Generating cad independent interactive physical description remodeling, building construction plan database profile

Claim 1

A system for generating a post-CAD interactive profile of a building for use in building and remodeling projects, the system comprising: a CAD-independent profiling engine executable on a remotely accessible server linked to a computer network, the profiling engine being configured (a) to receive a plan set representing a physical description of the building at a point in time, (b) to create a post-CAD electronic profile of the building based on the elemental plan data, and (c) to store the post-CAD electronic profile in a profile database associated with the CAD-independent profiling engine; a user-accessible management application executable on a user computing device linked to the computer network, the management application being configured (a) to store asset data for the building in an asset profile database, the asset data including at least some data relating to component parts added to the building post-construction, which were not included in the pre-profiled plan set, (b) to enable a user to assign user-assigned asset properties to the component parts represented in the asset profile database, to thereby modify the asset data over time, and (c) to communicate the asset data, including the user-assigned properties over the computer network; an application engine executable on a remotely accessible server linked to a computer network, the application engine being configured (a) to receive the asset data from the management application, and to store the asset data with the user-assigned properties in the post-CAD building profile stored in the enhanced profile database, and (b) to make the post-CAD profile accessible to remote query via a computer network; and a build-to-order application executed on a third-party computer linked to the CAD-independent application engine via a computer network, the build-to-order application being configured, in response to an authorized query for a preliminary estimate of a building project, (a) to access the post-CAD profile of the building via the CAD-independent application engine over a computer network, and (b) to generate a preliminary estimate for the project based on the post-CAD profile of the building, wherein the preliminary estimate includes a preferred list of products for the component parts of the building.

Claim 2

A system for generating a post-CAD interactive profile of a building for use in building and remodeling projects, the system comprising: a CAD-independent profiling engine executable on a remotely accessible server linked to a computer network, the profiling engine being configured (a) to receive a plan set representing a physical description of the building at a point in time, (b) to create a post-CAD electronic profile of the building based on the elemental plan data, and (c) to store the post-CAD electronic profile in a profile database associated with the CAD-independent profiling engine; a user-accessible management application executable on a user computing device linked to the computer network, the management application being configured (a) to store asset data for the building in an asset profile database, the asset data including at least some data relating to component parts added to the building post-construction, which were not included in the pre-profiled plan set, (b) to enable a user to assign user-assigned asset properties to the component parts represented in the asset profile database, to thereby modify the asset data over time, and (c) to communicate the asset data, including the user-assigned properties over the computer network; an application engine executable on a remotely accessible server linked to a computer network, the application engine being configured (a) to receive the asset data from the management application, and to store the asset data with the user-assigned properties in the post-CAD building profile stored in the enhanced profile database, and (b) to make the post-CAD profile accessible to remote query via a computer network; and a build-to-order application executed on a third-party computer linked to the CAD-independent application engine via a computer network, the build-to-order application being configured, in response to an authorized query for a preliminary estimate of a building project, (a) to access the post-CAD profile of the building via the CAD-independent application engine over a computer network, and (b) to generate a preliminary estimate for the project based on the post-CAD profile of the building, wherein the preliminary estimate includes a preferred list of products for the component parts of the building.

Claim 8

A method for providing a post-CAD electronic profile of a building for use in construction and remodeling projects, the method comprising: creating a post-CAD electronic profile of a building, including a three-dimensional representation of the building and its component parts, the post-CAD electronic profile being created based on a plan set of the building, processed by a CAD-independent profile generating engine; storing the post-CAD electronic profile in a database associated with a remotely accessible server, the server being linked to a computer network and configured to execute an application engine configured to communicate with the database and modify the stored post-CAD profile; receiving asset data input at a management application accessed by an authorized user via a user computer device, at least a portion of which asset data represents one or more post-construction component parts added to the building after initial construction of the features shown in the pre-profiled plan set; communicating the asset data input from the management application to an application engine on the remotely accessible server; updating the post-CAD electronic profile of the building to include the asset data input from the authorized user; receiving a request from an authorized user for a preliminary estimate for a project, based on the CAD-independent profile of the building, the request being received at a build-to-order application executed on a third-party server linked to a computer network; and in response to the request from the authorized user, generating a preliminary estimate for the project, based on the updated post-CAD electronic profile including the post-construction component parts.

Claim 9

A method for providing a post-CAD electronic profile of a building for use in construction and remodeling projects, the method comprising: creating a post-CAD electronic profile of a building, including a three-dimensional representation of the building and its component parts, the post-CAD electronic profile being created based on a plan set of the building, processed by a CAD-independent profile generating engine; storing the post-CAD electronic profile in a database associated with a remotely accessible server, the server being linked to a computer network and configured to execute an application engine configured to communicate with the database and modify the stored post-CAD profile; receiving asset data input at a management application accessed by an authorized user via a user computer device, at least a portion of which asset data represents one or more post-construction component parts added to the building after initial construction of the features shown in the pre-profiled plan set; communicating the asset data input from the management application to an application engine on the remotely accessible server; updating the post-CAD electronic profile of the building to include the asset data input from the authorized user; receiving a request from an authorized user for a preliminary estimate for a project, based on the CAD-independent profile of the building, the request being received at a build-to-order application executed on a third-party server linked to a computer network; and in response to the request from the authorized user, generating a preliminary estimate for the project, based on the updated post-CAD electronic profile including the post-construction component parts.