Construction permit processing system and method
AssigneeiSqFt, Inc.
InventorsChristopher K. Eveland, John W. Caven, III, Robert B. Menzel, Michael E. Lehman
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Abstract
A system comprises a data storage system, data analysis logic, and user interface logic. The data analysis logic is configured to analyze the documents and to identify documents that satisfy search criteria received from a user. The user interface logic is configured to generate a user interface. The user interface logic is also configured to generate a plurality of charts for display to the user. The user can interact with the charts to specify modified search criteria. The user interface logic is configured to receive modified search criteria from the user via one of the charts and update the remaining charts to reflect the modified search criteria.
Claims22
A method comprising:
- storing, by a permit storage and search system, permit documents in a data storage system, each of the permits relating to a construction job at an address;
- receiving, by the permit storage and search system, a user specified search query comprising a first search criteria entered electronically by the user as input signals via a graphical user interface;
- analyzing, by the permit storage and search system, the permit documents to determine a first number of permits that satisfy the first search criteria;
- and
- responsive to the user specified search query, generating output signals, by the permit storage and search system, in the form of a display reflecting data regarding the first number of permits that satisfy the first search criteria, the display includes a plurality of charts presenting information related to the first number of permits, wherein each chart of the plurality of charts is user interactive such that the search query can be updated through user specified interaction with a given chart of the plurality of charts, wherein the plurality of charts includes a permit type chart that displays the type of permit satisfying the first search criteria and a permit use chart that displays the applied for use of the permit satisfying the first search criteria.
A permit search and storage system comprising:
- a permit database storing a plurality of permit documents relating to different construction jobs at different addresses;
- memory;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive a user specified search query comprising a first search criteria entered electronically by the user as input signals via a graphical user interface;
- analyze the permit documents to determine a first number of permits that satisfy the first search criteria;
- and
- responsive to the search query, generate output signals in the form of a display reflecting data regarding the first number of permits that satisfy the first search criteria, the display includes a plurality of charts presenting information related to the first number of permits, wherein each chart of the plurality of charts is user interactive such that the search query can be updated through user specified interaction with a given chart of the plurality of charts, wherein the plurality of charts includes a permit type chart that displays the type of permit satisfying the first search criteria and a permit use chart that displays the applied for use of the permit satisfying the first search criteria.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.