Patent ID: 7797210

Claim:
A construction payment management system including a graphical user interface, the construction payment management system comprising: a construction project management server computer electronically accessible by at least one participant device including a first device, the construction project management server computer including a processor and a computer readable memory that stores computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the construction project management server computer to: establish electronic communication with a first device, the first device including a display screen, display on the display screen a list of projects managed by the construction project management server computer, wherein a participant is involved with the project in the list, receive a selection from the first device of a project from the list of projects, access a construction project schedule for the project stored on the computer readable memory, the construction project schedule defining a project start date and a target project completion date, determine a current date, the project start date, and the target project completion date based, at least in part, on the construction project schedule, calculate a number of days between the current date and the project start date, calculate a number of days between the target project completion date and the project start date, calculate a first ratio by comparing the number of days between the current date and the project start date to the number of days between the target project completion date and the project start date, initiate a payment for a first amount to the participant for services performed for the project, calculate a total amount of money disbursed by the construction payment management system for the project including the payment for the first amount, access a construction project budget for the project stored on the computer readable memory, calculate a second ratio by comparing the total amount of money disbursed to the construction project budget, and transmit a graphical user interface that is displayed on the display screen, the graphical user interface including a first progress bar indicating the first ratio and a second progress bar indicating the second ratio.