Digital project management system

• US 20040051732A1
• Filed: 07/01/2003
• Published: 03/18/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: La Classe Locations Incorporated
• Original Assignee: La Classe Locations Incorporated
• Inventors: Meloccaro, Mark, White, Lisa C., White, Geoffrey C.
• Application Number:
  US10/611,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20040051732A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management

Abstract

The present invention provides a large database of electronic media related to locations that may be selected and formed into a virtual media booklet by users. The system automates the search, preparation, presentation, and delivery to users all requested information for a site, for eventual automated review of the delivered content. Designed as a presentation and distribution system of content, the system comes in a web based or stand-alone version. It allows authorized users to view the result of their search orders, organize, and create a virtual screen room for further filtering of content. The Digital Desktop Application also provides a virtual image processing center that enables authorized users the ability to provide a hard copy of any selected location information, if the so desired.

Claims

1. A method of digitally managing a project using a digital application program, comprising:

viewing content that was searched on databases and delivered to a primary display screen of said digital application program;

organizing a secondary display screen of said digital application program for presentation of said content to at least one participant;

allowing access to said secondary display screen for automated review of said content by said at least one participant within said secondary display screen; and

processing a selected set of said content for image processing.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, where said process of viewing content within said primary screen initiates a viewer-display with several thumbnails of contents per screen;

selecting content within said viewer-display enables viewing of said content on a larger scale within a content-viewing field; and

selecting a content within said content-viewing field further enlarges said selected content for a more detailed view.

3. A method as recited in claim 2, where said process of viewing content further comprises selecting information available on said primary display screen, related to said content for a more detailed review of said content.

4. A method as recited in claim 3, where said information comprises of a plurality of jurisdictional ordinance requirements, contact information, maps, and driving directions related to said viewed content.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, where said process of organizing said secondary display screen further comprises adding comments related to said content.

6. A method as recited in claim 5, where said process of organizing said content within said secondary display screen further comprises selecting and organizing of content for presentation;

selecting said at least one participant that will review said organizing content; and

selecting preferences for said at least one participant for selective distribution and viewing of said organizing content by said at least one participant based on selected preferences.

7. A method as recited in claim 6, where said process of allowing access to said secondary display screen further comprises automatically generating and forwarding authorized access credential authentication information to said participants, enabling them access to said secondary screen.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, where said viewed content on said primary screen was searched on a relational database system by consultants, and forwarded to said primary screen.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, where said viewed content on said primary screen was searched on a relational database system by users, and automatically forwarded to said primary screen.

10. A method as recited in claim 1, where said digital application program is a web-based application accessed through a universal resource locator.

11. A method as recited in claim 1, where said digital application program is a web-based application accessed by users through their own web-sites.

12. A method as recited in claim 1, where location scouts perform said viewing and organizing processes.

13. A method as recited in claim 1, where said content is related to information regarding locations and images of said locations.

14. A location scouting method for locating a site, comprising:

placing search orders for searches on a relational database systems having contents related to locations;

searching said relational database systems based on said search orders and forwarding said search results to a primary display screen of a digital application program;

viewing said forwarded contents from said search results on said primary display screen of said digital application program;

organizing a secondary display screen of said digital application program for presentation of said content to at least one participant;

allowing access to said secondary display screen for automated review of said content by said at least one participant within said secondary display screen; and

processing a selected set of said content for image processing.