Nvidia patents tray that checks server connections with a camera
Nvidia describes a tool that slides into a server rack to check if cables are properly connected. It uses a built-in camera to take pictures of the ports and a computer to spot any loose or broken connections.
In the filing’s own words
In one embodiment, an inspection system, includes an inspection tray that couples to a slot in a rack or chassis, and a computing device. The inspection tray includes a first universal serial bus (USB) optical sensor having a first field of view that includes a first connector on a backplane of the rack or chassis when the inspection tray is inserted into the slot. The computing device couples to the first USB optical sensor and generates a diagnosis of one or more connectivity disruptions associated with the first connector based on one or more images captured by the first USB optical sensor.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An inspection system, comprising: an inspection tray that couples to a slot in a rack or chassis, including: a first universal serial bus (USB) optical sensor having a first field of view that includes a first connector on a backplane of the rack or chassis when the inspection tray is inserted into the slot; and a computing device that couples to the first USB optical sensor and generates a diagnosis of one or more connectivity disruptions associated with the first connector based on one or more images captured by the first USB optical sensor.
Facts
- Company
- Nvidia (NVIDIA CORPORATION)
- Official title
- IN-SYSTEM HD VISUAL INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR BACKPLANE CONNECTIONS
- Publication number
- US20260319911A1
- Application number
- 19251608
- Filed
- Jun 26, 2025
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 3
- Claims
- 20
Classified under
G06F 11/3485 Physics & computingG06F 11/3041 Physics & computingMore from Nvidia in Chips & hardware
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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