Ticket approval system for and method of performing quality control in field service applications

a field service and application technology, applied in the field of work order approval system and method of performing quality control in field service applications, can solve the problems of inability to implement meaningful oversight and quality control activities in a timely fashion, time, effort, and cost that is associated with re-performing work in the field or with correcting and/or improving poorly performed field calls, etc., to achieve the effect of maintaining quality control
US20090210285A1Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-20CERTUSVIEW TECH LLC
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US ¡ United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
CERTUSVIEW TECH LLC
Publication Date
2009-08-20
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable ¡ inactive patent

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Abstract

Methods and apparatus for facilitating a quality assessment of a locate and marking operation. Ticket information and a locate manifest are received regarding the operation as performed by a technician. One or more electronic indications of the quality assessment are processed based on the locate manifest, the ticket information, and at least one of: a time required to complete the locate and marking operation; a time at which the locate and marking operation was performed; a cost of the locate and marking operation; one or more conditions associated with a dig area in which the operation was performed; a number of facilities to be located as indicated in the ticket information; a discrepancy between the facilities to be located as indicated in the ticket information, but not indicated as marked in the locate manifest; and an efficiency with which the technician performed the locate and marking operation.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §120, as a continuation of U.S. non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 12 / 204,454, filed on Sep. 4, 2008, entitled “Ticket Approval System for and Method of Performing Quality Control in Field Service Applications.” Ser. No. 12 / 204,454 in turn claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e), of U.S. provisional application Ser. No. 61 / 076,253, filed in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Jun. 27, 2008, having the same title.

[0002] Ser. No. 12 / 204,454 also claims the benefit, under 35 U.S.C. §120, a continuation-in-part (CIP) of U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 12 / 029,732, filed on Feb. 12, 2008, entitled “Electronic Manifest of Underground Facility Locate Marks.”

[0003] Each of the above-identified applications is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND

[0004] 1. Technical Field

[0005] The present disclosure generally relates to quality control in field servi...

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