US 12,190,272 B2
Methods, systems, and devices for collaborative design of an equipment site
Benjamin J. Leffler, Galena, OH (US); Amanda Jean Peterlin, Petersburg, MI (US); Jeffrey Patrick Thomas, Romeo, MI (US); Richard Raley, Point Venture, TX (US); and Alicia Shewring, Canal Winchester, OH (US)
Assigned to AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jul. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/370,447.
Prior Publication US 2023/0008703 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/0639 (2023.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/22 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0639 (2013.01) [G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06V 10/235 (2022.01); G06V 20/00 (2022.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
20. A method, comprising:
obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a first group of image content of an equipment site;
aggregating, by the processing system, the first group of image content resulting in first aggregated image content;
generating, by the processing system, first virtual reality image content based on the first aggregated image content;
generating, by the processing system, a communication session among a group of communication devices;
providing, by the processing system, over a communication network, the first virtual reality image content to the group of communication devices during the communication session, wherein each of the group of communication devices renders the first virtual reality image content on a respective graphical user interface of each of the group of communication devices, wherein the graphical user interface receives user-generated input associated with each user associated with each of the group of communication devices to interact with the first virtual reality image content;
receiving, by the processing system, over the communication network, a group of user-generated input from a portion of the group of communication devices;
identifying, by the processing system, a group of equipment to install at the equipment site according to the group of user-generated input;
adjusting, by the processing system, the first virtual reality image content by incorporating images of the group of equipment resulting in a second virtual reality image content;
providing, by the processing system, over the communication network, the second virtual reality image content to the group of communication devices, wherein each of the group of communication devices renders the second virtual reality image content on the respective graphical user interface of each of the group of communication devices;
obtaining, by the processing system, over the communication network, a second group of image content of the equipment site from a third communication device associated with an installer of equipment associated with the equipment site;
aggregating, by the processing system, the second group of image content resulting in a third virtual reality image content, wherein the third virtual reality image content shows a completed installation of the equipment at the equipment site;
determining, by the processing system, the completed installation of the equipment does not satisfy an installation threshold resulting in a determination in response to analyzing, by the processing system, the third virtual reality image content utilizing a machine learning application;
providing, by the processing system, over the communication network to each of the group of communication devices, a notification indicating that the completed installation of the equipment does not satisfy the installation threshold based on the determination;
providing, by the processing system, over the communication network to the third communication device associated with the installer, instructions for adjusting the completed installation of the equipment, wherein the instructions for the adjusting are obtained responsive to the providing the notification;
based on identifying an adjusted installation of the equipment, determining, by the processing system, that the adjusted installation satisfies the installation threshold resulting in a second determination, wherein the second determination is in response to analyzing, utilizing the machine learning application, a fourth virtual reality image content associated with the adjusted installation of the equipment; and
providing, by the processing system, over the communication network to each of the group of communication devices, a second notification indicating the adjusted installation of the equipment satisfies the installation threshold based on the second determination, thereby facilitating collaborative design of the equipment site between the installer and a plurality of users remote from the equipment site.