MOBILE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING AND MANAGING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ASSETS AND INVENTORY
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1. A system and method for the mobile capturing and auditing assets, their information, location and support entities according to an industry specific manner, the system comprising:
- a relational database; and
a mobile device including a user interface device comprising a touch screen user input device and a display device, the mobile device further including a processor in data communication with the database and the user interface device, the processor configured to;
integrate location based information with physical asset component data and asset disposition data and rack data; and
permitting inventory management, displaying and analysis of asset information on a single user interface.receive relationship and dependency information between asset enclosures, rooms, racks, assets, and support entities for an organization from the user interface device;
receive attributes with associated measurements for the asset enclosures, rooms, racks, assets, and support entities for the organization from the user interface device, wherein the attributes with associated measurements are formatted according the specific industry of the organization; and
store the relationship and dependency information and the attributes with associated measurements into the relational database.
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Abstract
The present disclosure describes mobile systems and methods for capturing, auditing, and transferring inventory information in contexts such as large data centers. In some cases, a mobile device is configured to manage inventory information in a data center. The mobile device may include a number of pre-configured workflows for capturing inventory information, receiving new inventory, auditing existing inventory, and/or transferring inventory from one place to another.
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1. A system and method for the mobile capturing and auditing assets, their information, location and support entities according to an industry specific manner, the system comprising:
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a relational database; and a mobile device including a user interface device comprising a touch screen user input device and a display device, the mobile device further including a processor in data communication with the database and the user interface device, the processor configured to; integrate location based information with physical asset component data and asset disposition data and rack data; and permitting inventory management, displaying and analysis of asset information on a single user interface. receive relationship and dependency information between asset enclosures, rooms, racks, assets, and support entities for an organization from the user interface device; receive attributes with associated measurements for the asset enclosures, rooms, racks, assets, and support entities for the organization from the user interface device, wherein the attributes with associated measurements are formatted according the specific industry of the organization; and store the relationship and dependency information and the attributes with associated measurements into the relational database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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