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Method and apparatus for optimization of floor covering and system for user configuration and real time pricing information

  • US 8,909,501 B2
  • Filed: 10/28/2011
  • Issued: 12/09/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computerized method for optimizing floor coverings comprising:

  • a. Receiving user input by a user from an input device representative of a construction project including user selected floor covering characteristics of a plurality of floor covering materials, said floor covering material having a predetermined width on a roll;

    b. Providing floor plans through a computer to said user representative of said construction project including optional configurations of said floor plans;

    c. Receiving user input by a user from an input device for selection from a plurality of said floor plans and floor plan options and creating data points representative of one of said floor plans and said floor plan options;

    d. Merging said floor plan and floor plan options into a set of data points representative of a final plan set;

    e. Calculating optimal cuts for said final plan set;

    f. Arranging said floor covering material from said optimal cuts onto stock floor covering rolls for optimal use of said floor covering;

    g. Determining optimal layout of cuts on a roll by iteratively testing a plurality of cut and packing configurations into said selected floor plan;

    h. Deriving contiguity data from surface areas representative of said selected floor plan;

    i. Deriving surface quantities from said contiguity data for floor materials;

    j. Optimizing price and material usage of floor materials for user selected criteria pertaining to said floor materials based on said derived contiguity data, pre-determined rules and user selected seam criteria pertaining to head and side cross seams.

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