Method and apparatus for auditing utility poles
First Claim
1. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
- creating a plurality of audit forms;
searching for an audit form from the plurality of audit forms for an audit of a selected pole;
pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders;
recording utility pole audit information of the selected pole audited by an auditor on the audit form;
determining if the selected pole has been previously audited;
searching for an audit form including audit information about the selected pole if the selected pole has been previously audited;
tracking an open item in the audit information;
updating the audit information;
forming an updated audit form;
transferring the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information; and
controlling user access for creating and searching functions.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing utility pole information is provided in the illustrative embodiments. A method for managing the utility pole information may include creating several audit forms and searching those forms for an audit of a selected pole. The method may further include pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders. The method may further include recording general pole information, a pole inspection information, a pole test information, a first attachment information, and inspector'"'"'s notes about the selected pole on the audit form resulting in an updated audit form. The method may then transfer the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information.
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1. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
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creating a plurality of audit forms; searching for an audit form from the plurality of audit forms for an audit of a selected pole; pre-populating the audit form with data from a repository of engineering work orders; recording utility pole audit information of the selected pole audited by an auditor on the audit form; determining if the selected pole has been previously audited; searching for an audit form including audit information about the selected pole if the selected pole has been previously audited; tracking an open item in the audit information; updating the audit information; forming an updated audit form; transferring the updated audit form to a repository of utility poles audit information; and
controlling user access for creating and searching functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing utility pole information, the system comprising:
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a first database configured to manage information associated with a plurality of utility poles, wherein the first database is an engineering work order database; a first processing unit in communication with the first database and configured to extract at least a portion of the information in the first database to form extracted information; a second database in communication with the first processing unit and configured to store the extracted information, wherein the second database includes additional fields of information not included in the first database, and wherein the additional fields include at least one of information for corrective action to a utility pole, and information of a utility pole not complying with a regulatory standard; a second processing unit in communication with the second database and configured to execute a software program that, when executed by the second processing unit, causes a graphical user interface to be presented to a user to verify and update the utility pole information stored in the second database; and a third processing unit in communication with the first database and configured to generate at least one report. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for managing utility pole information, the method comprising:
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managing information associated with a plurality of utility poles in a first database, wherein the first database is an engineering work order database; extracting using a first processing unit in communication with the first database, at least a portion of the information in the first database to form extracted information; storing the extracted information in a second database in communication the first processing unit, wherein the second database includes additional fields of information not included in the first database, and wherein the additional fields comprise at least one of information for corrective action to a utility pole, and information of a utility pole not complying with a regulatory standard; updating the first database with updated information in the second database, using the second processing unit; presenting a graphical user interface to a user to verify and update the utility pole information stored in the second database using a second processing unit in communication with the second database; and generating at least one report using a third processing unit in communication with the first database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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