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US 10,761,706 B2Granted
Navigating an operational user interface for a building management system
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMark Cockburn, Yi-Chang Hsieh
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems for navigating an operational user interface for a building management system are described herein. One device includes a user interface, a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to display, on the user interface of the computing device, an operational user interface for a building management system, wherein the operational user interface includes a number of orthogonal navigation models for the building management system within a single navigation structure, and navigate between the number of orthogonal navigation models within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface.
Claims10
A computing device for navigating an operational user interface for a building management system that is configured to be used to control and/or manage a building, the computing device comprising:
- a user interface;
- a memory;
- and
- a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:
- display, on the user interface of the computing device, an operational user interface for a building management system used to manage an alarm or incident occurring at a building, wherein the operational user interface includes a number of orthogonal navigation models for the building management system within a single navigation structure that can be used to resolve the alarm or incident occurring at the building, and each of the orthogonal navigation models relate to different features of the building management system, the number of orthogonal navigation models include:
- a building navigation model for the building management system including a floor plan of at least part of the building;
- and
- an incident navigation model for the building management system including information regarding each of one or more incidents and a workflow that includes a plurality of steps for resolving the corresponding incident, and wherein the building management system identifies a location for each of at least some of the one or more incidents on the floor plan;
- navigate between the number of orthogonal navigation models within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface in accordance with selections received via the user interface to move between different types of content associated with the building within the single navigational structure in the operational user interface;
- display, within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface, information from the building navigation model including at least part of the floorplan and, responsive to a selection of one of the one or more incidents, concurrently display information from the incident navigation model regarding the selected incident including the corresponding workflow for resolving the selected incident, where the display of the floor plan in the operational user interface moves to display the location in the floor plan that corresponds to the selected incident;
- and
- take the plurality of steps of the workflow to resolve the alarm or incident occurring at the building.
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A method for navigating an operational user interface for a building management system, comprising:
- generating, by a computing device, an operational user interface for a building management system used to manage an alarm or incident occurring at a building, wherein the operational user interface includes a number of orthogonal navigation models for the building management system within a single navigation structure that can be used to manage the alarm or incident occurring at the building, the number of orthogonal navigation models including:
- a building navigation model for the building management system including a floor plan of at least part of the building;
- and
- an incident or alarm navigation model for the building management system including information regarding each of one or more incidents or alarms and a workflow that includes a plurality of steps for resolving the corresponding incident or alarm, and wherein the building management system identifies a location for each of at least some of the one or more incidents or alarms on the floor plan;
- displaying the operational user interface on the user interface of the computing device;
- displaying, within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface, information from the building navigation model including at least part of the floorplan and, responsive to a selection of one of the one or more incidents or alarms, concurrently displaying information from the incident or alarm navigation model regarding the selected incident or alarm including the corresponding workflow for resolving the selected incident or alarm, where the display of the floor plan in the operational user interface moves to display the location in the floor plan that correspond to the selected incident or alarm;
- and
- taking the plurality of steps of the workflow to resolve the incident or alarm occurring at the building.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to:
- display, on a user interface of a computing device, an operational user interface for a building management system used to manage an alarm or incident occurring at a building, wherein the operational user interface includes a number of orthogonal navigation models for the building management system within a single navigation structure that can be used to manage the alarm or incident occurring at the building, the number of orthogonal navigation models include:
- a building navigation model for the building management system including a floor plan of at least part of the building;
- and
- an incident or alarm navigation model for the building management system including information regarding each of one or more incidents or alarms and a workflow that includes a plurality of steps for resolving the corresponding incident or alarm, and wherein the building management system identifies a location for each of at least some of the one or more incidents or alarms on the floor plan;
- display, within the single navigation structure in the operational user interface, information from the building navigation model including at least part of the floorplan and, responsive to a selection of one of the one or more incidents or alarms, concurrently display information from the incident or alarm navigation model regarding the selected incident or alarm including the corresponding workflow for resolving the selected incident or alarm, where the display of the floor plan in the operational user interface moves to display the location in the floor plan that correspond to the selected incident or alarm;
- and
- take the plurality of steps of the workflow to resolve the incident or alarm occurring at the building.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.