Patent ID: 9568529
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G01R,G01V

Claim:
1. A method of locating a buried asset by a locator device, the locator device generating buried asset data, the locator device comprising at least two sensing units pivotally attached to a central unit housing a processor, each sensing unit comprising an elongated housing accommodating at least one sensor, wherein each sensor is for reading a plurality of analog radio frequency (RF) signals from the buried asset, wherein the sensing units are configured to be pivoted from a first vertical position to a second horizontal position and from the second horizontal position to the first vertical position, the locator device further comprising a position sensing device for sensing the first vertical position and the second horizontal position of the sensing units, the method comprising: determining, by the processor, whether the sensing units are in the first vertical position or the second horizontal position; reading, by the processor, via the sensors of the sensing units, a plurality of analog RF signals from the buried asset; applying, by the processor, a position filtering process to the analog RF signals based on the position; converting, by the processor, the analog RF signals into a plurality of digital signals comprising buried asset data corresponding to the buried asset, wherein the buried asset data includes depth data, position data and electrical current data for the buried asset; and, displaying, by the processor, the buried asset data in a graphical user interface of a display, wherein the buried asset data corresponds to the plurality of analog RF signals that were read.