Tag based location

• US 10,032,053 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2017
• Issued: 07/24/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies Incorporated (Rockwell Automation, Inc.)
• Inventors: Nguyen, Thong T., Colloton, Kevin E., Nicoll, Alex L., Schmirler, Paul D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mikels, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US15/719,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20180129838A1
• Time in Patent Office: 299 Days
• Field of Search: 235435, 235439, 235451, 235462
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10297 arrangements for handling protocols designed for non-contact record carriers such as RFIDs NFCs, e.g. ISO/IEC 14443 and 18092 cryptographic protocols H04L9/00; network security protocols H04L63/00; real-time communication protocols in data switching networks H04L65/00; network protocols for data switching network services H04L67/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1413 1D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/08 Logistics, e.g. warehousing, loading or distribution; Inventory or stock management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/0833 Tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H

Abstract

For tag based location, a camera captures an image. A display presents the image. A processor identifies a given equipment tag within the image. The processor further determines a device location based on the given equipment tag.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a camera that captures an image;

an augmented reality display that presents the image;

a processor;

a memory that stores credential data and code executable by the processor to perform;

identifying a given equipment tag within the image at a user focus determined from eye tracking at the augmented reality display; and

determining a device location based on the given equipment tag.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, the processor further presenting equipment information based on the user focus.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the device location is determined from an equipment location for an equipment instance corresponding to the given equipment tag.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, the processor further determining an orientation of a user relative to the equipment tag.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, the processor further:

determining a given equipment type from the given equipment tag;

determining equipment privileges as a function of the given equipment type and the credential data; and

presenting equipment information comprising an available menu that are enabled by the equipment privileges.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein presenting the equipment information further comprises presenting one or more of available data sets and available functions.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the equipment information is only presented when the given equipment corresponding to the given equipment tag is in a field-of-view of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the equipment privileges comprises an available menu list, an available data set list, and an available functions list.

9. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor further validates a user with the credential data.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor further performs:

presenting the image with the given equipment tags emphasized; and

receiving a selection of the given equipment tag from the image.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the equipment tag is selected from the group consisting of a two-dimensional optical code, a Quick Response (QR) code, a bar code, a Universal Product Code (UPC), a BLUETOOTH®

Low Energy (BLE) Tag, a Radio Frequency Identifier (RFID), a Near Field Communication (NFC) tag, and a Europay, Mastercard, Visa (EMV) tag.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein a second camera tracks one or more eyes of a user.