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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 04, 1997
Paul Robin Manson, Christchurch, NZ;
Richard David Williams, Christchurch, NZ;
Jonathan Miles Marshall, Christchurch, NZ;
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A new and useful method and apparatus are provided for collecting, recording and displaying data pertaining to artifacts in a time based fashion. The apparatus includes a data measurement device such as a GPS receiver or other measurement device for collecting data such as position information pertaining to artifacts, a memory for recording collected data and a user interface having an input for receiving recorded information such as qualitative information pertaining to artifacts from the user and a display for displaying the collected data as it is collected by a user. The user interface includes a time scale to associate the data collected pertaining to the artifacts with the time at which the data was collected providing a useful project management tool for the user as well as for management personnel supervising the user and for providing an accurate time based archival record of data pertaining to artifacts such as their location and physical condition.