Method of dynamically tracking a location of one or more selected utilities
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Abstract
A method of dynamically tracking a location of one or more selected utilities. A first step involves providing a portable controller having a memory. A global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinate device and a display are coupled to the controller. A second step involves storing in the memory of the controller a series of GPS co-ordinates for the one or more selected utilities within an assigned service area of a municipality. A third step involves using the GPS co-ordinate device to dynamically provide GPS co-ordinates to the controller as positioning of the GPS co-ordinate device changes. A fourth step involves using the display to display the GPS co-ordinates of the GPS co-ordinate device on a scrolling display of GPS co-ordinates, together with the series of GPS co-ordinates for the one or more selected utilities, such that the relative position of the GPS co-ordinate device to the one or more selected utilities is always known.
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28 Claims
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9. A system of dynamically tracking a location of one or more selected utilities, the system comprising:
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a controller having a memory for storing a series of global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates for the selected utilities within an assigned service area of a municipality;
a display coupled to the controller and for displaying an icon; and
a GPS co-ordinate device coupled to the display via the controller;
wherein the GPS co-ordinate device dynamically provides its GPS co-ordinates to the controller as positioning of the GPS co-ordinate device changes location, such that the relative position of the GPS co-ordinate device to the selected utilities is always known; and
wherein the icon is locked on to a closest of the selected utilities within a pre-determined area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system of dynamically tracking a location of one or more selected utilities, the system comprising:
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means for storing a series of global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates for the selected utilities within an assigned service area of a municipality in a memory of a controller;
means for dynamically providing GPS co-ordinates of a GPS co-ordinate device to the controller as positioning of the GPS co-ordinate device changes location, such that the relative position of the GPS co-ordinate device to the one or more selected utilities is always known;
means for locking on to a closest of the selected utilities within a pre-determined area of interest; and
means for specifying a distance from the GPS co-ordinate device to the closest of the selected utilities. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of dynamically tracking a location of one or more selected utilities, the method comprising:
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storing a series of global positioning system (GPS) co-ordinates for the one or more selected utilities within an assigned service area of a municipality in a memory of a controller;
dynamically providing GPS co-ordinates to the controller as positioning of a GPS co-ordinate device coupled to the controller changes location;
displaying the GPS co-ordinates of the GPS co-ordinate device on a scrolling display, together with the series of GPS co-ordinates for the one or more selected utilities, such that the relative position of the GPS co-ordinate device to the one or more selected utilities is always known; and
locking on to a closest of the selected utilities within the pre-determined area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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