US 12,118,631 B1
Project cost system and method for a precise automated construction
Richard A. Krause, Arlington Heights, IL (US)
Filed by Richard A. Krause, Arlington Heights, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/508,277.
Application 17/508,277 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/492,246, filed on Oct. 1, 2021.
Application 17/508,277 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/133,714, filed on Dec. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,321,791.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/094,963, filed on Oct. 22, 2020.
Int. Cl. G06Q 50/08 (2012.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06 (2023.01); G06Q 10/0631 (2023.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01); G06Q 40/00 (2023.01); G06Q 40/12 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 50/08 (2013.01) [G06F 9/547 (2013.01); G06F 16/258 (2019.01); G06Q 10/06312 (2013.01); G06Q 10/06313 (2013.01); G06Q 30/0611 (2013.01); G06Q 40/12 (2013.12)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A project cost-estimating system for an automated construction, the project cost-estimating system comprising, in combination:
a plurality of networked computers being in communication with one another and being configured to implement a plurality of non-transitory, computer-implementable, software-based components allowing directional inter-component communication therebetween and that comprises;
a centralized project cost information conversion and management software component configured to:
receive digital project design data for a project design from at least one upstream software component source;
analyze the digital project design data for errors to properly enable and competently support downstream automation processes to competently support a complete construction of the project design in an automated manner;
provide a mechanism for correcting or alerting a user to the errors for ensuring the digital project design data competently supports the project design and complete construction thereof;
convert the digital project design data into a standardized data format that enables peripheral software components in networked, inter-component communication with the centralized project cost information conversion and management software component to perform automated peripheral software component functions;
code and quantify every component of the project design organizing coded and quantified components into a line-item cost accounting medium; and
send the digital project design data as converted to the standardized data format to at least downstream software component for enabling and competently supporting completion of the project design and construction thereof in an automated manner.