Mobile contractor performance evaluation system and method
First Claim
1. A method of surveying an site prior to initiating service to the construction site, the method comprising:
- providing a mobile unit having a communication portion and a storage portion;
providing an construction site survey on the mobile unit for inspecting overhead and underground construction sites, the construction site survey including criteria for evaluating whether the construction site is prepared to receive service;
inspecting the construction site;
entering survey data into the construction site survey on the mobile unit based on the inspection of the construction site;
storing the survey data on the storage portion of the mobile unit;
transmitting at least a portion of the survey data from the mobile unit to a main system;
evaluating the survey data received by the main system to verify whether the construction site is prepared to receive service;
transmitting survey response data from the main system to the mobile unit; and
evaluating the survey response data to determine whether the construction site satisfied the criteria for receiving service.
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Abstract
A mobile performance evaluation system for inspecting a site is provided. The system includes a main system having a storage portion and a mobile unit operable to communication with the main system. The mobile unit includes a storage portion and an input portion. The system also includes an inspection survey database for information related to the inspection of the site. At least a portion of the inspection survey database resides on one of the storage portion of the main system and the storage portion of the mobile unit. The system further includes an inspection survey interface coupled to the inspection survey database and the input portion of the mobile unit to update the inspection survey database via the mobile unit. In one aspect, the mobile unit wirelessly communicates with the main system. A method of evaluating the performance of contractors is also provided.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of surveying an site prior to initiating service to the construction site, the method comprising:
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providing a mobile unit having a communication portion and a storage portion;
providing an construction site survey on the mobile unit for inspecting overhead and underground construction sites, the construction site survey including criteria for evaluating whether the construction site is prepared to receive service;
inspecting the construction site;
entering survey data into the construction site survey on the mobile unit based on the inspection of the construction site;
storing the survey data on the storage portion of the mobile unit;
transmitting at least a portion of the survey data from the mobile unit to a main system;
evaluating the survey data received by the main system to verify whether the construction site is prepared to receive service;
transmitting survey response data from the main system to the mobile unit; and
evaluating the survey response data to determine whether the construction site satisfied the criteria for receiving service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A mobile performance evaluation system for inspecting a site, comprising:
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a main system including a storage portion;
a mobile unit operable to communication with the main system, the mobile unit including a storage portion and an input portion;
an inspection survey database including information related to the inspection of the site, wherein at least a portion of the inspection survey database resides on at least one of the storage portion of the main system and the storage portion of the mobile unit; and
an inspection survey interface in communication with the inspection survey database and the input portion of the mobile unit to update the inspection survey database via the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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