Patent ID: 9685000
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06T

Claim:
1. A method for use in using augmented reality in data storage management, the method comprising: receiving, by a camera of a mobile device, an original image of a data storage system comprising multiple data storage devices, wherein the original image is received by pointing the mobile device at the data storage system to capture the original image; based on the original image, automatically identifying the data storage system, wherein the identification is based on an identifier identifying feature associated with the data storage system; based on the identification, automatically retrieving information about the data storage system, wherein the information relates to the data storage system and at least one of IOPs, CPU utilization, capacity, a pie chart breaking down storage utilization by application, or the flow of data from a host to the data storage system; deriving a first augmented reality image from the original image and the information; detecting a change of focus of the camera with respect to the original image upon the camera focusing on one or more of the data storage devices; and in response to detecting the change of focus, deriving a second augmented reality image comprising additional information in connection with the one or more data storage devices.