Apparatus and method for inspecting assets in a processing or other environment
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a camera operable to capture an image of an asset;
a sound recorder operable to capture a sound associated with an inspection of the asset; and
an interface operable to transmit the image of the asset and the sound associated with the inspection of the asset.
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Abstract
A portable asset inspection device can be used during the inspection of one or more assets, such as assets in a processing or other environment. A camera in the portable asset inspection device can be used to take digital photographs of assets being inspected. A sound recorder in the portable asset inspection device can be used to record oral notes of a user or other sounds associated with the inspection of the assets. Other data could be collected from the user using the portable asset inspection device. The collected data can be transmitted in either real-time or non-real-time to an external system. The external system could associate photographs, sound recordings, and other data with specific assets, such as by automatically storing the data in records associated with the correct assets. The external system could also use the data in any suitable manner, such as to schedule asset maintenance.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a camera operable to capture an image of an asset; a sound recorder operable to capture a sound associated with an inspection of the asset; and an interface operable to transmit the image of the asset and the sound associated with the inspection of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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capturing an image of an asset at a portable device; recording a sound associated with an inspection of the asset at the portable device; and communicating the image of the asset and the sound associated with the inspection of the asset. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium and operable to be executed by a processor, the computer program comprising:
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computer readable program code for receiving an image of a specific asset and a sound recording associated with an inspection of the specific asset; computer readable program code for associating the received image and sound recording with the specific asset; and computer readable program code for analyzing the image and the sound recording to determine at least one characteristic of the specific asset. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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