Patent Document ID: 8928693
Application ID: 13191058
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for managing and displaying information relating to performance of a locate operation and/or a marking operation, the method comprising: A) electronically receiving image information relating to the locate operation and/or the marking operation, the locate operation and/or marking operation comprising: receiving a locate request ticket identifying a dig area, wherein a portion of the dig area is planned to be excavated or disturbed during excavation activities; and in response to the locate request ticket, detecting, and/or marking using at least one physical locate mark, a presence or an absence of at least one underground facility within the dig area; B) processing the image information, via at least one processing unit, to improve at least one aspect of an image represented by the image information and thereby provide improved image information; and C) based at least in part on the improved image information, generating at least one electronic manifest documenting the performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation, wherein C) comprises: C1) rendering the image for display on a display device as an improved image, based at least in part on the improved image information; C2) after rendering the improved image for display in C1), receiving user input via at least one user interface associated with the display device; C3) based on the user input received in C2), adding to the improved image rendered for display in C1) a digital representation of at least a portion of the performance of the locate operation and/or the marking operation to thereby generate a marked-up digital image that includes the improved image and the digital representation; and C4) electronically transmitting and/or electronically storing information relating to the marked-up digital image as the at least one electronic manifest.