Electronic rod reader and field notebook
First Claim
1. An electronic rod reader and field notebook comprising:
- an image capture device for capturing an image through an eyepiece of an auto-level;
logic implemented by a processor of said electronic rod reader for automatically recognizing a crosshair viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level, for automatically comparing said crosshair against a scale of a standard grade rod viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level, and for automatically determining an elevation of said standard grade rod based upon said comparing; and
a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium coupled with said processor for storing said elevation as a first reading.
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Abstract
An electronic rod reader and field notebook is disclosed. In one embodiment, the electronic rod reader and field notebook comprises an image capture device for capturing an image through the eyepiece of an auto-level. The electronic rod reader and field notebook further comprises logic implemented by a processor of the electronic rod reader for automatically recognizing a crosshair viewed through the eyepiece of the auto-level, for automatically comparing the crosshair against a scale of a standard grade rod viewed through the eyepiece of the auto-level, and for automatically determining an elevation of the standard grade rod based upon the comparing. The electronic rod reader and field notebook further comprises a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium coupled with the processor for storing the elevation as a first reading.
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1. An electronic rod reader and field notebook comprising:
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an image capture device for capturing an image through an eyepiece of an auto-level; logic implemented by a processor of said electronic rod reader for automatically recognizing a crosshair viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level, for automatically comparing said crosshair against a scale of a standard grade rod viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level, and for automatically determining an elevation of said standard grade rod based upon said comparing; and a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium coupled with said processor for storing said elevation as a first reading. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of automatically reading and recording auto-level readings, said method comprising:
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capturing an image through an eyepiece of an auto-level using an image capture device; automatically recognizing a crosshair viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level using logic implemented by a processor of an electronic rod reader; automatically comparing said crosshair against a scale of a standard grade rod viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level using said logic implemented by said processor of said electronic rod reader; automatically determining an elevation of said standard grade rod using said logic implemented by said processor of said electronic rod reader based upon said comparing; and automatically storing said elevation using a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium coupled with said processor as a first reading. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method of automatically reading and recording auto-level readings, said method comprising:
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capturing an image through an eyepiece of an auto-level using an image capture device; automatically recognizing a crosshair viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level using logic implemented by a processor of an electronic rod reader; automatically comparing said crosshair against a scale of a standard grade rod viewed through said eyepiece of said auto-level using said logic implemented by said processor of said electronic rod reader; automatically recognizing a character shown on said standard grade rod; automatically determining an elevation of said standard grade rod using said logic implemented by said processor of said electronic rod reader based upon said comparing; and automatically storing said elevation using a non-transitory computer readable data storage medium coupled with said processor as a first reading. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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