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US 7,681,192 B2Granted
Location-centric project data delivery system for construction
AssigneeCaterpillar Trimble Control Technologies LLC
InventorsChristopher M. Dietsch, Mark Edwards Nichols, Arthur J. Taylor
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Abstract
A project data delivery apparatus for automatically delivering project data files to a construction machine based on the geographical location and identification of the construction machine. The apparatus includes a project data distributor for storing, maintaining and transmitting project data files that are associated with project site locations and project plan machine identifications.
Claims32
A location-centric construction project data delivery apparatus, comprising:
- a database including construction project data files organized in association with data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- a receiver for receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- a search program for selecting said project data files where said site location encompasses said machine location;
- a data distribution transmitter for transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine, and wherein:
- said project data files are further organized in association with project plan machine identifications, said project data files for directing current work of said remote machine for said construction project;
- said machine signal further includes information for a remote identification for uniquely identifying said machine;
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- the search program searches said database for selecting said location-selected project data files where said project plan machine identification matches said remote machine identification.
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A location-centric construction project data delivery apparatus, comprising:
- a database including construction project data files organized in association with data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- a receiver for receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- a search program for selecting said project data files where said site location encompasses said machine location;
- a data distribution transmitter for transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine, and wherein:
- said location-selected project data files include a geographical calibration for converting between coordinates of a local precise position determined by said remote machine and a coordinate system for precise work according to a digital terrain model, said local precise position different than said location determined from said information in said machine signal.
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A location-centric construction project data delivery apparatus, comprising:
- a database including construction project data files organized in association with data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- a receiver for receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- a search program for selecting said project data files where said site location encompasses said machine location;
- a data distribution transmitter for transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine, and wherein:
- said project data files are further organized in association with location pages within said project site locations;
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- the search program includes a geographical pager for paging said location-selected project data files when said machine location moves across a page boundary for selecting said location-selected project data files where said location page encompasses said machine location.
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A location-centric construction project data delivery apparatus, comprising:
- a database including construction project data files organized in association with data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- a receiver for receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- a search program for selecting said project data files where said site location encompasses said machine location;
- a data distribution transmitter for transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine, and wherein:
- said machine signal further includes information from said machine for a remote elevation;
- said project data files are further organized in association with project elevation ranges;
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- the search program includes an elevation selector for selecting said location-selected project data files where said project elevation range encompasses said remote elevation.
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A location-centric construction project data delivery apparatus, comprising:
- a database including construction project data files organized in association with data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- a receiver for receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- a search program for selecting said project data files where said site location encompasses said machine location;
- a data distribution transmitter for transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine, and wherein:
- said machine signal further includes information from said machine for a remote time;
- said project data files are further associated with project time ranges;
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- said search program includes a time selector for selecting said location-selected project data files where said project time range encompasses said remote time.
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A location-centric method for distributing project data files for construction, comprising:
- organizing construction project data files in association with data for project site locations in a database, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- selecting said project data files where said project site location encompasses said machine location;
- transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine;
- organizing said project data files in association with project plan machine identifications;
- and wherein:
- said machine signal further includes information for a remote identification for uniquely identifying said machine;
- and
- selecting said project data files further includes selecting said project data files where said project plan machine identification matches said remote machine identification.
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A location-centric method for distributing project data files for construction, comprising:
- organizing construction project data files in association with data for project site locations in a database, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- selecting said project data files where said project site location encompasses said machine location;
- transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine;
- and wherein:
- said location-selected project data files include a geographical calibration for converting between coordinates of a local precise position determined by said remote machine and a coordinate system for precise work according to a digital terrain model, said precise position different that said location determined from said information in said machine signal.
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A location-centric method for distributing project data files for construction, comprising:
- organizing construction project data files in association with data for project site locations in a database, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- selecting said project data files where said project site location encompasses said machine location;
- transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine;
- organizing said project data files in association with location pages within said project site locations;
- and
- paging said location-selected project data files when said machine location moves across a page boundary for selecting said location-selected project data files where said location page encompasses said machine location.
4 more elements
A location-centric method for distributing project data files for construction, comprising:
- organizing construction project data files in association with data for project site locations in a database, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- selecting said project data files where said project site location encompasses said machine location;
- transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine;
- organizing said project data files in association with project elevation ranges;
- selecting said location-selected project data files where said project elevation range encompasses a remote elevation;
- and wherein:
- said machine signal further includes information from said machine for said remote elevation.
5 more elements
A location-centric method for distributing project data files for construction, comprising:
- organizing construction project data files in association with data for project site locations in a database, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- receiving a machine signal having information for a geographical location from a remote construction machine;
- selecting said project data files where said project site location encompasses said machine location;
- transmitting a distribution signal having said location-selected project data files to said construction machine for directing current work of said machine;
- organizing said project data files in association with project time ranges;
- selecting said location-selected project data files where said project time range encompasses a remote time;
- and wherein:
- said machine signal further includes information from said machine for said remote time.
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A tangible medium having a database in a form that may be read by a processor, wherein the tangible medium is a digital memory device, comprising:
- data for project site locations, a particular one of said project site locations defined by said data for a geographical boundary of a particular one of multiple construction projects;
- project plan machine identifications for construction machines;
- construction project data files organized in association with the project site locations and the project plan machine identifications;
- and wherein:
- said project data files include a geographical calibration for converting between coordinates of a local precise position determined by a remote machine and said machine's position in a local coordinate system for precise work according to a digital terrain model.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.