Dual laser measurement device and online ordering system using the same
OwnerMichael H Panosian, Joshua M Keelerinventors
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed including a dual laser measurement device (DLMD) coupled with a mobile computing device to measure dimensions of a building or other structure, calculate other quantities based on the measured dimensions, select building construction or finishing material, order the material, and save the list of the measured dimensions and ordered materials in a data storage device. All steps of this process from measurement to ordering material may be performed using a DLMD app running on the mobile computing device.
Claims8
A computer-implemented integrated system for construction product purchase, the system comprising:
- a mobile hand-held computing device;
- a dual laser measurement device (DLMD) coupled with the mobile hand-held computing device via a data interface;
- a DLMD software application (DLMD app) installed on the mobile hand-held computing device, the DLMD app including:
- a software routine to execute a function of a laser activation button to cause the DLMD to simultaneously cast laser beams in opposite directions to make multiple rapid sequential distance measurements between two points and calculate a final measurement based on the multiple rapid sequential distance measurements, wherein the simultaneously cast laser beams form a triangulation pyramid used to calculate a perpendicular distance between two surfaces;
- a product category selection interface to select a product category, based on the final measurements obtained using the cast laser beams, for a construction project;
- a product selection interface to select specific products, based on the final measurements obtained using the cast laser beams, for the construction project;
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- a product ordering interface to order the specific products, based on the final measurements obtained using the cast laser beams, from a supplier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.