WILLIAM BRUCE GILES, DR.
Dentist at Katy Fwy, Houston, TX

License number

Texas 10402

Professional information

Dr. William B Giles, Houston TX - DDS (Doctor of Dental Surgery)

Specialties:

Orthodontics, Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics

Address:

11111 Katy Fwy STE 1002, Houston 77079
(713) 461-3551 (Phone), (713) 461-8955 (Fax)

Languages:

English

Method And Apparatus For Integrating And Displaying Real-Time Information Related To Natural Gas Pipelines

US Patent:

2002004, Apr 11, 2002

Filed:

Jul 27, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/917003

Inventors:

William Giles - Houston TX, US
Mark MacPherson - Woodlands TX, US

International Classification:

G06G007/48

US Classification:

703/006000

Abstract:

The present invention is a method and apparatus for integrating and displaying information related to a natural gas pipeline. When characterized as a method, the present invention initially obtains commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline. Next, the commercial information is related to the operational information. Afterwards, the various types of information are associated with a location on a geographic representation of the natural gas pipeline so that users can visualize from where on the pipeline the information is originating. Finally, the information, and the “map” of the pipeline are displayed together. When characterized as an apparatus, the present invention uses a computer system to collect and store the commercial, operational, and modeling information about the natural gas pipeline. The computer system then executes software to relate the commercial information to the operational information. Next, the information is associated with a location on a map of the pipeline. Lastly, the computer system displays the information along with a map of the pipeline.