Method and system for obtaining information from analog instruments using a digital retrofit

A digital retrofit device comprising:

• a camera;
• a processor coupled to the camera and configured with computer-executable instructions that cause the processor to:
• activate the camera to capture an image of an analog measurement instruments;
• process the image so as to detect whether the analog measurement instrument contains an embedded identifier wherein the processing further includes:
• when an embedded identifier is detected, recalling a data record of the analog measurement instrument in a database corresponding to the identifier, wherein the data record includes a type of the analog measurement instrument, and a measurement location;
• focus the camera on the measurement location of the measurement to obtain measurement data;
• convert the measurement data into converted digital information;
• obtain supplemental information from a database related to the analog instrument;
• and
• superimpose the additional information in a graphical representation over the captured image of the analog instrument in real time in the display together with the digital information;
• and
• when an embedded identifier is not detected identifying the analog measurement instrument by at least one of:
• a) comparing a geographic location of the analog measurement instrument with known locations of analog measurement instruments in a database;
• b) a machine learning algorithm that is trained to identify a type of the analog measurement instrument using a set of images of analog measurement instruments and to identify the memory location by feature recognition;
• and
• a display coupled to the processor upon which the digital information and supplemental information is displayed to a wearer of the smart glasses.