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Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

May. 23, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Rakesh Jain, San Jose, CA (US);

Ramani Routray, San Jose, CA (US);

Mu Qiao, Belmont, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/20 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00671 (2013.01); G06K 9/2063 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01);
Abstract

An apparatus includes a cable having two ends and at least two object markers coupled to the cable configured to enable augmented reality (AR) detection of each end of the cable among a plurality of cables. A computer-implemented method using augmented reality (AR) technology includes selecting a cable of interest, identifying an object marker at a first end of the cable of interest, and storing the object marker. The method also includes scanning a plurality of cables, detecting a second instance of the object marker, and identifying a second end of the cable of interest based on the object marker. A computer program product for detecting ends of cables using augmented reality (AR) technology, includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform the foregoing method.


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