Error identification, indexing and linking construction documents
AssigneeBlink Forward, LLC
InventorsSamuel Melvin Smith, Michael Smith
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides various systems and methods for indexing digital (electronic) documents and providing various error reporting and identification functions. The systems and methods may utilize various software, hardware, and firmware modules to identify notations, such as primary sheet names and reference sheet names on construction documents. Various algorithms and methods may be employed to identify errors, erroneous notations, missing sheets, missing details, and/or the like to aid in the correction of construction documents. Identified notations are indexed and may be used to create hyperlinked and/or backlinked notations in output files.
Claims13
A construction document error identification system, comprising:
- an input controller to interface with a processor and memory to receive a plurality of digital construction pages having machine-encoded text thereon that includes at least one notation on each page, including a plurality of primary sheet name notations and a plurality of reference sheet name notations,
- wherein each primary sheet name notation is assigned to one of the plurality of digital construction pages;
- a bad link identifier to identify at least one erroneous reference sheet name notation on one of the plurality of digital pages,
- wherein the erroneous reference sheet name notation references a primary sheet name that is not assigned to any of the plurality of digital construction pages, and
- wherein identifying the erroneous reference sheet name notation comprises indexing all the primary sheet name notations and the reference sheet name notation, and searching the indexed primary sheet name notations for each respective reference sheet name notation;
- an error identification subsystem to identify the erroneous reference sheet name notation as at least one error and to identify on which of the plurality of digital construction pages the at least one error is located;
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- a reporting subsystem to generate a report of the at least one erroneous reference sheet name notation that identifies on which of the plurality of digital construction pages each of the at least one erroneous reference sheet name notation is located.
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