Hand-held marking apparatus with location tracking system and methods for logging geographic location of same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01C-015/02
G01C-021/00
G01S-005/02
G06Q-010/06
출원번호
US-0834382
(2013-03-15)
등록번호
US-8903643
(2014-12-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Nielsen, Steven
Chambers, Curtis
Farr, Jeffrey
출원인 / 주소
CertusView Technologies, LLC
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14인용 특허 :
299
초록▼
Marking apparatus and methods to mark ground, pavement or other surfaces to provide a visual indication of a presence or an absence of an underground utility in a dig area. An example marking tool has a hand-held housing, a marking dispenser coupled to the housing to dispense one or more markers in
Marking apparatus and methods to mark ground, pavement or other surfaces to provide a visual indication of a presence or an absence of an underground utility in a dig area. An example marking tool has a hand-held housing, a marking dispenser coupled to the housing to dispense one or more markers in the dig area, and a triggering system to trigger the marking dispenser so as to dispense the marker(s). An example marking tool also may include a logging system to receive data associated with a marking event initiated by the triggering system, time tag the data, and store the time-tagged data in data storage in the marking tool.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus to facilitate collection of information regarding underground utilities while walking or standing erect on ground, pavement or other surface above the underground facilities, the apparatus comprising: an elongated hand-held housing;a paint canister holder coupled to the elongated han
1. An apparatus to facilitate collection of information regarding underground utilities while walking or standing erect on ground, pavement or other surface above the underground facilities, the apparatus comprising: an elongated hand-held housing;a paint canister holder coupled to the elongated hand-held housing to hold a marker dispenser configured to dispense at least one marker;a location tracking system, disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing, including a receiver to determine a geographic location of the location tracking system;a memory disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing; anda processor, disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing and communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the memory, to receive from the location tracking system location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system and to store in the memory the received location data, and to further receive information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker and store in the memory at least some of the information relating to the at least one characteristic of the at least one marker when the marker dispenser is disposed in the paint canister holder. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a triggering system communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the processor to trigger logging in the memory of the location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the triggering system further triggers logging in the memory of time data relating to actuation of the triggering system. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising the marker dispenser disposed in the paint canister holder, wherein the triggering system is communicatively coupled to the marker dispenser to cause a dispensing of the at least one marker upon actuation of the triggering system. 5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the triggering system triggers the logging in the memory of the location data only when the at least one marker is dispensed from the marker dispenser. 6. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the triggering system further triggers logging in the memory of time data when the at least one marker is dispensed from the marker dispenser. 7. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the triggering system further triggers logging in the memory of information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising the marker dispenser disposed in the paint canister holder. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a triggering system communicatively coupled to the processor to trigger logging in the memory of time data relating to actuation of the triggering system. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a communication system communicatively coupled to the processor and including a wireless interface to transmit a signal from the apparatus, wherein the signal transmitted by the wireless interface represents the location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system. 11. A method, comprising: A) using a hand-held apparatus to walk or stand erect over ground, pavement or other surface above at least one underground utility line, the hand-held apparatus comprising: an elongated housing;a paint canister holder coupled to the elongated housing to hold a marker dispenser configured to dispense at least one marker;a location tracking system, disposed within or coupled to the elongated housing, including a receiver to determine a geographic location of the hand-held apparatus;a memory disposed within or coupled to the elongated housing; anda processor, disposed within or coupled to the elongated housing and communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the memory;B) receiving, by the processor from the location tracking system, location data relating to the geographic location of the hand-held apparatus as the hand-held apparatus is used in A); andC) storing in the memory the received location data;D) receiving, by the processor, information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker when the marker dispenser is disposed in the paint canister holder; andE) storing in the memory at least some of the information relating to the at least one characteristic of the at least one marker upon receiving the information in D). 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the hand-held apparatus further comprises a triggering system communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the processor, and wherein the method further comprises: D) actuating the triggering system to log in the memory the location data relating to the geographic location of the hand-held apparatus. 13. The method of claim 12, further comprising logging in the memory time data relating to actuation of the triggering system in D). 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the hand-held apparatus further comprises the marker dispenser disposed in the paint canister holder, and wherein the method further comprises: dispensing the at least one marker from the marker dispenser upon actuation of the triggering system in D). 15. The method of claim 14, wherein D) comprises logging in the memory the location data only when the at least one marker is dispensed from the marker dispenser. 16. The method of claim 14, further comprising logging in the memory of time data when the at least one marker is dispensed from the marker dispenser. 17. The method of claim 14, further comprising logging in the memory of information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker. 18. The method of claim 11, wherein the hand-held apparatus further comprises a communication system communicatively coupled to the processor and including a wireless interface, and wherein the method further comprises: D) transmitting from the wireless interface a signal representing the location data relating to the geographic location of the hand-held apparatus. 19. The method of claim 11, wherein the hand-held apparatus further comprises the marker dispenser disposed in the paint canister holder, and wherein the method further comprises: D) receiving, by the processor, information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker; andE) storing in the memory at least some of the information relating to the at least one characteristic of the at least one marker. 20. The method of claim 11, wherein the hand-held apparatus further comprises a triggering system communicatively coupled to the processor, and wherein the method further comprises: D) actuating the triggering system to log in the memory time data relating to actuation of the triggering system. 21. An apparatus to facilitate collection of information regarding underground utilities while walking or standing erect on ground, pavement or other surface above the underground facilities, the apparatus comprising: an elongated hand-held housing;a paint canister holder coupled to the elongated hand-held housing to hold a marker dispenser configured to dispense at least one marker;a location tracking system, disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing, including a receiver to determine a geographic location of the location tracking system;a memory disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing;a processor, disposed within or coupled to the elongated hand-held housing and communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the memory, to receive from the location tracking system location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system and to store in the memory the location data, and to receive information relating to at least one characteristic of the at least one marker and store in the memory at least some of the information relating to the at least one characteristic of the at least one marker when the marker dispenser is disposed in the paint canister holder;a triggering system communicatively coupled to the location tracking system and the processor to trigger logging in the memory of the location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system upon actuation of the triggering system; anda communication system communicatively coupled to the processor and including a wireless interface to transmit a signal from the apparatus, wherein the signal transmitted by the wireless interface represents the location data relating to the geographic location of the location tracking system.
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