Managing information at a construction site
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1. A method for managing information at a construction site comprising:
- receiving in real-time task data from a handheld tool at a construction site, the task data comprising the position and orientation of said handheld tool and information identifying an operator of said handheld tool, wherein said task data is captured by said handheld tool and provides metrics for determining how well a task has been performed by said handheld tool and which operator performed said task with said handheld tool, and wherein said handheld tool is selected from the group consisting of;
a handheld drilling tool, a handheld cutting tool, a handheld sawing tool, and a handheld fastener installation tool;
populating a database with the task data such that the task data can be retrieved from said database;
using the task data to generate at least one report;
determining that said operator is not qualified to perform said task using said handheld tool;
generating a message via said report preventing said operator from performing said task; and
using the at least one report generated from the task data received from said handheld tool to enable or disable said handheld tool based on an identification of said operator and the position and orientation of said handheld tool.
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Abstract
A method for managing information at a construction site is disclosed. In one embodiment, task data is received from a handheld tool at a construction site. A database is populated with the task data such that the task data can be retrieved from the database. The task data is then used to generate at least one report.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for managing information at a construction site comprising:
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receiving in real-time task data from a handheld tool at a construction site, the task data comprising the position and orientation of said handheld tool and information identifying an operator of said handheld tool, wherein said task data is captured by said handheld tool and provides metrics for determining how well a task has been performed by said handheld tool and which operator performed said task with said handheld tool, and wherein said handheld tool is selected from the group consisting of;
a handheld drilling tool, a handheld cutting tool, a handheld sawing tool, and a handheld fastener installation tool;populating a database with the task data such that the task data can be retrieved from said database; using the task data to generate at least one report; determining that said operator is not qualified to perform said task using said handheld tool; generating a message via said report preventing said operator from performing said task; and using the at least one report generated from the task data received from said handheld tool to enable or disable said handheld tool based on an identification of said operator and the position and orientation of said handheld tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer executable code for directing a processor to execute method for communicatively coupling a sensor unit system, the method comprising:
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receiving in real-time task data from a handheld tool at a construction site, the task data comprising the position and orientation of said handheld tool and information identifying an operator of said handheld tool, wherein said task data is captured by said handheld tool and provides metrics for determining how well a task has been performed by said handheld tool and which operator performed said task with said handheld tool, and wherein said handheld tool is selected from the group consisting of;
a handheld drilling tool, a handheld cutting tool, a handheld sawing tool, and a handheld fastener installation tool;populating a database with the task data such that the task data can be retrieved from said database; using the task data to generate at least one report; determining that said operator is not qualified to perform said task using said handheld tool; generating a message via said report preventing said operator from performing said task; and using the at least one report generated from the task data received from said handheld tool to enable or disable said handheld tool based on an identification of said operator and the position and orientation of said handheld tool. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for managing information at a construction site, said system comprising:
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A handheld tool configured to generate task data describing a task performed at a construction site in response to the occurrence of a defined event and information identifying an operator of said handheld tool, wherein said task data provides metrics for determining how well a task has been performed by said handheld tool and which operator performed said task with said handheld tool, and wherein said handheld tool is selected from the group consisting of;
a handheld drilling tool, a handheld cutting tool, a handheld sawing tool, a handheld fastener installation tool;A database configured to be populated with the task data and to retrieve said task data at a later time; and A report generator configured to use the task data to determine that said operator is not qualified to perform said task using said handheld tool, generate at least one report which indicates an as-built configuration of a structure, and generate a message via said report preventing said operator from performing said task, wherein said handheld tool is configured to use the at least one report generated from the task data received from said handheld tool to enable or disable said handheld tool based on an identification of said operator and the position and orientation of said handheld tool. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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