CENTRALIZED DATABASE FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DETECTION AND INCIDENT REPORTING

• US 20150245172A1
• Filed: 02/26/2015
• Published: 08/27/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Utilitylink LLC
• Original Assignee: Utilitylink LLC
• Inventors: Fernebok, Joel
• Application Number:
  US14/633,013
• Publication Number:
  US 20150245172A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/38 for collecting sensor information

Abstract

Systems and methods for utility infrastructure analysis are described. Systems and methods may include identifying a location of a user; identifying one or more radio frequency identification transmitters; determining the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters; accessing one or more items of information regarding the location of the user from a centralized database; integrating the one or more items of information with the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters; approving the integrated information for entry into the centralized database; and updating the centralized database with the integrated information regarding the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters.

Claims

1. A computerized method for utility infrastructure analysis, the computerized method comprising the steps of:

identifying a location of a user;

identifying one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

determining the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

accessing one or more items of information regarding the location of the user from a centralized database;

integrating the one or more items of information with the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

approving the integrated information for entry into the centralized database; and

updating the centralized database with the integrated information regarding the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the integrated information on a visual display.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of requesting the one or more items of information from a crowdsourcing application.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more items of information are related to the location of the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more items of information are incidents related to the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the updating comprises providing data regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters to a crowdsourcing community.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising accessing one or more databases to determine additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising integrating the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters with the one or more items of information and the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters is prior accident history.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters is location information.

11. A system for utility infrastructure analysis, the system comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors execute the following steps;

identifying a location of a user;

identifying one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

determining the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

accessing one or more items of information regarding the location of the user from a centralized database;

integrating the one or more items of information with the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters;

approving the integrated information for entry into the centralized database; and

updating the centralized database with the integrated information regarding the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising displaying the integrated information on a visual display.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising the step of requesting the one or more items of crowdsourced information from a crowdsourcing application.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more items of information are related to the location of the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more items of information are incidents related to the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the updating comprises providing information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters to a crowdsourcing community.

17. The system of claim 11, further comprising accessing one or more databases to determine additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising integrating the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters with the one or more items of information and the location of the one or more radio frequency identification transmitters.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters is prior accident history.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the additional information regarding the one or more radio frequency transmitters is location information.

21. The systems and methods described herein.