System and method for managing observational information items
First Claim
1. A method of organizing information in a computer, comprising:
- assigning a bar code to a floor plan schematic of a building;
providing an item of observational information that is related to a construction defect of the building, wherein the defect is classified into one of a plurality of defect types;
assigning an identification code to the item of observational information;
annotating the floor plan schematic with the identification code;
scanning the floor plan schematic thereby creating a digital representation of the floor plan schematic;
associating in a table in the computer the bar code to the identification code; and
displaying, in response to a user request, the digital representation of the floor plan schematic annotated with the identification code and the item of observational information, wherein the defect type and the identification code are displayed.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an observation management system for the organization of documents and observational information items relating to construction defect litigation. The observation manage system receives as an input various items of observational information that describe one or more building defects. After being input, the observational items are organized for indexing and retrieval purposes. The observation management system allows for the on-line display of each of the items of observational information. Further, the observation management system provides a utility for assigning responsibility to each of the noted defects to one or more subcontractors that may have caused the defects.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of organizing information in a computer, comprising:
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assigning a bar code to a floor plan schematic of a building; providing an item of observational information that is related to a construction defect of the building, wherein the defect is classified into one of a plurality of defect types; assigning an identification code to the item of observational information; annotating the floor plan schematic with the identification code; scanning the floor plan schematic thereby creating a digital representation of the floor plan schematic; associating in a table in the computer the bar code to the identification code; and displaying, in response to a user request, the digital representation of the floor plan schematic annotated with the identification code and the item of observational information, wherein the defect type and the identification code are displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A program storage device storing instructions that when executed perform the method comprising:
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assigning an object identifier to a graphical representation of a building, wherein the object identifier uniquely identifies a document; receiving a request for the display of an observational information item relating to the building, wherein the observational information item includes construction defect information regarding the building; assigning an identification code to the observational information item, wherein the identification code corresponds with one of a plurality of defect types; scanning a floor plan schematic of the building thereby creating a digital representation of the floor plan schematic; associating, in a table in the computer, the object identifier to the observational information item; and displaying the observational information item, the digital representation of the floor plan schematic, and the identification code; and displaying an annotated graphical representation of the building that describes the view associated with the observational information item.
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8. A method of organizing information in a computer, comprising:
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assigning an object identifier to a graphical representation of a building, wherein the object identifier uniquely identifies a document; providing at least one item of observational information that describes a characteristic of the physical object, wherein the observational information includes location information for the building, and wherein the observational information includes defect information regarding the building; assigning at least one observational identifier to the item of observational information, wherein the observational identifier corresponds with one of a plurality of defect types; scanning the graphical representation of the building thereby creating a digital representation of the graphical representation; associating, in a table in the computer, the object identifier to the observational identifier; and displaying the scanned graphical representation of the building. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of organizing information in a computer, comprising:
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assigning a bar code to a graphical representation of a product; providing an item of observational information that is related to the product; assigning an identification code to the item of observational information, wherein the identification code is classified into one of a plurality of defect types; annotating the graphical representation with the identification code; scanning the graphical representation thereby creating a digital representation of the graphical representation; associating in a table in the computer the bar code to the identification code; and displaying, in response to a user request, the digital graphical representation annotated with the identification code and the item of observational information.
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