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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2012
Emc Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Thiago da Silva, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Bruce R. Rabe, Dedham, MA (US);
Scott Joyce, Foxboro, MA (US);
Peter Chen, Charlton, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products for identifying IT components. An image of at least a portion of a first IT component and a second IT component is acquired by a mobile computing device. A first identification marker on the first IT component is located in the image. An identity of the first IT component based on the first identification marker is determined by the mobile computing device. A second identification marker on the second IT component is located in the image. An identity of the second IT component based on the second identification marker is located in the image by the mobile computing device. The image is displayed by the mobile computing device. Indicia of the identity of the first IT component and the second IT component is overlayed by the mobile computing device in the image.