frank J
• Host Daniel E
• Kemp Shawn T
• Stroede Andrew J

Classifications

• H01B7/365 Primary

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• H04Q1/13

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• Y02P90/30

  Computing systems specially adapted for manufacturing · CPC title

• G06K7/1413 Primary

  1D bar codes · CPC title

• G06K7/10881

  constructional details of hand-held scanners · CPC title