Computer-assisted evaluation of blueprints using computer-storable evaluation-criteria

A computer system, comprising:

• a computer-readable medium that stores a storable-expression that represents at least one criterion for at least one blueprint, wherein said storable-expression can be retrieved from said computer-readable medium by said computer system, and wherein said storable-expression includes at least one function which can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a functions-library that stores at least a plurality of functions that can be used to construct a storable-expression, wherein said at least one storable-expression represents at least one criterion which can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion, wherein said storable-expression can be stored in a computer readable medium, and wherein said storable-expression includes at least one function which can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

A blueprint-evaluator for evaluating blueprints, wherein said blueprint-evaluator operates to receive, or determine, or store at least one storable-expression, wherein said at least one storable-expression represents at least one criterion which can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

An apparatus for evaluating object-based building or architectural plans that are compatible or compliant with a building model, said apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory which stores at least one storable-expression, wherein said at least one storable-expression represents at least one building or architectural criterion which can be evaluated for at least one building or architectural plan to determine whether said at least one building or architectural plan meets said at least one building or architectural criterion, and wherein said at least one storable-expression includes at least one function which can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

A computer readable medium including computer program code, said computer readable medium comprising:

• computer program code for receiving, storing, or sending at least one expression that represents at least one criterion one criterion associated with at least one blueprint, wherein said at least expression includes at least one function that can be evaluated for at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

A data signal embodied in a computer carrier wave comprising at least a portion of at least one expression representing at least one criterion associated with at least one blueprint, wherein said least one expression represents said at least one criterion, and wherein said at least storable-expression includes at least one function that can be evaluated for at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.

A computer readable medium including computer program code for representing at least one criterion as an expression, said computer readable medium comprising:

• computer program code for determining or receiving at least one storable-expression for at least one criterion associated with at least one blueprint, wherein said at least storable-expression represents said at least one criterion, wherein said at least storable-expression can be evaluated for said at least one blueprint to determine whether said at least one blueprint meets said at least one criterion.