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US 10,275,544 B1Granted
Standard implementation system and method
AssigneeBlox, LLC
InventorChris Giattina
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Abstract
A project architectural design plan file represents information about an architectural design plan. The project architectural design plan file is compliant with a standardized program, and within each program, includes a plurality of prefabricated building modules. The requirements for the project are dictated by the program, which is included in the project as a program standards file. The requirements for the prefabricated building modules are set out in module design files. Information about components of the prefabricated building module is embedding in links of the project architectural design plan file.
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A method for generating a compliant and linked architectural design plan file, the method comprising:
- accessing, from a module design standards database, one or more module design standards files, wherein each module design standards file is associated with one of a plurality of prefabricated building modules, each module design standards file including, for its associated prefabricated building module, a module architectural design plan and descriptions of components of the prefabricated building module;
- accessing, from a program standards database, one or more program standards files, wherein each program standards file is associated with one of a plurality of programs that are available for use in projects, each program standards file defining physical requirements for all projects that comply with the program, and the plurality of the prefabricated building modules that are available for use with the program;
- generating a project architectural design plan file, wherein the project architectural design plan file comprises requirements for a particular project and includes a selected program standards file and a selected module standards file, and wherein the requirements for the particular project are in compliance with the program standards file and the selected module standards file;
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- embedding, within the project architectural design plan file, a plurality of links for the selected module standards files, each link comprising a description of one or more components of a prefabricated building module associated with one of the selected module standards files, and
- manufacturing a prefabricated building module that is associated with the selected module design standards file.
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A system to generate a compliant and linked architectural design plan file, comprising:
- a processor,
- an electronic, searchable first database including module design files for a plurality of prefabricated building modules, the module design files including for each prefabricated building module of the plurality of prefabricated building modules a module architectural design plan and descriptions of components of the prefabricated building module,
- an electronic, searchable second database including program standards files for a plurality of programs that are available for use in projects, each program standards file defining physical requirements for all projects that comply with the program, and a plurality of the prefabricated building modules that are available for use with the program;
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- a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
- generate a project architectural design plan file, wherein the project architectural design plan file comprises requirements for a particular project and includes a selected program standards file and a selected plurality of module standards files, and wherein the requirements for the particular project are in compliance with the program standards file and the plurality of module standards files;
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- embed, within the project architectural design plan file, a plurality of links for the selected module standards files, each link comprising a description of one or more components of a prefabricated building module associated with one of the selected module standards files,
- wherein the processor readable instructions further cause the processor to:
- identify a damaged or worn-out component of one of a plurality of prefabricated building modules associated with the selected module standards files;
- access the project architectural design plan file;
- and
- retrieve from the project architectural design plan file the descriptions of the identified component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.