Marking system and method
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1. A marking tool, comprising:
- an elongated housing including a handle;
a user activated triggering system coupled to the housing, the triggering system configured to cause dispensing of a marker in response to a user inputa marker dispenser coupled to the housing to hold and dispense the marker; and
a processor configured to determine at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker, the processor further configured to prevent activation of the triggering system in response to at least one of;
a determination by the processor that a marker characteristic fails to match a characteristic identified in a marking operation instruction; and
a failure to confirm that a correct marker, based on the marker characteristic, is loaded in the marker dispenser.
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Abstract
A marking tool and a method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility is presented. The method includes dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated. The method further includes identifying at least one characteristic associated with the marker or the dispensing of the marker. The method further includes storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled.
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34 Claims
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1. A marking tool, comprising:
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an elongated housing including a handle; a user activated triggering system coupled to the housing, the triggering system configured to cause dispensing of a marker in response to a user input a marker dispenser coupled to the housing to hold and dispense the marker; and a processor configured to determine at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker, the processor further configured to prevent activation of the triggering system in response to at least one of; a determination by the processor that a marker characteristic fails to match a characteristic identified in a marking operation instruction; and a failure to confirm that a correct marker, based on the marker characteristic, is loaded in the marker dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 33)
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6. A marking tool, comprising:
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an elongated housing including a handle; a user activated triggering system coupled to the housing, the triggering system configured to cause a dispense of a marker in response to a user input; a marker dispenser coupled to the housing to hold and dispense the marker; and a processor to determine at least one marker characteristic, the processor further configured to prevent activation of the triggering system in response to at least one of; a determination by the processor that the at least one marker characteristic fails to match a characteristic identified in a marking operation instruction; and a failure to confirm that a correct marker, based on the at least one marker characteristic, is loaded in the marker dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 34)
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15. A method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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dispensing a marker when a trigger of a marking tool is actuated and a processing device of the marking tool confirms that a correct marker is loaded in the marking tool based on a marker characteristic; identifying at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker; storing the at least one characteristic associated with dispensing the marker when the actuation of the trigger is signaled; and storing the marker characteristic when the actuation of the trigger is signaled. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for marking a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the method comprising:
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identifying, via a component of a marking tool, at least one characteristic of a marker loaded into the marking tool before the marking tool is actuatable to dispense the marker in response to a user activated input; dispensing the marker when a trigger of the marking tool is actuated; and causing storage, on a storage device, of the at least one marker characteristic of the marker loaded into the marking tool when the actuation of the trigger is signaled. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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