Method for indexing an image during an automated takeoff estimate of a construction drawing
First Claim
1. A method for determining construction quantity takeoff information of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of information units including at least units of construction project information and information regarding a plurality of items associated with a drawing in an information gathering system, comprising the steps of:
- (1) applying an indicia representative of a selected information unit of said plurality of information units to said information gathering system;
(2) determining said selected information unit by said information gathering system in accordance with said applied indicia;
(3) indexing said selected information unit and storing said indexed information unit in an indexed takeoff base;
(4) providing image data representative of said drawing; and
(5) indexing said image data for storing said image data in said indexed database in association with indexed information unit.
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Abstract
A method is taught for determining construction quantity takeoff information of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of information units including at least units of construction project information and information regarding a plurality of items associated with a drawing in an information gathering system. The method includes applying an indicia representative of a selected information unit of the plurality of information units to the information gathering system and determining the selected information unit by the information gathering system in accordance with the applied indicia. Indexing the selected information unit and storing the indexed information unit in an indexed takeoff base are also included. Image data representative of the drawing is provided and the image data is indexed for storing the image data in the indexed database in association with indexed information unit.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for determining construction quantity takeoff information of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of information units including at least units of construction project information and information regarding a plurality of items associated with a drawing in an information gathering system, comprising the steps of:
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(1) applying an indicia representative of a selected information unit of said plurality of information units to said information gathering system;
(2) determining said selected information unit by said information gathering system in accordance with said applied indicia;
(3) indexing said selected information unit and storing said indexed information unit in an indexed takeoff base;
(4) providing image data representative of said drawing; and
(5) indexing said image data for storing said image data in said indexed database in association with indexed information unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. The method for determining construction quantity takeoff information of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of items, comprising the steps of:
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(1) applying vocal indicia associated with a selected item of said plurality of items to a voice recognition system for producing electrical signals representative of said vocal indicia by said voice recognition system;
(2) performing voice filtering operations upon said electrical signs; and
(3) performing said takeoff estimate.
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