| US 7,484,183 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for providing access to and working with architectural drawings on the internet | ||
| Douglas G. Look, Ithaca, N.Y. (US); Lawrence D. Felser, Ithaca, N.Y. (US); and John R. Wallace, Ithaca, N.Y. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Autodesk, Inc., San Rafael, Calif. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/479,909 PCT Filed Jan. 24, 2001, PCT No. PCT/US01/02310 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Jun. 29, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO01/55831, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 02, 2001. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/177988, filed on Jan. 25, 2000. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0225968 A1, Nov. 11, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 9/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—839 [715/773] | 9 Claims |
| 1. An Internet-based design system, implemented on a web server computer, for use by building, design, architectural, engineering,
and construction personnel, wherein the design environment provides a graphical user interface having a virtual desktop that
resembles an architect's desk, wherein the virtual desktop provides a virtual workspace for storing design documents and a
set of basic virtual design tools for use in sketching, drawing, modeling, creating, and editing the stored design documents
in the virtual workspace;
wherein the design documents are different media types and are persistendy maintained on the web server;
wherein the virtual design tools comprise graphical icons represented by objects with persistent properties for each object,
and wherein the virtual design tools may be moved around the virtual workspace; and
wherein the design environment supports multi-modal input, side-by-side layout of the stored documents, access permissions
for users of the design environment, the ability to interact with applications on the virtual desktop, and the ability for
multiple users at different locations to access and edit workspaces and documents simultaneously, while one user can see another
user's edits as the edits are made.
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