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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Certusview Technologies, Llc, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Steven Nielsen, North Palm Beach, FL (US);
Curtis Chambers, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Jeffrey Farr, Royal Palm Beach, FL (US);
CertusView Technologies, LLC, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for generating electronic records of marking operations for underground facilities/utilities. Electronic records of marking information may be logged/stored in local memory of a marking device, formatted in various manners, processed and/or analyzed at the marking device itself, and/or transmitted in whole or in part to another device (e.g., a remote computer/server) for storage, processing and/or analysis. In one example, an output stream of data packets is provided, wherein each data packet includes one or more flag fields that is/are set or reset upon at least one actuation of the marking device.