Apparatus and method of displaying hardware status using augmented reality
First Claim
1. A method of accessing equipment status information in a data center, the method comprising:
- detecting within the data center, by a mobile computing device, a first fiduciary marker affixed on or near a first piece of equipment within at least one image displayed on a display screen of the mobile computing device, the at least one image captured by an image capture device coupled to the mobile computing device, the first fiduciary marker configured to contain encoded first equipment identification data associated with the first piece of equipment;
decoding, by the mobile computing device, the first equipment identification data from the first fiduciary marker;
providing, by the mobile computing device, the first equipment identification data to a data center management system for the data center through a communications network;
receiving, by the mobile computing device, status information that notifies a user of at least one of an alert and an alarm active for the first piece of equipment from the data center management system, responsive to providing the first equipment identification data to the data center management system, through the communication network; and
superimposing the status information upon the at least one image displayed on the display screen of the mobile computing device.
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Abstract
A method of accessing equipment status information in a data center includes detecting, by a mobile computing device, a fiduciary marker within at least one image captured by an image capture device, decoding the equipment identification data from the fiduciary marker, providing the equipment identification data to a data center management system for the data center through a communications network, receiving status information for the piece of equipment from the data center management system through the communication network, and displaying the status information on a display screen of the mobile computing device. The fiduciary marker is configured to contain encoded equipment identification data associated with a piece of equipment.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of accessing equipment status information in a data center, the method comprising:
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detecting within the data center, by a mobile computing device, a first fiduciary marker affixed on or near a first piece of equipment within at least one image displayed on a display screen of the mobile computing device, the at least one image captured by an image capture device coupled to the mobile computing device, the first fiduciary marker configured to contain encoded first equipment identification data associated with the first piece of equipment; decoding, by the mobile computing device, the first equipment identification data from the first fiduciary marker; providing, by the mobile computing device, the first equipment identification data to a data center management system for the data center through a communications network; receiving, by the mobile computing device, status information that notifies a user of at least one of an alert and an alarm active for the first piece of equipment from the data center management system, responsive to providing the first equipment identification data to the data center management system, through the communication network; and superimposing the status information upon the at least one image displayed on the display screen of the mobile computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for accessing equipment status information in a data center, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera; and a mobile computing device having a processor, a display screen and a wireless communication unit, the mobile computing device coupled to the camera and configured to receive at least one image captured by the camera; the processor configured to; detect a first fiduciary marker within the at least one image, the first fiduciary marker affixed on or near a first piece of equipment and configured to contain encoded first equipment identification data associated with the first piece of equipment in the data center; decode the first equipment identification data from the first fiduciary marker; send the first equipment identification data to a data center management system for the data center using the wireless communication unit; receive first status information that notifies a user of at least one of an alert and an alarm active for the first piece of equipment from the data center management system, responsive to the first equipment identification data sent to the data center management system and decoded from the first fiduciary marker, using the wireless communication unit; and superimpose the first status information upon the at least one image displayed on the display screen. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed on a processor perform the acts of:
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detecting, within a data center, a first fiduciary marker within at least one image displayed on a display screen coupled to the processor, the at least one image captured by an image capture device coupled to the processor, the first fiduciary marker affixed on or near a first piece of equipment and configured to contain encoded first equipment identification data associated with the first piece of equipment; decoding the first equipment identification data from the first fiduciary marker; providing the first equipment identification data to a data center management system for the data center through a communications network; receiving first status information that notifies a user of at least one of an alert and an alarm active from the data center management system, responsive to the first equipment identification data provided to the data center management system, through the communication network; and superimposing the first status information upon the at least one image displayed on the display screen coupled to the processor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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