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US 8,261,969 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for configuring a survey controller
AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsChristopher Alexander Peskin, Nigel Peter Hanson
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for configuring a controller for surveying equipment. In one embodiment, an identification tag associated with a surveying tool may be detected by a controller. An indicator related to the identification tag may be presented to a user of the controller. According to another embodiment, operation of the controller may be configured based, at least in part, on the identification tag.
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A method for configuring a controller of geographic surveying equipment, the method comprising the acts of:
- detecting by the controller an identification tag associated with a geographic surveying tool;
- determining if the identification tag detected by the controller is associated with one or more of a surveying tool and user stored in memory of the controller;
- presenting an indicator relating to the identification tag to a controller user;
- and
- configuring controller operation based, at least in part, on the identification tag, wherein configuring the controller includes configuring the controller to interoperate with the surveying tool.
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A geographic surveying equipment controller comprising:
- a display;
- a tag reader configured to detect an identification tag associated with a geographic surveying tool;
- a processor coupled to the display and the tag reader, the processor configured to:
- determine if the identification tag detected by the tag reader is associated with one or more of a surveying tool and user stored in memory of the controller;
- present an indicator relating to the identification tag to a controller user;
- and
- configure controller operation based, at least in part, on the identification tag, wherein configuring the controller includes configuring the controller to interoperate with the surveying tool.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.