Integration of Digital Twin Scanning with Additional Digital Twin Applications
Various embodiments described herein relate to a method, an apparatus, and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: determining that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned; pausing the scan of the zone; providing an interface for commissioning the uncommissioned device; communicating with the uncommissioned device to begin commissioning; and resuming the scan.
1 . A method performed by a processor for scanning a controllable space and commissioning devices within the controllable space, the method comprising:
determining that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned;
pausing the scan of the zone;
providing an interface for commissioning the uncommissioned device;
communicating with the uncommissioned device to begin commissioning; and
resuming the scan.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an uncommissioned device is a device that needs at least one of: calibration, activation, deactivation, configuration, a firmware update, a reset, data retrieval, threshold adjustment, diagnostic testing, synchronization, maintenance, or privacy setting adjustment.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned comprises locating an uncommissioned device during the scanning.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the locating an uncommissioned device during the scanning comprises, locating with a camera a real-time image of a device.
5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising: displaying, on a screen of a mobile device having a camera, a real-time image from the camera.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein communicating with the uncommissioned device comprises using a signal to trigger the uncommissioned device.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the signal comprises sound, light, heat, a wireless signal, or radio waves.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a signal from a user prior to resuming the scanning.
9 . A mobile device comprising:
a memory; and
a processor configured to:
communicate with a controller to determine that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned while in scanning mode;
automatically switch from scanning mode to commissioning mode;
in commissioning mode, provide an interface for commissioning the uncommissioned device; and
resume scanning mode.
10 . The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein an uncommissioned device is a device that requires at least one of the following: calibration, activation, deactivation, configuration, a firmware update, a reset, data retrieval, threshold adjustment, diagnostic testing, synchronization, maintenance, or privacy setting adjustment.
11 . The mobile device of claim 10 , wherein communicate with a controller comprises sending a message about the located device to the controller, and wherein determine that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned comprises receiving a message back from the controller.
12 . The mobile device of claim 11 , wherein the controller comprises a digital twin.
13 . The mobile device of claim 12 , wherein the digital twin updates with information about the device.
14 . The mobile device of claim 9 , wherein resume scanning mode further comprises automatically switching from commissioning mode to scanning mode.
15 . The mobile device of claim 9 , further comprising communicate with the uncommissioned device to begin commissioning.
16 . A machine-readable non-transitory medium encoded with instructions for execution by a processor, the machine-readable non-transitory medium comprising:
instructions for communicating with a controller to determine that an uncommissioned device is located in a zone being scanned while in scanning mode;
instructions for automatically switching from scanning mode to commissioning mode;
instructions for, in commissioning mode, providing an interface for commissioning the uncommissioned device; and
instructions for resuming scanning mode.
17 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 16 further comprising instructions for a sending a finished commissioning command being sent prior to resuming scanning mode.
18 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 17 , further comprising automatically switching from commissioning mode to scanning mode after the finished commissioning command is sent.
19 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 16 , wherein an uncommissioned device is a device that needs at least one action, the action comprising: calibration, activation, deactivation, configuration, a firmware update, a reset, data retrieval, threshold adjustment, diagnostic testing, synchronization, maintenance, or privacy setting adjustment.
20 . The machine-readable non-transitory medium of claim 19 wherein the action taken is dependent on context clues.