Patent ID: 11932518
Assignee: STRUCTURAL SERVICES, INC.
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 7:
8. A method for assisting a crane operator to move a building material object from a beginning location to a destination location, the method comprising:
storing a plurality of records and a plurality of data fields in a database, wherein each of the plurality of records corresponds to a particular one of the building material object and each of the plurality of data fields stores information associated with at least one of the building material objects, including one the building material object's identifying indicium, geometric dimensions, and/or destination location;
generating, with a GPS receiver communicatively coupled to the database, location data for building material objects;
identifying, using an imaging system communicatively coupled to the database, one or more of the building material objects within the shakeout field; and
using an operator system communicatively coupled to the database and comprising a display device, the operator system:
providing a visual indicator representing one or more of the building material objects;
identifying any obstructions between the building material object's location and its destination location;
calculating a path between the building material object's location and its destination location that avoids an identified obstruction; and
displaying the path to an operator via the display device.