Database system for outdoor property management and maintenance

• US 20040128313A1
• Filed: 12/12/2003
• Published: 07/01/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Wynne J. Whyman
• Original Assignee: Wynne J. Whyman
• Inventors: Whyman, Wynne J.
• Application Number:
  US10/735,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20040128313A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/103R
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/288 Entity relationship models
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate

Abstract

A database system for managing and maintaining outdoor properties may include property and utility entities, inventory, maintenance, construction, regulatory, staff, management planning, historical, and environmental management data. Users may query the database to retrieve inputted data to access historical records, summarize information, and make future projections.

Claims

1. A database system for storing and retrieving data for managing an outdoor property, said database system comprising:

at least one property description table containing data relating to an outdoor property;

at least one site table containing data relating to a plurality of sites within the property; and

at least one entity table containing data relating to entities within sites in the site table.

2. The database system of claim 1 further comprising an inventory table containing data relating to inventories of items associated with the property.

3. The database system of claim 2 further comprising an inventory maintenance table containing data relating to maintenance of inventory items.

4. The database system of claim 1 further comprising a property survey table containing data relating to surveys of the property.

5. The database system of claim 1 further comprising a property long-range plan table containing data relating to long-range plans for the property.

6. The database system of claim 1 further comprising a staff table containing data relating to staff members assigned to the property.

7. The database system of claim 1 further comprising an inspections table containing data relating to inspections of the property.

8. The database system of claim 1 wherein the sites in the site table comprise geographic areas.

9. The database system of claim 1 wherein the sites in the site table comprise living units.

10. The database system of claim 1 wherein the sites in the site table comprise maintenance areas.

11. The database system of claim 1 wherein the sites in the site table comprise program areas.

12. The database system of claim 1 wherein the entities in the entity table are selected from the group comprising structures, fences, waterlines, swimming pools, leach fields, electrical poles, parking lots, and latrines.

13. The database system of claim 1 further comprising at least one maintenance table containing data relating to maintenance for entities in the entity table.

14. The database system of claim 1 further comprising an environmental management table containing data relating to environmental management of the property.

15. A database system for storing and retrieving data for managing an outdoor property, said database system comprising:

at least one property description table containing data relating to the physical description of an outdoor property;

at least one entity table containing data relating to a plurality of entities within the property; and

at least one maintenance table containing data relating to maintenance of entities in the entity table.

16. The database system of claim 15 further comprising a site table containing data relating to a plurality of sites within the property, and wherein each entity is associated with one of the sites in the site table.

17. The database system of claim 15 further comprising an inventory table containing data relating to inventories of items associated with the property.

18. The database system of claim 17 further comprising an inventory maintenance table containing data relating to maintenance of inventory items.

19. The database system of claim 15 further comprising a property survey table containing data relating to surveys of the property.

20. The database system of claim 15 further comprising a property long-range plan table containing data relating to long-range plans for the property.

21. The database system of claim 15 further comprising a staff table containing data relating to staff members assigned to the property.

22. The database system of claim 15 further comprising an inspections table containing data relating to inspections of the property.

23. The database system of claim 15 wherein the entities in the entity table are selected from the group comprising structures, fences, waterlines, swimming pools, leach fields, electrical poles, parking lots, and latrines.

24. The database system of claim 15 further comprising an environmental management table containing data relating to environmental management of the property.