Patent ID: 8275591

Claim:
A crane planner for planning the operation of a crane, in particular a crawler crane, comprising a central planning unit comprising a central database with data on usable cranes and a calculation module for calculating load moments occurring during operation, the central planning unit executing simulation and calculation of the operations, means for inputting and outputting data to and from the central planning unit from individual clients via the Internet, the individual clients each separately communicating with the central planning unit via the Internet via available internet browsers and inputting client-specific data to the central planning unit for calculation, such that additional software for performing moment calculations need not be installed by each client and only software in the central planning unit must be maintained and updated, it being unnecessary to maintain software of the individual clients, wherein said load moments are calculated for a plurality of aspects during the operation of the crane and displayed on the individual clients, wherein the center of gravity of the crane is determined and displayed, and wherein a plurality of different views of one working step are represented at the same time.