Method and system for surveying using RFID devices
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1. A method of surveying, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a surveying tool;
using the surveying tool to determine a location of a position of interest based, at least in part, on the location of the surveying tool;
using the surveying tool to detect an RFID tag associated with the position of interest;
using the surveying tool to decode information stored in the RFID tag to extract surveying data associated with the position of interest, wherein the surveying data associated with the position of interest comprises information stored during a previous survey; and
presenting the location of the position of interest and the surveying data associated with the position of interest to an operator of the surveying tool.
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Abstract
A method of surveying includes detecting an RFID tag associated with a position of interest and decoding information stored in the RFID tag to extract data associated with the position of interest. The method also includes presenting the data associated with the position of interest to an operator of a surveying tool.
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1. A method of surveying, the method comprising:
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determining a location of a surveying tool; using the surveying tool to determine a location of a position of interest based, at least in part, on the location of the surveying tool; using the surveying tool to detect an RFID tag associated with the position of interest; using the surveying tool to decode information stored in the RFID tag to extract surveying data associated with the position of interest, wherein the surveying data associated with the position of interest comprises information stored during a previous survey; and presenting the location of the position of interest and the surveying data associated with the position of interest to an operator of the surveying tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A surveying tool comprising:
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a display; a position detection module configured to determine a location of the surveying tool; an RFID tag scanner configured to detect an RFID tag associated with a position of interest; and a processor coupled to the display, the position detection module, and the RFID tag scanner, the processor configured to; determine a location of the position of interest based, at least in part, on the location of the surveying tool; decode information stored in the RFID tag to extract data associated with the position of interest; and present the location of the position of interest and the data associated with the position of interest on the display; an RFID tag writer configured to store updated data in the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of surveying using a surveying tool, the method comprising:
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detecting an RFID tag associated with an item located at a position of interest using the surveying tool; decoding the RFID tag to extract data associated with the item using the surveying tool; determining a location of the surveying tool; determining position data for the position of interest using the surveying tool, the position data based, at least in part, on the location of the surveying tool; and displaying the data associated with the item and the position data for a user. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A device configured for RFID tag detection comprising:
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a display; a radio frequency receiver configured to detect an RFID tag associated with an item located at a position of interest; a first position detection module configured to determine a location of the device; a second position detection module configured to determine position data for the position of interest; a radio frequency transmitter configured to store data in the RFID tag associated with the item located at the position of interest; and a processor coupled to the display, the first position detection module, and the second position detection module, wherein the processor is configured to; determine the position data for the position of interest based, at least in part, on the location of the device; decode the RFID tag to extract data associated with the item; output the data associated with the item and the position data to the display; and store updated data in the RFID tag. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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