Method For Capturing Utility Equipment Data
First Claim
1. A method for capturing information regarding utility equipment installed at a location, the method comprising the steps of:
- making a site visit to the location;
recording voice narration about the utility equipment as the utility equipment is inspected by a narrator during the site visit;
recording video of the utility equipment during the site visit;
recording identification information for identifying the utility equipment; and
entering attribute data corresponding to the utility equipment into a database, wherein the entered attribute data includes data derived from the recorded voice narration, the recorded video, and the recorded identification information.
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Abstract
A method for capturing information regarding utility equipment installed at a location comprises the steps of making a site visit to the location; recording voice narration about the utility equipment as the utility equipment is inspected by a narrator during the site visit; recording video of the utility equipment during the site visit; recording identification information for identifying the utility equipment; and entering attribute data corresponding to the utility equipment into a database, wherein the entered attribute data includes data derived from the recorded voice narration, the recorded video, and the recorded identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, the steps of recording voice narration, recording video, and recording identification information are performed simultaneously using a camcorder connected to a GPS receiver via an encoder such that location coordinates are recorded as audio frequency shift keying (AFSK) tones in an audio channel of the camcorder.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for capturing information regarding utility equipment installed at a location, the method comprising the steps of:
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making a site visit to the location; recording voice narration about the utility equipment as the utility equipment is inspected by a narrator during the site visit; recording video of the utility equipment during the site visit; recording identification information for identifying the utility equipment; and entering attribute data corresponding to the utility equipment into a database, wherein the entered attribute data includes data derived from the recorded voice narration, the recorded video, and the recorded identification information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for capturing information regarding utility equipment installed at a location, the method comprising the steps of:
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making a site visit to the location; recording video of the utility equipment during the site visit to provide objective information about the utility equipment; narrating the video with voice narration as the video is recorded; recording the voice narration to provide subjective information about the utility equipment; and entering attribute data corresponding to the utility equipment into a database, wherein the entered attribute data includes data derived from the objective information and the subjective information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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