Integrated construction project information management system
US5761674A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 27, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jun 2, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 27, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99948
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated construction project information management system has a project model constructed by combining a product model that defines a product with the use of physical elements and functional elements; and a process model that defines activities related to the product, the process model having elements which are described as hierarchical objects in the form of views arranged along a flow of productive activities. The system further has interfaces between the project model on the one hand, and other systems and a database on the other, and a user interface. The object includes a data object that simply has data; a scope view object that contains a function which is to be seen next; an evaluate view object that evaluates another object; and a create view object that can create a new object. The process model has distinct pieces of information necessary for execution of the activities, together with an information reference method for fetching necessary information from the data in the product model, and applications actually related to the activities, which are embedded in the process model in the form of values of slots or data items.
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