US RE50,653 E1
Overlay-based asset location and identification system
Kevin David Townend, Flintshire (GB); John Michael Hulse, Gwynedd (GB); Ian Butler, Cheadle (GB); David Thomas, Chester (GB); and Joseph Polland, Eden Prairie, MN (US)
Assigned to CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, London (GB); and CommScope Technologies LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by CommScope Connectivity UK Limited, London (GB); and CommScope Technologies LLC, Hickory, NC (US)
Filed on Aug. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/463,246.
Application 17/463,246 is a continuation of application No. 13/775,798, filed on Feb. 25, 2013, granted, now 9,171,209, issued on Oct. 27, 2015.
Application 17/463,246 is a reissue of application No. 14/923,170, filed on Oct. 26, 2015, granted, now 10,404,543, issued on Sep. 3, 2019.
Int. Cl. G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06F 3/0481 (2022.01); G06F 3/0484 (2022.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 10/08 (2024.01); G09G 5/377 (2006.01); G11B 27/036 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/265 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01)
CPC G06Q 10/08 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G06F 3/0484 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06311 (2013.01); G09G 5/377 (2013.01); G11B 27/036 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04N 5/2621 (2013.01); H04N 5/265 (2013.01); H04N 5/44 (2013.01); H04N 23/63 (2023.01); G09G 2340/125 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An asset management system comprising:
a mobile application executable on a mobile device including a camera and a display, the mobile application configured to receive image data from the camera and display an image on the display based on the image data and overlay information identifying one or more network assets identifiable in the image data, the mobile application providing at least one navigation button on the display used to obtain additional information about the asset [ , the additional information including port identification information provided when a user taps on a port in the image on the display, the at least one navigation button further used to create a work order by selecting a first port and a second port by capturing at least one equipment image of equipment including the first port and the second port and tapping on the first port and the second port in the captured at least one equipment image displayed on the display] ;
an asset management tracking engine remote from the mobile application, the asset management tracking engine configured to receive data from the mobile application based on the image data, generate the overlay information, and provide the overlay information to the mobile application, the overlay information including an identification of a location of at least one of the one or more assets [ first port and the second port ] within the [ captured at least one equipment ] image; and
wherein the overlay information includes one or more instructions [ created work order from the display includes ] identifying actions to be taken relative to the at least one of the one or more network assets [ a connection of a cable between the first port and the second port] .