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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Arnon H. Klein, Ganey Tikva, IL;
Nadav Parag, Rehovot, IL;
Tamir Riechberg, Hod-HaSharon, IL;
Moshe Weiss, Petah Tiqwa, IL;
Yinon Yamin, Kiryatono, IL;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention enable a portable computing device such as a smartphone or a tablet computer, to capture one or more codes for one or more corresponding components positioned in proximity to the portable computing device, and to convey the one or more codes to a management system. Upon receiving the one or more codes, the management system can be configured to convey, to the portable computing device, an identification and a status of each of the one or more components. The portable computing device can then present the status of the one or more components on a display, and the one or more components are detected based on a distance of the portable device in relation to the one or more components such that when a plurality of the one or more components are in a field of view of the portable device.