US 12,149,539 B2
Managing functionality of a computing device to interact with field equipment
Hany Heikal, Aurora, CO (US); Hossam Hmimy, Aurora, CO (US); Mohamed Daoud, Englewood, CO (US); and Muhammad Khan, Greenwood Village, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Apr. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/731,485.
Prior Publication US 2023/0353578 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06K 19/06 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 63/107 (2013.01) [G06K 19/06028 (2013.01); G06K 19/06037 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01)] 27 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method performed by a processor of a computing device for managing functionality of the computing device to interact with field equipment, comprising:
determining, by the processor, a location of field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment, wherein determining a location of field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment comprises determining by the processor a location of field equipment represented in an encoded symbol that is proximate to the field equipment and that is scanned by the computing device;
determining, by the processor, a location of the computing device based on geolocation information, wherein the geolocation information is different from the information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment;
determining whether the location of the field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment and the location of the computing device based on geolocation information are within a threshold distance to one another;
verifying the location of the field equipment in response to determining that the location of the field equipment based on information obtained by the processor proximate to the field equipment and the location of the computing device based on geolocation information are within the threshold distance; and
enabling functionality of the computing device to interact with the field equipment in response to verifying the location of the field equipment.