Measurement device incorporating a locating device and a portable handheld computer device and associated apparatus, system and method
First Claim
1. A system adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material, said system comprising:
- a central computing system housing a database;
a measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material, the measuring device being remotely disposed with respect to the central computing system;
a locating device operably engaged with the measuring device for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby; and
a portable handheld computer device in communication with the measuring device, the locating device, and the central computing system, the handheld computer device being configured to receive data from the measuring device and the locating device, the data comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby, and to communicate the data with the central computing system for incorporation of the data into the database.
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Abstract
A system adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material is provided. Such a system comprises a central computing system housing database, such as a geographic information system (GIS). A measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material is remotely disposed with respect to the central computing system and operably engaged with a locating device, such as a global positioning system (GPS) device, for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby. A portable handheld computer device is in communication with the measuring device, the locating device, and the central computing system, wherein the handheld computer device is configured to receive data, comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby, from the measuring device and the locating device, and to communicate the data with the central computing system for incorporation of the data into the database. An associated device, apparatus, and method are also provided.
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51 Claims
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1. A system adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material, said system comprising:
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a central computing system housing a database;
a measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material, the measuring device being remotely disposed with respect to the central computing system;
a locating device operably engaged with the measuring device for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby; and
a portable handheld computer device in communication with the measuring device, the locating device, and the central computing system, the handheld computer device being configured to receive data from the measuring device and the locating device, the data comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby, and to communicate the data with the central computing system for incorporation of the data into the database. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material, the device being further adapted to be remotely disposed with respect to a central computing system housing a database, said device comprising:
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a measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material;
a locating device operably engaged with the measuring device for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby; and
a portable handheld computer device in communication with the measuring device and the locating device, and configured to receive data therefrom, the data comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby, the handheld computer device being adapted to communicate the data with the central computing system for incorporation of the data into the database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. An apparatus adapted to determine a property of a paving-related material, the apparatus being further adapted to be remotely disposed with respect to a central computing system housing a database, said apparatus comprising:
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a measuring device for selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material; and
a locating device operably engaged with the measuring device for determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby, the locating device being configured to cooperate with the measuring device to produce data comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby, the locating device and the measuring device being further adapted to communicate the data with the central computing system for incorporation of the data into the database. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of determining a property of a paving-related material, said method comprising:
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selectively and directly measuring the property of the paving-related material with a measuring device remotely disposed with respect to a central computing system housing a database;
concurrently determining a location of the measuring device when the property of the paving-related material is selectively measured thereby with a locating device operably engaged with the measuring device;
directing data from the measuring device and the locating device to a portable handheld computer device in communication therewith, the data comprising the measured property of the paving-related material and the corresponding location of the measuring device when the property is selectively measured thereby;
directing the data from the handheld computer device to the central computing system; and
incorporating the data into the database. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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