ASSISTANCE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
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1. A method, comprising:
- identifying a device and a status using information obtained from the device;
determining a course of action based on the status;
accessing a database to retrieve action information for the course of action; and
displaying at least some of the action information on a display as part of the course of action.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of apparatus, systems, and methods operate to identify a device and a status using information obtained from the device. Further activity includes determining a course of action based on the status, accessing a database to retrieve action information for the action, and displaying at least some of the action information on a display as part of the course. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.
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23 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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identifying a device and a status using information obtained from the device; determining a course of action based on the status; accessing a database to retrieve action information for the course of action; and displaying at least some of the action information on a display as part of the course of action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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a camera to acquire at least one image; a memory comprising instructions; a processor to execute the instructions to identify a device and a training or error status associated with the device using the at least one image, wherein the image comprises an image of the device, a barcode on or near the device, a message displayed on a display communicatively coupled to the device, or a lighted indicator pattern provided by the device, and wherein the processor is to further execute the instructions to determine a course of training or troubleshooting responsive to the status; a bus to receive information associated with the course from the memory or from a database, wherein the processor is to execute the instructions to retrieve the information associated with the course using the bus; and a display communicatively coupled to the processor, to display at least some of the information as part of the course including operational training or troubleshooting associated with the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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at least one barcode scanning device; at least one data processing device; and at least one memory device storing a local database of barcode data and instructions executable by the at least one data processing device, the instructions executable by the at least one data processing device to perform data processing activities, the data processing activities comprising; displaying one of a training or error status associated with the system using at least one of a message displayed on a display communicatively coupled to the system, or a lighted indicator pattern, to initiate provision of a course of training or troubleshooting responsive to the status, as determined by a portable apparatus having a camera to acquire an image of the display and/or the lighted indicator pattern. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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