Abstract: A portable apparatus includes a camera configured to capture images of multiple visual indicators. Each visual indicator, such as a gauge or meter, includes a display configured to present a reading. The portable apparatus also includes a recording device configured to store and/or transmit information associated with the captured images of the visual indicators. The camera and/or the recording device could be configured to identify, using the images, the readings presented on the displays of the visual indicators, and the information associated with the captured images could include the readings. Also, the camera could be configured to be mounted on each visual indicator in order to capture one or more images of the visual indicator's display and to be removed from the visual indicator after the one or more images are captured.

Abstract: Training information can be presented to a person based on that person's location. For example, a wireless device used by an employee or trainee can receive and present training information (such as an audio or video program) based on his or her location in an industrial facility or complex. The person's location can be tracked in any suitable manner, such as by using GPS, RFID, or other tracking technology. The person's location can also be determined at the wireless device or by an external system, such as the system providing the training information. When the person enters a particular area, such as a specified training area in an industrial facility or complex, the person's wireless device can receive training information tailored to that particular area of the industrial facility or complex.

Abstract: A portable apparatus includes a camera configured to capture images of multiple visual indicators. Each visual indicator, such as a gauge or meter, includes a display configured to present a reading. The portable apparatus also includes a recording device configured to store and/or transmit information associated with the captured images of the visual indicators. The camera and/or the recording device could be configured to identify, using the images, the readings presented on the displays of the visual indicators, and the information associated with the captured images could include the readings. Also, the camera could be configured to be mounted on each visual indicator in order to capture one or more images of the visual indicator's display and to be removed from the visual indicator after the one or more images are captured.

Abstract: Training information can be presented to a person based on that person's location. For example, a wireless device used by an employee or trainee can receive and present training information (such as an audio or video program) based on his or her location in an industrial facility or complex. The person's location can be tracked in any suitable manner, such as by using GPS, RFID, or other tracking technology. The person's location can also be determined at the wireless device or by an external system, such as the system providing the training information. When the person enters a particular area, such as a specified training area in an industrial facility or complex, the person's wireless device can receive training information tailored to that particular area of the industrial facility or complex.