Cell site audit and survey via photo stitching
First Claim
1. A method for performing a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI), the method comprising:
- subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, wherein the linking the plurality of photos is performed automatically based on at least two location identifiers associated with each photo, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site, and wherein a currently displayed photo in the UI includes navigation icons;
receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey from the navigation icons;
updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands comprise one or more of movement at the cell site to another photo based on the linking and the navigation commands and zoom of a current view;
determining a down tilt angle of an antenna relative to a support bar of the cell site components, whereby determining the down tilt angle is based on measuring a first point near the top of the antenna, measuring a second point near the bottom of the antenna, and measuring a third point on the support bar; and
determining an azimuth of the antenna using a location determination from the photos.
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Abstract
Systems and method for performing a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI) include, subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site; receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey; and updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands include one or more of movement at the cell site and zoom of a current view.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for performing a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI), the method comprising:
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subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, wherein the linking the plurality of photos is performed automatically based on at least two location identifiers associated with each photo, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site, and wherein a currently displayed photo in the UI includes navigation icons; receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey from the navigation icons; updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands comprise one or more of movement at the cell site to another photo based on the linking and the navigation commands and zoom of a current view; determining a down tilt angle of an antenna relative to a support bar of the cell site components, whereby determining the down tilt angle is based on measuring a first point near the top of the antenna, measuring a second point near the bottom of the antenna, and measuring a third point on the support bar; and determining an azimuth of the antenna using a location determination from the photos. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus adapted to perform a cell site audit or survey remotely via a User Interface (UI), the apparatus comprising:
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a network interface and a processor communicatively coupled to one another; and memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to subsequent to capture of a plurality of photos of a cell site and linkage of the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, wherein the linkage of the plurality of photos is performed automatically based on at least two location identifiers associated with each photo, display the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site, and wherein a currently displayed photo in the UI includes navigation icons; receive navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey from the navigation icons; and update the displaying of the UI based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands comprise one or more of movement at the cell site to another photo based on the linking and the navigation commands and zoom of a current view; determine a down tilt angle of an antenna of the cell site components relative to a support bar configured for supporting the antenna, whereby determining the down tilt angle is based on measuring a first point near the top of the antenna, measuring a second point near the bottom of the antenna, and measuring a third point on the support bar; and determining an azimuth of the antenna using a location determination from the photos. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform the steps of:
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subsequent to capturing a plurality of photos of a cell site and linking the plurality of photos to one another based on their adjacency at the cell site, wherein the linking the plurality of photos is performed automatically based on at least two location identifiers associated with each photo, displaying the UI to a user remote from the cell site, wherein the plurality of photos cover a cell tower with associated cell site components and an interior of a building at the cell site, and wherein a currently displayed photo in the UI includes navigation icons; receiving navigation commands from the user performing the cell site audit or survey from the navigation icons; updating the displaying based on the navigation commands, wherein the navigation commands comprise one or more of movement at the cell site to another photo based on the linking and the navigation commands and zoom of a current view; determining a down tilt angle of an antenna of the cell site components, the down tilt angle determine with respect to a support bar configured for supporting the antenna, whereby determining the down tilt angle is based on measuring a first point near the top of the antenna, measuring a second point near the bottom of the antenna, and measuring a third point on the support bar; and determining an azimuth of the antenna using a location determination from the photos. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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