Utilizing an image of a valve assembly to identify the valve assembly found on a process line
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- at a computing device that is configured to operate as a client in a client-server network, the client having a processor with access to executable instructions for,causing a camera on the computing device to operate in response to an input from an end user, the camera capturing an image of a subject valve assembly;
reading data into memory that corresponds with the image of the subject valve assembly;
transmitting an output with device data that defines the image;
receiving valve identifying data for the subject valve assembly subsequent to transmission of the output; and
generating a user interface in response to the valve identifying data to convey an identity of the subject valve assembly to an end user.
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Abstract
A system and method for conveying an identity of a valve assembly found on a process line. The method can configure the system for receiving a first image of a subject valve assembly at a first computing device. The method can also configure the system for using the first image, selecting an entry in an asset database, the entry associating valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly with a second image of the subject valve assembly that is stored in the asset database, the valve identifying data configured to define an identity for the subject valve assembly. The method can further configure the system for retrieving data from the selected entry and for generating an output for display on a second computing device, wherein the output is configured to convey the valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly in the first image.
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19 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
at a computing device that is configured to operate as a client in a client-server network, the client having a processor with access to executable instructions for, causing a camera on the computing device to operate in response to an input from an end user, the camera capturing an image of a subject valve assembly; reading data into memory that corresponds with the image of the subject valve assembly; transmitting an output with device data that defines the image; receiving valve identifying data for the subject valve assembly subsequent to transmission of the output; and generating a user interface in response to the valve identifying data to convey an identity of the subject valve assembly to an end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
at a computing device that is configured to operate as a server in a client-server network, the server comprising a processor with access to executable instructions for, receiving captured image data that corresponds to a first image of a subject valve assembly; accessing an asset database comprising valve identifying data including previously-captured image data corresponding with previously-captured images of valve assemblies; comparing the captured image data to previously-captured image data stored in the asset database; using the captured image data and the previously-captured image data, identifying content in the first image and the previously-captured images to identify an entry in the asset database; and generating an output with data from the entry, wherein the data defines an identity for the subject valve assembly. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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accessing an asset database comprising valve identifying data including previously-captured image data corresponding with previously-captured images of valve assemblies; using captured image data that corresponds with an image of a subject valve assembly to locate valve identifying data in an entry of the asset database, the valve identifying data relating to the subject valve assembly; and generating an output with the valve identifying data in a form that identifies the subject valve assembly to an end user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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