System for demonstrating compliance with standards

Details System for demonstrating compliance with standards System for demonstrating compliance with standards

1998-11-13

2001-09-04

Martin-Wallace, Valencia (Department: 3713)

Education and demonstration

Architecture, interior decoration, or industrial plant layout

C703S001000, C706S921000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06283759

ABSTRACT:

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a system which assists an organization in demonstrating compliance with standards.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Insurance companies and/or governments require certain buildings, such as hospitals, schools, businesses, and the like, to comply with a variety of standards. These standards may be in the form of industry standards, local codes, federal regulations, state regulations, local regulations, and/or the like, and may regulate, for example, protection against the hazards of fire, smoke, asbestos, and/or the like. In order to assure compliance with applicable standards, inspectors periodically conduct inspections of the buildings covered by such standards. During such inspections, it is incumbent upon building administrators to demonstrate compliance with these standards.
Demonstrating such compliance is often tedious and expensive. For example, pipes running through walls of a building must be sealed with a material acting as a firestop in order to comply with firestop standards. However, these firestops may be between walls, in elevator shafts, and in other places that are often inaccessible or not easily accessible to inspectors. Therefore, it may be necessary to destroy portions of inspected buildings in order to demonstrate compliance with applicable standards.
The present invention permits the administrator of a building to demonstrate compliance to an inspector without destructive testing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a method executed on a computer comprises the following steps: a) displaying a floor plan selected by a user, wherein the displayed floor plan is regulated by a standard; and, b) displaying information demonstrating that the floor plan is in compliance with the standard.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, a method executed on a computer comprises the following steps: a) displaying a floor plan selected by a user, wherein the displayed floor plan includes designated areas, and wherein the designated areas are regulated by a standard; and, b) in response to selection by the user of one of the designated areas, displaying information demonstrating that the selected designated area is in compliance with the standard.
In accordance with still another aspect of the present invention, a method for demonstrating compliance with a standard comprises the following steps which are executed on a first computer: a) displaying a floor plan on the first computer, wherein the displayed floor plan is selected by a user, wherein the displayed floor plan includes designated areas, wherein each designated area includes a corresponding communication link, and wherein the designated areas are governed by a standard; b) transmitting a message to a second computer in response to selection of one of the designated areas by the user on the first computer, wherein the message is dependent upon the communication link corresponding to the selected designated area; c) receiving information from the second computer, wherein the information demonstrates that the selected designated area is in compliance with the standard; and, d) displaying the information on the first computer.


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