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US 11,663,429 B2Granted
Device configuration using QR and other machine readable codes
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorsRichard Alan McGavock, Jr., Nathan Clanney
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Abstract
A system and method providing device configuration using quick response (QR) and/or other machine readable codes. The system and method reduce the time and costs associated with configuring devices/equipment based on site plans while also reducing the potential for errors during the configuration process.
Claims16
A method of configuring a device, said method comprising:
- generating, using a processor, electronic configuration settings for the device, the electronic configuration settings including site-specific settings and a safety check value, wherein the site-specific settings are associated with a factory or field location of the device;
- generating, using a code generator, one or more machine readable codes associated with the electronic configuration settings;
- generating a second modified medium for the device by applying images of the one or more machine readable codes to a first medium;
- reading, by a machine readable code reader connected to the device, the images of the one or more codes from the second modified medium to obtain the electronic configuration settings including the site-specific settings and the safety check value;
- comparing, by the machine readable code reader connected to the device, the safety check value associated with the one or more machine readable codes with a safety check value input by a user into the machine readable code reader;
- and
- configuring the device based on the electronic configuration settings in response to a matched safety check value,
- wherein said generating electronic configuration settings for the device comprises:
- storing the electronic configuration settings in a database;
- generating a reference identifier for the stored electronic configuration settings,
- wherein the database is stored on a configuration server accessible by the processor and machine readable code reader over a network connection, and
- wherein the configuration server transmits, over the network connection, the electronic configuration settings including the site-specific settings to the machine readable code reader in response to the matched safety check value.
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A system for configuring a device, said system comprising:
- a computer workstation, said workstation comprising a processor adapted to:
- generate electronic configuration settings for the device, the electronic configuration settings including site-specific settings and a safety check value,
- generate, using a code generator, one or more machine readable codes associated with the electronic configuration settings, and
- generate a second modified medium for the device by applying images of the one or more machine readable codes to a first medium for the device;
- and
- a machine readable code reader connected to the device, said reader adapted to:
- read the images of the one or more machine readable codes from the second modified medium to obtain the electronic configuration settings including the site-specific settings and the safety check value,
- compare the safety check value associated with the one or more machine readable codes with a safety check value input by a user into the machine readable code reader;
- and
- transmit the electronic configuration settings to the device to configure the device in response to a matched safety check value,
- wherein said processor is further adapted to generate the electronic configuration settings for the device by:
- storing the electronic configuration settings in a database;
- and
- generating a reference identifier for the stored electronic configuration settings,
- wherein the database is stored on a configuration server accessible by the processor and machine readable code reader over a network connection, and
- wherein the configuration server is configured to transmit, over the network connection, the electronic configuration settings including the site-specific settings to the machine readable code reader in response to the matched safety check value.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.