Method for guiding installation of internal accessory devices in low voltage switches

Abstract

A method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) having one or more mounting locations (30) for one or more accessory devices (1) using guided mounting means (40) comprising an image acquisition device, a display (41), and processing means executing a guided mounting program for guiding installation of said accessory device (1) in said low voltage switching device (2). The method comprises the steps of: - acquiring an image (201) of said low voltage switching device (2) and displaying it on said display (41); - identifying said low voltage switching device (2); - displaying in an augmented reality view one or more points of interest of said low voltage switching device (2) by superimposing possible accessory device mounting locations (30) to the image of (201) said low voltage switching device (2); - displaying information (401) concerning possible accessory devices (1) installable in said low voltage switching device (2); - selecting one of said possible accessory devices (1) and identifying in an augmented reality view one or more possible mounting locations (30) of the selected accessory device (1) in the low voltage switching device (2) or selecting one of said possible accessory device mounting locations (30) and identifying in an augmented reality view one or more accessory devices (1) installable in the selected mounting location (30); - displaying information (601, 701, 801) concerning a mounting procedure of a selected accessory device (1) in a selected mounting location (30) of said low voltage switching device (2).

Claims

A method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) having one or more mounting locations (30) for one or more accessory devices (1) using guided mounting means (40) comprising an image acquisition device, a display (41), and processing means executing a guided mounting program for guiding installation of said accessory device (1) in said low voltage switching device (2), said method being characterized in that it comprises the steps of:- acquiring an image (201) of said low voltage switching device (2) and displaying it on said display (41);- identifying said low voltage switching device (2);- displaying in an augmented reality view one or more points of interest of said low voltage switching device (2) by superimposing possible accessory device mounting locations (30) to the image of (201) said low voltage switching device (2);- displaying information (401) concerning possible accessory devices (1) installable in said low voltage switching device (2);- selecting one of said possible accessory devices (1) and identifying in an augmented reality view one or more possible mounting locations (30) of the selected accessory device (1) in the low voltage switching device (2) or selecting one of said possible accessory device mounting locations (30) and identifying in an augmented reality view one or more accessory devices (1) installable in the selected mounting location (30);- displaying information (601, 701, 801) concerning a mounting procedure of a selected accessory device (1) in a selected mounting location (30) of said low voltage switching device (2). The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 1, characterized in that said processing means comprises a processor and a memory device storing said guided mounting program for execution by said processor and data concerning said low voltage switching device (1) and said one or more accessory devices (1) usable by said guided mounting program.The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said step of identifying said low voltage switching device (2) comprises identifying and tracking said low voltage switching device (2) in case of relative movement between said low voltage switching device (2) and said image acquisition device. The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according toclaim 3 , characterized in that said step of displaying in an augmented reality view one or more points of interest of said low voltage switching device (2) comprises superimposing 2D or 3D views of said possible accessory device mounting locations (30) to the image of said low voltage switching device (2).The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 4, characterized in that said step of displaying in an augmented reality view one or more points of interest of said low voltage switching device (2) comprises identifying in an augmented reality view free mounting locations (31) and / or already-occupied mounting locations (32) of said accessory device (1) in said low voltage switching device (2).The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that said step of selecting one of said possible accessory devices (1) and identifying one or more possible mounting locations (30) of the selected accessory device (1) in the low voltage switching device (2) further comprises the step of selecting a desired mounting location (33) for the selected accessory device. The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 5, characterized in that said step of selecting one of said possible accessory device mounting locations and identifying one or more accessory devices installable in the selected mounting location further comprises the step of selecting a desired accessory device for the selected mounting location.The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 7, characterized in that it further comprises the step of displaying information (501, 502, 503) concerning the selected accessory device (1).The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 8, characterized in that it further comprises the step of displaying a plurality of combinations between accessory devices and corresponding mounting locations.The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 9, characterized in that it further comprises the step of selecting a method of displaying said information (601, 701, 801) concerning a mounting procedure of a selected accessory device (1) in a selected mounting location (30) of said low voltage switching device (2).The method for guiding installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2) according to claim 10, characterized in that said guided mounting means are a smart device (40) including a camera, a display (41), and processing means running an application that guides a user during installation of an accessory device (1) in a low voltage switching device (2).

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