Handheld wireless utility asset mapping device
First Claim
1. A handheld wireless utility asset mapping device comprising:
- a handheld pole having a top end, a bottom end, and a middle section extending from the top end to the bottom end, wherein the top end is telescoping;
a positioning receiver connected to the top end of said handheld pole;
a wireless modem connected to said handheld pole and to said positioning receiver; and
at least one weatherproof housing connected to said handheld pole and enclosing said positioning receiver and said wireless modem.
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Abstract
A wireless utility asset mapping device comprises a pole, a positioning receiver connected to the pole, a wireless modem connected to the positioning receiver and the pole, and at least one waterproof housing enclosing the positioning receiver and the wireless modem. The wireless modem is a long range wireless modem and has a range of at least 500 feet in low density and high density areas. The wireless utility asset mapping device may also comprise an external interface module, and external equipment in communication with the external interface module. A utility asset is located and the wireless utility asset mapping device is placed over the location of the utility asset. The coordinate of the wireless utility asset mapping device is determined and wirelessly transmitted over long distance in low density and high density areas.
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26 Claims
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1. A handheld wireless utility asset mapping device comprising:
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a handheld pole having a top end, a bottom end, and a middle section extending from the top end to the bottom end, wherein the top end is telescoping; a positioning receiver connected to the top end of said handheld pole; a wireless modem connected to said handheld pole and to said positioning receiver; and at least one weatherproof housing connected to said handheld pole and enclosing said positioning receiver and said wireless modem. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A handheld wireless utility asset mapping device comprising:
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a handheld pole having a top end, a bottom end, and a middle section extending from the top end to the bottom end, wherein the top end of said handheld pole is telescoping, wherein said pole is variable in length, wherein said pole includes marking indicating the length of said pole; a positioning receiver connected to the top end of said handheld pole, wherein said positioning receiver is a sub-meter global positioning receiver; a wireless modem connected to said handheld pole and to said positioning receiver, wherein said wireless modem is connected closer to the top end of said pole than the bottom end of said pole; an external interface module in communication with said wireless modem; a wireless transceiver connected to said pole and in communication with at least one of said wireless modem and said positioning receiver, wherein said wireless transceiver is operable to transmit and receive packetized wireless data; a power source connected to said positioning receiver, said wireless modem, said external interface module, and said wireless transceiver; at least one weatherproof housing enclosing said positioning receiver, said wireless modem, said external interface module, and said wireless transceiver; and an antenna connected to said wireless modem and extending from said at least one weatherproof housing. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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