Systems and methods for managed connectivity wall outlets using low energy wireless communication
AssigneeCommScope Technologies LLC
InventorsJoseph C. Coffey, Joseph Polland, Jason Bautista
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Abstract
A system providing connectivity management is provided. The system comprises: a content management server configured to manage connectivity for a network; one or more central controllers configured to collect connectivity information for at least a portion of the network for use by the content management server; and at least one outlet having one or more ports for receiving one or more plugs, wherein connectivity information is communicated between the outlet and the central controller through one or more wireless communication interface.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- obtaining, at an augmented reality device, communications data configured to be used to form a communications link with an outlet, wherein the outlet comprises one or more connector receptacles, wherein each connector receptacle is configured to be connected to a connector plug of a cable;
- forming, using the communications data, the communications link between the outlet and the augmented reality device;
- obtaining, from the outlet, status data about at least one of:
- the outlet, at least one connector receptacle of the outlet and at least one cable inserted into a connector receptacle of the outlet;
- using the augmented reality device, rendering an augmented reality overlay that at least one of:
- includes the status data obtained from the outlet and is indicative of the status data obtained from the outlet;
- and
- displaying or projecting, with the augmented reality device, the augmented reality overlay at least one of over an image of at least one real object and by the image of the at least one real object.
A program product comprising a processor readable medium on which program instructions are embodied, wherein the program instructions are configured, when executed by at least one programmable processor of an augmented reality device, to cause the at least one programmable processor to:
- obtain communications data configured to be used to form a communications link with an outlet, wherein the outlet comprises one or more connector receptacles, wherein each connector receptacle is configured to be connected to a connector plug of a cable;
- form, using the communications data, the communications link between the outlet and the augmented reality device;
- obtain, from the outlet, status data about at least one of:
- the outlet, at least one connector receptacle of the outlet, and at least one cable inserted into a connector receptacle of the outlet;
- and
- cause rendering of an augmented reality overlay that at least one of:
- includes the status data obtained from the outlet and is indicative of the status data obtained from the outlet;
- wherein the augmented reality overlay is configured to be displayed or projected, by the augmented reality device, at least one of over an image of at least one real object and by the image of the at least one real object.
An augmented reality device, comprising:
- image capture circuitry;
- a wireless communications system;
- and
- processor circuitry coupled to the image capture circuitry and the communications system, and configured to:
- obtain communications data configured to be used to form a communications link with an outlet, wherein the outlet comprises one or more connector receptacles, wherein each connector receptacle is configured to be connected to a connector plug of a cable;
- form, using the communications data and the wireless communications system, the communications link between the outlet and the augmented reality device;
- obtain, from the outlet, status data about at least one of:
- the outlet, at least one connector receptacle of the outlet, and at least one cable inserted into a connector receptacle of the outlet;
- and
- cause rendering of an augmented reality overlay that at least one of:
- includes the status data obtained from the outlet and is indicative of the status data obtained from the outlet;
- wherein the augmented reality overlay is configured to be displayed or projected at least one of over an image of at least one real object and by the image of the at least one real object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.