公开(公告)号：GB201312313D0

公开(公告)日：2013-08-21

申请号：GB201312313

申请日：2009-09-30

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Abstract: Docking stations and docking methods are provided for use with marking devices used for marking the presence or absence of an underground facility in a dig area. The docking station may serve as a home base for storage of a marking device, for charging the battery of a marking device, for transferring data to and from a marking device, and for securing a marking device against unauthorized use and/or theft. The docking station may be a mobile docking station that is installed in a vehicle or may be a fixed docking station that is installed at a central location in the field, at a central office, at a home base facility, and the like.

公开(公告)号：AU2013204950A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：AU2013204950

申请日：2013-04-12

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN E ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G08B1/08

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for facilitating detection of a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area including the dig area is electronically received at a first user location, which may be remote from the dig area. The source data is processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device at the first user location. One or more indicators are added to the displayed input image(s), via a user input device associated with the display device, to provide at least one indication of the dig area and thereby generate a marked-up digital image. In one example, the indicator(s) is/are added to the displayed input image(s) without acquiring geographic coordinates corresponding to the indicator(s).

公开(公告)号：GB201303714D0

公开(公告)日：2013-04-17

申请号：GB201303714

申请日：2009-09-30

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

公开(公告)号：AU2013200391A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-14

申请号：AU2013200391

申请日：2013-01-25

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN E ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G01V3/38 ,  G01V3/08

Abstract: Abstract Exemplary apparatus include locate devices that generate, store and/or transmit electronic records of locate information relating to detection of underground facilities. An exemplary method for analyzing and processing locate information includes a computer-implemented method for visually rendering (e.g., in a display field of a display device) various aspects of locate operations. In one implementation, an output stream of data packets may be provided, wherein each data packet includes one or more flag fields that are set or reset upon at least one actuation of an actuation system of a locate device, and wherein at least some of the data packets include locate information relating to a locate operation. Fig 15 Data Remote Acquisition Computer System User Ground Interface Plane 1636 16JJ Location Handle Display Tracking 1611 Sour 1646 System 1614 (1642 Control Receiver_____Electronics S ------ J ----- 1630 dtuatorHousing A ctuator 1627 Locate Detection Receiver Electronics 1610 -- -1620 RF Antenna -- 1624 1625b 1625a-1625c

公开(公告)号：CA2776434A1

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：CA2776434

申请日：2012-05-07

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G06Q10/06 ,  G07C1/10

Abstract: Tracking or monitoring activities associated with employees, such as field technicians working in the field, is based on receiving and processing activity information related to activities conducted by the employees. Activity information may include location information associated with individual activities or equipment, employee status information (e.g. clocked-in or clocked-out), travel information, or other information associated with an employee's activities. In an example, tracking employee activities may include receiving field service activity information, associating at least one data source with at least one technician, associating an acquisition event with at least one time window and at least one location, and generating a timeline associated with the at least one technician and at least one data source, where generating the timeline includes reconciling the acquisition event with the received field service activity information.

公开(公告)号：PE14262012A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-15

申请号：PE0003632012

申请日：2010-09-23

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： MILLER DANIEL PAUL

IPC: H02G1/06 ,  H02G9/02

CPC classification number: H02G9/00 ,  E02F3/8816 ,  E02F5/02 ,  E02F5/08 ,  E02F5/10 ,  E02F5/101 ,  E02F5/12 ,  H02G1/06

Abstract: REFERIDO A UN SISTEMA Y METODO PARA TENDER LA ULTIMA MILLA DE CABLES SUBTERRANEOS QUE CAUSE TRANSTORNOS MINIMOS PARA LOS PROPIETAROS Y UN MENOR IMPACTO EN EL VECINDARIO. LOS SIGUIENTES PASOS SE LLEVAN A CABO EN EL SISTEMA Y METODO, PRIMERO CORTAR E INMEDIATAMENTE EVACUAR UN HUECO EN LA SUPERFICIE DE LA COBERTURA. LUEGO, TENDER O APLICAR EL(LOS) CABLE(S) (CABLE, DUCTOS Y/O CONDUCTOS) EN EL HUECO. A CONTINUACION, VERTER UNA COMPOSICION QUE NO SE CONTRAE EN UNA PARTE DEL HUECO ALREDEDOR DEL CABLE PARA LLENAR UNA PARTE DEL HUECO. LUEGO DE QUE SE RIGIDIZA, EL CABLE QUEDA ENCERRADO EN EL HUECO MEDIANTE LA COMPOSICION QUE NO SE CONTRAE. POR ULTIMO, APLICAR UN MATERIAL DE CAPA FINAL A LA SUPERFICIE EXPUESTA DE LA COMPOSICION EN UN VOLUMEN TAL QUE RELLENE LA PARTE RESTANTE DEL HUECO. ESTO SELLA EL HUECO QUE AHORA ESTA RELLENO DE UNA LINEA DE CABLE SUBTERRANEO ENCERRADA POR LA COMPOSICION

公开(公告)号：CA2838328A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：CA2838328

申请日：2012-05-02

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY ,  VICE JACK M

IPC: B05D5/06 ,  B05C11/00

Abstract: A position of a marking device is monitored by receiving start position information indicative of an initial position of the marking device, capturing one or more images using one or more camera systems attached to the marking device, and analyzing the image(s) to determine tracking information indicative of a motion of the marking device. The tracking information and the start position information are then analyzed to determine current position information. In one example, images of a target surface over which the marking device is carried are analyzed pursuant to an optical flow algorithm to provide estimates of relative position for a dead-reckoning process, and the current position information is determined based on the estimates of relative position and the start position information. In another example, a geo-location device is used to generate geo-location data indicative of positions of the marking device as it traverses at least a first portion of the path. The camera system(s) are used to obtain optical flow-based dead reckoning data indicative of relative positions of the marking device as it traverses at least a second portion of the path.

公开(公告)号：AU2012241082A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-01

申请号：AU2012241082

申请日：2012-10-12

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN E ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating a searchable electronic record of a locate operation in which a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within a dig area may be identified using one or more physical locate marks. Source data representing one or more input images of a geographic area comprising the dig area is received and processed so as to display at least a portion of the input image(s) on a display device. One or more digital representations of the physical locate mark(s) applied to the dig area during the locate operation are added to the displayed input image(s) as 'locate mark indicators' 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 generate the searchable electronic record of the locate operation. 0 c Cog 0 C cI U) -0 Un 4- 0 0 C- c 0 Z C4- 0)(D OP _ _ _C__ _a.__m_ _P__ _ _ _ a

公开(公告)号：AU2009300373B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：AU2009300373

申请日：2009-09-28

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN E ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G06Q10/00

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for generating electronic records of marking operations and/or environmental landmarks for underground facilities/utilities. Marking information and/or landmark information may be logged/stored in local memory of a marking device, formatted in various manners, processed and/or analyzed at the marking device itself, and/or transmitted to another device (e.g., a remote computer/server) for storage, processing and/or analysis. In one example, a marking device may be configured to operate in both a marking mode and a landmark mode, and information relating to one or more environmental landmarks in a vicinity of the marking operation may be collected and logged with actuation of a marking device in the landmark mode. A computer-generated image or other visual representation may be electronically rendered in a display field based on logged marking information and/or landmark information, essentially in real time as the information is collected, and/or recreated thereafter based on one or more stored electronic records.

公开(公告)号：CA2809839A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-02

申请号：CA2809839

申请日：2011-07-25

Applicant: CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES LLC

Inventor： NIELSEN STEVEN ,  CHAMBERS CURTIS ,  FARR JEFFREY

IPC: G08B5/22

Abstract: Providing access at a jobsite to an electronic record of a locate operation. Data related to the locate operation is acquired by locate equipment and transmitted to a data repository for storage in the electronic record of the locate operation. A site-specific access mechanism is provided that establishes a link to the electronic record of the locate operation. In one example, the site-specific access mechanism is a physical mechanism, such as a printout of a website address, a barcode, or an RFID tag. In another example the site-specific access mechanism is a virtual mechanism, such as geographic location information provided by a location tracking system (e.g., GPS apparatus) and/or derived from information available to a wireless communications system or WiFi network. In one aspect, the access mechanism may be configured for use at the jobsite only by a person particularly authorized to access the electronic record of the locate operation.