Automatic pipeline data collection and display system
First Claim
1. An automatic data collection and display system for use with a video pipeline inspection apparatus having a video camera which provides a video signal, continuous data input devices for receiving information on physical operating parameters of the video camera, and a remote video monitor which displays the video signal, said system comprising:
- a. operator input means;
b. processing means and displaying data from the data input devices and from said operator input means on the video monitor, said processing means being communicatively connected to the video pipeline inspection apparatus and to said operator input means; and
c. means, communicatively connected to said processing means, to overlay data collected from the data input devices and from said operator input means in a graphic format on the video signal displayed on the video monitor.
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Abstract
An automatic, electronically operated data collection and display system for a pipeline video monitoring device, and a method for collecting and displaying information on a pipeline with a video image. A plurality of data inputs are connected to the monitoring device for receiving information on the operating parameters of the device. The data inputs include an operator input. A control unit is connected to the data inputs and has an interconnected central processor, input/output control system, and graphics generation and video overlay system. Data outputs are connected to the input/output control.
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20 Claims
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1. An automatic data collection and display system for use with a video pipeline inspection apparatus having a video camera which provides a video signal, continuous data input devices for receiving information on physical operating parameters of the video camera, and a remote video monitor which displays the video signal, said system comprising:
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a. operator input means; b. processing means and displaying data from the data input devices and from said operator input means on the video monitor, said processing means being communicatively connected to the video pipeline inspection apparatus and to said operator input means; and c. means, communicatively connected to said processing means, to overlay data collected from the data input devices and from said operator input means in a graphic format on the video signal displayed on the video monitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An automatic, data collection and display system for use with a pipeline video surveying device including a video camera which provides a video image of physical operating parameters, said system comprising:
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a. a plurality of continuous data input means connected to the surveying device for receiving information on the physical operating parameters of the surveying device; b. operator input means; c. data output means including a video monitor and a video recorder; and d. a control unit communicatively connected to the surveying device, to said data input means, to said operator input means and to said data output means, said control unit having interconnected processing means collecting and displaying data from said data input means on said video monitor, input/output control means interfacing said data input means, said operator input means, and said data output means with said processing means, and means to overlay data collected from said data input means and said operator input means graphically on the video image.
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19. An automatic, electronic system for remote data collection and display and for use in a pipeline, said system comprising:
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a. a mobile, color video camera assembly providing a video image; b. a plurality of continuous data input means for receiving information on physical operating parameters of said video camera assembly; c. operator input means; d. data output means including a video monitor and a video recorder; and e. a control unit constructed and arranged for correlating information from said data input means and said operator input means with said video image, said control unit having; i. processing means controlling collection and display of data from said data input means, said processing means having program means for updating information from said data input means, for displaying said updated information, and for correlating information from said operator input means therewith, ii. input/output control means interfacing said data input means, said operator input means and said data output means, with said processing means, and iii. means to overlay graphical data on a video image, said means to overlay having electronic means for generating graphics from data signals from said data input means and from said operator input means, and electronic means for overlaying said graphics with signals from said video camera for display on said video monitor, whereby data from said data input means and from said operator input means is continuously updated and displayed on said video monitor.
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20. A method for automatically collecting and graphically displaying continuous data from an input source and information from an observer on the physical parameters of a pipeline with a video image of the pipeline, comprising the steps of:
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a. providing a continuous video image of the pipeline; b. detecting data on the pipeline physical parameters; c. receiving data generated by an observer relating to said video image; d. converting said detected and said received data to a graphical format; and e. overlaying said graphical format data on said video image, whereby said detected data and said received data are continuously updated and displayed on said video image.
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