System and method for managing construction projects

摘要

A system for managing construction projects includes a database, a component interface, a state interface, and a database interface. The component interface is operative to receive component identifiers identifying components of a construction project. The state interface is operative to receive state indicators, each state indicator indicating a particular state (e.g., ordered, in transit, installed, inspected, etc.) associated with one of the components. The database interface is operative to store the component identifiers and the associated state indicators in the database. A method of managing construction projects is also described. The method includes the steps of receiving a plurality of component identifiers from a user, associating an initial predefined state with each received identifier, storing the component identifiers and the associated initial states in a database, updating the states associated with the component identifiers in the data base, and retrieving the updated states from the database to determine the status of the construction project. Novel data structures, application program interfaces, and graphical user interfaces are also disclosed.

主权项

1. In a computer system, a method for managing a construction project, executed by a least one or more processors, said method comprising:
receiving a plurality of identifiers from a user, each of said identifiers identifying a respective component of said construction project; associating an initial one of at least three predefined states with each of said identifiers, said predefined states indicating the construction status of the component identified by the associated identifier; writing records to a database, said records including said identifiers and said associated initial states; updating the states associated with said identifiers by writing records to said database associating different ones of said predefined states with said identifiers; and retrieving the updated states from said database to determine the status of said construction project; and wherein said step of updating said states associated with said identifiers depends on changes in the construction status of said components identified by said identifiers; and said step of updating said states includes
retrieving said identifiers from said database,retrieving said predefined states from said database,presenting said identifiers and said predefined states to said user,receiving a selection of one of said identifiers to be updated from a list of identifiers from said user,receiving a selection of a state from a list of predefined states from said user, andwriting a record to said database associating said selected identifier with said selected state.