发明名称 |
Jumper installation feedback |
摘要 |
A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the light-emitting face responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware. A method for fabricating a jumper is also provided. The method includes forming a plurality of receptacles on a connecting face of the jumper and incorporating a light pipe into the jumper such that the light pipe extends from the connecting face of the jumper to a light-emitting face of the jumper. A method for providing jumper installation feedback is further provided. The method includes mounting a jumper on a provided computer hardware and transmitting a light through the jumper responsive to the jumper forming a circuit with the provided computer hardware.
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申请公布号 |
US7311548(B1) |
申请公布日期 |
2007.12.25 |
申请号 |
US20060456494 |
申请日期 |
2006.07.10 |
申请人 |
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
DUNHAM SCOTT N.;SCHWARTZ WILLIAM B.;WILLIAMS JEFFREY B.;ZOREK, SR. EDWARD V. |
分类号 |
H01R31/08 |
主分类号 |
H01R31/08 |
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