Construction payment management system and method
First Claim
1. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving registration information for a participant;
storing the registration information; and
transferring to the participant a payment associated with a construction project by accessing the registration information.
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Abstract
System and method for managing a construction payment process. One method embodying the invention can include allowing a participant to receive a payment associated with a project by accessing registration information. A method can include generating a real-time notification of a draw. Another method can include generating an automated invoice including one or more line items. Still another method can include automatically generating a sworn statement including dollar amounts from automated invoices. Yet another method can include receiving an acknowledgement that a participant has received funds and substantially simultaneously releasing a lien waiver. Another method embodying the invention can include reconciling a primary budget and secondary budgets including line items before administering a draw.
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103 Claims
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1. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving registration information for a participant;
storing the registration information; and
transferring to the participant a payment associated with a construction project by accessing the registration information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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- 4. The method of claim I and further comprising the act of registering a first user associated with the participant and deeming the first user the administrator for the participant.
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12. A construction payment management system comprising:
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an application server that stores an organization module and a database management system, the organization module receiving organization registration information for a participant; and
a database server connected to the database management system, the database server storing the organization registration information, the database management system accessing the organization registration information in order to transfer to the participant a payment associated with a construction project. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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establishing communication with a plurality of participants in a construction project;
generating a notification of a draw; and
electronically transmitting in real-time the notification to the plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A construction payment management system comprising:
an application server that stores a notifications manager and a draw module, the notifications manager and the draw module generating a notification of a draw, the notifications manager electronically transmitting in real-time the notification to a plurality of participants. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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generating a budget for a construction project; and
generating at least one automated invoice, an automated sworn statement, and at least one automated lien waiver based on the budget. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving at least one invoice from at least one subcontractor; and
automatically generating a sworn statement of a general contractor including a dollar amount from each one of the at least one invoices. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A construction payment management system comprising:
an application server that stores a budget module and a draw module, the budget module generating a budget for a construction project, the draw module generating at least one automated invoice, an automated sworn statement, and at least one automated lien waiver based on the budget. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62)
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63. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a lien waiver from a participant in a construction project;
storing the lien waiver;
transmitting to a payment system an instruction to pay the participant; and
receiving from the payment system an acknowledgement that the participant has received funds and substantially simultaneously releasing the lien waiver. - View Dependent Claims (64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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71. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a lien waiver from a participant in a construction project; and
transmitting to a payment system an instruction to pay the participant and substantially simultaneously releasing the lien waiver. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A construction payment management system comprising:
an application server storing an electronic holding bin and a draw module, the electronic holding bin receiving and storing a lien waiver from a participant in a construction project, the draw module generating and transmitting to a payment system an automated instruction to pay the participant, the draw module receiving from the payment system an acknowledgement that the participant has received funds and substantially simultaneously releasing the lien waiver. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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87. A method of managing a construction payment process, the method comprising the acts of:
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creating a primary budget for a construction project including at least one secondary budget from at least one of a general contractor, at least one subcontractor, and at least one material supplier, the at least one secondary budgets each including at least one line item; and
reconciling the primary budget and the at least one secondary budget including the at least one line item before administering a draw. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91)
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92. A construction payment management software comprising:
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a project module for creating and managing a project;
a budget module for creating and maintaining a budget for the project; and
a draw module for creating, scheduling, and managing draws for the project based on the budget. - View Dependent Claims (93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99)
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100. A graphical user interface for a construction payment management system, the graphical user interface comprising:
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at least one of a project schedule progress bar, a funds disbursed progress bar, and a percent complete progress bar;
the project schedule progress bar indicating progress with respect to calendar dates;
the funds disbursed progress bar indicating progress with respect to a budget dollar amount; and
the percent complete progress bar indicating progress with respect to a percentage of work completed on a construction project. - View Dependent Claims (101, 102, 103)
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