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US 2026/0087607 A1Published application
Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems for Cleaning, Tracing, and Securing Fibers in Communication Networks
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsJose M. Castro, Yu Huang, Bulent Kose
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Abstract
Visual inspection systems, and methods for utilizing such visual inspection systems, are disclosed for providing technological solutions that improve cleanliness, transmission performance, traceability, and security of optical network components such as optical assemblies. The visual inspection systems, and the methods for utilizing such visual inspection systems, also aid in preventing the counterfeiting of network components.
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A visual inspection system comprising:
- a memory configured to store machine executable instructions;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable instructions to cause the processor to:
- receive a captured image of a connector at a field-side location, the connector included in a fiber component;
- compute a hash function on the captured image to produce a field-side identifier for the fiber component;
- access a production-side identifier;
- compare the field-side identifier with the production-side identifier to determine whether there is a match between the field-side identifier and the production-side identifier;
- and
- approve an assignment of an identification reference to the fiber component when the field-side identifier and the production-side identifier are determined to match.
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A visual inspection system comprising:
- a memory configured to store machine executable instructions;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to execute the machine executable instructions to cause the processor to:
- receive a field-side captured image of a connector at a field-side location, the connector included in a fiber component;
- execute a vector image analysis to identify physical attributes on the field-side captured image corresponding to physical attributes on the connector;
- access a production-side captured image for the connector;
- compare the field-side captured image with the production-side captured image to determine whether there is a match between the physical attributes identified on the field-side captured image and physical attributes identified on the production-side captured image;
- and
- approve an assignment of an identification reference to the fiber component when the field-side captured image and the production-side captured image are determined to match.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.