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US 10,833,893 B2Granted
System, method and apparatus for integrated building operations management
AssigneeSenseware, Inc.
InventorsJulien G. Stamatakis, Thomas Hoffmann, Nathan A. Sacks
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus for integrated building operations management. Nodes in the sensor network can be configured to interface with a building control system to exchange sensor-related information.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- retrieving, by a first wireless node in a building using a Building Automation Control Network (BACnet) protocol, first sensor data from a control system device in a building, the control system device configured for operation as part of a building control system to control a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) function in the building;
- transmitting, by the first wireless node, the first sensor data to a gateway device in the building via a first wireless communication, the gateway device operating independently from the building control system and having a wide area network connection with a host system that is remote from the building;
- retrieving, by a second wireless node in the building, second sensor data generated by a second set of one or more sensors that are supported by the second wireless node;
- transmitting, by the second wireless node in the building, the second sensor data to the gateway device in the building via a second wireless communication;
- transmitting, by the gateway device, the first sensor data to the host system via a first transmission;
- transmitting, by the gateway device, the second sensor data to the host system via a second transmission;
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- combining, by the host system, the first sensor data and the second sensor data into a data visualization of physical conditions in the building.
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A system, comprising
- a gateway device in a building, the gateway device configured to operate independently of a building control system that controls a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) function in a building;
- a first wireless node having a first wireless transceiver and a first wired interface with a control system device in a building, the control system device configured for operation as part of the building control system, the first wireless node configured to retrieve first sensor data from the control device using a Building Automation Control Network (BACnet) protocol, the first wireless transceiver transmitting the first sensor data to the gateway device;
- a second wireless node having a second wireless transceiver, the second wireless node configured to retrieve second sensor data generated by a second set of one or more sensors that are supported by the second wireless node, the second wireless transceiver transmitting the second sensor data to the gateway device;
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- a host system at a location remote from the building, the host system receiving the first sensor data and the second sensor data from the gateway device via a wide area network connection, the host system including the first sensor data and the second sensor data into a data visualization of physical conditions in the building, the data visualization delivered via a web interface to a user.
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A system, comprising
- a first wireless node having a first wireless transceiver, the first wireless node configured to retrieve indoor air quality data, including carbon dioxide, Particulate Matter (PM), and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) data, the first wireless transceiver configured to transmit the indoor air quality data to a gateway device configured to operate independently of a building control system that controls a Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) function in a building;
- a second node having a second transceiver and a wired interface with a building control system device in a building, the building control system device configured for operation as part of the building control system, the second node configured to retrieve building control system data from the building control system device using a Building Automation Control Network (BACnet) protocol, the second transceiver transmitting the building control system data to the gateway device;
- a host system at a location remote from the building, the host system receiving the building control system data and the indoor air quality data from the gateway device, the host system including the building control system data and the indoor air quality data into a data visualization of physical conditions in the building, the data visualization delivered via a web interface to a user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.