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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Hach Company, Loveland, CO (US);
Brian Alan Harmon, Loveland, CO (US);
Theo Grover Tillson Barker, Loveland, CO (US);
HACH COMPANY, Loveland, CO (US);
Abstract
One embodiment provides a method for capturing information from a measuring instrument, including: capturing, using an image capture device, an image of information displayed on the measuring instrument; analyzing, using a processor, the information; detecting, based on the analyzing, a plurality of elements within the information; wherein the plurality of elements comprise: identification data associated with the measuring instrument and measurement data, the identification data being coded within a tag element; wherein the tag element is at least one of a quick response code, a two dimensional barcode, a barcode, and a service identification tag; the identification data comprising data relating to at least one of: unit type, notation type, device type, device identification, device location, device vendor, device manufacturer, and current user; extracting, using a processor, the plurality of elements from the image; and storing, in a storage device, the plurality of elements in a formatted file. Other aspects are described and claimed.