METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING AN ELECTRONIC RENDERING OF A MARKING OPERATION BASED ON AN ELECTRONIC RECORD OF MARKING INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
- A) displaying in a display field of the display device at least one electronic locate mark based at least in part on at least one actuation data set representing at least one physical locate mark created by an actuation of a marking device used for the marking operation, wherein the at least one actuation data set comprises at least two pieces of geographic information for the at least one physical locate mark.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. One or more electronic locate marks are displayed in a display field of the display device, based at least in part on one or more actuation data sets representing at least one physical locate mark created by an actuation of a marking device used for the marking operation. Exemplary actuation data sets comprise at least two pieces of geographic information for a corresponding physical locate mark. Electronic locate marks may be rendered statically or dynamically in the display field (e.g., as feedback during the marking operation, and/or in a timed sequence so as to recreate the marking operation), and may be overlaid on a digital image of work site/dig area in which the marking operation is performed.
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1. A method for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
A) displaying in a display field of the display device at least one electronic locate mark based at least in part on at least one actuation data set representing at least one physical locate mark created by an actuation of a marking device used for the marking operation, wherein the at least one actuation data set comprises at least two pieces of geographic information for the at least one physical locate mark. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method for providing an electronic rendering on a display device of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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A) accessing an electronic record of the marking operation generated by a marking device, the electronic record comprising a plurality of actuation data sets, each actuation data set associated with a corresponding locate mark created by an actuation of the marking device, wherein each actuation data set comprises at least two pieces of geographic information for the corresponding locate mark; B) displaying, on the display device, a digital image representative of at least a portion of an area of the ground, pavement, or other surface on which the locate mark is created; and C) for at least some actuation data sets of the electronic record, displaying on the display device at least one electronic locate mark overlaid on the displayed digital image so as to provide the electronic rendering of the marking operation, based at least in part on the at least two pieces of geographic information for the corresponding locate mark and on the displayed digital image.
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44. An apparatus for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory to store processor-executable instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory and the display device, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the processor; A) displays in a display field of the display device at least one electronic locate mark based at least in part on at least one actuation data set stored in the memory and representing at least one physical locate mark created by an actuation of a marking device used for the marking operation, wherein the at least one actuation data set comprises at least two pieces of geographic information for the at least one physical locate mark. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85)
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86. At least one computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor in a computer, perform a method for providing on a display device an electronic rendering of a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
A) displaying in a display field of the display device at least one electronic locate mark based at least in part on at least one actuation data set representing at least one physical locate mark created by an actuation of a marking device used for the marking operation, wherein the at least one actuation data set comprises at least two pieces of geographic information for the at least one physical locate mark.
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