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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Miguel Amor, Thornton, CO (US);
Martin Holmgren, Boulder, CO (US);
Nigel Peter Hanson, Christchurch, NZ;
James M. Janky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Miguel Amor, Thornton, CO (US);
Martin Holmgren, Boulder, CO (US);
Nigel Peter Hanson, Christchurch, NZ;
James M. Janky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01); H04Q 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of surveying includes detecting an RFID tag associated with a position of interest and decoding information stored in the RFID tag to extract data associated with the position of interest. The method also includes presenting the data associated with the position of interest to an operator of a surveying tool.