Patents by Inventor Ben Burlingham

Ben Burlingham has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20250217771
    Abstract: Facilitating collaboration on a 3D model of a construction project involves obtaining presence information that identifies each individual concurrently interacting with a respective rendered 3D model of the construction project via a respective client station and indicates a respective position and orientation at which the respective rendered 3D model is being rendered. Based on the presence information, a first client station presents a view of a first rendered 3D model including a visual representation of a second individual concurrently interacting with a second rendered 3D model and indicating the position and orientation of the second rendered 3D model. Based on a change in one or both of the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model, the presence information is updated. The first client station updates the view of the first rendered 3D model to reflect the change in the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 3, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin McKee, Ben Burlingham
  • Patent number: 12223471
    Abstract: Facilitating collaboration on a 3D model of a construction project involves obtaining presence information that identifies each individual concurrently interacting with a respective rendered 3D model of the construction project via a respective client station and indicates a respective position and orientation at which the respective rendered 3D model is being rendered. Based on the presence information, a first client station presents a view of a first rendered 3D model including a visual representation of a second individual concurrently interacting with a second rendered 3D model and indicating the position and orientation of the second rendered 3D model. Based on a change in one or both of the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model, the presence information is updated. The first client station updates the view of the first rendered 3D model to reflect the change in the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Procore Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Kevin McKee, Ben Burlingham
  • Publication number: 20240232808
    Abstract: Facilitating collaboration on a 3D model of a construction project involves obtaining presence information that identifies each individual concurrently interacting with a respective rendered 3D model of the construction project via a respective client station and indicates a respective position and orientation at which the respective rendered 3D model is being rendered. Based on the presence information, a first client station presents a view of a first rendered 3D model including a visual representation of a second individual concurrently interacting with a second rendered 3D model and indicating the position and orientation of the second rendered 3D model. Based on a change in one or both of the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model, the presence information is updated. The first client station updates the view of the first rendered 3D model to reflect the change in the position or orientation of the second rendered 3D model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Kevin McKee, Ben Burlingham
  • Patent number: 11900322
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is software technology that facilitates collaboration on a BIM file. In one aspect, disclosed herein is a method that involves (1) providing presence information to a first client station associated with a first individual that is viewing a first rendered 3D model of a construction project, wherein the presence information comprises (a) information identifying at least a second individual that is viewing a second rendered 3D model of the construction project via a second client station, and (b) an indication of a position and orientation at which the second rendered 3D model is being rendered, (2) receiving, from the second client station, an indication of a change in either the position or orientation at which the second rendered 3D model is being rendered, (3) updating the presence information based on the received indication, and (4) providing the updated presence information to at least the first client station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Procore Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin McKee, Ben Burlingham
  • Publication number: 20210295266
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is software technology that facilitates collaboration on a BIM file. In one aspect, disclosed herein is a method that involves (1) providing presence information to a first client station associated with a first individual that is viewing a first rendered 3D model of a construction project, wherein the presence information comprises (a) information identifying at least a second individual that is viewing a second rendered 3D model of the construction project via a second client station, and (b) an indication of a position and orientation at which the second rendered 3D model is being rendered, (2) receiving, from the second client station, an indication of a change in either the position or orientation at which the second rendered 3D model is being rendered, (3) updating the presence information based on the received indication, and (4) providing the updated presence information to at least the first client station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Kevin McKee, Ben Burlingham