Patent ID: 7174339
Filing Date: 2007-02-06
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for managing the design and building of a construction project, the method being executable by a host computer system, comprising: receiving a first type of software application data for the construction project into a central database via a first interface database, the first type of software application data input by a first project collaborator into a first type of software application program running on a first computer system; receiving a second different type of software application data for the construction project into the central database via a second interface database, the second type of software application data input by a second project collaborator into a second software application program, the second application program of a different type running on a second computer system; generating a first message indicating a modification of the first data; and transmitting the first message to the second computer system; wherein said first type of software application program and second type of software application program each comprise at least one of a computer aided design software application, a design database application, a procurement application, a facilities management application, or an accounting application; monitoring a plurality of transactions to the first interface database, wherein each of the plurality of transactions store data in the first interface database, wherein monitoring the plurality of transactions comprises comparing the plurality of transactions against a predetermined transaction; detecting a match between one of the plurality of transactions to the first database and the predetermined transaction; generating said first message wherein said first message indicates that the first type of software application data has been stored in the first database by the one of the plurality of transactions; and transmitting the first message to the second computer system.