公开(公告)号：US08532341B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-10

申请号：US13796487

申请日：2013-03-12

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G06K9/00 ,  G06K9/0063 ,  G06K9/3208 ,  G06K2009/3225 ,  G06T11/001 ,  G06T2207/30204 ,  G09B29/007 ,  G09B29/106

摘要： A technician performs a locate operation of an underground utility in a dig area of proposed excavation by applying one or more physical colored markers (e.g., paint, flags, other colored markers) to ground, pavement or other surface to indicate a presence or an absence of the underground utility in the dig area. A digital image of a geographic area comprising the dig area is displayed on a display device, and one or more electronic colored markers corresponding to the physical colored marker(s) are added to the displayed digital image so as to generate a marked-up image. Information relating to the marked-up image is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored so as to document the locate operation.

摘要翻译： 技术人员通过将一种或多种物理彩色标记（例如，油漆，标志，其他有色标记）施加到地面，路面或其他表面来指示存在或不存在，在拟议的挖掘挖掘区域中执行地下工地的定位操作 在挖掘地区的地下工程。 将包括挖掘区域的地理区域的数字图像显示在显示装置上，并且将与物理彩色标记相对应的一个或多个电子彩色标记添加到所显示的数字图像中，以便生成标记图像 。 与标记的图像有关的信息被电子传输和/或电子存储，以记录定位操作。

公开(公告)号：US08510141B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-13

申请号：US12701447

申请日：2010-02-05

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G01V3/081 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G09B29/00

摘要： A marking device for a marking operation to mark a presence or 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 appropriate “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of an appropriate pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; appropriately 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). In one aspect, a location at which marking material is dispensed is compared to a location of a facility line as indicated by the facilities map or other image information, and an alert may be generated based on the comparison.

摘要翻译： 用于标记一个或多个地下设施的存在或不存在的标记操作的标记装置被配置为访问和显示设施地图信息和/或其他图像信息作为视觉辅助以促进标记操作。 在各个方面，方法和装置涉及：选择适当的“基础”设施图，或者从与给定工作地点/挖掘区相关的设施地图数据的数据库的信息; 选择用于显示设施地图信息的适当的平移和/或缩放（分辨率）; 在标记操作期间（例如，改变平移，缩放和/或取向）中使用标记装置的情况下适当地更新显示的设施地图信息; 覆盖所显示的设施地图信息标记信息和/或与标记操作有关的地标信息; 和/或从标记装置传送设施图信息和/或重叠标记/地标信息（例如，用于进一步处理，分析和/或随后显示）。 在一个方面，将标记材料分配的位置与设施图或其他图像信息所示的设施线的位置进行比较，并且可以基于比较来生成警报。

公开(公告)号：US08478617B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US12701501

申请日：2010-02-05

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00

CPC分类号： G09B29/00 ,  G01V3/081 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： A locate device for a locate operation to detect a presence or 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 locate operation. In various aspects, methods and apparatus relate to: selection of an appropriate “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of an appropriate pan and/or zoom (resolution) for displaying facilities map information; appropriately updating displayed facilities map information while a locate device is used during a locate operation (e.g. changing pan, zoom and/or orientation); overlaying on the displayed facilities map information locate information and/or landmark information relating to the locate operation; and storing locally on the locate device, and/or transmitting from the locate device, facilities map information and/or overlaid locate/landmark information (e.g., for further processing, analysis and/or subsequent display). In one aspect, a location at which an indication of detection of a facility is generated is compared to a location of a facility line as indicated by the facilities map information/image information, and an alert is generated based on the comparison.

摘要翻译： 用于检测一个或多个地下设施的存在或不存在的定位操作的定位设备被配置为访问和显示设施地图信息和/或其他图像信息作为视觉辅助以便于定位操作。 在各个方面，方法和装置涉及：选择适当的“基础”设施图，或者从与给定工作地点/挖掘区相关的设施地图数据的数据库的信息; 选择用于显示设施地图信息的适当的平移和/或缩放（分辨率）; 在定位操作期间使用定位装置（例如，改变平移，缩放和/或取向）适当地更新显示的设施地图信息; 覆盖所显示的设施地图信息定位信息和/或与定位操作相关的地标信息; 并且定位设备本地存储和/或从定位设备发送设施地图信息和/或重叠的定位/地标信息（例如，用于进一步处理，分析和/或后续显示）。 在一个方面，将生成设施的检测指示的位置与设施地图信息/图像信息所示的设施线路的位置进行比较，并且基于比较生成警报。

公开(公告)号：US08478524B2

公开(公告)日：2013-07-02

申请号：US12797227

申请日：2010-06-09

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C15/04 ,  B05B12/0026 ,  B05B12/004 ,  B05B12/08 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B12/124 ,  B05B12/126 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B65D83/203 ,  E01C23/20 ,  E01C23/22 ,  E01C23/227 ,  G01C15/06 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q50/08

摘要： Methods, apparatus, and systems for facilitating a marking operation to indicate a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. Marking information relating to the marking operations, including one or both of environmental information representative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the marking operation is performed, and operating information representative of at least one operating condition of a marking device used to perform the marking operation, is electronically acquired. A marking material is dispensed to mark the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility is dispensed, and the dispensing is controlled based at least in part on the acquired marking information.

摘要翻译： 用于促进标记操作以指示存在或不存在至少一个地下设施的方法，装置和系统。 标记与标记操作有关的信息，包括表示执行标记操作的环境的至少一个环境条件的环境信息中的一个或两个，以及表示用于执行标记装置的至少一个操作条件的操作信息 标记操作，以电子方式获得。 分配标记材料以标记所分配的至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在，并且至少部分地基于所获取的标记信息来控制分配。

公开(公告)号：US20130162431A1

公开(公告)日：2013-06-27

申请号：US13773228

申请日：2013-02-21

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G08B5/00

CPC分类号： G09B29/00 ,  G01V3/081 ,  G06Q10/06

摘要： A locate receiver to detect an underground facility includes an RF antenna to receive a magnetic field and provide an output signal based on the received magnetic field, and a processing circuit for determining a magnetic field strength of the magnetic field based on the output signal. The locate receiver also includes a display device, a memory and a processor. A map image based on facilities map data is displayed on the display device. The processor compares a first location at which an indication of detection of the underground facility is generated to a second location of a facility line as indicated by the first map data, and generates an alert based on a disagreement between the first location and the second location.

摘要翻译： 用于检测地下设施的定位接收器包括接收磁场并基于接收到的磁场提供输出信号的RF天线，以及用于基于输出信号确定磁场的磁场强度的处理电路。 定位接收机还包括显示设备，存储器和处理器。 基于设施地图数据的地图图像被显示在显示装置上。 处理器将第一位置与第一地图数据所指示的地下设施的检测指示产生到设施线的第二位置进行比较，并且基于第一位置与第二位置之间的不一致来生成警报 。

公开(公告)号：US08473148B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-25

申请号：US12980083

申请日：2010-12-28

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 ,  G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G06Q10/0631 ,  G06Q10/06311 ,  G06Q10/087 ,  H04L67/12

摘要： A fleet management complex event processing (CEP) engine executes on at least one hardware computer processor. The CEP engine receives at least a first input stream onto which first vehicle information related to a first vehicle is published, and a second input stream onto which second vehicle information related to a second vehicle is published. The CEP engine applies at least one query to the first input stream and the second input stream, and assesses if a fleet-related complex event has occurred. If it is determined in that the fleet-related complex event has occurred, the CEP engine publishes an indication of occurrence of the fleet-related complex event on at least one output stream.

摘要翻译： 一个车队管理复杂事件处理（CEP）引擎在至少一个硬件计算机处理器上执行。 CEP引擎至少接收到第一输入流，在该第一输入流上发布与第一车辆相关的第一车辆信息，以及第二输入流，其上发布与第二车辆相关的第二车辆信息。 CEP引擎将至少一个查询应用于第一输入流和第二输入流，并评估是否发生了与舰队相关的复杂事件。 如果确定发生与舰队相关的复杂事件，则CEP引擎在至少一个输出流上发布与舰队相关的复杂事件的发生的指示。

公开(公告)号：US08467969B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-18

申请号：US12797202

申请日：2010-06-09

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers ,  Jeffrey Farr

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C15/04 ,  B05B12/0026 ,  B05B12/004 ,  B05B12/08 ,  B05B12/12 ,  B05B12/124 ,  B05B12/126 ,  B05D1/02 ,  B65D83/203 ,  E01C23/20 ,  E01C23/22 ,  E01C23/227 ,  G01C15/06 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/06 ,  G06Q50/08

摘要： Methods, apparatus and systems for performing a marking operation to mark a presence or absence of at least one underground facility using a marking device. Marking material is dispensed onto a target surface via actuation of an actuation system of the marking device. A location tracking system detects a location of the marking device. One or more input devices of the marking device detect(s) one or more operating conditions of the marking device, and marking information is logged into local memory of the marking device. In one aspect, at least some operating information relating to the one or more detected conditions of the marking device are included in the marking information logged into memory.

摘要翻译： 用于执行标记操作以使用标记装置标记至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在的方法，装置和系统。 标记材料通过致动标记装置的致动系统被分配到目标表面上。 位置跟踪系统检测标记装置的位置。 标记装置的一个或多个输入装置检测标记装置的一个或多个操作条件，并且标记信息被记录到标记装置的本地存储器中。 在一个方面，至少一些与标记装置的一个或多个检测到的条件相关的操作信息被包括在登录到存储器中的标记信息中。

公开(公告)号：US20130004179A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-03

申请号：US13539383

申请日：2012-06-30

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Ronald Totten ,  Travis Halky

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Ronald Totten ,  Travis Halky

IPC分类号： H04B10/00

CPC分类号： H04B10/0773 ,  H04B3/02 ,  H04B3/46 ,  H04B3/50 ,  H04B10/03 ,  H04B10/1143 ,  H04B10/2575 ,  H04B10/25751 ,  H04J3/00 ,  H04J3/1694 ,  H04L43/08 ,  H04L43/0823 ,  H04N17/00 ,  H04N17/004 ,  H04N21/6118 ,  H04N21/6168 ,  H04N21/6175 ,  H04Q11/0067 ,  H04W52/225

摘要： A mobile transmitter traverses a drive path in a neighborhood node of a cable communication system and broadcasts a test signal at frequencies falling within an upstream path bandwidth. A navigational device generates a first record of positions of the transmitter along the drive path, and an analyzer monitors the upstream path bandwidth and generates a second record of received signal amplitudes of the transmitted test signal as a function of time. An ingress map is generated showing the drive path and potential points of ingress in the node, and employed to remediate faults particularly in the hardline coaxial cable plant. Iterative generation of maps and corresponding remediation in the node enable improved cable communication systems with reduced noise profiles between 5 MHz and 20 MHz and employing higher modulation order QAM communication channels (e.g., 256-QAM and higher) throughout the upstream path bandwidth to increase upstream capacity.

公开(公告)号：US08340359B2

公开(公告)日：2012-12-25

申请号：US12208846

申请日：2008-09-11

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  G09G5/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/60 ,  G06K9/00476 ,  G06Q10/06 ,  G06Q50/08 ,  G06T2210/62

摘要： A manifest including an electronic file associated with a geographic location and a portion of the geographic location indicating a dig area is provided. The manifest includes indicia noting a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within the dig area.

摘要翻译： 提供了包括与地理位置相关联的电子文件和指示挖掘区域的地理位置的一部分的清单。 该清单包括记录在挖掘区内存在或不存在至少一个地下设施的标记。

公开(公告)号：US20120274476A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-01

申请号：US13543359

申请日：2012-07-06

申请人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers

发明人： Steven Nielsen ,  Curtis Chambers

IPC分类号： G01V3/00 ,  G06K9/46

CPC分类号： G01V8/10 ,  G06T17/05

摘要： Method and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. At least one marked-up digital image of a geographic area including the dig area, the image including at least one indicator to delimit the dig area, is electronically processed by converting the at least one indicator to a plurality of geographic coordinates representing the delimited dig area. Information relating to a locate request ticket identifying the dig area to be excavated is electronically transmitted and/or electronically stored, wherein the locate request ticket includes image data and non-image data associated with the dig area. The image data includes the at least one marked-up digital image of the geographic area surrounding the dig area, and the non-image data includes the plurality of geographic coordinates representing the delimited dig area.

摘要翻译： 用于便于检测挖掘区域内至少一个地下设施的存在或不存在的方法和装置。 通过将至少一个指示符转换成代表定界挖掘的多个地理坐标，电子地处理包括挖掘区域的地理区域的至少一个标记数字图像，该图像包括至少一个用于限定挖掘区域的指示符 区。 与识别要挖掘的挖掘区域的定位请求单相关的信息被电子传送和/或电子存储，其中定位请求单包括与挖掘区域相关联的图像数据和非图像数据。 图像数据包括围绕挖掘区域的地理区域的至少一个被标记的数字图像，并且非图像数据包括表示划定的挖掘区域的多个地理坐标。