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AssigneeCertusView Technologies, LLC
InventorsSteven Nielsen, Curtis Chambers, Jeffrey Farr, Tony Davani
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A docking station to dock locating equipment (e.g., marking devices, locate devices, combined locate and marking devices) may be communicatively coupled to and/or equipped with a mobile/portable device (e.g., a mobile phone, personal digital assistant or other portable computing device) that provides processing, electronic storage, electronic display, user interface, communication facilities and/or other functionality (e.g., GPS-enabled functionality) for the docking station. A mobile/portable device may be mechanically and/or electrically coupled to the docking station. The mobile/portable device may provide redundant, shared and/or backup functionality for the docking station to enhance robustness. In one example, the mobile/portable device itself serves as a docking station for the locating equipment.
An apparatus for holding, storing, and/or locking locating equipment, the apparatus comprising:
A method for docking locating equipment of the type used to locate and/or mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the method comprising:
A marking device docking station for docking a marking device of the type used to mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the marking device docking station comprising:
A method for operating a marking device of the type used to mark a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the method comprising:
A system, comprising:
A locating equipment docking station to dock locating equipment for locating and/or marking a presence or an absence of an underground facility, the locating equipment docking station comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.