Patent · US Expired

Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building

US7127378B2 · kind B2 · utility

24Cited by

8References

32Claims

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Assignee

Quantapoint, Inc. · US

Inventors

Eric Hoffman · Pittsburgh, US
Darin Ingimarson · Columbia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 15, 2002
Grant date	Oct 24, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 15, 2022

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C15/002
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for establishing a layout of a building. The apparatus includes a mechanism for scanning a first room of the building to obtain room data. The apparatus also includes a scanner for forming a representation of a layout of the first room from the first room data. The forming mechanism is connected to the scanner. A method for establishing the layout of a building. The method includes the steps of placing a scanner in a first room of the building. Then there is the step of scanning the first room with the scanner to obtain first room data. Then there is the step of forming a representation of the layout of the first room from the first room data.

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