Patent ID: 8311765

Claim:
A system for performing at least one of generating and logging electronic information relating to at least one of a locate operation to detect, and a marking operation to mark on ground, pavement, or other surface, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility, the system comprising: A) a hand-held locate/marking device comprising at least one of: A1) an actuator to control dispensing of a marking material; A2) at least one receiver antenna to detect a magnetic field from a target object; and A3) at least one input device to provide at least one of locate information, marking information and landmark information; and B) a hand-size mobile or portable computing device including: B1) a memory to store processor-executable instructions; and B2) a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the at least one of the actuator, the at least one receiver antenna, and the at least one input device, wherein upon execution of the processor-executable instructions by the processor, the processor performs at least one of generating and logging the electronic information relating to performance of the at least one of the locate operation and the marking operation, wherein the electronic information is based at least in part on at least one of the locate information, the marking information, the landmark information and the detected magnetic field.