×

Computerized information collection and training method and apparatus

DC
  • US 8,633,985 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2006
  • Issued: 01/21/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. Mobile equipment operator assessment apparatus for collecting information relating to at least one observable scene during assessment of an operator of mobile equipment, said apparatus comprisingcomputing apparatus,location sensing means operative to provide plural location data on a continuous basis as the mobile equipment moves, each location datum corresponding to a different one of plural locations of the mobile equipment,image capturing means operative to capture at least one image of said observable scene or scenes as the mobile equipment moves,input means configured and operative to receive external input of observation information relating to said observable scene or scenes and to operation of the mobile equipment by the operator, the observation information being received from an observer on an intermittent basis as the mobile equipment moves such that the observation information is received at fewer than all of the plural locations of the mobile equipment corresponding to the plural location datastorage means operative to store in said computing apparatus each of plural location data, image data relating to said at least one captured image and the received intermittent observation information with respective synchronisation data, the received intermittent observation information being stored with its synchronisation data in a different data structure to the location and image data and their synchronisation data to thereby provide for synchronisation of each of image data and observation information with location data upon retrieval of image data, observation information and location data from the storage means.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×