Rules based design system
OwnerPeter B. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A rules-based computer implemented design system stored on servers and databases of a facilitating entity is disclosed. The system includes selection by a user at a first location of a scaled floor plan template within a user defined building site The selected floor plan template is rendered as a scaled computer generated graphical representation of the floor plan template. The graphical representation is output on to media at a second location remote from the first location. The graphical representation is tailored to the geographic location of the building site and of meteorological data and local government rules are stored on the databases of the facilitating entity at the second location.
Claims22
A rules-based computer implemented design system stored on servers and databases of a facilitating entity;
- said system including selection by a user at a first location, of a scaled floor plan template within user defined building site boundaries;
- said selected floor plan template rendered as a scaled computer generated graphical representation of said floor plan template on said user defined building site;
- said representation output on media at a second location remote from said first location;
- said graphical representation tailored to a geographic location of said building site and with application of meteorological data and local government rules stored on said databases of said facilitating entity at said second location.
A method of providing a selection of suitable floor plan templates for a building on a user defined building site;
- said method including the steps of:
- a. establishing a design system stored on servers and databases maintained by a facilitating entity,
- b. including in said design system a rules management system,
- c. further including in said design system a plurality of floor plan templates,
- d. providing, by means of the Internet, access by users to data input screens at a first or user's location, and
- e. wherein selected ones of said selection of suitable floor plan templates are output to media at said facilitating entity's printer at a second location remote from said first location.
Computer-readable media including instructions to effect a rules-based computer implemented design system stored on servers and databases of a facilitating entity;
- said system including selection by a user at a first location, of a scaled floor plan template within user defined building site boundaries;
- said selected floor plan template rendered as a scaled computer generated graphical representation of said floor plan template on said user defined building site;
- said representation output on media at a second location remote from said first location;
- said graphical representation tailored to a geographic location of said building site and with application of meteorological data and local government rules stored on said databases of said facilitating entity at said second location.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.