公开(公告)号：US20110046994A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-24

申请号：US12840476

申请日：2010-07-21

Applicant: Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

Inventor： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

IPC: G06Q10/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/063118 ,  G06Q10/0633

Abstract: Locate and/or marking operations involve detecting and/or marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. One or more attributes of a locate and/or marking operation requested in a locate request ticket are assessed to provide one or more ticket assessment outcomes. In a first stage of assessment, a first assessment outcome is produced by analyzing at least some ticket information obtained from the locate request ticket. In a second stage of assessment, a second assessment outcome is produced based at least in part on the first assessment outcome. The first and/or second ticket assessment outcome(s) is/are transmitted and/or stored so as to facilitate clearing the locate request ticket and/or dispatching a locate technician to perform the locate and/or marking operation.

Abstract translation: 位置和/或标记操作涉及检测和/或标记挖掘区域内至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，其中挖掘区域的至少一部分被计划在挖掘活动期间被挖掘或干扰。 评估在定位请求单中请求的定位和/或标记操作的一个或多个属性以提供一个或多个票据评估结果。 在评估的第一阶段，通过分析从定位请求单获得的至少一些票据信息来产生第一评估结果。 在第二阶段的评估中，第二个评估结果至少部分地基于第一个评估结果产生。 发送和/或存储第一和/或第二票据评估结果，以便于清除定位请求票证和/或派遣定位技术人员执行定位和/或标记操作。

公开(公告)号：US20110040589A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-17

申请号：US12840461

申请日：2010-07-21

Applicant: Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

Inventor： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

IPC: G06Q10/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/063118 ,  G06Q10/0633

Abstract: Locate and/or marking operations involve detecting and/or marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. One or more attributes of a locate and/or marking operation requested in a locate request ticket are assessed to provide one or more ticket assessment outcomes. Ticket information is obtained from the locate request ticket and analyzed so as to assign at least one complexity designation to the ticket. The complexity designation(s) is/are transmitted and/or stored so as to facilitate clearing the locate request ticket and/or dispatching a locate technician to perform the locate and/or marking operation.

Abstract translation: 位置和/或标记操作涉及检测和/或标记挖掘区域内至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，其中挖掘区域的至少一部分被计划在挖掘活动期间被挖掘或干扰。 评估在定位请求单中请求的定位和/或标记操作的一个或多个属性以提供一个或多个票据评估结果。 票据信息是从定位请求票据获得的，并进行分析，以便为票据分配至少一个复杂度指定。 传送和/或存储复杂性指定，以便于清除定位请求单和/或调度定位技术人员以执行定位和/或标记操作。

公开(公告)号：US09189821B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-17

申请号：US13194121

申请日：2011-07-29

Applicant: Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

Inventor： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

IPC: G09G5/00 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30371 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G09G5/00

Abstract: Generating a digital-media-enhanced electronic record of a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician. The locate and/or marking operation comprises locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A location of the at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is electronically rendered on a display device so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. At least one digital media file representation of a corresponding digital media file relating to at least one aspect of the locate and/or marking operation or an environment of the dig area is also electronically rendered on the display device, so as to generate a digital-media-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation. Information relating to the digital-media-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the digital-media-enhanced electronic record of the locate and/or marking operation.

Abstract translation: 生成由定位技术人员执行的定位和/或标记操作的数字媒体增强型电子记录。 定位和/或标记操作包括使用至少一个物理定位标记来定位和/或识别挖掘区域内的至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，其中挖掘区域的至少一部分可以被挖掘 或在开挖活动期间受到干扰。 至少一个地下设施的位置和/或至少一个物理定位标记被电子地呈现在显示设备上，以便产生定位和/或标记操作的电子视觉表示。 与定位和/或标记操作的至少一个方面或挖掘区域的环境有关的对应数字媒体文件的至少一个数字媒体文件表示也被电子地呈现在显示设备上，以便生成数字 - 媒体注释表示的定位和/或标记操作。 与定位和/或标记操作的数字媒体注释表示有关的信息被电子传输和/或存储，以便产生定位和/或标记操作的数字媒体增强型电子记录。

公开(公告)号：US20120019380A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-26

申请号：US13190138

申请日：2011-07-25

Applicant: Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

Inventor： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

IPC: G08B1/08 ,  G09G5/00

CPC classification number: G06F17/30371 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G09G5/00

Abstract: Generating an accuracy-referenced electronic record of a locate and/or marking operation performed by a locate technician. The locate and/or marking operation comprises locating and/or identifying, using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area may be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A location of the at least one underground facility and/or the at least one physical locate mark is electronically rendered on a display device so as to generate an electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation. An accuracy of the represented location is digitally represented on the display device using at least one accuracy indicator overlaid on the electronic visual representation of the locate and/or marking operation so as to generate an accuracy-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation. Information relating to the accuracy-annotated representation of the locate and/or marking operation is electronically transmitted and/or stored so as to generate the accuracy-referenced electronic record of the locate and/or marking operation.

Abstract translation: 生成由定位技术人员执行的定位和/或标记操作的精确度参考的电子记录。 定位和/或标记操作包括使用至少一个物理定位标记来定位和/或识别挖掘区域内的至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，其中挖掘区域的至少一部分可以被挖掘 或在开挖活动期间受到干扰。 至少一个地下设施的位置和/或至少一个物理定位标记被电子地呈现在显示设备上，以便产生定位和/或标记操作的电子视觉表示。 代表位置的准确性在显示设备上使用覆盖在定位和/或标记操作的电子视觉表示上的至少一个精度指示器进行数字化表示，以便生成定位和/或标记操作的精确注释表示 。 与定位和/或标记操作的准确性标注表示相关的信息被电子传输和/或存储，以便产生定位和/或标记操作的精确度参考的电子记录。

公开(公告)号：US20110040590A1

公开(公告)日：2011-02-17

申请号：US12840481

申请日：2010-07-21

Applicant: Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

Inventor： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr ,  Greg Block

IPC: G06Q10/00

CPC classification number: G06Q10/0635 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q10/063 ,  G06Q10/063118 ,  G06Q10/0633

Abstract: Locate and/or marking operations involve detecting and/or marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area, wherein at least a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities. A record of a completed locate and/or marking operation is analyzed, and one or more information assets used for assessing locate and/or marking operations requested in locate request tickets is updated. The information asset(s) include one or more business rules to be applied to ticket information to obtain one or more ticket assessment outcomes.

Abstract translation: 位置和/或标记操作涉及检测和/或标记挖掘区域内至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，其中挖掘区域的至少一部分被计划在挖掘活动期间被挖掘或干扰。 分析完成的定位和/或标记操作的记录，并且更新用于评估定位请求单中请求的定位和/或标记操作的一个或多个信息资产。 信息资产包括要应用于票据信息的一个或多个业务规则以获得一个或多个票据评估结果。