Patent application EP16161760A (EP), filed 2016-03-22
Publication number: EP3223221A1
Title: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Abstract: [0001]    The invention pertains to a construction management system (1) for the construction of a structure (30), comprising a plurality of sensor means adapted to detect events at a building site (3) of the structure, a central computing unit (25) providing a building information model comprising a three-dimensional model (35) of the building site or of the structure, and at least one displaying device (20) that is adapted to display the three-dimensional model to a user, characterized in that the plurality of sensor means is adapted for generating data comprising information about a detected event, the system comprises a plurality of communication units adapted to transmit a message comprising the data and a location information to the central computing unit, the system is adapted to assign coordinates in the three-dimensional model according to the location information, the central computing unit has an evaluation algorithm adapted to evaluate options for reacting on the event by analyzing the data, thereby considering information from the building information model, the system is adapted to assign evaluated options to the data, and the at least one displaying device is adapted to display a note which is related to the data and to evaluated options to the user in real-time, wherein the note is displayed at the assigned coordinates in the three-dimensional model.
IPC codes: G06Q  30/    00            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: Construction management system (1) for the construction of a structure (30), comprising
number: 2
text: Construction management system (1) according to claim 1,
 characterized in that
number: 3
text: Construction management system (1) according to claim 1 or claim 2,
 characterized in that 
the sensor means (41-48) are adapted as or comprise
number: 4
text: Construction management system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that 
the sensor means (41-48) are adapted to generate the location information, particularly automatically, the location information comprising information about a location of the event, or of the sensor means (41-48) detecting the event, particularly wherein the location information comprises
number: 5
text: Construction management system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that 
the central computing unit (25) comprises at least one server computer, particularly a cluster of server computers working as a cloud system, wherein
number: 6
text: Construction management system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims,
 characterized by 
a plurality of displaying devices (20, 20', 20"), each of which being adapted to display the three-dimensional model (35) with the note (6, 60) to a user in real-time, each user having a role in the construction of the structure (30), wherein
number: 7
text: Method (100) for linking data to a building information model, particularly by means of a construction management system (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein
number: 8
text: Method (100) according to claim 7,
 characterized in that
number: 9
text: Method (100) according to claim 7 or claim 8,
 characterized in that 
the location information comprises information about a location of the event, a sensor means (41-48) detecting the event, or a communication unit generating the message (50-54, 58), particularly wherein the location information comprises
number: 10
text: Method (100) according to any one of claims 7 to 9,
 characterized in that 
the message (50-54, 58) comprises information about a time of the event or of the detection of the event, wherein
number: 11
text: Method (100) according to any one of claims 7 to 10,
 characterized in that 
the three-dimensional model (35) is displayed simultaneously to a plurality of users on a plurality of displaying devices (20, 20', 20"), each user having a role in the construction of the structure (30), wherein each of the displaying devices (20) receives the data from the central computing unit (25), particularly by means of an internet (26) or intranet connection, the central computing unit (25) comprising at least one server computer, particularly a cluster of server computers working as a cloud system, wherein
number: 12
text: Method (100) according to any one of claims 7 to 11,
 characterized in that 
displaying the note (6, 60) in the three-dimensional model (35) comprises presenting the data and evaluated options to the user.
number: 13
text: Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that 
displaying the note (6, 60) in the three-dimensional model (35) comprises visualizing an icon (6) at the assigned coordinates in real-time, wherein the icon (6) is user-selectable, and upon a user-selection of the icon (6) a notice (60) is visualized based on the message (50-54, 58), particularly wherein
number: 14
text: Method (100) according to any one of the preceding claims,
 characterized in that 
the data comprises picture data and/or audio data (57), particularly wherein
number: 15
text: Computer programme product comprising programme code which is stored on a machine-readable medium, or being embodied by an electromagnetic wave comprising a programme code segment, and having computer-executable instructions for performing, in particular when run on calculation means of a construction management system (1) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, at least the following steps of the method according to one of the claims 7 to 14:
Office action: search_report, dated 2017-09-27
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
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Final disposition: pending (2017-09-27)