US 2021/0344833 A1 · INSPECTION WORKFLOW USING OBJECT RECOGNITION AND OTHER TECHNIQUES

Abstract

Systems for guiding a user through a workflow routine can include an inspection tool, a user interface, memory, and a processor. The processor can provide instructions via the user interface to perform a workflow routine using the inspection tool and save acquiring inspection data to memory. Instructions can direct a user to which equipment to inspect and/or how to collect inspection data associated with one or more pieces of equipment. Systems can determine which equipment is available for inspection by the user, such as via image recognition or proximity detection, and instruct a user to acquire inspection data associated with such equipment. Workflow routine instructions can be provided to the user via various devices, such as an inspection tool, smartphone, or a tablet.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a display;
a processor communicatively coupled to the display;
and
a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store executable instructions, wherein the executable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
receive an inspection workflow with a plurality pieces of equipment;
determine a guidance related to the inspection workflow at a given time based on information of the plurality pieces of equipment and data collected at the given time by the system;
and
present, via the display, an indication of the guidance.

5 more elements

A method, comprising:

receiving an inspection workflow with a plurality pieces of equipment;
determining a guidance for completing the inspection workflow at a given time based on information of the plurality pieces of equipment and data collected at the given time by an inspection device;
and
revealing, via a user interface, an indication of the guidance.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

17/348,755Filed 15 Jun 2021

Priority

6 Nov 2017

Published

4 Nov 2021

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification9 codes

H04N 23/64
Control of cameras or camera modules: computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality,…
G06Q 10/20
Administration; Management: administration of product repair or maintenance
G06V 20/20
Scenes; Scene-specific elements: in augmented reality scenes
H04N 7/183
Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast: for receiving images from a single remote source

Family

Application62/582,137Us provisional application · filed 6 Nov 2017

Application16/180,873Continuation · filed 5 Nov 2018

Application17/348,755Continuation

US 12,088,910 B2Related patent

US 2019/0141236 A1Published application

US 2021/0344833 A1This patent

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Inspection workflow using object recognition and other techniques

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Inspection workflow using object recognition and other techniques

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Abstract

Claims20