SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BUILDINGS

• US 20080058970A1
• Filed: 08/30/2007
• Published: 03/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orlando Ballate, Venkitasamy Perumalsamy
• Original Assignee: Orlando Ballate, Venkitasamy Perumalsamy
• Inventors: Ballate, Orlando, Perumalsamy, Venkitasamy
• Granted Patent: US 7,774,101 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/90
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method for managing buildings comprises providing a computer database 10 operative to store information relating to at least one building 30, said information comprising building characteristics; Each said building having associated therewith a facility; Each said facility having associated therewith an account; Providing an operational link between a user and said computer database 20, receiving a user request to interact with said computer database 100, providing means for a user to establish a selected account 101, 102, providing means for a user to establish a selected facility 103, providing means for a user to establish a selected building 104, and presenting a user with information relating to said selected building 105.

Claims

1. A method for managing buildings comprising:

providing a computer database operative to store information relating to at least one building, said information comprising building characteristics,

each said building having associated therewith a facility,

each said facility having associated therewith an account;

providing an operational link between a user and said computer database;

receiving a user request to interact with said computer database;

providing means for a user to establish a selected account;

providing means for a user to establish a selected facility;

providing means for a user to establish a selected building;

presenting a user with information relating to said selected building.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

said means for a user to establish a selected account comprising the step of presenting said user with a map depicting geographic information relating to said buildings, said map operative to receive user input.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising said map having color coded regions.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of:

presenting said user with information operative to create a graphical display comprising,

a first region operative to display adjacent photographs of at least two buildings associated with said selected facility,

a second region operative to display a three dimensional image representative of said selected building and operative to allow manipulation of the view perspective of said three dimensional image,

a third region operative to display information relating to said selected building,

said second region being larger than said first region.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

said information relating to said selected building comprising one or more of the set consisting of, an aerial photograph, building name, facility name, region name, primary human contact, address, number of floors, gross area, ownership, year built, structure type, total roof area, total facade area, number of roof sections, number of facade sections, current projects, capital improvements, proposals, reports, drawings, schematics, funding.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

providing an operational link between a user and said at least one building operative to alter physical characteristics thereof,

providing means for a user in communication with said operational link to alter the physical characteristics of said selected building.

7. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

said physical characteristics comprising climate control systems.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

said physical characteristics comprising lighting.

9. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

said physical characteristics comprising electrical systems.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising the steps of:

said physical characteristics comprising plumbing systems.

11. A system for managing buildings comprising:

a computer database operative to store information relating to at least one building, said information comprising building characteristics,

each said building having associated therewith a facility,

each said facility having associated therewith an account;

an operational link between a user and said computer database;

a computer processor and memory operative to perform the steps of,

receiving a user request to interact with said computer database,

providing means for a user to establish a selected account,

providing means for a user to establish a selected facility,

providing means for a user to establish a selected building,

presenting a user with information relating to said selected building.

12. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

said means for a user to establish a selected account comprising,

presenting said user with a map depicting geographic information relating to said buildings, said map operative to receive user input.

14. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

said computer processor and memory further operative to perform the step of,

presenting said user with information operative to create a graphical display comprising,

a first region operative to display adjacent photographs of at least two buildings associated with said selected facility,

a second region operative to display a three dimensional image representative of said selected building and operative to allow manipulation of the view perspective of said three dimensional image,

a third region operative to display information relating to said selected building,

said second region being larger than said first region.

15. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

said information relating to said selected building comprising one or more of the set consisting of, an aerial photograph, building name, facility name, region name, primary human contact, address, number of floors, gross area, ownership, year built, structure type, total roof area, total facade area, number of roof sections, number of facade sections, current projects, capital improvements, proposals, reports, drawings, schematics, funding.

16. The system of claim 12 further comprising:

an operational link between a user and said at least one building operative to alter physical characteristics thereof,

said computer processor and memory further operative to perform the step of providing means for a user in communication with said operational link to alter the physical characteristics of said selected building.

13. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

said map having color coded regions.

17. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

said physical characteristics comprising climate control systems.

18. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

said physical characteristics comprising lighting.

19. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

said physical characteristics comprising electrical systems.

20. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

said physical characteristics comprising plumbing systems.