Patent ID: 9563863
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B05B,B65D,G06Q

Claim:
1. A marking apparatus for performing a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the apparatus comprising: an actuator to dispense a marking material so as to form at least one locate mark on the ground, pavement or other surface to mark the presence or the absence of the at least one underground facility; at least one user interface including at least one display device; at least one communication interface; a marking material detection mechanism to detect color information of the marking material dispensed to form the at least one locate mark; a memory to store processor-executable instructions, wherein the processor-executable instructions include ticket processing software; and a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the at least one communication interface, the at least one user interface, the marking material detection mechanism, and the actuator, wherein upon execution of the ticket processing software by the processor, the processor: