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Maintenance assistant system

US9530057B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims
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Filing dateNov 26, 2013
Grant dateDec 27, 2016
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG05B2219/32014
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A maintenance assistance system and method of operating are provided. The maintenance assistance system may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a speaker, a technician marker, a memory configured to store a location of a plurality of tags and a location of at least one component relative to at least one of the plurality of tags, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the speaker and the memory, the processor configured to receive an indication of one of the components, determine a location of the technician marker relative to the location of the indicated component based upon data from the camera and the location of the indicated component relative to the at least one of the plurality of tags, and output position information to the speaker based upon the determined location of the technician marker relative to the location of the indicated component.

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