Building automation system control apparatus, method and computer program for providing control signalling

A building automation system comprising:

• an elevator system including one or more elevators;
• and
• a building automation system control apparatus operatively coupled to the elevator system, the building automation system control apparatus including a building automation system controller, the building automation system controller including an elevator control logic configured to control the elevator system and building automation control logic configured to control a building automation system such that, the building automation system controller is configured to receive peripheral data from peripheral devices connected to the building automation system and elevator data from the elevator system, and to cause transmission of elevator control signals and automation control signals to the elevator system and the peripheral devices, respectively;
• wherein
• the peripheral devices are associated with one or more of (i) lighting, (ii) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and (iii) security of a building controlled by the building automation system,
• the elevator data is associated with one or more of (i) elevator speed profile, (ii) destination floor, and (iii) elevator door status,
• the building automation system controller is further configured to determine the elevator control signaling for the elevator system based on the peripheral data received from the peripheral devices, such that the elevator control signaling instructs the elevators to operate one or more of (1) an elevator door, (ii) an elevator drive device, (iii) an elevator safety system, or (iv) an elevator signaling device based on the peripheral data, and
• the building automation system controller is further configured to determine the automation control signaling for the peripheral devices based on the elevator data received from the elevator system such that the automation control signaling instructs the peripheral devices to perform one or more of (i) switching the lighting, (ii) adjusting the HVAC and (iii) enabling or disabling the security based on the elevator data.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by an apparatus, peripheral data from peripheral devices connected to a building automation system, and elevator data from an elevator system, the elevator system including one or more elevators, and the peripheral devices associated with one or more of (i) lighting, (ii) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and (iii) security of a building, and the elevator data being associated with one or more of (i) elevator speed profile, (ii) destination floor, and (iii) elevator door status;
• determining, by the apparatus, elevator control signaling for controlling the elevator system based on the peripheral data from the peripheral devices;
• determining, by the apparatus, automation control signaling for the peripheral devices based on the elevator data received from the elevator system;
• transmitting, by the apparatus, the automation control signaling to the peripheral devices, such that the automation control signaling instructs the peripheral devices to perform one or more of (i) switching the lighting, (ii) adjusting the HVAC and (iii) enabling or disabling the security based on the elevator data;
• and
• transmitting, by the apparatus, the elevator control signaling to the elevator system, such that the elevator control signaling instructs the elevators to operate one or more of (i) an elevator door, (ii) an elevator drive device, (iii) an elevator safety system, or (iv) an elevator signaling device.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer program code, which when executed by a processor, causes an apparatus including the processor to perform a method comprising:

• receiving peripheral data from peripheral devices connected to a building automation system, and elevator data from an elevator system, the peripheral devices associated with one or more of (i) lighting, (ii) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), and (iii) security of a building, and the elevator system including one or more elevators;
• determining elevator control signaling for controlling the elevator system based on the peripheral data from the peripheral devices, the elevator data being associated with one or more of (i) elevator speed profile, (ii) destination floor, and (iii) elevator door status;
• determining automation control signaling for controlling the peripheral devices based on the elevator data received from the elevator system;
• transmitting the automation control signaling to the peripheral devices, such that the automation control signaling instructs the peripheral devices to perform one or more of (i) switching the lighting, (ii) adjusting the HVAC and (iii) enabling or disabling the security based on the elevator data;
• and
• transmitting the elevator control signaling to the elevator system, such that the elevator control signaling instructs the elevators to operate one or more of (i) an elevator door, (ii) an elevator drive device, (Hi) an elevator safety system, or (iv) an elevator signaling device.