Charles E Fox

US Patent:

20080263465, Oct 23, 2008

Filed:

Apr 18, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/081627

Inventors:

Charles W. Fox - Washington DC, US
Michael P. Schu - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

The Wendell Group, Inc. - Washington DC

International Classification:

G06F 3/048

US Classification:

715764

Abstract:

Systems and methods are provided for automated field data collection. A client system may download graphical representations and space hierarchy information associated with the project from a server. A user may open, on the client system, an area where the field data collection is to occur (e.g., a room in a building), whereby the client system automatically navigates to a pre-defined region of the graphical representation (e.g., an architectural floor plan). For each discrepancy identified, the user may touch a corresponding location on the graphical representation and select a discrepancy type from a list. The user may then associate additional data files, such as image files, audio files, video files, and GPS coordinates with the discrepancy. An organization responsible for correcting the discrepancy may be automatically assigned and/or notified based on an association made on the server.