Apparatus, system, and method for automated construction layout
OwnerRon Soterosinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for the automatic arrangement of a construction layout. A menu module communicates a component menu to a user containing component types and component characteristics. An input module receives a user component type selection and a user component characteristic selection from the component menu. A calculation module automatically calculates a dimension associated with a construction layout that includes the selected user component type having the selected component characteristic. Beneficially, such an apparatus, system, and method simplify the construction layout process, such that the measurement, placement, and alignment of construction materials can be performed more efficiently than current construction layout tools allow.
Claims20
An apparatus to automatically arrange a construction layout, the apparatus:
- comprising:
- a menu module configured to communicate a component menu to a user, the component menu comprising a predefined component type field of a list of component types and a predefined component characteristic field of a substantially exhaustive list of component characteristics;
- an input module coupled to the menu module, the input module configured to receive a first user input selection of a component type via the component type field and to receive a second user input selection of a component characteristic via the component characteristic field;
- and
- a calculation module coupled to the input module, the calculation module configured to automatically calculate a dimension associated with a construction layout inclusive of a first component defined by the selected component type having the selected component characteristic.
A system to facilitate a construction layout, the system comprising:
- a layout apparatus configured to automatically calculate a dimension of a construction layout based on a user input;
- a user interface to receive the user input;
- and
- a printer to print a representation of the dimension on a layout ribbon, wherein the layout ribbon comprises:
- a ribbon having a print face and an opposing face;
- and
- a layout template printed on the print face of the ribbon, the layout template having an indicator to indicate a calculated location of a component relative to a guide component.
A computer readable medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform an operation to arrange a construction layout, the operation comprising:
- communicating a component menu to a user, the component menu comprising a predefined component type field of a list of component types and a predefined component characteristic field of a substantially exhaustive list of component characteristics;
- receiving input from the user based on the component menu defining a component type and one or more component characteristics;
- and
- calculating one or more dimensions associated with a construction layout inclusive of a first component defined by the selected component type having the selected one or more component characteristics.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.