Patent ID: 7557696
Filing Date: 2009-07-07
Classification: G06Q,G08G

Abstract:
1. An accessory configured to be coupled to a portable computing device, for use in providing a record that a component was visited during an inspection, comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a sensor for detecting when the accessory is within a predetermined maximum distance from a component to be inspected, the sensor producing a signal indicative that the accessory is within the predetermined maximum distance from a component; (c) an interface connection configured to enable the accessory to communicate data with a portable computing device when the accessory is coupled to a portable computing device, the signal produced by the sensor being conveyed through the interface connection to a portable computing device for at least one of storage thereon and transmission to another device, the signal produced by the sensor thereby providing the record that a component was visited during the inspection; and (d) a light source for use in illuminating a component to facilitate its inspection.