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1. 发明申请

US20170243144A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING UNDERGROUND UTILITIES FROM EXCAVATION DAMAGE BY ASSESSING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH LOCATE REQUEST TICKETS 审中-公开
公开(公告)号：US20170243144A1
公开(公告)日：2017-08-24
申请号：US15589432
申请日：2017-05-08
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr , Greg Block
IPC分类号： G06Q10/06
CPC分类号： G06Q10/0635 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/063 , G06Q10/063118 , G06Q10/0633
摘要： Methods and apparatus for protecting underground utilities from accidental excavation damage by assessing risk associated with a locate and/or marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or absence of underground utilities in an excavation area. A locate request ticket generated by a one-call center and describing a locate and/or marking operation is electronically parsed to extract ticket information, and the extracted ticket information is rendered in a standardized computer-readable format (e.g., XML or other standardized format that may be processed by various software components). Historical damage reports for underground facility infrastructure, and/or historical records of previously completed locate request tickets, are retrieved based on the formatted extracted ticket information. A statistical analysis of the historical information is performed to assign a risk designation to the locate request ticket, which facilitates clearing the locate request ticket and/or dispatching a locate technician to perform the locate and/or marking operation.

2. 发明授权

US09473626B2 Apparatus and methods for evaluating a quality of a locate operation for underground utility 有权
标题翻译：用于评估地下工程定位操作质量的装置和方法
公开(公告)号：US09473626B2
公开(公告)日：2016-10-18
申请号：US15018751
申请日：2016-02-08
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr , David Pennington
IPC分类号： E02D29/00 , H04M3/42 , G06F17/30 , G06F15/16 , G06Q99/00 , F41H11/00
CPC分类号： G06Q10/06398 , E02D29/00 , E04B1/0007 , F41H11/00 , G06F15/16 , G06F17/30 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/06395 , G06Q99/00 , H04M3/42348
摘要： Methods, apparatus and systems for computer-aided determination of quality assessment for locate and marking operations. In one example, a quality assessment decision is solely under the discretion of a human reviewer, albeit facilitated in some respects by computer-aided display of information, and electronic record keeping and communication functions associated with the quality assessment result(s). In another example, information related to a locate and marking operation is electronically analyzed such that a quality assessment is not based solely on human discretion, but rather based at least in part on some predetermined criteria and/or metrics that facilitate an automated determination of quality assessment.
摘要翻译：计算机辅助确定定位和标记操作质量评估的方法，设备和系统。在一个例子中，质量评估决定完全由人类审查者酌情决定，尽管在某些方面通过计算机辅助显示信息以及与质量评估结果相关的电子记录保存和通信功能来促进。在另一个示例中，与定位和标记操作相关的信息被电子分析，使得质量评估不仅仅基于人的判断，而是至少部分地基于促进自动确定质量的一些预定标准和/或度量评定。

3. 发明授权

US09256964B2 Electronically documenting locate operations for underground utilities 有权
公开(公告)号：US09256964B2
公开(公告)日：2016-02-09
申请号：US13950655
申请日：2013-07-25
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G06K9/00 , G06T11/00 , G09B29/10 , G06F3/0481 , G06T11/60 , G06K9/32
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.

4. 发明授权

US09235821B2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for providing an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations based on an electronic manifest documenting physical locate marks on ground, pavement or other surface 有权
标题翻译：用于为地下设施定位和标记操作提供增强的积极响应的方法，装置和系统，其基于在地面，路面或其他表面上记录物理定位标记的电子舱单
公开(公告)号：US09235821B2
公开(公告)日：2016-01-12
申请号：US14063417
申请日：2013-10-25
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven E. Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G01S13/00 , G06Q10/06 , G01V3/15 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q50/08
CPC分类号： G06Q10/063114 , G01V3/15 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/0635 , G06Q10/06398 , G06Q30/018 , G06Q50/08
摘要： A positive response notification to provide information regarding locate and/or marking operations for underground facilities may include time-stamp information to provide proof of a time at which the locate and/or marking operation was completed by a locate technician, and/or place-stamp information to provide proof of a presence of the locate technician at or near a work site. An electronic manifest image and/or a virtual white line image similarly may be included in a positive response notification. In one example, such images may be bundled together based on respective descriptor files (or descriptor metadata) that associates the corresponding images with a locate request ticket for the operation. In another example, a positive response notification may include environmental information regarding one or more environmental conditions present at or near the work site during the locate and/or marking operation.
摘要翻译：提供关于地下设施的定位和/或标记操作的信息的积极的响应通知可以包括时间戳信息，以提供由定位技术人员完成定位和/或标记操作的时间的证明，和/ 印记信息，以提供在工地或其附近存在技术人员的证据。电子清单图像和/或虚拟白线图像也可以包括在正响应通知中。在一个示例中，这些图像可以基于相应的描述符文件（或描述符元数据）被捆绑在一起，所述描述符文件将对应的图像与用于该操作的定位请求单相关联。在另一示例中，积极响应通知可以包括关于在定位和/或标记操作期间存在于工作现场或附近的一个或多个环境条件的环境信息。

5. 发明授权

US09177403B2 Methods and apparatus for overlaying electronic marking information on facilities map information and/or other image information displayed on a marking device 有权
标题翻译：在标记装置上显示的设施地图信息和/或其他图像信息上叠加电子标记信息的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US09177403B2
公开(公告)日：2015-11-03
申请号：US13797229
申请日：2013-03-12
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G06Q10/00 , G06T11/60 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/10 , G09B29/00 , G01C15/02
CPC分类号： G06T11/60 , G01C15/02 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/063 , G06Q10/103 , G09B29/007
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 a “base” facilities map, or information from a database of facilities map data, relating to a given work site/dig area; selection of a 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).
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：与指定的工作地点/挖掘区域相关的“基础”设施图或来自设施地图数据的数据库的信息的选择; 选择用于显示设施地图信息的平移和/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）中使用标记装置时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）。

6. 发明授权

US09177280B2 Methods, apparatus, and systems for acquiring an enhanced positive response for underground facility locate and marking operations based on an electronic manifest documenting physical locate marks on ground, pavement, or other surface 有权
标题翻译：用于获取地下设施的增强的积极响应的方法，装置和系统，基于电子清单记录地面，路面或其他表面上的物理定位标记的位置和标记操作
公开(公告)号：US09177280B2
公开(公告)日：2015-11-03
申请号：US14612603
申请日：2015-02-03
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven E. Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G06Q10/06 , G01V3/15 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q50/08
CPC分类号： G06Q10/063114 , G01V3/15 , G06Q10/00 , G06Q10/0635 , G06Q10/06398 , G06Q30/018 , G06Q50/08
摘要： A positive response notification to provide information regarding locate and/or marking operations for underground facilities may include time-stamp information to provide proof of a time at which the locate and/or marking operation was completed by a locate technician, and/or place-stamp information to provide proof of a presence of the locate technician at or near a work site. An electronic manifest image and/or a virtual white line image similarly may be included in a positive response notification. In one example, such images may be bundled together based on respective descriptor files (or descriptor metadata) that associates the corresponding images with a locate request ticket for the operation. In another example, a positive response notification may include environmental information regarding one or more environmental conditions present at or near the work site during the locate and/or marking operation.
摘要翻译：提供关于地下设施的定位和/或标记操作的信息的积极的响应通知可以包括时间戳信息，以提供由定位技术人员完成定位和/或标记操作的时间的证明，和/ 印记信息，以提供在工地或其附近存在技术人员的证据。电子清单图像和/或虚拟白线图像也可以包括在正响应通知中。在一个示例中，这些图像可以基于相应的描述符文件（或描述符元数据）被捆绑在一起，所述描述符文件将对应的图像与用于该操作的定位请求单相关联。在另一示例中，积极响应通知可以包括关于在定位和/或标记操作期间存在于工作现场或附近的一个或多个环境条件的环境信息。

7. 发明申请

US20150253449A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AND PROCESSING FACILITIES MAP INFORMATION AND/OR OTHER IMAGE INFORMATION ON A LOCATE DEVICE 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于显示和处理设施的方法和装置地图信息和/或其他图像信息在位置设备
公开(公告)号：US20150253449A1
公开(公告)日：2015-09-10
申请号：US13797188
申请日：2013-03-12
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G01V3/10 , G01S19/13
CPC分类号： G01V3/10 , G01S19/13 , G06F16/29 , G06Q10/06 , G09B29/00
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).
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）。

8. 发明申请

US20150243054A1 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO GENERATE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY MARKING OPERATIONS PERFORMED WITH GPS-ENABLED MARKING DEVICES 有权
标题翻译：设备，系统和方法生成地下设备的电子记录使用GPS启用标记设备进行标记操作
公开(公告)号：US20150243054A1
公开(公告)日：2015-08-27
申请号：US14708530
申请日：2015-05-11
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven E. Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G06T11/00 , G06K9/00 , G06K9/32 , G06T11/60
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。

9. 发明申请

US20150193717A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING LOCATE AND MARKING OPERATIONS 有权
标题翻译：用于分析位置和标记操作的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US20150193717A1
公开(公告)日：2015-07-09
申请号：US14665518
申请日：2015-03-23
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G06Q10/06 , G06F3/0484
CPC分类号： H04W84/08 , E21B7/046 , E21D11/00 , G06Q10/06 , G06Q10/0639 , G06Q10/06395 , G06Q10/06398 , G06Q50/08 , H04W4/10 , H04W80/04
摘要： Methods and apparatus to evaluate a quality of a locate and/or marking operation performed at a work site of proposed excavation in response to a locate request ticket. A display device displays a first portion of a graphical user interface based on first information from the locate request ticket, and further displays a second portion of the graphical user interface based on second information relating to the locate and/or marking operation as performed at the work site by a field technician. One or more indications of a quality assessment of the locate and/or marking operation are generated based on a comparison of at least some of the first information and at least some of the second information, and an electronic record of the quality assessment is stored and/or transmitted based on the indication(s).
摘要翻译：响应于定位请求单，评估在所提出的挖掘的工作现场执行的定位和/或标记操作的质量的方法和装置。显示设备基于来自定位请求单的第一信息来显示图形用户界面的第一部分，并且还基于与在所述定位和/或标记操作相关的第二信息来显示所述图形用户界面的第二部分，现场技术人员的工地。基于第一信息和第二信息中的至少一些的比较，产生定位和/或标记操作的质量评估的一个或多个指示，并且存储质量评估的电子记录， /或基于指示发送。

10. 发明授权

US08907978B2 Methods, apparatus and systems for generating searchable electronic records of underground facility locate and/or marking operations 有权
标题翻译：用于产生地下设施的可搜索电子记录定位和/或标记操作的方法，装置和系统
公开(公告)号：US08907978B2
公开(公告)日：2014-12-09
申请号：US13741080
申请日：2013-01-14
申请人： CertusView Technologies, LLC
发明人： Steven Nielsen , Curtis Chambers , Jeffrey Farr
IPC分类号： G09G5/00 , G06Q50/06 , G06F17/30
CPC分类号： G06F17/30371 , G06F3/0482 , G06F17/30241 , G06Q50/06 , G09G5/00
摘要： A bare grid is displayed on a display device. At least one digital representation of at least one physical locate mark is added to the displayed grid to generate a marked-up grid. The physical locate mark(s) include(s) non-white paint and/or a non-white flag, and is/are applied during a locate operation performed after generation of and pursuant to a locate request ticket relating to a dig area that is planned to be excavated or disturbed during prospective excavation activities. The locate operation comprises providing at least one visible warning to an excavator performing the prospective excavation activities, using the physical locate mark(s), of a presence or an affirmative absence of at least one underground facility at the dig area specified in the locate request ticket. Information relating to the marked-up grid is electronically stored and/or transmitted so as to generate a searchable electronic record of the locate operation.
摘要翻译：裸露的网格显示在显示设备上。将至少一个物理定位标记的至少一个数字表示添加到所显示的网格中以生成标记的网格。物理定位标记包括非白色油漆和/或非白色标志，并且在生成后进行的定位操作期间应用，并且根据与挖掘区域相关的定位请求票据计划在未来的挖掘活动中挖掘或扰乱。所述定位操作包括：使用所述物理定位标记向在所述定位请求中指定的挖掘区域的至少一个地下设施的存在或肯定不存在的执行预期挖掘活动的挖掘机提供至少一个可见警告票。与标记的网格相关的信息被电子存储和/或发送，以产生定位操作的可搜索的电子记录。

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