Data collection process for optical leak detection
AssigneeLDARtools, Inc.
InventorsKevin Moses, Rex Moses
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Abstract
Method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, including receiving information pertaining to the one or more LDAR components within a specified area, recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using a camera, associating the video with the information, and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer.
Claims26
A method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, comprising:
- receiving information pertaining to the LDAR components within a specified area;
- displaying the LDAR components in a first Graphical User Interface (GUI) window;
- displaying one or more icons representing all possible LDAR components within a second GUI window;
- receiving a request to transfer at least one of the one or more icons from the second GUI window to the first GUI window such that one or more LDAR components represented by the at least one of the one or more icons will be part of the LDAR components in the first GUI window;
- recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using a camera;
- associating the video with the information;
- and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer.
A method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, comprising:
- receiving information pertaining to the LDAR components within a specified area;
- displaying an image of the LDAR components;
- aligning a view finder of a camera such that the view finder displays LDAR components on the camera as shown on the image;
- recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using the camera;
- associating the video with the information;
- and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer.
A method for collecting video files of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components, comprising:
- receiving information pertaining to the LDAR components within a specified area;
- displaying a first image of the LDAR components;
- positioning a camera such that a view finder of the camera is substantially similar to the first image;
- obtaining a second image of the LDAR components using the camera;
- and comparing the first image with the second image to determine whether the LDAR components have been recorded at a substantially similar geographical location as that of where the first image was taken;
- recording a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using the camera;
- associating the video with the information;
- and storing the video along with the information to a memory located in a computer.
A system, comprising:
- a camera for recording video images of one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components;
- a computer in communication with the camera, wherein the computer is configured to control the camera;
- and an adapter cable having a first end coupled to the camera and a second end coupled to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection of the computer;
- and wherein the computer comprises a memory having program instructions configured to:
- obtain a first image of the LDAR components using the camera;
- and compare the first image of the LDAR components with a second image of the LDAR components to determine whether the LDAR components obtained for the first image were obtained at a substantially similar geographical location as that of where the second image was taken.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
- receive information pertaining to one or more Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) components within a specified area;
- display the LDAR components in a first Graphical User Interface (GUI) window;
- display one or more icons representing all possible LDAR components within a second GUI window;
- and
- receive a request to transfer at least one of the one or more icons from the second GUI window to the first GUI window such that one or more LDAR components represented by the at least one of the one or more icons will be part of the LDAR components in the first GUI window;
- record a video of the LDAR components for a predetermined amount of time using a camera;
- associate the video with the information;
- and
- store the video along with the information to a memory located in the computer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.