Patent ID: 8064841
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for making an asset apparent to an individual, comprising: a receiver for receiving a request from a wireless communication system for having the asset make itself apparent and providing the request to a processor, wherein the asset comprises equipment; the processor for receiving the request, wherein the processor generates a list of available apparency actions in response to receiving the request; a transmitter for transmitting the list of available apparency actions to a remote entity, wherein the receiver receives a second request for making the asset apparent, the second request comprising a selected apparency action from the list of available apparency actions; the processor for receiving the second request and for generating a command to make the asset apparent based on the selected apparency action; and an interface for providing the command to a device on the asset, the device for making the asset apparent to the individual in response to the command.