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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022

Filed:

Aug. 26, 2019
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Paulina Acevedo, Tucson, AZ (US);

Veronica A. Reeves-Voeltner, Tucson, AZ (US);

Samantha A. Utter, Tucson, AZ (US);

Beth A. Peterson, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2022.01); G06T 7/00 (2017.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06F 111/20 (2020.01); G06F 113/16 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06T 7/0002 (2013.01); G06F 30/00 (2020.01); G06T 7/70 (2017.01); G06T 7/97 (2017.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06F 2111/20 (2020.01); G06F 2113/16 (2020.01);
Abstract

A method is disclosed to ensure that components in a complex system are correctly connected together. In one embodiment, such a method captures a visual image of a system made up of multiple components connected together with cables. The method analyzes the visual image to determine connections between the components. The method further builds a current model that represents the connections between the components. This current model is then compared to a previous model to find differences between the current model and the previous model. If differences exist, the method notifies a user of the differences. This may assist the user in identifying any incorrect connections between the components. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed.


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