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US 2020/0311364 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A method of configuring a device, said method comprising:
- generating, using a processor, electronic configuration settings for the device based on first site plans, the electronic configuration settings including a safety check value;
- generating, using a code generator, one or more machine readable codes associated with the electronic configuration settings;
- generating modified site plans for the device by applying images of the one or more machine readable codes to the first site plans for the device;
- reading, by a machine readable code reader connected to the device, the images of the one or more codes from the modified site plans to obtain the electronic configuration settings and safety check value;
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- configuring the device based on the electronic configuration settings.
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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 based on first site plans, the electronic configuration settings including a safety check value,
- generate, using a code generator, one or more machine readable codes associated with the electronic configuration settings, and
- generate modified site plans for the device by applying images of the one or more machine readable codes to the first site plans for the device;
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- a machine readable code reader connected to the device, said reader adapted to:
- read the images of the one or more codes from the modified site plans to obtain the electronic configuration settings and safety check value, and
- transmit the electronic configuration settings to the device to configure the device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.