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System and process to record inspection compliance data

  • US 7,557,696 B2
  • Filed: 08/11/2004
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An accessory configured to be coupled to a portable computing device, for use in providing a record that a component was visited during an inspection, comprising:

  • (a) a housing;

    (b) a sensor for detecting when the accessory is within a predetermined maximum distance from a component to be inspected, the sensor producing a signal indicative that the accessory is within the predetermined maximum distance from a component;

    (c) an interface connection configured to enable the accessory to communicate data with a portable computing device when the accessory is coupled to a portable computing device, the signal produced by the sensor being conveyed through the interface connection to a portable computing device for at least one of storage thereon and transmission to another device, the signal produced by the sensor thereby providing the record that a component was visited during the inspection; and

    (d) a light source for use in illuminating a component to facilitate its inspection.

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