System for creating measured drawings
First Claim
1. A method for recording data for use in creating measured drawings of a building, site, or structure, comprising the steps of:
- acquiring, either automatically by a portable data recording device or as user input into the portable data recording device, a sequence of data describing the components of a building, site, or structure, including any of the levels, spaces, or objects contained therein, wherein for a particular component the data describing the particular component includes at least a partial placement, orientation, or dimension information that relates the particular component to a previously acquired component in the sequence;
automatically determining a remaining placement, orientation or dimension information for the particular component; and
storing the data describing the components into the portable data recording device as a plurality of hierarchically linked data entries, so that the data can be subsequently retrieved and parsed to create a measured drawing of the building, site, or structure.
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Abstract
A system for creating as-built or measured drawings is described herein. The invention allows an operator to collect a set of data at a job-site, in such a manner that individual components of the job-site are linked relative to one another and to use that data to create accurate measured drawings that reflect the structure and content layout of the site. A knowledge based system is used to parse the data in real-time to produce a visual indication that the data has been recorded correctly. Error minimizing functions are used to ensure data integrity. The data may then be uploaded to a central computer server, for content-checking, authorization, and archival purposes. Since the invention provides an integrated environment for recording data and creating drawings, the need to translate data between systems is minimized, reducing the possibility of errors due to operator mis-keying or mis-interpretation.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for recording data for use in creating measured drawings of a building, site, or structure, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring, either automatically by a portable data recording device or as user input into the portable data recording device, a sequence of data describing the components of a building, site, or structure, including any of the levels, spaces, or objects contained therein, wherein for a particular component the data describing the particular component includes at least a partial placement, orientation, or dimension information that relates the particular component to a previously acquired component in the sequence; automatically determining a remaining placement, orientation or dimension information for the particular component; and storing the data describing the components into the portable data recording device as a plurality of hierarchically linked data entries, so that the data can be subsequently retrieved and parsed to create a measured drawing of the building, site, or structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for creating measured drawings of a structure comprising:
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a portable data recorder device that allows an operator to record information about the content and layout of objects in a building structure, the portable data recorder including; a data interface that enables automatic acquiring of data or allows a user to enter a sequence of data describing the components of a building, site, or structure, including any of the levels, spaces, or objects contained therein, wherein for a particular component the data describing the particular component includes at least a partial placement, orientation, or dimension information that relates that component to a previously acquired component in the sequence; a knowledge base that automatically determines a remaining placement, orientation or dimension information for the particular component; and a data storage that stores the data describing the components as a plurality of hierarchically linked data entries, so that the data entries can be subsequently retrieved and parsed to create measured drawings. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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