METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING IMAGE-PROCESSED SEARCHABLE ELECTRONIC RECORDS OF UNDERGROUND FACILITY LOCATE AND/OR MARKING OPERATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for managing and displaying information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
- A) electronically receiving first information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation, the first information including image information;
B) processing the image information to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information; and
C) based at least in part on the improved image information, generating at least one electronic manifest documenting a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation.
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Abstract
Managing and displaying information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility. First information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation is electronically received, wherein the first information includes image information. The image information is processed to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information. Based at least in part on the improved image information, at least one electronic manifest is generated that documents a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation.
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1. A method for managing and displaying information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving first information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation, the first information including image information; B) processing the image information to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information; and C) based at least in part on the improved image information, generating at least one electronic manifest documenting a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for managing information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the apparatus comprising:
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a communication interface; a memory to store processor-executable instructions; and a processing unit coupled to the communication interface and the memory, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions by the processing unit, the processing unit; A) controls the communication interface so as to electronically receive first information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation, the first information including image information; B) processes the image information to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information; and C) based at least in part on the improved image information, generates at least one electronic manifest documenting a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on at least one processing unit, perform a method for managing and displaying information relating to a locate operation and/or a marking operation to detect and/or mark a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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A) electronically receiving first information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation, the first information including image information; B) processing the image information to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information; and C) based at least in part on the improved image information, generating at least one electronic manifest documenting a performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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