Method and apparatus for integrating and displaying real-time information related to natural gas pipelines
First Claim
1. A method for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline using a computer system, comprising:
- obtaining commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline;
relating the commercial information to the operational information;
associating the commercial, operational, and modeling information with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline; and
displaying a first particular item of information from the commercial, operational, and modeling information along with a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline on the computer system.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method and apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline. When characterized as a method, the present invention initially obtains commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline. Next, the commercial information is related to the operational information. Afterwards, the various types of information are associated with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline so that users can visualize from where on the pipeline the information is originating. Finally, the information, and the “map” of the pipeline are displayed together. When characterized as an apparatus, the present invention uses a computer system to collect and store the commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline. The computer system then executes software to relate the commercial information to the operational information. Next, the information is associated with a location on a map of the pipeline. Lastly, the computer system displays the information along with a map of the pipeline.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline using a computer system, comprising:
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obtaining commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline;
relating the commercial information to the operational information;
associating the commercial, operational, and modeling information with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline; and
displaying a first particular item of information from the commercial, operational, and modeling information along with a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline on a computer system, comprising:
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inserting commercial, operational, and modeling information into a database structure;
receiving new commercial, operational, and modeling information;
updating the commercial, operational, and modeling information in the database with the new commercial, operational, and modeling information;
relating the commercial information to the operational information by determining which physical aspects of the natural gas pipeline correspond with particular components of commercial information; and
displaying a combination of the commercial, operational, and modeling information on the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline, comprising:
a computer system containing commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline, the computer system being operable in a particular mode of operation, wherein the computer system relates the commercial information to the operational information;
associates the commercial, operational, and modeling information with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline; and
displays the first particular item of information from the commercial, operational, and modeling information along with a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. An apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline, comprising:
a computer system executing a database program that contains commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline, the computer system being operable in a particular mode of operation, wherein the computer system receives new commercial, operational, and modeling information;
updates the commercial, operational, and modeling information in the database with the new information;
relates the commercial information to the operational information by determining which physical aspects of the natural gas pipeline correspond with particular components of the commercial information; and
displays a combination of the commercial, operational, and modeling information.
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21. An apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline, comprising:
a computer system containing commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline, wherein the computer system includes relation means for relating the commercial information to the operational information;
association means for associating the commercial, operational, and modeling information with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline; and
display means for displaying the first particular item of information from the commercial, operational, and modeling information along with a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30)
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27. An apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline, comprising:
a computer system executing a database program that contains commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline, wherein the computer system further includes reception means for receiving new commercial, operational, and modeling information;
update means for updating the commercial, operational, and modeling information in the database with the new information;
relation means for relating the commercial information to the operational information by determining which physical aspects of the natural gas pipeline correspond with particular components of commercial information; and
display means for displaying a combination of the commercial, operational, and modeling information.
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