Digital Measuring System for Accurate Structure Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing digital measuring systems lack guidance for users in taking accurate measurements for installing structures like shutters, often requiring multiple trips and prone to measurement errors due to lack of confirmation tools.
Innovation Solution
A digital measuring system that wirelessly communicates with a mobile device to guide users through the measurement process, providing a database of necessary measurements and confirming their accuracy, with features to differentiate between inside and outside measurements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a salesperson uses manual measurement methods to survey windows and take measurements, then the process can be completed with simple tools, but multiple trips are required and measurement accuracy is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile device provides real-time feedback to the user during the measurement process, confirming whether measurements have been taken and verifying their accuracy against required parameters, eliminating the need for multiple trips and ensuring precision
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical measurement verification with digital automation, where the mobile device automatically checks measurement sufficiency and accuracy, substituting the need for repeated manual visits with a single comprehensive digital verification process
2Measurement precision
If a salesperson takes measurements without a guided system, then the process is simpler to operate, but measurement sufficiency and accuracy cannot be verified
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-verification of measurements automatically, where the mobile device independently checks whether all required measurements have been taken and confirms their accuracy without requiring external verification, maintaining simplicity while ensuring precision
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device serves multiple functions including guiding the measurement process, collecting data, verifying accuracy, and confirming sufficiency, consolidating complex verification tasks into a single universal tool that doesn't significantly increase operational complexity
3Measurement precision
If measurements are taken without real-time verification, then the measurement process is faster, but accuracy and sufficiency cannot be confirmed
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of measurement accuracy and sufficiency immediately after taking measurements, confirming correctness before proceeding to the ordering and installation stages, preventing delays later while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
Real-time feedback is provided to confirm measurement accuracy and sufficiency during the measurement process itself, enabling immediate correction of errors and ensuring productivity by preventing rework in later stages
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AI summary
Disclosed is a system and method for using a digital measuring device to install a structure. For example, the system can be used to install hurricane shutters over a window or door of a dwelling. Alternatively, the system can be used to install decorative shutters, shelving, or window treatments. Other example will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. The present system is beneficial in any situation where taking accurate measurements is critical to the proper installation of a structure. The system employs a digital measuring device that wirelessly communicates with a mobile computing device. In one embodiment, the measuring device is a tape measure and the mobile computing device is a phone or table computer. The mobile computing device is preferably used to demonstrate to the user what measurements need to be taken. After the user takes the required measurements, the accuracy and sufficiency of the measurements are thereafter confirmed via the mobile computing device.