Patent ID: 8190469

Claim:
A system for acquiring and storing field information for a plurality of jurisdictions, comprising: a field information gathering system for each jurisdiction including a plurality of field devices operable to gather field information and receive file information and a cradle comprising a socket to mechanically and electrically connect to the field devices and a communication circuit for transmitting and receiving the field and the file information; a network communicatively connected to the field information gathering systems for the plurality of jurisdictions; and a central processing system communicatively connected to the network operable to receive field information from each of the field information gathering systems via the network, store the field information for each jurisdiction in a separate data table, and transmit field information for one of the jurisdictions to an administrator corresponding to the one jurisdiction, wherein the central processing system further: determines if one field device among the plurality of field devices requires updated ticket information for further information gathering; and if the updated ticket information is required, transmits the updated ticket information to the one field device.