Structural Damage Service - Automation (the Tablet Touch Screen)

The Hardware:
The iPad clone (Tablet) Hardware runs on Windows XP or Windows 7.
The iPad clones are leading edge open market place products produced by several manufacturers, including Google, Samsung, HP, Dell Latitude XT2 XFR, Asus, JooJoo, MSI, Quanta, ICD, Compaq, HTC, Lenovo, Cynova, Fujitsu T4020d Tablet PC and Archos. They are in various stages of release or developing competing products with different operating systems and all utilize an open systems approach. An example of one display form is shown below. The screen has a resolution of 1000x800.

The Scope of Work in the Field:
Includes structural damage inspection companies providing engineering services for homes, condos, or multi level commercial buildings. An inspection service example could be structural glazing and envelope of protection damage assessment. Your team’s data may consist of one or more field technicians entering damage assessment information over one or more days onto forms, as well as digital camera pictures.

The iPad operators enter off-line data for one or more days accumulating damage item entries. Dependant upon the damaged item, one form is selected among thousands within the iPad, and a graphic of the item is selected for this form along with optional attachment of digital camera pictures showing visual damages.

We will convert your manual forms to electronic forms (Figure 2) showing a simple Window Form & graphic, where damages (character pairs) are entered onto the window graphic when the Form damage option box is clicked. Information is entered into the database utilizing your touch, stylus, or touch keyboard.

Figure 1 shows iPad user data combined with digital pictures sent over the Internet to your office, where a peer application is used to auto assemble the data entry and build reports for your client, and/or used in the court room for insurance purposes. This application runs on the MS Operating system enables a court room projector to show damage specific areas.

Figure1 Data flow of iPad entry, digital camera entry, sending data to Office, and Reporting.

Figure 2 - Typical iPad Clone Data Entry Screen, this screen permits Entry & Modification, and the creation of new Projects for data entry damage information.