Systems and methods for providing information pertaining to physical infrastructure of a building or property

• US 8,434,029 B2
• Filed: 08/19/2011
• Issued: 04/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/19/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Albright Holdings, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Albright Insights, Inc.
• Inventors: Albright, James
• Primary Examiner(s): TAN, ALVIN H
• Application Number:
  US13/213,152
• Publication Number:
  US 20130047120A1
• Time in Patent Office: 620 Days
• Field of Search: 715/853
• US Class Current: 715/865
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/206 specially adapted for indoor navigation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location

Abstract

A computer implemented system and method for displaying information pertaining to physical infrastructure in a building or on a property via a mobile software application operating or a mobile device are provided. The mobile software application includes steps of (a) optionally displaying a list of selectable buildings and/or areas at a property, (b) optionally displaying a list of selectable floors if a building having multiple floors is selected, (c) displaying a list of points of interest for the selected floor, building or area, and (d) displaying a floor plan or area map with selected points of interest highlighted.

Claims

1. A computer implemented system for displaying information pertaining to physical infrastructure in a building or on a property via a mobile software application operating on a mobile device, comprising:

the mobile device operating the mobile software application for retrieving data from a memory and having a user interface and a display, wherein the mobile software application includes machine executable instructions for performing the steps of;

(a) displaying a vertical listing comprising areas at a property and user-selectable buildings having at least one building with multiple floors,

(b) in response to a user selecting one of the at least one building with multiple floors, displaying a listing of floor levels of the selected building,

(c) in response to the user selecting one of the floor levels of the selected building, displaying immediately below the selected floor level, a list of categories of points of interest for the selected floor level,

(d) in response to the user selecting one of the categories of points of interests in the list, displaying a floor plan or area map with points of interests belonging to the selected category of points of interests highlighted in different colors, such that text indicating the selected building, selected floor level, and selected category of points of interests is displayed with the floor plan or area map, and

(e) in response to the user selecting one of the highlighted points of interests on the floor plan or area map, displaying dimensions of the selected point of interest with user information regarding details of the selected point of interest'"'"'s handicapped accessibility for allowing persons to determine if they can maneuver a wheelchair within the selected point of interest.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communications system for receiving data from a remotely located server.

3. A computer implemented system as in claim 1, wherein the selected point of interest includes at least one of a restroom, elevator or entrance.

4. A computer implemented method for displaying information pertaining to physical infrastructure in a building or at a property via a mobile software application operating on a mobile device, comprising:

(a) displaying a vertical listing comprising areas at a property and user-selectable buildings having at least one building with multiple floors,

(b) in response to a user selecting one of the at least one building with multiple floors, displaying a listing of floor levels of the selected building,

(c) in response to the user selecting one of the floor levels of the selected building, displaying immediately below the selected floor level, a list of categories of points of interest for the selected floor level,

(d) in response to the user selecting one of the categories of points of interests in the list, displaying a floor plan or area map with points of interests belonging to the selected category of points of interests highlighted in different colors, such that text indicating the selected building, selected floor level, and selected category of points of interests is displayed with the floor plan or area map, and

(e) in response to the user selecting one of the highlighted points of interests on the floor plan or area map, displaying dimensions of the selected point of interest with user information regarding details of the selected point of interest'"'"'s handicapped accessibility for allowing persons to determine if they can maneuver a wheelchair within the selected point of interest.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising a wireless communications system for receiving data from a remotely located server.

6. A computer implemented method as in claim 4, wherein the selected point of interest includes at least one of a restroom, elevator or entrance.