Method and apparatus for establishing the layout of a building
AssigneeQuantapoint, Inc.
InventorsEric Hoffman, Darin Ingimarson
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Abstract
An apparatus for establishing a layout of a building. The apparatus includes a mechanism for scanning a first room of the building to obtain room data. The apparatus also includes a scanner for forming a representation of a layout of the first room from the first room data. The forming mechanism is connected to the scanner. A method for establishing the layout of a building. The method includes the steps of placing a scanner in a first room of the building. Then there is the step of scanning the first room with the scanner to obtain first room data. Then there is the step of forming a representation of the layout of the first room from the first room data.
Claims34
A method for establishing the layout of a building comprising the steps of:
- placing a scanner on a stand in a first room of the building;
- scanning the first room by the scanner to obtain first room data;
- waiting for the scanner to complete the scanning of the first room;
- forming a representation of the layout of the first room with a computer from the first room data;
- displaying the representation of the layout of the first room on a screen;
- placing a window representation, either with software of the computer or by a user directing the computer, using a predetermined symbol in the representation of the layout of the first room on the screen where the window is identified in the first room on the screen with the software of the computer;
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- completing the layout of the building.
An apparatus for establishing a layout of a first room comprising:
- a scanner for scanning under its own direction the first room of the building to obtain first room data, the scanner having a scan head and a stand for holding the scan head;
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- a mechanism for forming a representation of the layout of the first room from the first room data, said forming mechanism connected to the scanner, the forming mechanism includes a screen on which the representation of the layout of the first room is displayed, the forming mechanism includes a memory which stores the first room data, said memory including a mechanism for identifying a window in the room from the room data, a mechanism for placing a window representation using a predetermined symbol in the layout of the first room on the screen where the window is identified in the first room on the screen, and a mechanism for permitting manual addition of the window representation where the window is identified in the first room by the identifying mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.