Patent ID: 8358201
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method for facilitating collection and recall of buried asset data on a mobile computing device communicatively coupled with a communications network, comprising: transmitting current position data of the mobile computing device to a server via the communications network; receiving, from the server via the communications network, a) buried asset data including depth data and electrical signal data for one or more buried assets, wherein the buried asset data corresponds to the current position data, and b) a stored image of a physical area corresponding to the current position data, wherein the stored image comprises one or more markings indicating a position of the one or more buried assets; displaying the buried asset data from the server; reading a current image of the physical area from an optical sensor of the mobile computing device; displaying the stored image simultaneously with the current image, wherein the stored image is overlaid onto the current image; determining that the stored image is aligned within a margin of error to the current image; receiving current buried asset data from one or more sensors communicatively coupled with the mobile computing device; reading a second current image of the physical area from the optical sensor of the mobile computing device, wherein the second current image comprises one or more markings indicating a position of the one or more buried assets; generating a data structure and auto-populating the data structure with the current buried asset data; and transmitting the data structure and the second current image to the server via the communications network.