Decoding parts with encoded geometry for retrieving passively represented information
A system, method, and computer-readable medium for decoding an encoded geometry, comprising: scanning an encoded geometry, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry; identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols; decoding each identifier multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information; accessing an encoded geometry repository; and, retrieving data associated with the encoded geometry information.
1. A computer-implementable method for decoding an encoded geometry, comprising:
scanning an encoded geometry, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry, each of the plurality of multi-dimensional systems comprising a respective glyph, each respective glyph comprising a front two-dimensional variable, a rear two-dimensional variable and a slope variable, the scanning comprises performing the depth scanning operation on the glyph, the scanning comprises detecting the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of the glyph; and,
identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols, the identifying using the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of each respective glyph;
decoding each identified multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information;
accessing an encoded geometry repository; and,
retrieving data associated with the encoded geometry information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the encoded geometry uniquely identifies a part.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
point cloud data representing each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols is generated by the depth scanning operation.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols provide a unique encoded geometry.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein:
each multi-dimensional symbol is a three dimensional symbol and the encoded geometry is a three dimensional part comprising a plurality of the three dimensional symbols.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the part is a passive part;
the passive part is associated with a component; and,
the passive part provides information regarding the component.
7. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
scanning an encoded geometry, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry, each of the plurality of multi-dimensional systems comprising a respective glyph, each respective glyph comprising a front two-dimensional variable, a rear two-dimensional variable and a slope variable, the scanning comprises performing the depth scanning operation on the glyph, the scanning comprises detecting the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of the glyph;
identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols, the identifying using the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of each respective glyph;
decoding each identified multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information;
accessing an encoded geometry repository; and,
retrieving data associated with the encoded geometry information.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the encoded geometry uniquely identifies a part.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
point cloud data representing each of the plurality of multi-dimensional system is generated by the depth scanning operation.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols provide a unique encoded geometry.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
each multi-dimensional symbol is a three dimensional symbol and the encoded geometry is a three dimensional part comprising a plurality of the three dimensional symbols.
12. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the part is a passive part;
the passive part is associated with a component; and,
the passive part provides information regarding the component.
13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
scanning an encoded geometry, the scanning comprising scanning a plurality of multi-dimensional symbols of the encoded geometry, each of the plurality of multi-dimensional systems comprising a respective glyph, each respective glyph comprising a front two-dimensional variable, a rear two-dimensional variable and a slope variable, the scanning comprises performing the depth scanning operation on the glyph, the scanning comprises detecting the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of the glyph;
identifying each of the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols, the identifying using the front two-dimensional variable, the rear two-dimensional variable and the slope variable of each respective glyph;
decoding each identified multi-dimensional symbol to provide encoded geometry information;
accessing an encoded geometry repository; and,
retrieving data associated with the encoded geometry information.
14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the encoded geometry uniquely identifies a part.
15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
point cloud data representing each of the plurality of multi-dimensional system is generated by the depth scanning operation.
16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the plurality of multi-dimensional symbols provide a unique encoded geometry.
17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein:
each multi-dimensional symbol is a three dimensional symbol and the encoded geometry is a three dimensional part comprising a plurality of the three dimensional symbols.
18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the part is a passive part;
the passive part is associated with a component; and,
the passive part provides information regarding the component.
19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.