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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:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
David Wilson, Missouri City, TX (US);
Lawrence Behn, Houston, TX (US);
John Downey, Houston, TX (US);
Allen James Bishop, Richmond, TX (US);
Assignee:
Input/Output, Inc., Stafford, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/22 ; G01V 1/16 ; H04B 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/22 ; G01V 1/16 ; H04B 1/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method and apparatus of acquiring and processing seismic data. One or more controllers are each coupled to seismic sensors and to each other to form a line of data acquisition units. A main controller is coupled to a crossover line unit and to a power supply. Power and data control is distributed among the main controller, the crossover line unit, and each of the plurality of data acquisition units.