IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0795337
(2013-03-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8589202
(2013-11-19)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Nielsen, Steven
- Chambers, Curtis
- Farr, Jeffrey
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출원인 / 주소 |
- CertusView Technologies, LLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
50 인용 특허 :
150 |
초록
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A marking device for a marking operation to mark a presence of an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the marking operation. In various aspects, methods and apparat
A marking device for a marking operation to mark a presence of an absence of one or more underground facilities is configured to access and display facilities map information, and/or other image information, as a visual aid to facilitate the marking operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work side/dig area; selection of an pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; updating displayed facilities map information while a marking device is used during a marking operation (e.g. changing pan, zoom and/or orientation); overlaying on the displayed facilities map information marking information and/or landmark information relating to the marking operation; and storing locally on the marking device, and/or transmitting from the marking device, facilities map information and/or overlaid marking/landmark information (e.g., for further processing, analysis and/or subsequent display).
대표청구항
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1. A marking apparatus to mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the marking apparatus comprising: a housing;a marking dispenser holder coupled to the housing to hold a replaceable marking material;an actuator that, when actuated, causes dispensing of the marking material;a displa
1. A marking apparatus to mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the marking apparatus comprising: a housing;a marking dispenser holder coupled to the housing to hold a replaceable marking material;an actuator that, when actuated, causes dispensing of the marking material;a display device coupled to the housing;at least one sensor, coupled to the housing, to output geographic information indicative of a geographic location of the marking apparatus;at least one memory; andat least one processor, communicatively coupled to the display device and the at least one memory, the at least one processor configured to cause a display of a digital image on the display device, the at least one processor further configured to generate the digital image based at least in part on first digital image data selected by the at least one processor, wherein:the at least one processor is configured to select the first digital image data based, at least in part, on: at least one of facilities map data, survey map data, land survey data, photographic image data, construction drawings, and engineering drawings; andthe geographic information output by the at least one sensor and indicative of the geographic location of the marking apparatus; andthe at least one processor configured to overlay, on the displayed digital image, based at least in part on the geographic location of the marking apparatus, at least one electronic marking representing the dispensed marking material and a detected presence or absence of the underground facility. 2. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to generate the digital image based at least in part on first digital image data from a remote device. 3. The marking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is configured to store the first digital image data in the at least one memory. 4. The marking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first digital image data comprises at least one map image. 5. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to store data indicating a type of facility and the geographic location of the marking apparatus. 6. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select a type of facility in response to a user input. 7. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a type of facility to be marked in response to information provided by the at least one sensor. 8. The marking apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least on sensor comprises at least one global position system (GPS) receiver that is coupled to the housing. 9. The marking apparatus of claim 8, wherein the marking apparatus further comprises an electronic compass, and wherein the information provided by the at least one sensor comprises information indicative of a heading of the marking apparatus, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate the digital image based at least in part on the heading of the marking apparatus. 10. The marking apparatus of claim 7, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a marking material sensing device configured to detect a color of the marking material in the marking dispenser holder, and wherein the information provided by the sensor comprises information indicative of the color of the marking material in the marking dispenser holder. 11. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine a type of facility to be marked based at least in part on information obtained from a ticket associated with a locate operation. 12. The marking apparatus of claim 11, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises an address at which the locate operation is requested to be performed. 13. The marking apparatus of claim 12, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises at least one member code indicative of the type of facility to be marked during performance of the locate operation. 14. The marking apparatus of claim 12, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises information identifying an entity that requested performance of the locate operation. 15. The marking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select the first digital image data based, at least in part, on a virtual white line image that indicates a location at which excavation is planned. 16. The marking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first digital image data comprises first facilities map data, wherein the at least one memory stores the facilities map data including the first facilities map data, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to select the first facilities map data from the facilities map data stored in the at least one memory. 17. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select an orientation at which to display, on the display device, the digital image, based at least in part on heading information indicative of a direction in which the marking apparatus is moving. 18. The marking apparatus of claim 17, further comprising at least one electronic compass, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the heading information from the at least one electronic compass. 19. The marking apparatus of claim 16, further comprising at least one global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the heading information using information from the at least one GPS receiver. 20. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is configured to at least one of translate, rotate and zoom the digital image. 21. The marking apparatus of claim 20, wherein the at least one processor is configured to at least one of translate, rotate and zoom the digital image in response to user input indicating a desired orientation or zoom of the digital image. 22. The marking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the digital image is a first digital image, and wherein the at least one processor is configured to cause the first digital image to be replaced on the display device with a second digital image that is in response to a change in the geographic location of the marking apparatus. 23. A method for displaying information on a marking wand having a housing, a marking dispenser holder coupled to the housing to hold a replaceable marking material, an actuator that, when actuated, causes dispensing of the marking material, a display device coupled to the housing, at least one sensor, coupled to the housing, to output geographic information indicative of a geographic location of the marking apparatus; at least one memory, and at least one processor, coupled to the display device and the at least one memory, the method comprising: generating via the at least one processor, a digital image based at least in part on first digital image data selected by the at least one processor, wherein:the at least one processor is configured to select the first digital image data based, at least in part, on: at least one of facilities map data, survey map data, land survey data, photographic image data, constructions drawings, and engineering drawings; andthe geographic information output by the at least one sensor and indicative of the geographic location of the marking apparatus;displaying on the display device coupled to the housing of the marking wand the digital image that is generated by the at least one processor; andoverlaying on the displayed digital image, based at least in part on the geographic location of the marking apparatus, at least one electronic marking representing the dispensed marking material and a detected presence or absence of the underground facility. 24. The method of claim 23, further comprising: obtaining at least a portion first digital image data from a remote device. 25. The method of claim 24, further comprising: storing the at least the portion of the first digital image data in the at least one memory. 26. The method of claim 24, wherein the at least the portion of the first digital image data comprises at least one map image. 27. The method of claim 23, wherein the at least one processor is configured to generate the digital image based on at least a portion of first digital image data. 28. The method of claim 23, wherein the at least one memory stores digital image data including the first digital image data and wherein the method further comprises: selecting the first digital image data in response to a user input. 29. The method of claim 23, wherein the at least one memory stores digital image data including the first digital image data and wherein the method further comprises: selecting the first digital image data in response to information provided by the at least one sensor. 30. The method of claim 23, wherein the at least one memory stores digital image data including the first digital image data and wherein method further comprises: selecting the first digital image data in response to a user input and information provided by the at least one sensor. 31. The method of claim 29, wherein the at least one sensor comprises a global position system (GPS) receiver that is coupled to the housing, and wherein the information provided by the at least one sensor comprises information indicative of the geographic location of the marking apparatus. 32. The method of claim 31, wherein the at least one sensor comprises an electronic compass, and wherein the information provided by the at least one sensor comprises information indicative of a heading of the marking apparatus, and wherein the method further comprises: selecting the first digital image data based at least in part on the heading of the marking apparatus. 33. The method of claim 29, wherein the marking wand comprises a marking material sensing device configured to detect a color of the marking material in the marking dispenser holder, and wherein the information provided by the marking material sensing device comprises information indicative of the color of the marking material in the marking dispenser holder. 34. The method of claim 23, wherein the method further comprises: selecting the first digital image data based, at least in part, on information obtained from a ticket associated with a locate operation. 35. The method of claim 34, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises an address at which the locate operation is requested to be performed. 36. The method of claim 35, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises at least one member code indicative of a facility type to be marked during performance of the locate operation. 37. The method of claim 35, wherein the information obtained from the ticket comprises information identifying an entity that requested performance of the locate operation. 38. The method of claim 23, further comprising: selecting the first digital image data based, at least in part, on a virtual white line image that indicates a location at which excavation is planned. 39. The method of claim 23, wherein the first digital image data comprises first facilities map data, wherein the at least one memory stores facilities map data including the first facilities map data, and wherein the method further comprises: selecting the first facilities map data from the facilities map data stored in the at least one memory. 40. The method of claim 23, further comprising: selecting an orientation at which to display, on the display device, the digital image, based at least in part on heading information indicative of a direction in which the marking apparatus is moving. 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the marking apparatus further comprises at least one electronic compass, and wherein the method further comprises: determining the heading information from the at least one electronic compass. 42. The method of claim 40, wherein the marking apparatus further comprises at least one global positioning system (GPS) receiver, and wherein the method further comprises: determining the heading information using information from the at least one GPS receiver. 43. The method of claim 23, further comprising: translating, rotating or zooming the digital image. 44. The method of claim 43, wherein the act of translating, rotating or zooming the digital image is performed in response to user input indicating a desired orientation or zoom of the digital image. 45. The method of claim 23, wherein the digital image is a first digital image, and wherein the method further comprises: in response to a change in the geographic location of the marking apparatus, replacing the first digital image on the display device with a second digital image that is generated from second digital image data. 46. The method of claim 45, wherein the second digital image data comprises information not included in the first digital image data. 47. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on at least one processor in a marking apparatus having a housing, a marking dispenser holder coupled to the housing to hold a replaceable marking material, an actuator that, when actuated, causes dispensing of the marking material, a display device coupled to the at least one processor and the housing, at least one sensor, coupled to the housing, to output geographic information indicative of a geographic location of the marking apparatus; and at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to perform a method comprising: generating via the at least one processor, a digital image based at least in part on first digital image data selected by the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to select the first digital image data based, at least in part, on: at least one of facilities map data, survey map data, land survey data, photographic image data, constructions drawings, and engineering drawings; andthe geographic information output by the at least one sensor and indicative of the geographic location of the marking apparatus;displaying on the display device coupled to the housing of the marking apparatus the digital image that is generated by the at least one processor; andoverlaying on the displayed digital image, based at least in part on the geographic location of the marking apparatus, at least one electronic marking representing the dispensed marking material and a detected presence or absence of the underground facility.
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