Context-sensitive, location-dependent information delivery at a construction site
First Claim
1. A method of delivering location-based, context-sensitive information to a user on a construction site, comprising:
- providing the user with an information appliance;
detecting the location of the user;
detecting a unique identifier associated with the user on the construction site;
accessing one or more databases and establishing the user'"'"'s context; and
wirelessly downloading information to the user in response to the user'"'"'s location and context.
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Abstract
A system and method of context-sensitive, location-based information delivery at a construction site senses the identity and current location of each user, and accesses a variety of databases. Based on a user'"'"'s identity, the status of various tasks associated with the user, and the user'"'"'s location, the system intelligently accesses only the information that the user needs at his current location at the current time. The system automatically, wirelessly transmits the information to the user, in the most useful format. The system may additionally observe and track the movement of personnel, equipment, and building materials on the construction site, leading to increased productivity through more effective management. The system may also enforce location-based safety codes.
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56 Claims
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1. A method of delivering location-based, context-sensitive information to a user on a construction site, comprising:
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providing the user with an information appliance;
detecting the location of the user;
detecting a unique identifier associated with the user on the construction site;
accessing one or more databases and establishing the user'"'"'s context; and
wirelessly downloading information to the user in response to the user'"'"'s location and context. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for delivery of context-sensitive information to users on a construction site, comprising:
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a controller having a wireless data transfer interface;
a database operatively connected to the controller and storing information related to a construction project;
a plurality of location sensors associated with users and operative to wirelessly transfer to the controller a unique identifier and an indication of location on the construction site; and
a plurality of information appliances carried by users and operative to display context-sensitive information related to the construction project, the information selected from the database by the controller in response to the unique identifier and the user'"'"'s location on the construction site, the information wirelessly transmitted to each information appliance. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A location-based safety system for a construction site, comprising:
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a controller having a wireless data transfer interface;
a database operatively connected to the controller and storing information related to workers on the construction site;
a location sensor associated with each worker, operative to wirelessly transfer to the controller a unique identifier and an indication of the worker'"'"'s location on the construction site; and
an alarm operative to warn of a location-based safety violation in response to the controller. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A computer readable medium including one or more computer programs operative to cause a computer to deliver context-sensitive, location-dependent information to a user on a construction site, the computer programs causing the computer to perform the steps of:
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detecting the location of the user on the construction site;
receiving a unique identifier associated with the user;
accessing one or more databases and establishing the user'"'"'s context; and
wirelessly downloading information to the user in response to the user'"'"'s context. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method for managing and delivering construction documents that relate to a building being built on a construction site, comprising:
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loading construction documents in one or more databases where the construction documents relate to the building or construction site;
grouping the construction documents in the database according to a location criteria such that respective groups of construction documents relate to one or more particular building or construction site locations; and
permitting user access to certain ones of the construction documents based on the location of the user with respect to the building or construction site. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A method of recording information relating to the construction of a building during the course of constructing the building, comprising:
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issuing a digital imaging device to one or more users;
during the course of constructing the building, capturing digital images of one or more portions of the building during the construction process;
associating a date and a location with the respective digital images; and
transmitting the digital images to a database that includes construction documents associated with the construction of the building, whereby the digital images in the database provide an ongoing visual record of parts of the building at various stages during the construction process.
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