SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, AND SHARING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION DATA
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a user interface component configured to accept one or more data files;
a memory component configured to store the one or more data files with one or more references to one or more existing objects of one of more three-dimensional graphical representations,wherein the user interface is configured to provide access to the one or more data files via one or more links that are displayable in close association with the one or more objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations.
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Abstract
This invention relates generally to construction, and more specifically, to systems and methods for storing, retrieving, and sharing data relating to construction data employing maps, diagrams, and three-dimensional objects as an organizational matrix. In one embodiment, the invention includes a scalable graphical matrix, the scalable graphical matrix being a visual representation of a project that progresses from design through actualization, the visual representation being visually explorable at different scales; a data repository, the data repository storing project data, the project data being visually associated to the scalable graphical matrix; and a user interface, the user interface configurable to access and store the project data using the scalable graphical matrix. In one particular embodiment, the project is a building construction project.
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15 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a user interface component configured to accept one or more data files; a memory component configured to store the one or more data files with one or more references to one or more existing objects of one of more three-dimensional graphical representations, wherein the user interface is configured to provide access to the one or more data files via one or more links that are displayable in close association with the one or more objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method, the method comprising operations of:
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accepting one or more text, image, and/or movie files containing information that is independent from data used to render one or more three-dimensional graphical representations; storing the one or more data files with one or more references to one or more existing objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations in accordance with one or more indications on the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations; and providing access to the one or more data files via one or more links that are filterably displayable in close association with the one or more objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations based upon a selected category and/or professional discipline and based upon a scale level and/or perspective, appearance of the one or more links being tailored to the one or more file types; and providing one or more alerts upon modification, movement, and/or removal of the one or more existing objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations, wherein the method is implemented by one or more computer executable instructions embodied in one or more computer readable media.
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15. A method, the method comprising operations of:
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storing one or more references of one or more data files with one or more objects of one or more three-dimensional graphical representations; and providing access to the one or more data files via the one or more objects of the one or more three-dimensional graphical representations, wherein the one or more data files contain information that is independent from data used to render the one or more three dimensional graphical representations and wherein one or more operations of the method are implementable by one or more computer executable instructions embodied in one or more computer readable media.
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