Concepts

IBM® Maximo® Visual Inspection Mobile uses several terms for you to become familiar with before you use it.

The following terminology is used in IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile.

Collect mode

Using the app to take pictures that are uploaded to a data set to be used to train or refine a model.

Dashboard

A dashboard displays images from a single IBM Maximo Visual Inspection data set within a project. Additionally, it displays pass or fail metrics for the displayed images.

Fixed or mounted device

A fixed device, also known as a mounted device, is fixed in a single position, such as when monitoring a production line. IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile is used with only infrequent human intervention and can also be managed remotely by other IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile instances.

Handheld device

A device that is not mounted but is held, such as when taking photos of a damaged roof. IBM Maximo Visual Inspection Mobile is used manually.

Inspect mode

Using the app to take pictures that are sent to a trained model for labeling and deep learning.

Inspection

A group of settings that define specific IBM Maximo Visual Inspection elements to interact with. It ties together one IBM Maximo Visual Inspection trained model and one data set that exist in the same IBM Maximo Visual Inspection project (also called project group). The data set is used as the target of uploads when the photos are taken on the app. The model is used when the app is in Inspect mode. The inspection also specifies a trigger string that external systems can use to identify the inspection when sending messages to capture photos.

Managed device

Managed devices have apps that are installed by using mobile device management (MDM). Managed apps can contain preconfigured settings that are controlled by the management party. The MDM server can remove managed apps and their associated data on demand or specify whether the apps are removed when the MDM profile is removed. Additionally, the MDM server can prevent managed app data from being backed up to iTunes and iCloud.

Single App Mode

Single App Mode, sometimes called Single App Lock, is a feature for supervised devices that restricts the device to running only one app. While this mode is enabled, the selected app stays in the foreground.

Supervised device

Supervision gives an organization more control over their iOS and iPadOS, which allows restrictions, such as disabling AirDrop or Apple Music or placing the device in Single App Mode.