Systems, methods, and devices for documenting a location of installed equipment
First Claim
1. A system for documenting a location of installed equipment, comprising:
- a mobile reader; and
a memory,wherein the mobile reader is configured to;
read a unique identification of an installed equipment unit while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit;
determine a location of the mobile reader while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit;
determine a location of the installed equipment unit using the mobile reader, based on the location of the mobile reader while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit; and
associate the location of the installed equipment unit with the unique identification of the installed equipment unit; and
wherein the memory is configured to store the associated location and the unique identification of the installed equipment unit.
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Abstract
A system, and related methods and devices, is disclosed for documenting a location of installed equipment. The system includes a mobile reader and a memory. The mobile reader is configured to read a unique identification of an equipment unit and to determine a location of the equipment unit while proximate the equipment unit. The location and the unique identification of the equipment unit is associated and stored in the memory. The memory may be located in the mobile reader or in a remotely located database. The mobile reader may be an optical reader configured to read the unique identification from an optical barcode associated with the equipment unit, or the mobile reader may be an RFID reader configured to read the unique identification from an RFID tag associated with the equipment unit.
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1. A system for documenting a location of installed equipment, comprising:
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a mobile reader; and a memory, wherein the mobile reader is configured to; read a unique identification of an installed equipment unit while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit; determine a location of the mobile reader while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit; determine a location of the installed equipment unit using the mobile reader, based on the location of the mobile reader while the mobile reader is proximate the installed equipment unit; and associate the location of the installed equipment unit with the unique identification of the installed equipment unit; and wherein the memory is configured to store the associated location and the unique identification of the installed equipment unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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