# US 12,112,099 B2 · Method and arrangement for creating a digital building model > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,112,099 B2 - Document ID: US12112099B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/197,675 - Filed: 2021-03-10 - Published: 2021-09-16 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-03-11 - Assignees: Siemens Schweiz AG - Applicants: Siemens Schweiz AG - Inventors: Christian Frey; Peter Loeffler - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12112099B2 ## CPC - G06F 30/13: Architectural design, e.g. computer-aided architectural design [CAAD] related to design of buildings, bridges, landscapes, production plants or roads - G06F 30/12: characterised by design entry means specially adapted for CAD, e.g. graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for CAD - H04L 67/10: in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) - H04L 67/12: specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method and arrangement for dynamically updating and expanding a digital building model (BIM, digital twin) with respect to furniture information for rooms, wherein the recording of the seating configuration of a room takes place by means of a correspondingly configured recording device (e.g. mapping apparatus, NavVis apparatus, smartphone camera); wherein a mapping of the seating configuration of the room into a digital building model (BIM) takes place, wherein the recording of the seating configuration of the room and the mapping of the seating configuration of the room into the digital building model (BIM) takes place in a time-controlled or event-controlled manner. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for managing a building using a digital building model, the method comprising: based on a trigger, automatically capturing an image of a room reflecting a current seating configuration in the room using a recording device comprising at least one device selected from the group consisting of: a camera, a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device, and a Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) device; transferring the recorded current seating configuration to a server storing the digital building model; analyzing the recorded current seating configuration using one or more processors associated with the server; wherein the trigger includes either a defined point in time or a predefined event; wherein analyzing the recorded current seating configuration includes assessing an image of the current seating configuration with a pattern recognition program by mapping the seating configuration of the room into the digital building model by a semantic segmentation based on a boundary segmentation edge detections and a semantic instance segmentation to determine whether the current seating configuration violates any rules stored in the digital building model; and if the current seating configuration violates one or more rules, sending a warning message to a building control station and/or a display associated with the room; if the current seating configuration does not violate any rules, storing a semantic model of the room including the current seating configuration in the digital building model. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein mapping the seating configuration of the room into the digital building model takes place immediately after analyzing the seating configuration. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recording device forms part of the infrastructure of the room. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the recording device comprises a mobile recording device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the trigger includes a change in the seating configuration. ### Claim 6 A system for managing a building using a digital building model, the system comprising: a recording device for capturing an image of a room reflecting a current seating configuration of a room, the recording device selected from the group consisting of: a camera, a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device, and a Laser Detection and Ranging (LADAR) device; a server storing the digital building model in an associated database; a communication link for transferring the captured image to the server via communication links; wherein the server includes one or more processors configured to receive the captured image and to map the same into a notation of the digital building model; wherein the one or more processors analyze the captured image including assessing the current seating configuration with a pattern recognition program by mapping the seating configuration of the room into the digital building model by a semantic segmentation based on a boundary segmentation edge detections and a semantic instance segmentation to determine whether the current seating configuration violates any rules stored in the digital building model; and if the current seating configuration violates one or more rules, the one or more processors send a warning message to a building control station and/or a display associated with the room; if the current seating configuration does not violate any rules, the one or more processors store a semantic model of the room including the current seating configuration in the digital building model wherein the recording device is configured to perform the recording of the seating configuration of the room based on a trigger including either a defined point in time or a predefined event, and to perform the transfer of the recorded seating configuration to the server immediately after the recording. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the server maps a transferred seating configuration in real time into a suitable notation of the digital building model. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The system as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display is configured to indicate a fault status when infringements against rules and/or safety guidelines for a recorded seating configuration are identified. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The arrangement as claimed in claim 6, wherein the arrangement is part of a building safety or building evaluation system.