Dual-purpose GIS data system
AssigneeTrimble Navigation Limited
InventorsPaul Robin Manson, Bruce Stephen James, Michelle Lynn Frye, Robert Murie Allan, John Francis Rogers, Peter Glen France
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention recite method for implementing a dual purpose Geographic Information Systems (GIS) network. In one embodiment, a first data stream which is compatible with a dedicated GIS data collection device is generated. The method further comprises generating a second data stream which is compatible with a mobile electronic device configured for collecting GIS data and which was not originally intended for use as a GIS data recording device.
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A method for implementing a dual purpose Geographic Information Systems (GIS) network, said method comprising:
- generating a first data stream which is compatible with a dedicated GIS data collection device;
- generating a second data stream which is compatible with a mobile electronic device configured for collecting GIS data and which was not originally intended for use as a GIS data recording device;
- and
- generating a user defined viewable display for said mobile electronic device wherein said user defined viewable display is configured with user selectable options selected for a particular job and is generated in a format tailored to said mobile electronic device and is sent to said mobile electronic device;
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- sending said user defined viewable display to said mobile electronic device via a wireless communication network.
A system for implementing a dual purpose Geographic Information Systems (GIS) network, said system comprising:
- a GIS data stream generator for generating a first data stream which is compatible with a dedicated GIS data collection device;
- a transcoded GIS data stream generator for generating a second data stream which is compatible with a mobile electronic device configured for use as a GIS data collection device;
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- a GIS data network coupled with said GIS data stream generator and with said transcoded GIS data stream generator, wherein said GIS data network is configured to generate a user defined viewable display for said mobile electronic device wherein said user defined viewable display is configured with user selectable options selected for a particular job and is generated in a format tailored to said mobile electronic device and is sent to said mobile electronic device via a wireless communication network.
A method for implementing a dual purpose Geographic Information Systems (GIS) network, said method comprising:
- generating a first data stream which is compatible with a dedicated GIS data collection device;
- generating a second data stream which is compatible with a legacy cellular telephone configured for use as a GIS data collection device;
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- generating a user defined viewable display for said legacy cellular telephone wherein said user defined viewable display is configured with user selectable options selected for a particular job and is generated in a format tailored to said legacy cellular telephone and is sent to said legacy cellular telephone;
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- sending said user defined viewable display to said legacy cellular telephone via a wireless communication network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.