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Ticket entry systems and methods

  • US 10,417,264 B2
  • Filed: 09/04/2015
  • Issued: 09/17/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for entering a ticket comprising:

  • receiving, with a processor, contact information and a location designation comprising search criteria that is used to search for map data for an operation to be performed from a user;

    generating map data, displaying the map data from a user interface, the map data identifying an area corresponding to the location designation;

    receiving an indication of a site location where the operation is to be performed, the indication of the site location marked by the user within the area identified by the map data;

    geocoding the indication of the site location to create a geocode;

    generating additional map data, displaying the additional map data from the user interface, the additional map data comprising a selected site locator identifying the site location marked by an X and at least one member of a group consisting of a square, a circle, an oval, and a polygon where the operation is to be performed;

    receiving a response from the user confirming that the additional map data correctly identifies generating of a new locate ticket for the selected site locator;

    receiving additional information for the operation that includes a type of the operation, a property warning, and an indication of whether the site location is marked with a sign, wherein the type of the operation is selected from a group of operations comprising digging, an excavation, a construction, a boring, a trenching, a facility operation, a regulatory compliance determination, and a permit determination;

    generating the new locate ticket for the operation with the additional information, the new locate ticket comprising the geocode and the contact information; and

    transmitting the new locate ticket to a ticket processing system for additional processing.

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