Abstract: A method for capturing information regarding utility equipment installed at a location comprises the steps of making a site visit to the location; recording voice narration about the utility equipment as the utility equipment is inspected by a narrator during the site visit; recording video of the utility equipment during the site visit; recording identification information for identifying the utility equipment; and entering attribute data corresponding to the utility equipment into a database, wherein the entered attribute data includes data derived from the recorded voice narration, the recorded video, and the recorded identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, the steps of recording voice narration, recording video, and recording identification information are performed simultaneously using a camcorder connected to a GPS receiver via an encoder such that location coordinates are recorded as audio frequency shift keying (AFSK) tones in an audio channel of the camcorder.

Abstract: An intraoral dental imaging system employs a service unit having a power supply and a light source, and selectively using a video camera having a plug-in module for releasably connecting the video camera to the power supply, or an x-ray camera having a second plug-in module for releasably connecting the x-ray camera to the power supply. In either case the modules have processing means for producing video output signals. These video output signals may be sent to a wide variety of devices connected to the service unit. For instance, they may be used to display an image on a video monitor, such as a CRT, they may be sent to a printer for printing, and they may be sent to a modem for eventual display at another location. In essence, these video output signals may be sent to any device known in the art. Thus, the plug-in modules are highly portable while allowing for interchangeability within the same service unit, thereby allowing a practitioner to use the modules in multiple operatories.

Abstract: A multiple video data bus architecture permits high speed data transfer among the various circuit elements of a fluoroscopic imaging processor. This permits simultaneous acquisition, storage, display, and image enhancement of high resolution, i.e., 2K.times.2K images. A memory interface circuit compresses the video data for storage in bulk memory. The processor supports several high-resolution monitors which can respectively display radiographic images from different subjects, so that review and diagnosis can occur remotely.