Quick response (QR) code based test data embedding and transmission

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11176343-B2
Application number	US-202016923735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 8, 2020
Priority date	Mar 27, 2020
Publication date	Nov 16, 2021
Grant date	Nov 16, 2021

Abstract

In some examples, QR code based test data embedding and transmission may include obtaining, by a test data analyzer that is executed by at least one hardware processor, test data based on operation of a test device to measure a parameter associated with an optical fiber. Based on an analysis of the test data, a report that includes the test data may be generated. A quick response (QR) code generator that is executed by the at least one hardware processor may compress the report that includes the test data to generate a compressed report. The QR code generator may generate, based on an analysis of the compressed report, a QR code that includes the compressed report. A display generator that is executed by the at least one hardware processor may generate a display of the QR code that includes the compressed report.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system comprising:
a test data analyzer, executed by at least one hardware processor, to
obtain test data based on operation of a test device to measure a parameter associated with an optical fiber, and
generate, based on an analysis of the test data, a report that includes the test data;

a quick response (QR) code generator, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
compress the report that includes the test data to generate a compressed report, and
generate, based on an analysis of the compressed report, a QR code that includes the compressed report; and

a display generator, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
generate a display of the QR code that includes the compressed report.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test data is transmitted to a receiving device based on a scan of the QR code by the receiving device.

3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test device is a power meter to measure the parameter associated with the optical fiber.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the test device is an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to measure the parameter associated with the optical fiber.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the report includes a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) report.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the QR code generator is executed by the at least one hardware processor to compress the report that includes the test data to generate the compressed report by:
formatting the report in a specified format for inclusion in the QR code.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the QR code generator is executed by the at least one hardware processor to format the report in the specified format for inclusion in the QR code by:
compressing the report from a specified number of bytes to a reduced number of bytes to generate the compressed report;
converting the compressed report to a specified base format to generate a converted report; and
generating the QR code based on the converted report.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the QR code generator is executed by the at least one hardware processor to generate, based on the analysis of the compressed report, the QR code that includes the compressed report by:
encrypting the test data in the compressed report; and
generating, based on the analysis of the compressed report that includes the encrypted test data, the QR code that includes the compressed report.

9. A system comprising:
a quick response (QR) code reader, executed by at least one hardware processor, to
read, from a test device, a QR code displayed on a display of the test device; and

a test data extractor, executed by the at least one hardware processor, to
extract, from the QR code, test data obtained by the test device for measurement of a parameter associated with an optical fiber.

10. The system according to claim 9 , wherein the test data extractor is executed by, the at least one hardware processor to extract, from the QR code, the test data obtained by the test device for measurement of the parameter associated with the optical fiber by:
decompressing the test data included in the QR code to generate a decompressed report that includes the test data.

11. The system according to claim 10 , wherein the test data extractor is executed by the at least one hardware processor to extract, from the QR code, the test data obtained by the test device for measurement of the parameter associated with the optical fiber by:
decrypting the decompressed report that includes encrypted test data to extract the test data included in the QR code.

12. A method comprising:
obtaining, by at least one hardware processor, test data based on operation of a test device to measure a parameter associated with an optical fiber;
generating, by the at least one hardware processor, based on an analysis of the test data, a report that includes the test data;
generating, by the at least one hardware processor, based on an analysis of the report, a quick response (QR) code that includes the report; and
generating, by the at least one hardware processor, a display of the QR code that includes the report.

13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising:
compressing, by the at least one hardware processor, the report that includes the test data to generate a compressed report.

14. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the test data is transmitted to a receiving device based on a scan of the QR code by the receiving device.

15. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the test device is a power meter to measure the parameter associated with the optical fiber.

16. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the test device is an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) to measure the parameter associated with the optical fiber.

17. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the report includes a JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) report.

18. The method according to claim 13 , wherein compressing, by the at least one hardware processor, the report that includes the test data to generate the compressed report further comprises:
formatting, by the at least one hardware processor, the report in a specified format for inclusion in the QR code.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein formatting, by the at least one hardware processor, the report in the specified format for inclusion in the OR code further comprises:
compressing the report from a specified number of bytes to a reduced number of bytes to generate a compressed report;
converting the compressed report to a specified base format to generate a converted report; and
generating the QR code based on the converted report.

20. The method according to claim 12 , wherein generating, by the at least one hardware processor, based on the analysis of the report, the QR code that includes the report further comprises:
encrypting, by the at least one hardware processor, the test data in the report; and
generating, by the at least one hardware processor, based on the analysis of the report that includes the encrypted test data, the QR code that includes the report.

Assignees

• Viavi Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Roux Charlène
• Donzel Pascal

Classifications

• G06Q50/06 Primary

  Energy or water supply · CPC title

• G06K7/1417 Primary

  2D bar codes · CPC title

• H04L9/32

  including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system {or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials} · CPC title

• G06K19/06037

  multi-dimensional coding · CPC title