Method and apparatus for auditing utility poles
First Claim
1. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
- creating a plurality of audit forms;
searching for an audit form from the plurality of audit forms for an audit of a selected pole;
pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders;
recording utility pole audit information of the selected pole audited by an auditor on the audit form;
forming a updated audit form; and
transferring the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing utility pole information is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A method for managing the utility pole information may include creating several audit forms and searching those forms for an audit of a selected pole. The method may further include pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders. The method may further include recording general pole information, a pole inspection information, a pole test information, a first attachment information, and inspector'"'"'s notes about the selected pole on the audit form resulting in an updated audit form. The method may then transfer the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
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creating a plurality of audit forms; searching for an audit form from the plurality of audit forms for an audit of a selected pole; pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders; recording utility pole audit information of the selected pole audited by an auditor on the audit form; forming a updated audit form; and transferring the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for managing utility pole information, the system comprising:
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a first database configured to manage information associated with a plurality of utility poles; a first processing unit in communication with the first database and configured to extract at least a portion of the information in the first database to form extracted information; a second database in communication with the first processing unit and configured to store the extracted information; a second processing unit in communication with the second database and configured to execute a software program that, when executed by the second processing unit, causes a graphical user interface to be presented to a user to verify and update the utility pole information stored in the second database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
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managing information associated with a plurality of utility poles in a first database; extracting using a first processing unit in communication with the first database, at least a portion of the information in the first database to form extracted information; storing the extracted information in a second database in communication the first processing unit; and presenting a graphical user interface to a user to verify and update the utility pole information stored in the second database using a second processing unit in communication with the second database. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for auditing utility poles, the method comprising:
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selecting a utility pole from a plurality of utility poles arranged according to a plurality of wire centers; finding an audit form associated with the utility pole, the audit form being one of a new audit form and a in-progress audit form, the new audit form having a set of data fields pre-populated from information about the utility pole in a repository of engineering work orders; updating the audit form with updated information about the utility pole to form an updated audit form; and transmitting the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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