LOCATE APPARATUS CONFIGURED TO DETECT OUT-OF-TOLERANCE CONDITIONS IN CONNECTION WITH UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE OPERATIONS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS
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1. A locate receiver for performing a locate operation to detect a presence or absence of an underground facility, the locate receiver comprising:
- at least one receiver antenna configured to detect a magnetic field from the underground facility;
an input device to provide an output signal indicative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate receiver is located;
a memory to store processor-executable instructions, and a target value or range of values; and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the input device to receive the output signal from the input device wherein, upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the processor;
A) compares the output signal to the target value or the range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists.
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Abstract
In connection with a locate operation to detect a presence or absence of an underground facility, a magnetic field from an underground facility is detected, and one or more signals also are obtained that are indicative of one or more environmental conditions in an environment in which the underground facility is detected. The signal(s) indicative of the environmental condition(s) are compared to a target value or range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists.
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1. A locate receiver for performing a locate operation to detect a presence or absence of an underground facility, the locate receiver comprising:
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at least one receiver antenna configured to detect a magnetic field from the underground facility; an input device to provide an output signal indicative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate receiver is located; a memory to store processor-executable instructions, and a target value or range of values; and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the input device to receive the output signal from the input device wherein, upon execution of the processor-executable instructions, the processor; A) compares the output signal to the target value or the range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists. - 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)
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29. A method for facilitating a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving locate information including environmental information representative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate operation is located; and B) comparing the locate information to a target value or a range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 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)
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74. At least one computer readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, perform a method for facilitating a locate operation to detect a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving locate information including environmental information representative of at least one environmental condition of an environment in which the locate operation is located; and B) comparing the locate information to a target value or a range of values to determine if an out-of-tolerance condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77)
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