SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO AND/OR OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM A COMPONENT OF AN ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A circuit interrupter system, comprising:
- a circuit interrupter, the circuit interrupter having a first processor apparatus and a first display, the first processor apparatus being structured to;
(i) generate a machine readable element that comprises first information in encoded form, the first information relating to the operation and/or status of the circuit interrupter, and (ii) cause the machine readable element to be displayed on the first display; and
a portable computing device having a second processor apparatus, a second display, and an image capture device, the second processor apparatus being structured to;
(i) cause the image capture device to capture an image of the machine readable element, (ii) obtain the first information based on the image, and (iii) cause second information to be displayed on the second display based on the obtained first information.
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Abstract
An electrical distribution system wherein information is communicated to and/or from an electrical component of the electrical distribution system using near-field communications. The information may be communicated to and/or from the electrical component using an electronic device such as a dedicated near-field device, a smartphone or a configuration card device. Also, a method of obtaining information from an electrical component of an electrical distribution system, such as a circuit interrupter, includes generating a machine readable element that comprises first information in encoded form, the first information relating to the operation and/or status of the circuit interrupter, displaying the machine readable element on the circuit interrupter, capturing an image of the machine readable element, obtaining the first information based on the image, and displaying second information based on the obtained first information.
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1. A circuit interrupter system, comprising:
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a circuit interrupter, the circuit interrupter having a first processor apparatus and a first display, the first processor apparatus being structured to;
(i) generate a machine readable element that comprises first information in encoded form, the first information relating to the operation and/or status of the circuit interrupter, and (ii) cause the machine readable element to be displayed on the first display; anda portable computing device having a second processor apparatus, a second display, and an image capture device, the second processor apparatus being structured to;
(i) cause the image capture device to capture an image of the machine readable element, (ii) obtain the first information based on the image, and (iii) cause second information to be displayed on the second display based on the obtained first information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of obtaining information from an electrical component of an electrical distribution system, comprising:
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generating a machine readable element that comprises first information in encoded form, the first information relating to the operation and/or status of the electrical component; displaying the machine readable element on the electrical component; capturing an image of the machine readable element; obtaining the first information based on the image; and displaying second information based on the obtained first information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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