INTEGRATING POSITION INFORMATION INTO A HANDHELD TOOL
First Claim
1. A method of integrating position information comprising:
- determining position data of an object that will be embedded in a material at a worksite;
recording, in an information management system, said position data of said object;
using said position data to update a record at said information management system, wherein said record indicates that said object is an embedded object and said position data of said object comprises a position of said embedded object;
conveying said position of said embedded object from information management system to said to a handheld tool at said worksite; and
displaying said position of said embedded object on a display device integrated with said handheld tool.
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Abstract
In a method of integrating position information including: position data of an object that will be embedded in a material at a worksite is determined. The position data of the object is recorded, in an information management system. The position data is used to update a record at the information management system, where the record indicates that the object is an embedded object and the position data of the object includes a position of the embedded object. The position of the embedded object is conveyed from information management system to the to a handheld tool at the worksite. The position of the embedded object is displayed on a display device integrated with the handheld tool.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of integrating position information comprising:
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determining position data of an object that will be embedded in a material at a worksite; recording, in an information management system, said position data of said object; using said position data to update a record at said information management system, wherein said record indicates that said object is an embedded object and said position data of said object comprises a position of said embedded object; conveying said position of said embedded object from information management system to said to a handheld tool at said worksite; and displaying said position of said embedded object on a display device integrated with said handheld tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of integrating position information comprising:
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determining, by a first handheld tool at a worksite, position data of an object that will be embedded in a material at a worksite; recording, in an information management system, position data of said object at said worksite; updating, at said information management system, wherein said record indicates that said object is an embedded object and said position data of said object comprises a position of said embedded object; and conveying said position of said embedded object from said information management system to a second handheld tool at said worksite. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An embedded object display system comprising:
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a handheld tool comprising a display device; and an information management system configured to; receive and store position data of an object, wherein said position data is captured for said object prior to said object becoming embedded in a material at a worksite to create an embedded object; and convey a report to a handheld tool, wherein said report indicates that said object is an embedded object and said position data of said object comprises a position of said embedded object; and wherein said handheld tool is configured to receive said report from said information management system and display said position of said embedded object on said display device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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