Asset creation from hardware asset tags using a mobile device
US9626609B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9554
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various of the disclosed embodiments concern computer systems, methods, and programs for extracting information from an asset tag that can be used to monitor the corresponding asset. An operator, e.g. employee of an enterprise, logs into an application executed by a mobile device that includes a camera. A tag template can then be manually selected by the operator or automatically selected by the application. The tag template is used during scanning to locate and identify machine-readable elements, human-readable elements, structural elements, or some combination thereof. Once the application registers a successful scan of the asset tag, the operator can review and confirm the information was extracted correctly. Generally, the extracted information is transmitted to an asset management system, which creates a database entry that allows the asset to be continually monitored by the enterprise, e.g. each time the asset tag is subsequently scanned.
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