Facility management computer system operable for receiving data over a network generated by users and sensors
First Claim
1. A computer system for managing a facility through use of a processor accessible over a network, the facility having at least one sensor for sensing variable conditions of the facility, the computer system comprising:
- a plurality of instructions which direct the processor to;
(a) control a graphical user interface accessible to a user of the computer system;
(b) receive user-generated data input by said user through use of the graphical user interface, the user-generated data including data related to facility description, facility users, facility income and facility expenses;
(c) receive sensor-generated data from the sensor, the sensor-generated data related to one of the variable conditions of the facility;
(d) process the user-generated data and the sensor-generated data; and
(e) cause the graphical user interface to indicate the user-generated data and the sensor-generated data to the user of the computer system.
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Abstract
A facility management computer system which, in one embodiment, controls a website that provides users with access to user-generated data and sensor-generated data. The computer system is used in conjunction with a facility having at least one sensor for sensing variable conditions of the facility. The computer system integrates the sensor-generated data with non-sensor data, such as data related to facility description, facility users, facility income and facility expenses. Such a computer system assists facility managers in increasing the efficiency of operating facilities and minimizing loss and damage to facilities.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system for managing a facility through use of a processor accessible over a network, the facility having at least one sensor for sensing variable conditions of the facility, the computer system comprising:
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a plurality of instructions which direct the processor to;
(a) control a graphical user interface accessible to a user of the computer system;
(b) receive user-generated data input by said user through use of the graphical user interface, the user-generated data including data related to facility description, facility users, facility income and facility expenses;
(c) receive sensor-generated data from the sensor, the sensor-generated data related to one of the variable conditions of the facility;
(d) process the user-generated data and the sensor-generated data; and
(e) cause the graphical user interface to indicate the user-generated data and the sensor-generated data to the user of the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer system for management of a residential facility over a network, the residential facility having a plurality of dwelling units and at least one sensor located at each of the dwelling units in order to sense variable conditions of the dwelling units, the sensor selected from the group consisting of a plumbing condition sensor, a carpentry condition sensor, an electrical condition sensor and a device operation sensor, the computer system comprising:
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a plurality of instructions which direct a server operating on the network to;
(a) control a website;
(b) enable a facility manager to access facility information by using the website, the facility information including accounting information, banking information, information about characteristics of the facility and information about a plurality of residents of the residential facility;
(c) receive sensor-generated data from the sensors, the sensor-generated data being related to at least one of the conditions of the dwelling units;
(d) receive first user-generated data input by the facility manager at the website, said first user-generated data being related to at least one of the conditions of the dwelling units;
(e) receive second user-generated data input by the residents using said website or a different website, said second user-generated data being related to at least one of the conditions of the dwelling units;
(f) process the facility data, the sensor-generated data, the first user-generated data and the second user-generated data; and
(g) enable the facility manager to cause the website to graphically represent to the facility manager, the facility data, the sensor-generated data, the first user-generated data and the second user-generated data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A module for use in conjunction with a computer system for management of a facility, the facility having at least one sensor in order to sense variable conditions of the facility, the computer system having a plurality of instructions which direct a processor to:
- (a) process facility income data and facility expense data; and
(b) cause a display device to indicate the facility income data and the facility expense data to a user, the module comprising;
at least one instruction which operatively couples the module to the computer system; and
a plurality of instructions which direct the processor to;
(a) receive sensor-generated data from the sensor located at the facility, the sensor-generated data related to one of the conditions of the facility;
(b) process the sensor-generated data; and
(c) cause the display device to indicate the sensor-generated data to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
- (a) process facility income data and facility expense data; and
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