US 11,809,347 B2
Direct-attach cable data transmission visual indicator system
Maunish Shah, Austin, TX (US); Shree Rathinasamy, Round Rock, TX (US); and Kannan Karuppiah, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,943.
Application 17/519,943 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/218,525, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0318167 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 13/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 13/20 (2013.01) [G06F 2213/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A direct-attach cable data transmission visual indicator system, comprising:
a networking device;
a port that is included on the networking device; and
a direct-attach cable that includes:
a first direct-attach cable connector that is located on a first end of the direct-attach cable and that couples the direct-attach cable to the port; and
a first visual indicator device on the direct-attach cable that is located adjacent to and spaced apart from the first direct-attach cable connector and that includes a first circumferential light emitting device that extends around the circumference of the direct-attach cable, wherein the first visual indicator device is configured to:
receive, from the networking device via the port and the first direct-attach cable connector, first data transmission information that was generated by the networking device and that is associated with an availability of a port that is configured to provides for the transmission of data through the direct-attach cable when that port is not currently transmitting data; and
provide a visual indication via light emitted by the first circumferential light emitting device about the circumference of the direct-attach cable that is based on the first data transmission information.