SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVENT COORDINATION AND ASSET CONTROL

• US 20090254407A1
• Filed: 04/02/2009
• Published: 10/08/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: enVista
• Original Assignee: enVista
• Inventors: Mukhopadhyay, Jayanta, Schenck, Michael Phillip, Fagan, Marc MacKeen, Fiery, Richard Dean JR.
• Application Number:
  US12/417,278
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254407A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/9
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06313 Resource planning in a project environment

Abstract

Event coordination systems and methods are disclosed. The event coordination system can include an input module that can receive information identifying multiple projects. The event coordination system can also include a controller that can generate a geocoded representation of the information identifying the projects. A project status attribute of at least one of the projects can be identified, and the geocoded representation can include an indication of the project status attribute.

Claims

1. An event coordination system, comprising:

an input module configured to receive information identifying a first project and information identifying a second project;

a controller configured to generate a geocoded representation of the information identifying the first project and the information identifying the second project;

the controller further configured to identify a project status attribute of at least one of the first project and the second project based at least in part on the information identifying the first project and the information identifying the second project; and

the geocoded representation including an indication of the project status attribute.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide the geocoded representation to a display, the geocoded representation identifying the first project and the second project in at least one of a tabular format and a geographic format.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to provide the geocoded representation with time attributes associated with an implementation schedule of at least one of the first project and the second project.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the information identifying the first project comprises at least one of type, location, time, and status information, and wherein the controller is further configured to provide the geocoded representation to at least one of a plurality of entities.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to track changes to the project status attribute during a time period, and to include a tracked change in the geocoded representation.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the project status attribute includes at least one of a project interference attribute, a project conflict attribute, a project milestone attribute, a project change attribute, a project progress attribute, a project schedule, and project conflict resolution attribute.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the input module is configured to receive revised information identifying at least one of the first project and the second project, and wherein the controller is configured to modify the project status attribute based on the revised information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the input module is configured to receive revised information identifying at least one of the first project and the second project, and wherein the controller is configured to modify the geocoded representation based on the revised information.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the geocoded representation includes a schedule to implement at least one of the first project and the second project.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the geocoded representation includes information indicating a moratorium time period associated with a geographic location of at least one of the first project and the second project.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the controller is configured to provide the geocoded representation with an indication that implementation of one of the first project and the second project is prohibited.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the geocoded representation is configured to indicate authorization to implement of one of the first project and the second project.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to juxtapose, in a display of the geocoded representation, a geographic location associated with the first project and a geographic location associated with the second project.

14. A computer implemented method of event coordination, comprising:

receiving information identifying a first project and information identifying a second project;

generating a geocoded representation of the information identifying the first project and the information identifying the second project;

identifying a project status attribute of at least one of the first project and the second project based at least in part on the information identifying the first project and the information identifying the second project; and

indicating the project status attribute in the geocoded representation.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein generating a geocoded representation of the information comprises representing the information identifying the first project and the information identifying the second project in a tabular format and in a geographic format.

16. The method of claim 14, comprising:

indicating, in the geocoded representation, time attributes associated with an implementation schedule of at least one of the first project and the second project.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing the geocoded representation to at least two of a plurality of different entities.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising tracking the project status attribute during at least one time period;

and

including the project status attribute in the geocoded representation.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising adjusting the geocoded representation based at least in part on a change in the project status attribute.

20. The method of claim 14, comprising:

receiving revised information identifying at least one of the first project and the second project; and

modifying the project status attribute based at least in part on the revised information.

21. The method of claim 14, comprising:

presenting a schedule for implementation of the first project and the second project.

22. The method of claim 14, comprising:

indicating that implementation of at least one of the first project and the second project is restricted.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein indicating that implementation of one of the first project and the second project is restricted comprises:

indicating a moratorium time period associated with a geographic location of at least one of the first project and the second project.

24. The method of claim 14, comprising:

authorizing implementation of one of the first project and the second project.

25. The method of claim 14, comprising:

juxtaposing, in the geocoded representation, a geographic location associated with the first project and a geographic location associated with the second project.

26. The method of claim 14, comprising:

notifying a plurality of entities of a change in the project status attribute based on at least one of a conflict, an opportunity, and a moratorium.

27. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving information the first project and information identifying the second project further comprises receiving information in a human readable format;

and

wherein generating the geocoded representation further comprises generating the geocoded representation in a geocoded format.

28. A computer readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions, the sequences of instructions including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

receive information associated with a first project at a first geographic location and information associated with a second project at a second geographic location;

juxtapose, in a geocoded representation of the information associated with the first project and the information associated with the second project, the first geographic location and the second geographic location;

identify a project status attribute of at least one of the first project and the second project based at least in part on at least one of the information associated with the first project, the information associated with the second project, the first geographic location, and the second geographic location; and

indicate the project status attribute in the geocoded representation.

29. The computer readable medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive information associated with the first project at the first geographic location and information associated with the second project at the second geographic location, wherein the first geographic location and the second geographic location are adjacent geographic locations.

30. The computer readable medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive information associated with the first project at the first geographic location and information associated with the second project at the second geographic location, wherein the first geographic location and the second geographic location at least partially overlap.

31. The computer readable medium of claim 28, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

receive information associated with the first project at the first geographic location and information associated with the second project at the second geographic location, wherein the first geographic location and the second geographic location are separated by a third geographic location.