Method for Displaying Leakage Location and Leakage Magnitude

• US 20080167808A1
• Filed: 12/12/2007
• Published: 07/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trilithic Incorporated (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Trilithic Incorporated (Lumentum Holdings Inc.)
• Inventors: Stelle, Raleigh B., Harris, James E.
• Application Number:
  US11/955,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20080167808A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/088 Aspects of digital computing
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 17/00 Diagnosis, testing or measuring for television systems or their details

Abstract

A method for displaying leakage location and leakage magnitude comprising displaying at least one of an aerial map and a hybrid street/aerial map on a display, displaying on the map icons to indicate where leakage above a certain, user-selectable threshold has been detected, and indicating by a characteristic of the icons selected levels of leakage magnitude.

Claims

1. A method for displaying leakage location and leakage magnitude comprising displaying at least one of an aerial map and a hybrid street/aerial map on a display, displaying on the map icons to indicate where leakage above a certain, user-selectable threshold has been detected, and indicating by a characteristic of the icons selected levels of leakage magnitude.

2. The method of claim 1 further including establishing the selected levels of leakage magnitude.

3. The method of claim 2 further including making leakage measurements, and uploading the leakage measurements into a server to which the operator viewing the display has access.

4. The method of claim 3 further including placing a cursor associated with the display over a selected icon and displaying a balloon including information concerning the leak which is the subject of the icon.

5. The method of claim 4 further including providing on the display a table of variables and placing a cursor associated with the display over a selected icon and displaying a balloon including information includes displaying a balloon including a leak number, the table including the leak number and variables associated with the numbered leak.

6. The method of claim 5 further including providing a widget for permitting an operator to generate a work order to repair the leak represented by the selected icon, the work order number being one of the variables included in the table.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying a map on a display comprises providing a widget for permitting an operator to select a map from among a street map, an aerial map, and a hybrid street/aerial map.

8. The method of claim 1 further including providing a widget for permitting an operator to generate a work order to repair the leak represented by the selected icon.

9. The method of claim 1 further including making leakage measurements, and uploading the leakage measurements into a server to which the operator viewing the display has access.

10. The method of claim 1 further including placing a cursor associated with the display over a selected icon and displaying a balloon including information concerning the leak which is the subject of the icon.

11. The method of claim 10 further including providing on the display a table of variables and placing a cursor associated with the display over a selected icon and displaying a balloon including information includes displaying a balloon including a leak number, the table including the leak number and variables associated with the numbered leak.

12. The method of claim 11 further including providing a widget for permitting an operator to generate a work order to repair the leak represented by the selected icon, the work order number being one of the variables included in the table.