US 2006/0218185 A1Published application

Construction document management system

AssigneeData Builder, Inc.

InventorErich Lemke

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Abstract

A construction document management system, including a database containing a plurality of documents associated with a plurality of file types, and a search system for searching across documents contained on the multiple platforms, utilizing either search criteria associated with the particular documents, text contained within the documents and/or annotations associated with the documents. The system is also provided with an integrated lifecycle management system which deletes the appropriate documents at predetermined dates selected by the user. Preferably, at the construction closeout date, the entire database is provided to the owner along with the software program which allows the owner to search and retrieve any desired documents, and which automatically deletes documents upon their predetermined destruction date.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for managing documents associated with a construction project, said method comprising:

(a) capturing a blueprint in electronic form;
(b) capturing a legal contract in electronic format;
(c) capturing a construction schedule in electronic format;
(d) capturing material specifications in electronic format;
(e) capturing correspondence in electronic format;
(f) capturing change orders in electronic format;
(g) creating a database of files comprising:
(i) said blueprint in electronic format;
(ii) said legal contract in electronic format;
(iii) said construction schedule in electronic format;
(iv) said material specifications in electronic format;
(v) said correspondence in electronic format;
and
(vi) said change orders in electronic format.
(h) associating a first plurality of words with said blueprint;
(i) associating a second plurality of words with said legal contract;
(j) associating a third plurality of words with said material specifications;
(k) associating a fourth plurality of words with said correspondence;
(l) displaying said blueprint in response to a search of at least one of said first plurality of words;
(m) displaying said legal contract in response to a search of at least one of said second plurality of words;
(n) displaying said material specifications in response to a search of at least one of said third plurality of words;
(o) displaying said correspondence in response to a search of at least one of said fourth plurality of words;
(p) associating a predetermined length of time with a delete file selected from said database of files;
and
(q) deleting all copies of said delete file from said database of files after said predetermined length of time.

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