US 6,324,508 B1Granted

Automated method for a takeoff estimate of construction drawings

AssigneeEastlane Construction Software, Inc.

InventorSamuel W. Finney

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Abstract

A method for performing a construction quantity takeoff estimate of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of items includes applying first vocal indicia representative of a selected item of the plurality of items to a voice recognition system and producing and first electrical signals representative of the first vocal indicia by the voice recognition system. The selected item is first determined by the voice recognition system in accordance with the first electrical signals. Second vocal indicia representative of a quantity of the selected item are applied to the voice recognition system and second electrical signals representative of the quantity of the selected item are produced. The quantity of the selected item is second determined by the voice recognition system in accordance with the second electrical signals. The takeoff estimate is performed in accordance with the first and second determining.

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Dependent claims

A method for performing a construction quantity takeoff estimate of a drawing representative of a construction project having a plurality of construction items, comprising the steps of:

(1) applying first vocal indicia representative of a selected construction item of said plurality of construction items to a voice recognition system;
(2) producing first electrical signals representative of said first vocal indicia by said voice recognition system;
(3) first determining said selected construction item by said voice recognition system in accordance with said first electrical signals;
(4) applying second vocal indicia representative of a quantity of said selected construction item to said voice recognition system;
(5) producing second electrical signals representative of said quantity of said selected construction item;
(6) second determining said quantity of said selected construction item by said voice recognition system in accordance with said second electrical signals;
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(7) performing said takeoff estimate in accordance with said first and second determining.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.