Locating dig alerts on the map by choosing an area on the map
AssigneeAT&T Corp.
InventorsMichael L. Asher, Uday Bhaskar, Hossein Eslambolchi, Bala Surya Siva Sri Gaddamanugu, Charles C. Giddens, Harold Jeffrey Stewart
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Abstract
The present invention is a system and method for searching a large database of dig location tickets for tickets of particular interest. A user can locate an area of concern on an on-screen map and can view a list of tickets received for a given date range of the map. For example, when underground plant damage occurs in a particular region, users need not text-search in the database to locate a particular ticket that may have caused the damage, but can instead locate the ticket using the enhanced on-screen map of the invention.
Claims31
A method for identifying a specific dig location ticket in a database of dig location tickets containing geographic coordinates of dig locations and date information, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a date range selection and an identification of a geographic region;
- retrieving from the database a set of dig location tickets containing a date falling within the date range and geographic coordinates falling within the region;
- presenting to the user a map showing the identified region and indicators representing geographic coordinates of the retrieved tickets;
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- receiving from the user a selection of the specific dig location ticket.
A machine readable medium containing configuration instructions for performing a method for identifying a specific dig location ticket in a database of dig location tickets containing geographic coordinates of dig locations and date information, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a date range selection and an identification of a geographic region;
- retrieving from the database a set of dig location tickets containing a date falling within the date range and geographic coordinates falling within the region;
- presenting to the user a map showing the identified region and indicators representing geographic coordinates of the retrieved tickets;
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- receiving from the user a selection of the specific dig location ticket.
A system for identifying a specific dig location ticket in a database of dig location tickets containing geographic coordinates of dig locations and date information, the system comprising a processor and memory containing instructions for performing a method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a date range selection and an identification of a geographic region;
- retrieving from the database a set of dig location tickets containing a date falling within the date range and geographic coordinates falling within the region;
- presenting to the user a map showing the identified region and indicators representing geographic coordinates of the retrieved tickets;
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- receiving from the user a selection of the specific dig location ticket.
A method for identifying a specific dig location ticket in a database of dig location tickets containing geographic coordinates of dig locations and date information, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving from a user a date range selection and an identification of a geographic region;
- retrieving from the database a set of dig location tickets containing a date falling within the date range and geographic coordinates falling within the region;
- presenting to the user an electronic map showing the identified region and electronic indicators representing geographic coordinates of the retrieved tickets;
- the indicators having a characteristic showing whether represented tickets are involved by an underground utility plant buffer zone;
- receiving from the user a selection of the specific dig location ticket;
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- presenting to the user details of the selected dig location ticket including a ticket receipt date, a proposed dig date, an excavation company name, and a proposed dig location in words.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.