John D Mcpherson

US Patent:

20120109596, May 3, 2012

Filed:

Oct 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/283729

Inventors:

Richard Gladstone - Houston TX, US
Adam Sills - Houston TX, US
John McPherson - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 17/50

US Classification:

703 1

Abstract:

A method and system for optimizing surface coverings having user input representative of a construction project, floor plans representative of the project including optional configurations of the plans, user input for selection from a plurality of the plans and options and creating data points representative of one of the plans, merging the plan and options into a set of data points representative of a final plan set, determining room surface selections from user input, deriving contiguity data from the surface areas representative of the surface selections; and optimizing price of floor materials for selected criteria based on pre-determined rules. The system and method weights traffic flow based on room configurations and determines optimal cuts of materials to minimize seams. Further, the system packs the cut materials optimally to fit standard sheet material such as carpet and vinyl.

US Patent:

20150088681, Mar 26, 2015

Filed:

Dec 2, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/557528

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Adam Sills - Houston TX, US
John McPherson - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06F 17/50
G06Q 30/02

US Classification:

705 265

Abstract:

A method and system for optimizing surface coverings having user input representative of a construction project, floor plans representative of the project including optional configurations of the plans, user input for selection from a plurality of the plans and options and creating data points representative of one of the plans, merging the plan and options into a set of data points representative of a final plan set, determining room surface selections from user input, deriving contiguity data from the surface areas representative of the surface selections; and optimizing price of floor materials for selected criteria based on pre-determined rules. The system and method weights traffic flow based on room configurations and determines optimal cuts of materials to minimize seams. Further, the system packs the cut materials optimally to fit standard sheet material such as carpet and vinyl.