Standard System and Method for Assigning Ratings to Art Materials and Works of Art Based on the Projected Stability of the Constituents

摘要

Computer-powered system for determining a stability rating of an artwork piece, comprising a server, network, computer database(s) containing data regarding preservation-effecting factors and sub-factors and relating the factors and sub-factors to other pieces of artwork of various types, wherein data contained within the database forms a dynamic and searchable catalog of records of artwork pieces, at least one computing device having a software application stored therein that receives data from a user pertaining to queries about the artwork piece based on the examination of and research about the artwork and transmits the data to the network; the server applies algorithmic computations to the received data to convert it into representative grades for each factor and sub-factor and calculate a stability rating, wherein the stability rating represents the projected stability of the artwork and the resulting grades and stability rating are dependent upon the entire body of data within the database(s).

主权项

1. A computer-powered system for determining a stability rating of an artwork piece, comprising:
at least one server having at least one processor and at least one computer-readable storage medium, the at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions configured to be executed by the at least one processor of the server; a network communicatively coupled to the at least one server; at least one computer database communicatively coupled to the network and containing data regarding preservation-effecting factors and sub-factors relevant to the stability of the artwork and relating the preservation-effecting factors and sub-factors to other pieces of artwork of various types, wherein the data contained within the at least one computer database forms a dynamic and searchable catalog of records of artwork pieces, wherein each record comprises data pertaining to the material constituents, the physical conditions of the material constituents, and the stability rating of the artwork piece that is associated with the record; at least one executing computing device having:
at least one computer-readable storage medium;a computer software application stored in the at least one computer-readable storage medium, the computer software application comprising a graphical user interface;at least one processor communicatively coupled to the at least one computer-readable storage medium and configured to run the computer software application;a network interface communicatively coupled to the network and configured to transmit to and receive data from the network; andat least one input device through which, in conjunction with the graphical user interface, all user-operations are performed; wherein the computer software application receives data from a user that pertains to a set of queries about the artwork piece based on the user's examination of and research about the artwork piece and transmits the data to the network; and wherein the at least one server:
creates a record in the at least one computer database uniquely associated with the artwork piece and stores the data received from the user in the record; andapplies a series of algorithmic computations to the data received from the user to:
convert the data received from the user into representative grades for each preservation-effecting factor and sub-factor; andcalculate a stability rating of the artwork piece from the grades, wherein the stability rating represents the projected stability of the artwork piece and the resulting grades and stability rating are dependent upon the entire body of data contained within the at least one computer database.