Patent ID: 9443261
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computerized method for optimizing floor coverings comprising: a. Receiving user input by a user from an: input device representative of a construction project including user selected floor covering characteristics of a plurality of floor coverings material having a predetermined width on a roll; b. Providing floor plans through a computer to said user representative of said construction project including optional configurations of said floor plans; c. Receiving user input by a user from an input device for selection from a plurality of said floor plans and floor plan options and creating data points representative of one of said floor plans and said floor plan options; d. Merging selected floor plan and floor plan options into a set of data points representative of a final plan set; e. Calculating optimal cuts for said final plan set; f. Arranging said floor covering material from said optimal cuts onto stock floor covering rolls for optimal use of said floor covering; g. Determining optimal layout of cuts on a roll by iteratively testing a plurality of cut and packing configurations into said selected floor plan; h. Deriving contiguity data from surface areas representative of said selected floor plan; i. Deriving surface quantities from said contiguity data for floor materials; j. Optimizing price and material usage of floor materials for user selected criteria pertaining to said floor materials based on said derived contiguity data, pre-determined rules and user selected seam criteria pertaining to head and side cross seams; and k. displaying said optimized floor materials to said user and receiving a change request from said user from an input device for selection from a plurality of said floor plans and floor plan to permit additional optimization to said user.