Hierarchical actions based upon monitored building conditions
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring a stated condition of a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) fixedly positioning two or more wireless transceivers to reference positions within the structure;
b) securing at least a first sensor to a first sensor position within the structure, said first sensor capable of wireless communication with the two or more wireless transceivers, said first sensor selected from a group consisting of a thermal sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor and a humidity sensor;
c) wirelessly communicating between the two or more wireless transceivers and the first sensor to generate a data set comprising a transmission time and a receipt time;
d) generating a set of positional coordinates for the first sensor based upon the data set, the set of positional coordinates comprising a first angular coordinate and a distance;
e) generating a first table comprising a quantification of a physical condition present in the structure at a first time (T1);
f) with the first sensor, transducing the physical condition present in the structure at a second time (T2) into a digital representation of the physical condition;
g) operating a controller to compare the digital representation transduced from the physical condition within the structure at T2 with the physical condition present in the structure at T1;
h) operating the controller to determine whether the physical condition in the structure at T1 is present at T2;
i) associating the set of positional coordinates with a feature in a virtual model of the structure, wherein the set of positional coordinates designate a position relative to an agent supporting a wireless position device;
j) receiving into a controller respective transmissions from the first sensor and from multiple disparate sensors each transmission comprising a digital value of a respective physical condition transduced by the first sensor or the multiple disparate sensors;
k) determining whether the physical condition at T1 is present in the structure at T2 based upon the digital representation of the physical condition of the structure at T2; and
l) transmitting location coordinates of one of the first sensor and the multiple disparate sensors measuring a condition within the structure.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for measuring conditions within a structure to generate objective data indicative of an overall status of the structure. Aggregated objective measurements may quantify as built and experiential conditions of the structure over time. Utilizing objective measurements a determination is made of, among other things, compliance with applicable building codes. A remediation table is provided to assess the risk of noncompliance with the applicable building codes and to prescribe appropriate remedial actions. Alternatively a table of scaled alphanumeric ratings may be generated and associated with measured conditions within the structure.
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1. A method of monitoring a stated condition of a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) fixedly positioning two or more wireless transceivers to reference positions within the structure; b) securing at least a first sensor to a first sensor position within the structure, said first sensor capable of wireless communication with the two or more wireless transceivers, said first sensor selected from a group consisting of a thermal sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor and a humidity sensor; c) wirelessly communicating between the two or more wireless transceivers and the first sensor to generate a data set comprising a transmission time and a receipt time; d) generating a set of positional coordinates for the first sensor based upon the data set, the set of positional coordinates comprising a first angular coordinate and a distance; e) generating a first table comprising a quantification of a physical condition present in the structure at a first time (T1); f) with the first sensor, transducing the physical condition present in the structure at a second time (T2) into a digital representation of the physical condition; g) operating a controller to compare the digital representation transduced from the physical condition within the structure at T2 with the physical condition present in the structure at T1; h) operating the controller to determine whether the physical condition in the structure at T1 is present at T2; i) associating the set of positional coordinates with a feature in a virtual model of the structure, wherein the set of positional coordinates designate a position relative to an agent supporting a wireless position device; j) receiving into a controller respective transmissions from the first sensor and from multiple disparate sensors each transmission comprising a digital value of a respective physical condition transduced by the first sensor or the multiple disparate sensors; k) determining whether the physical condition at T1 is present in the structure at T2 based upon the digital representation of the physical condition of the structure at T2; and l) transmitting location coordinates of one of the first sensor and the multiple disparate sensors measuring a condition within the structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of determining a physical state of a structure and displaying a representation to a user, the method comprising the step of:
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a) with a controller, generating a first table comprising measured values of physical state conditions within the structure, coordinate positions related to the measured values, and time registrations of a measurement of the measured values, wherein the measurement is generated via the steps of; i) fixedly positioning multiple wireless transceivers to reference positions within the structure; ii) securing at least a first sensor to a position within the structure, said first sensor selected from a group consisting of a thermal sensor, a vibration sensor, a pressure sensor and a humidity sensor; iii) wirelessly communicating between the first sensor and the multiple wireless transceivers to generate a data set; iv) with the controller, generating a set of positional coordinates for the first sensor based upon the data set, the positional coordinates comprising a first angular coordinate and a distance; v) with the first sensor, generating measured values of a condition within the structure via transducing of a first sensor state of a digital value; vi) recording the time registration in the controller indicating when each of the measured values of the condition within the structure was measured; b) communicating the data values of the first table to a server and integrating the measured values of the physical states, the coordinate positions and the time registrations into a dynamic representation in an augmented virtual model of the structure; and c) displaying the dynamic representation in the augmented virtual model of the structure to the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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