Method and apparatus for improved computer-aided facilities management
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically planning and managing resources, said method comprising:
- selecting a resource to view;
retrieving data relating to said resource;
generating an interactive graphic representing said resource from said data;
incorporating links to said data in said interactive graphic; and
outputting said interactive graphic with said data.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a system and method for dynamic integrated computer-aided facilities management. The method includes selecting a resource to view and retrieving data relating to the resource. The method also includes generating an interactive graphic representing the resource from the data, incorporating links to the data in the interactive graphic, and outputting the interactive graphic. The method may also include converting a standard graphics file into data for use in generating the interactive graphic. The system includes a user interface for requesting a graphic representing a resource, a data source comprising data related to the resource, and a graphics generator for dynamically generating an interactive graphic representing the resource. The interactive graphic is generated from the data in the data source. The interactive graphic allows a user to view data relating to the resource within the interactive graphic.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically planning and managing resources, said method comprising:
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selecting a resource to view;
retrieving data relating to said resource;
generating an interactive graphic representing said resource from said data;
incorporating links to said data in said interactive graphic; and
outputting said interactive graphic with said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for dynamically generating an interactive graphical representation of a resource, said method comprising:
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opening a first graphic file;
extracting graphic information from said first graphic file;
creating an interactive graphic file;
converting contents of said first graphic file to an interactive graphic format;
copying converted contents of said first graphic file to said interactive graphic file; and
adding web-based scripts to relate informational data to portions of graphic data in said interactive graphic file. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-aided facilities management system, said system comprising:
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a user interface for requesting a graphic representing a resource;
a data source comprising data related to said resource; and
a graphics generator for dynamically generating an interactive graphic representing said resource, said interactive graphic generated from said data in said data source, said interactive graphic allowing a user to view data relating to said resource within said interactive graphic. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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