Dashboard and button/tile system for an interface
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorAlbert Holaso
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Abstract
A system and approach having a display that shows a dashboard of smart buttons or tiles. The smart buttons or tiles may be situated in a matrix-like or other arrangement on the dashboard. The display may be customized. A smart button or tile may be operated like a standard button but conveniently pull summary information about a particular area of, for instance, a building controls system, for a user. The arrangement may permit the user to view the health of the whole system at a glance and permit the user a shortcut to see details of the particular area of the system quickly.
Claims20
A building control system of a building, the building control system comprising:
- a plurality of components of the building control system located throughout the building and connected over a network, the plurality of components including at least one data sensor, at least one control component, and one or more pieces of equipment;
- a memory connected to the network;
- a user interface connected to the network and including a display configured to display a real-time dashboard having a first portion including a menu displaying a list of the one or more pieces of equipment in the building and a second portion including a plurality of smart buttons arranged in a matrix configuration for viewing by a user;
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- a processor connected to the network and upon selection, by the user via the user interface, of a piece of equipment from the one more pieces of equipment from the menu, the processor is configured to:
- access real-time data from the selected piece of equipment;
- process the real-time data;
- obtain an energy log for the selected piece of equipment that includes dynamic real-time summary information detailing an overall health of the selected piece of equipment;
- associate a set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of the plurality of smart buttons according to an identified category;
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- generate on the display within an area of each of the plurality of smart buttons, the associated set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of the plurality of smart buttons.
A method for operating a dashboard of a building control system of a building, the method comprising:
- selecting via a user interface coupled to a processor and a memory a component of the building control system of the building from a menu displaying a list of one or more components in the building;
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- wherein upon selection of the component, the processor is configured to:
- access real-time data from the selected component;
- process the real-time data;
- obtain an energy log for the component that includes dynamic real-time summary information detailing an overall health of the component;
- associate a set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of a plurality of smart buttons according to an identified category;
- generate on the user interface within an area of each of the plurality of smart buttons, the associated set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of the plurality of smart buttons;
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- selecting via a user interface a smart button from the plurality of smart buttons, upon selection, the processor is further configured to generate on the display within an area of each of a second plurality of smart buttons, a more detailed description of the set of the dynamic real-time summary information associated with the selected smart button selected.
A processor of a building control system connected over a network, the processor configured to:
- receive a selection, by a user via a user interface connected to the network, of a piece of equipment of the building control system from a menu generated on a display of the user interface;
- access real-time data from the selected piece of equipment;
- process the real-time data;
- obtain an energy log for the selected piece of equipment that includes dynamic real-time summary information detailing an overall health of the selected piece of equipment;
- associate a set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of a plurality of smart buttons according to an identified category;
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- generate on the display within an area of each of the plurality of smart buttons, the associated set of the dynamic real-time summary information for each of the plurality of smart buttons.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.