US 12,330,919 B2
Systems and methods for calculating a path
James T Benzing, Bethlehem, PA (US); William R Haller, Bethlehem, PA (US); Seth T Slavin, Bethlehem, PA (US); and Marta Kasica-Soltan, Stroudsburg, PA (US)
Assigned to Structural Services, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed by Structural Services, Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/591,735.
Application 18/591,735 is a continuation of application No. 18/109,987, filed on Feb. 15, 2023, granted, now 11,932,518.
Application 18/109,987 is a continuation of application No. 17/719,146, filed on Apr. 12, 2022, granted, now 12,139,376.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/283,801, filed on Nov. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/173,584, filed on Apr. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0279033 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B66C 13/16 (2006.01); B66C 13/46 (2006.01)
CPC B66C 13/16 (2013.01) [B66C 13/46 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system for assisting a crane operator to move a building material object from a beginning location to a destination location, the system comprising:
a database comprising a plurality of records and a plurality of data fields, wherein:
each record of the plurality of records corresponds to a particular building material object, and
each of the plurality of data field stores information associated with at least one of the plurality of building material objects, wherein the information specifies at least a geometric dimension, and a destination location for each of the plurality of building material objects;
a mobile system, communicatively coupled to the database, the mobile system comprising:
an internal navigation system, the internal navigation system including a Real Time Kinematic (RTK) enabled global navigation satellite system (GNSS) receiver, which generates at least a GNSS location data for each of the plurality of building material objects; and
a computer communicatively coupled to the internal navigation system and a display device, and being configured to:
provide a visual indicator representing a first building material object of the plurality of building material objects on the display device;
identify any obstructions between the first building material object's location and respective destination location;
calculate a path between the first building material object's beginning location and its destination location that avoids all identified obstructions; and
display the path to an operator on the display device.