Patent ID: 8832545
Filing Date: 2014-09-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A method of recording observations of an inspection site, the method comprising: preparing a data entry form for a specific inspection site configured to be subsequently used by an inspector to record observations for the specific inspection site, in response to an input from a user, accessing predefined inspection data for the specific inspection site, wherein the predefined inspection data defines the prepared data entry form configured to be used by the user to record the observations of the specific inspection site, and wherein the predefined inspection data comprises, at the time of the accessing: presenting to the user one or more selectable location attributes of the inspection data; receiving a selection of one of the presented location attributes from the user; presenting to the user one or more selectable component attributes of the inspection data; receiving a selection of one of the presented component attributes; presenting to the user one or more selectable observation code attributes of the inspection data; receiving a selection of a first observation code attribute from the presented observation code attributes from the user; and storing the selected first observation code attribute, the selected component attribute, the selected location attribute, an observation code-component relationship between the selected observation code attribute and the selected component attribute, and a component-location relationship between the selected component attribute and the selected location attribute; receiving image data from a camera for an image of the inspection site; storing the image data; storing image relationship information identifying a relationship between the image data and at least one of the selected location attribute, the selected component attribute, and the selected observation code attribute; receiving and storing supplemental image data, wherein the supplemental data comprises notations to the image; and storing supplemental data-image data relationship information identifying a relationship between the supplemental image data and the image data for the image.