System And Method For Tracking And Managing Construction Projects
First Claim
1. A method of tracking and evaluating a construction project, the method employing a computer having a display screen, an entry device and a processor, the processor being coupled to said display screen, the method comprising:
- providing a drawing, said drawing comprising visual representations of construction items;
providing an emissive tag associated with at least one construction item;
acquiring information from said emissive tag; and
displaying said drawing and said information on said display screen.
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Abstract
System and methods are described for assisting a contractor in managing information associated with a construction project. The amount of information relating to labor, materials, scheduling and billing and the number of individuals accessing the information can be overwhelmingly large for even a simple construction project. As such, the system and methods described are particularly useful for gathering, maintaining and disseminating the voluminous amount of information associated with a construction project. In one method, a drawing from a construction project is provided that has one or more intelligent objects. Information is then gathered relating to labor, materials and schedules for the project. The information is associated with the respective intelligent object and visually represented on the drawing. The drawing is displayed and certain aspects associated with the intelligent objects can be quickly identified. In addition, reports may be generated that quickly and efficiently organize information according to any number of user selected criteria. In some embodiments, emissive tags, such as RFID tags, associated with construction items are used in the data gathering process.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of tracking and evaluating a construction project, the method employing a computer having a display screen, an entry device and a processor, the processor being coupled to said display screen, the method comprising:
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providing a drawing, said drawing comprising visual representations of construction items; providing an emissive tag associated with at least one construction item; acquiring information from said emissive tag; and displaying said drawing and said information on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for tracking and evaluating a construction project, comprising:
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a processor; a display screen coupled to the processor; an entry device configured to enter information into the processor; and an emissive tag reader configured to provide information to the processor wherein the processor is configured to; receive information that defines a construction project comprising a plurality of construction items; configure an electronic drawing based on the information, the electronic drawing comprising at least one intelligent object and visual representations of the plurality of construction items; receive construction project status information, via the emissive tag reader, from one or more emissive tags, each emissive tag being associated with one of the plurality of construction items; and display the electronic drawing and the construction project status information on said display screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method comprising:
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receiving information that defines a construction project comprising a plurality of construction items; configuring an electronic drawing based on the information, the electronic drawing comprising at least one intelligent object and visual representations of the plurality of construction items; receiving construction project status information, via the emissive tag reader, from one or more emissive tags, each emissive tag being associated with one of the plurality of construction items; and displaying the electronic drawing and the construction project status information on said display screen.
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