Patents by Inventor Mihaly Balla

Mihaly Balla 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).

  • Active building information modeling apparatus and method
    Patent number: 8352218
    Abstract: An apparatus for coordinating building including a data memory for storing a three dimensional building model, the three dimensional building model having a plurality of elements, each element having a plurality of attributes. An element ownership processor for assigning ownership of each of the plurality of elements to one of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users has ownership of a subset of the plurality of elements. A model modification processor for receiving the three dimensional building model and for allowing a user to modify only elements that they have ownership of. A model synchronization processor for receiving only modified elements from the model modification processor and updating the three dimensional building model to include the modified elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Graphisoft
    Inventors: Mihaly Balla, Peter Mohacsi
  • ACTIVE BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20110010134
    Abstract: An apparatus for coordinating building including a data memory for storing a three dimensional building model, the three dimensional building model having a plurality of elements, each element having a plurality of attributes. An element ownership processor for assigning ownership of each of the plurality of elements to one of a plurality of users, wherein each of the plurality of users has ownership of a subset of the plurality of elements. A model modification processor for receiving the three dimensional building model and for allowing a user to modify only elements that they have ownership of. A model synchronization processor for receiving only modified elements from the model modification processor and updating the three dimensional building model to include the modified elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: GRAPHISOFT
    Inventors: Mihaly Balla, Peter Mohacsi