Method of displaying connections in the field between like geographical features
First Claim
1. A method in a portable data recorder for displaying geographical map features in real-time as they are recorded, comprising steps of:
- traveling to a first feature having a first location;
determining said first location;
recording said first feature with a first code and said first location;
traveling to a second feature having a second location;
determining said second location;
recording said second feature with a second code and said second location; and
while at said second feature, automatically displaying a line on a map display between a first display point representative of said first location and a second display point representative of said second location when said first code and said second code are the same.
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Abstract
A data recorder and method for automatically displaying connections between feature icons as like features are recorded in the field. In setup, feature codes for identifying features of interest are entered and stored. In field operation, geographical features are recorded by entering the feature codes and either entering geographical locations for the features through a keypad or receiving the locations through an I/O interface from a location apparatus. A display shows the features as icons at points having geometrical relationships corresponding to the geographical relationships of features. During the field operation, a microprocessor executes instructions in a line update program for display a line from the icon for each newly recorded feature as it is recorded to the icon for the last previously recorded feature having the same feature code, and from there to the second last previously recorded feature having the same feature code and so on, so that all the icons representing features having the same feature code are connected.
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14 Claims
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1. A method in a portable data recorder for displaying geographical map features in real-time as they are recorded, comprising steps of:
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traveling to a first feature having a first location; determining said first location; recording said first feature with a first code and said first location; traveling to a second feature having a second location; determining said second location; recording said second feature with a second code and said second location; and while at said second feature, automatically displaying a line on a map display between a first display point representative of said first location and a second display point representative of said second location when said first code and said second code are the same. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A data recorder for recording and displaying geographical map features, comprising:
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a user entry device for receiving information for recording a first feature with a first feature code and a first geographical location and then a second feature with a second feature code and a second geographical location; a map display; and a line update program coupled to the user entry device and the map display for operating in real-time as said second feature is recorded for causing the map display for automatically displaying a line between a first display point representative of said first location and a second display point representative of said second location when said first code and said second code are the same. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A date recorder for recording and displaying geographical map features, comprising:
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a user entry device for receiving geographical locations and associated respective codes, said codes for identifying features, respectively; an options key coupled with the user entry device for receiving a selection of a line option; and a map display coupled to the user entry device for displaying icons at points representative of said geographical locations and for selectively displaying a connecting line between said points in real-time as said codes are received when said codes are the same and said selection of said line option is received. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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