US 11,263,361 B1 · System for creating and maintaining dynamic multidimensional virtual building environments

Abstract

A system for generating and maintaining multidimensional logical models of a defined environment, including a structure to be erected within the environment, is accessible via mobile computing or communications devices. The logical models are compatible with other 2D or 3D blueprints and model formats, extending beyond the physical components of the structure to include additional dimensions such as scheduling data, cost information, resources management, and lifecycle data. The logical models are accessed and modified through reconfigurable portals tailored to designers, builders, contractors, managers, tenants, and other particular stakeholders. Stakeholders may add to a logical model—for example, commenting on the delivery or installation of a window or other fixture—via image, audio, or other non-text formats. The system may be trained to learn from new information about the environment or the structures by finding patterns in the inbound data and in existing data components of the logical model.

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Dependent claims

A system for maintaining dynamic multidimensional virtual building environments via at least one mobile communications device having at least one processor and one or more peripherals configured to capture at least one input, comprising:

a modeling engine configured to:
a) generate at least one location model corresponding to a real property, the real property configured for erection of at least one building therewithin, the location model compatible with at least one of a blueprint, a computer-assisted drawing (CAD), and a building information model (BIM) corresponding to the building;
b) extract one or more site attributes from the at least one of the blueprint, the CAD, and the BIM, each site attribute associated with at least one subdivision of the real property;
c) populate the location model with the one or more extracted site attributes;
and
d) update the location model with at least one objective configured for completion by at least one stakeholder;
a classification engine trained via unsupervised learning, the classification engine configured to determine at least one relationship associating the at least one input with the one or more site attributes, the at least one relationship including a confidence level;
and
a display surface configured to display one or more of the location model, the extracted site attributes, and the determined relationship.

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A mobile communications device, comprising:

at least one processor;
at least one data storage unit coupled to the processor;
one or more peripherals coupled to the processor and configured to collect at least one input, the input including at least one of a text input, an audio input, and an image;
the at least one processor configured to:
a) generate at least one location model corresponding to a real property, the real property configured for erection of at least one building therewithin, the location model compatible with at least one of a blueprint, a computer-assisted drawing (CAD), and a building information model (BIM) corresponding to the building;
b) extract one or more site attributes from the at least one of the blueprint, the CAD, and the BIM, each site attribute associated with at least one subdivision of the real property;
c) populate the location model with the one or more extracted site attributes;
d) update the location model with at least one objective configured for completion by at least one stakeholder;
e) determine, based on training via unsupervised learning, at least one relationship associating the at least one input with the one or more site attributes, the at least one relationship including a confidence level;
and
a display surface configured to display one or more of the location model, the extracted site attributes, and the determined relationship.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System for creating and maintaining dynamic multidimensional virtual building environments

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System for creating and maintaining dynamic multidimensional virtual building environments

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