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

Claim 0:
1. A system for assisting a crane operator to move a building material object from a beginning location to a destination location, the system comprising:
a database comprising a plurality of records and a plurality of data fields, wherein:
each record of the plurality of records corresponds to a particular building material object of the plurality of building material objects,
each of the plurality of data field stores information associated with at least one of the plurality of building material objects, and
the information specifies at least one of an identifying indicium, a geometric dimensions, and a destination location for each of the plurality of building material objects;

a GPS receiver communicatively coupled to the database, which generates location data for each of the plurality of building material objects having a beginning location, including each of the plurality of building material objects that has been moved to a respective destination location;
an imaging system; communicatively coupled to the database, which identifies each of the plurality of building material objects; and
an operator system communicatively coupled to the database, the operator system comprising a display device and being configured to:
provide a visual indicator representing a first building material object of the plurality of building material objects on the display device;
identify any obstructions between the first building material object's location and respective destination location;
calculate a path between the first building material object's location and its destination location that avoids all identified obstructions; and
display the path to an operator on the display device.