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US 11,599,687 B1Granted
System and method to facilitate the design, manufacturing and construction of structures
AssigneeWevr, LLC
InventorChristopher A. Giattina
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Abstract
A system is provided that facilitates the building of a structure according to a project architectural design plan. The system provides standardized information to participants associated with a project based on the project design plan. The project architectural design plan can be compliant with one or more standards stored by the system. The project design plan can also incorporate information regarding products that are utilized in the project such as a plurality of prefabricated building modules. The requirements for a product are dictated by the standards established for the product and the project. Information about products used in the project can be embedded in links of the project architectural design plan.
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A design, manufacturing and construction system for building structures, the system comprising:
- at least one server computer, the at least one server computer being accessible by a plurality of participants via a network, the at least one server computer comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- at least one memory, the at least one memory storing design, manufacturing and construction (DMC) information, the DMC information including:
- a plurality of standards associated with building structures, each standard of the plurality of standards defining requirements for one of a project or a product;
- a plurality of product design plans for a plurality of products associated with building structures, each product design plan corresponds to a product and conforms to at least one standard of the plurality of standards for the corresponding product;
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- a plurality of project design plans, each project design plan of the plurality of project design plans corresponds to a project associated with building structures, incorporates at least one product design plan for at least one product and conforms to at least one standard of the plurality of standards for the corresponding project;
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- at least one computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
- provide an ecosystem to support a project to build a structure, wherein the ecosystem is accessible by each participant of the plurality of participants, and wherein the structure incorporates at least one assembly and the at least one assembly incorporates at least one of a sub-assembly or a component;
- enable, via the ecosystem, a first participant of the plurality of participants to initiate the project to build the structure and wherein a scope of the project is defined by at least one standard of the plurality of standards, at least one product design plan of the plurality of product design plans and a project design plan of the plurality of design plans;
- enable, via the ecosystem, the first participant to communicate with a second participant of the plurality of participants regarding the design or construction of the structure;
- provide, via the ecosystem, the second participant with access to the DMC information including the at least one standard, the at least one product design plan and the project design plan, wherein at least a portion of the at least one standard, the at least one product design plan and the project design plan are used by the second participant when performing the design or construction of the structure;
- enable, via the ecosystem, the second participant to communicate with a third participant of the plurality of participants regarding the design or manufacture of the at least one assembly;
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- provide, via the ecosystem, the third participant with access to the DMC information including the at least one standard and the at least one product design plan, wherein at least a portion of the at least one standard and the at least one product design plan are used by the third participant when performing the design or manufacture of the at least one assembly.
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A method for facilitating a plurality of participants with design, manufacturing and construction of structures, the method comprising:
- storing, by at least one server computer, design, manufacturing and construction (DMC) information, the DMC information including:
- a plurality of standards associated with building structures, each standard of the plurality of standards defining requirements for one of a project or a product;
- a plurality of product design plans for a plurality of products associated with building structures, each product design plan corresponds to a product and conforms to at least one standard of the plurality of standards for the corresponding product;
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- a plurality of project design plans, each project design plan of the plurality of project design plans corresponds to a project associated with building structures, incorporates at least one product design plan for at least one product and conforms to at least one standard of the plurality of standards for the corresponding project;
- providing, by the at least one server computer, an ecosystem to support a project to build a structure, wherein the ecosystem is accessible by each participant of a plurality of participants, and wherein the structure incorporates at least one assembly and the at least one assembly incorporates at least one of a sub-assembly or a component;
- enabling, via the ecosystem, a first participant of the plurality of participants to initiate the project to build the structure and wherein a scope of the project is defined by at least one standard of the plurality of standards, at least one product design plan of the plurality of product design plans and a project design plan of the plurality of design plans;
- enabling, via the ecosystem, the first participant to communicate with a second participant of the plurality of participants regarding the design or construction of the structure;
- providing, via the ecosystem, the second participant with access to the DMC information including the at least one standard, the at least one product design plan and the project design plan, wherein at least a portion of the at least one standard, the at least one product design plan and the project design plan are used by the second participant when performing the design or construction of the structure;
- enabling, via the ecosystem, the second participant to communicate with a third participant of the plurality of participants regarding the design or manufacture of the at least one assembly;
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- providing, via the ecosystem, the third participant with access to the DMC information including the at least one standard and the at least one product design plan, wherein at least a portion of the at least one standard and the at least one product design plan are used by the third participant when performing the design or manufacture of the at least one assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.