Space planning/facilities management system using priority and affinity colors
Patent 4642780 Issued on February 10, 1987. Estimated Expiration Date: 
November 2, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
November 2, 2004. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/667644 filed on 11/02/1984US Classes:703/1, STRUCTURAL DESIGN345/441, Shape generating345/593, Color selection434/72ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DECORATION, OR INDUSTRIAL PLANT LAYOUTExaminersPrimary: Gellner, Michael L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 3/023 (20060101)G06F 3/033 (20060101) G06F 17/50 (20060101) AbstractDisclosed are a system and a method useful in fields such as architecture, space planning, interior design and corporate facility management, for efficiently designing and allocating space to the various subdivisions of an organization. Manipulation of colors is used in addition to numerical values to allow the user to determine at a glance the relative priorities of various departments and the affinities between pairs of departments at various stages of the space allocation process, and thereby speed the process and reduce the chance for errors. | |
