Data processing system and method

• US 20080270215A1
• Filed: 03/14/2008
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alacrity Renovation Services LLC (Worley Claims Services LLC)
• Original Assignee: Alacrity Renovation Services LLC (Worley Claims Services LLC)
• Inventors: Erickson, Warren D.
• Application Number:
  US12/077,053
• Publication Number:
  US 20080270215A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/001 Drying-air generating units, e.g. movable, independent of drying enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: F26B 21/06 Controlling, e.g. regulating, parameters of gas supply F26B21/14 takes precedence; control in general G05
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063116 Schedule adjustment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06312 Adjustment or analysis of established resource schedule, e.g. resource or task levelling, or dynamic rescheduling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 90/80 Management or planning

Abstract

A job assignment is received into a portable device. A job site associated with the job assignment is diagrammed using the portable device. Job site readings are also entered into the portable device. The portable device then displays an indication of at least one piece of equipment needed at the job site and communicates the job site diagram and job site readings to a database.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a job assignment into a portable device;

diagramming a job site associated with the job assignment using the portable device;

entering job site readings into the portable device;

displaying an indication of at least one piece of equipment needed at the job site on the portable device; and

communicating the job site diagram and job site readings from the portable device to a database.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein diagramming a job site includes reading a bar code on job site equipment using the portable device.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein entering job site readings includes reading at least one sensor value associated with a sensor in the portable device.

4. A method as recited in claim 3 wherein the sensor is a temperature sensor.

5. A method as recited in claim 3 wherein the sensor is a humidity sensor.

6. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the portable device is a handheld computing device.

7. A method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

determining the appropriate equipment to use at the job site; and

generating a message indicating inappropriate equipment if the equipment currently used at the job site is not appropriate.

8. A method comprising:

receiving a job assignment into a portable device;

diagramming a job site associated with the job assignment using the portable device;

entering job site readings into the portable device;

entering equipment type and location currently used at the job site into the portable device;

determining the appropriate equipment to use at the job site; and

generating a message indicating inappropriate equipment if the equipment currently used at the job site is not appropriate.

9. A method as recited in claim 8 further comprising communicating the job site diagram, job site readings, and equipment currently used at the job site from the portable device to a database.

10. A method as recited in claim 8 wherein entering equipment type and location includes reading a bar code on job site equipment using the portable device.

11. A method as recited in claim 8 wherein entering job site readings includes reading a value associated with a temperature sensor in the portable device.

12. A method as recited in claim 8 wherein entering job site readings includes reading a value associated with a humidity sensor in the portable device.

13. A method as recited in claim 8 wherein entering job site readings includes automatically receiving values associated with sensors at the job site.

14. A portable device comprising:

a processor;

a display screen coupled to the processor;

a bar code reader coupled to the processor; and

a wireless communication module coupled to the processor, wherein the wireless communication module is configured to receive job assignment information, transmit information associated with a job site, and receive information regarding appropriate equipment to use at the job site.

15. A portable device as recited in claim 14 further comprising a temperature sensor to read a current temperature proximate the portable device.

16. A portable device as recited in claim 14 further comprising a humidity sensor to read a current relative humidity proximate the portable device.

17. A portable device as recited in claim 14 wherein the wireless communication module is further to communicate with cellular communication networks.

18. A portable device as recited in claim 14 wherein the wireless communication module is further to communicate with wi-fi communication networks.