A method for conveying an identity of a valve assembly on a process line , said method comprising: receiving a first image of a subject valve assembly at a first computing device , comparing the first image with a second image that is stored in an asset database ; using the first image , selecting an entry in the asset database , the selected entry associating valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly, the valve identifying data configured to define an identity for the subject valve assembly wherein the entry associates the valve identifying data with the second image of the subject valve assembly, and the selected entry reflects a match that relates content in the first image with content in the second image ; retrieving data from the selected entry; generating an output for display on a second computing device, wherein the output is configured to convey the valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly in the first image; identifying a first feature of interest and a second feature of interest, one each defining a first subset of the content in the first image and a second subset of content in the second image , respectively; and comparing the first feature of interest and the second feature of interest, wherein the match relates the first subset of the content of the first feature of interest with the second subset of the content of the second feature of interest; wherein each of the first subset of the content of the first feature of interest and the second subset of the content of the second feature of interest comprises a proximate background structure of the subject valve assembly fitting into the field of view of the first image and the second image . receiving a first image of a subject valve assembly at a first computing device , comparing the first image with a second image that is stored in an asset database ; using the first image , selecting an entry in the asset database , the selected entry associating valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly, the valve identifying data configured to define an identity for the subject valve assembly wherein the entry associates the valve identifying data with the second image of the subject valve assembly, and the selected entry reflects a match that relates content in the first image with content in the second image ; retrieving data from the selected entry; generating an output for display on a second computing device, wherein the output is configured to convey the valve identifying data that relates to the subject valve assembly in the first image; identifying a first feature of interest and a second feature of interest, one each defining a first subset of the content in the first image and a second subset of content in the second image , respectively; and comparing the first feature of interest and the second feature of interest, wherein the match relates the first subset of the content of the first feature of interest with the second subset of the content of the second feature of interest; wherein each of the first subset of the content of the first feature of interest and the second subset of the content of the second feature of interest comprises a proximate background structure of the subject valve assembly fitting into the field of view of the first image and the second image . <EOS>