Granted Patent B2

US 11,295,066 · App. 17/451,216 · Granted Apr 5, 2022

Inventors: Michael Chegini (Newport Coast, CA); Steven Hooper (Mission Viejo, CA); S. Jay Hedjazi (Laguna Hills, CA)

Assignee: E-PLAN, INC.

G06F40/134G06F3/04812G06F16/958G09G5/14Y10S707/99933

Abstract

Claims (77)

1. A system comprising:

a computer processor;

a non-transitory computer readable storage medium which stores programmatic instructions that, when executed by the computer processor cause the system to perform operations comprising:

accessing a user supplied graphic corresponding to a project and enabling a corresponding base graphic representation to be accessed as a web document;

providing a library of shapes;

enabling a user to associate a coordinate position with a graphic boundary box that encloses a portion of the base graphic representation;

providing user access to a standard comments data store and enabling a comment to be accessed from the standard comments data store;

recording in computer readable memory at least a graphic comment data record;

linking a same graphic comment data record to a plurality of graphic overlay representations;

enabling the user to:

make a comment correction,

add a comment,

delete a comment, and

add an approval annotation;

enabling a base graphic thumbnail to be rendered;

selectively searching and accessing a plurality of database records and return database records;

providing user access to a knowledge base data store;

enabling a plurality of users to collaborate, view, and markup the base graphic representation via respective web interfaces;

providing a comparison function configured to identify differences between a first graphic file and a second graphic file; and

communicating text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format,

wherein the system is configured to transmit automatic update notifications to project specific users and wherein the system comprises a software link program module that interfaces with third party document manipulation software.

2. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system comprises the knowledge base data store.

3. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured with thumbnail graphic image software configured to utilize a base graphic thumbnail image file data store.

4. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to communicate text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format.

5. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to link a coordinate overlay grid to the base graphic representation.

6. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to import forms for receiving snapshots for development of supplemental documents.

7. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to enable a user to add a symbol and text identification to a coordinate position associated with the base graphic representation.

8. The system as defined in claim 1 , wherein the system is configured to store snapshots of user defined portions of the base graphic representation.

9. A computer-implemented method, the method comprising:

providing a user with access to a graphic representation, corresponding to a project, via a network providing the user with access to a library of shapes;

enabling, using the computer system, the user to enclose a portion of the graphic representation;

providing user access to a standard comments data store and enabling a comment to be accessed from the standard comments data store;

linking a same graphic comment data record to a plurality of graphic overlay representations;

enabling the user to:

make a comment correction,

add a comment,

delete a comment, and

add an approval annotation;

enabling a graphic thumbnail to be rendered;

selectively searching and accessing a plurality of data records and return data records;

providing user access to a knowledge data store;

enabling a plurality of users to collaborate, view, and markup the graphic representation via respective web interfaces;

providing a comparison function configured to identify differences between a first graphic file and a second graphic file;

communicating text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format;

transmitting automatic update notifications to project specific users; and

providing a software link that interfaces with third party document manipulation software.

10. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising storing a thumbnail graphic image program configured to utilize a graphic thumbnail image file data store.

11. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising providing text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format.

12. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising linking a coordinate overlay grid to the graphic representation.

13. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising importing forms for receiving snapshots for development of supplemental documents.

14. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising enabling a user to add a symbol and text identification to a coordinate position associated with the graphic representation.

15. The method as defined in claim 9 , the method further comprising storing snapshots of user defined portions of the base graphic representation.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium which stores programmatic instructions that, when executed by a computer processor cause the computer processor to perform operations comprising:

provide access to a graphic representation, corresponding to a project, via a network;

provide user access to a library of shapes;

enable a user to enclose a portion of the graphic representation with a shape;

provide user access to a standard comments data store and enable a comment to be accessed from the standard comments data store;

link a same graphic comment data record to a plurality of graphic overlay representations;

enable the user to:

make a comment correction,

add a comment,

delete a comment, and

add an approval annotation;

enable a graphic thumbnail to be rendered;

selectively search for data records and return data records;

provide user access to a knowledge data store;

enable a plurality of users to collaborate, view, and markup the graphic representation via respective web interfaces;

provide a comparison function configured to identify differences between a first graphic file and a second graphic file;

communicate text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format;

transmit automatic update notifications to project specific users; and

provide a software link that interfaces with third party document manipulation software.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising storing thumbnail graphic image software configured to utilize a graphic thumbnail image file data store.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising providing text and/or graphic comment data records for display in a worldwide web format.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising linking a coordinate overlay grid to the graphic representation.

20. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising importing forms for receiving snapshots for development of supplemental documents.

21. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising enabling a user to add a symbol and text identification to a coordinate position associated with the graphic representation.

22. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium as defined in claim 16 , the operations further comprising storing snapshots of user defined portions of the base graphic representation.

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