Method and system for urban room structures

• US 9,644,366 B2
• Filed: 09/17/2015
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Erden Timur
• Original Assignee: Erden Timur
• Inventors: Timur, Erden
• Primary Examiner(s): Erb, Nathan
• Application Number:
  US14/856,866
• Publication Number:
  US 20160145853A1
• Time in Patent Office: 600 Days
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34807 Elements integrated in a skeleton
• CPC Class Codes: E04B 1/34861 particular arrangement of habitable rooms or their component parts; modular co-ordination
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 1/005 Modulation co-ordination
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/13 Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/145 Payments according to the detected use or quantity
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules

Abstract

Some embodiments include a structural building that supports attachment of modular rooms. The structural building can include one or more anchoring structures fixated to its building frame. A moveable modular room can be adapted to be detachably connectable to at least one of the anchoring structures. The modular room can be adapted with fixture features for a customized application to use the modular room. The anchoring structures can be adapted to enable replacement of the moveable modular room, as a single unit, by another moveable modular room. The moveable modular room can be a configurable room.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for managing a configurable common room, the method comprising:

creating a user interface that enables a user to manage the configurable common room;

presenting the user interface to enable the user to input credentials for a user account;

authenticating the credentials for the user account, which is permitted to utilize the configurable common room;

presenting, via the user interface, one or more room usage applications for the configurable common room presently available to the user, each of the one or more room usage applications associated with a different subset of one or more room customization modules;

receiving, via the user interface, a user selection of a particular room usage application from the one or more room usage applications, the particular room usage application associated with a particular subset of the one or more room customization modules;

enabling the user to input information indicating the user'"'"'s selected locations of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules adapted for the particular room usage application in a layout of the configurable common room;

reserving the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules for a specified timeframe upon receiving a user confirmation of the user selection;

automatically, mechanically moving one or more of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules in the configurable common room;

unlocking one or more of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules in the configurable common room;

enabling the user to access the configurable common room;

tracking total usage of the configurable common room by the user by monitoring usage of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules and consumption of utility resources while using the configurable common room; and

generating a bill that accounts for the total usage of the configurable common room.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the bill includes a first fee charge based on time window of the usage and a second fee charge based on the utility resources consumed.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein authentication of the user account enables the user to mechanically actuate at least one of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules.

4. A system for managing a configurable common room comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions, which, when executed by the processor, performs a method comprising;

creating a user interface that enables a user to manage the configurable common room;

presenting the user interface to enable the user to input credentials for a user account;

authenticating the credentials for the user account, which is permitted to utilize the configurable common room;

presenting, via the user interface, one or more room usage applications for the configurable common room presently available to the user, each of the one or more room usage applications associated with a different subset of one or more room customization modules;

receiving, via the user interface, a user selection of a particular room usage application from the one or more room usage applications, the particular room usage application associated with a particular subset of the one or more room customization modules;

enabling the user to input information indicating the user'"'"'s selected locations of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules adapted for the particular room usage application in a layout of the configurable common room;

reserving the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules for a specified timeframe upon receiving a user confirmation of the user selection;

automatically, mechanically moving one or more of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules in the configurable common room;

unlocking one or more of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules in the configurable common room;

enabling the user to access the configurable common room;

tracking total usage of the configurable common room by the user by monitoring usage of the particular subset of the one or more room customization modules and consumption of utility resources while using the configurable common room; and

generating a bill that accounts for the total usage of the configurable common room.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the configurable common room further comprises:

a room structural frame that includes a first predefined space for a first room customization module and a second predefined space for a second room customization module;

a plurality of coupling-and-release mechanisms permanently fixed to the room structural frame, the plurality of coupling-and-release mechanisms including at least a first release mechanism and a second release mechanism;

the first room customization module that is detachably connectable to the first predefined space of the room structural frame via the first release mechanism, wherein the first room customization module is configured to present a first room usage utility; and

the second room customization module that is detachably connectable to the second predefined space of the room structural frame via the second release mechanism, wherein the second room customization module is configured to present a second room usage utility,

wherein the first room usage utility is different than the second room usage utility,

wherein the first room customization module is adapted with a first user engagement mechanism that enables the first room customization module to be expanded to take up additional space and provide the first room usage utility or contract to reduce space taken up in the configurable common room, and

wherein the second room customization module is adapted with a second user engagement mechanism that enables the second room customization module to be expanded to take up additional space and provide the second room usage utility or contract to reduce space taken up in the configurable common room, and

wherein the user is able to replace the first room usage utility with a third room usage utility by removing the first room customization module and installing a third room customization module using the first release mechanism.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first room customization module includes an appliance, a tool, a configurable fixture, a piece of furniture, or any combination thereof, adapted for the first room usage utility.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the third room customization module occupies at least a portion of the first predefined space.

8. The system of claim 5, wherein the first release mechanism enables the first room customization module to be uncoupled from the first predefined space independently of the second room customization module being uncoupled from the second predefined space.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the room structural frame is configured to be detachably coupled to a frame of a modular building.

10. The system of claim 5, further comprising:

a mechanical actuator mechanically coupled to the first room customization module, the second room customization module, or both.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the mechanical actuator is configured to fold, re-align, re-orient, re-position, resize, or re-configure the first room customization module, the second room customization module, or both.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a computing machine able to

control the mechanical actuator,

monitor usage of the first room customization module and the second room customization module, and

generate a bill based on the usage of the first room customization module and the second room customization module.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing machine is further configured to generate and present an authentication interface that enables the user to manage access to the configurable common room.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing machine is further configured to create and present a reservation interface that enables the user to schedule an appropriate time for a particular user to access the configurable common room, reserve a new room customization module to replace the first room customization module or the second room customization module, or both.

15. The system of claim 4 further configured to manage a customizable modular building that provides living or working space architecture, the customizable modular building comprising:

a structural frame, wherein the structural frame supports a plurality of unmovable rooms that are permanently coupled to the structural frame and dispersed throughout the customizable modular building;

an anchoring structure permanently fixed to the structural frame,

wherein the anchoring structure includes a mechanical connector that enables a movable common room to be fastened to and unfastened from the structural frame; and

the movable common room,

wherein the movable common room is detachably connectable to the anchoring structure through the use of the mechanical connector,

wherein, by including one or more customization modules, the movable common room is configured for a customized application of use, the one or more customization modules including a fixture, an appliance, a piece of furniture, or some combination thereof that is expandable, collapsible, and adapted for the customized application of use, and

wherein the anchoring structure enables the movable common room to be removed as a single structural unit and replaced by another movable common room.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the plurality of unmovable rooms comprise a bedroom or an office, and wherein the movable common room is a customizable common room.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein removing the one or more customization modules and installing at least one other customization module causes the customizable common room to be configured for a different customized application of use.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more customization modules enable the movable common room to be used as a kitchen, a bedroom, a living room, an entertainment room, a bathroom, an office, a patio, a terrace, a gym, a laundry room, a child'"'"'s playroom, or any combination thereof.

19. The system of claim 15, wherein the mechanical connector is a loop, a hook, a slot, a rail, or some combination thereof configured to mate with a corresponding mechanical connector permanently fixed to the movable common room.

20. The system of claim 15, wherein the mechanical connector is adapted to permit only a subset of a plurality of movable common room types to be fastened to the structural frame.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein the subset of the plurality of movable common room types is composed of movable common rooms configured for a particular customized application of use.