# US 12,361,938 B2 · Building automation system for controlling conditions of a room > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,361,938 B2 - Document ID: US12361938B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/628,395 - Filed: 2019-07-29 - Published: 2022-09-08 - Granted: 2025-07-15 - Earliest claimed: 2019-07-29 - Assignees: Siemens Industry, Inc. - Applicants: Siemens Industry, Inc. - Inventors: Heather Klem; Udo Koch; Nellie Martin; Mark McNally; Christine Moran; Kristine C. Rodell - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12361938B2 ## CPC - G10L 15/22: Procedures used during a speech recognition process, e.g. man-machine dialogue - H04L 12/2818: {from a device located outside both the home and the home network (access arrangements H04L12/2856; for remote control or remote monitoring of applications H04L67/025; arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless eletrical link G08C17/00; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with remote control systems H04M11/007)} - G10L 15/30: Distributed recognition, e.g. in client-server systems, for mobile phones or network applications - H04L 12/282: {based on user interaction within the home (receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204)} - G05B 2219/23386: Voice, vocal command or message - G05B 2219/2614: HVAC, heating, ventillation, climate control - G10L 2015/223: {Execution procedure of a spoken command} - G10L: SPEECH ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES OR SPEECH SYNTHESIS; SPEECH RECOGNITION; SPEECH OR VOICE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES; SPEECH OR AUDIO CODING OR DECODING - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) ## Abstract There is described a building automation system for controlling conditions of a room. The building automation system comprises a room device, a first interface, a second interface, and a managing device. The first interface receives a voice command based on a voice utterance detected in the room by the voice enabled system. The second interface receives a hospitality user profile from a hospitality information system. The hospitality user profile identifies one or more user parameters associated with the room. The managing device of the building automation system includes a guest room profile that identifies one or more room parameters associated with the room. The managing device controls the room device based on the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A building automation system for controlling conditions of a room comprising: a room device associated with the room; a first interface operatively coupled to a voice enabled system associated with the room, the first interface being configured to receive a voice command based on a voice utterance detected in the room by the voice enabled system; a second interface operatively coupled to a hospitality information system associated with the room, the second interface being configured to receive a hospitality user profile from the hospitality information system, the hospitality user profile identifying at least one user parameter associated with the room; and a managing device operatively coupled to the room device associated with the room, the managing device including a guest room profile that identifies at least a room status associated with the room, the room status being selected from a group including an occupancy parameter or a scheduling parameter, and the managing device being configured to control the room device based on the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile, wherein the managing device configures the building automation system with the hospitality information system and subsequently commissions the voice enabled system with the building automation system. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as described in claim 1, wherein: the voice enabled system includes a voice profile that identifies at least one voice parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, an allowed set of voice command, an allowed set of voice utterances, and a wake word parameter; and the managing device is configured to control the room device based on the voice profile as well as the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as described in claim 1, wherein: the voice enabled system includes a voice enabled device located in the room and a voice processing server located remote from the room; the first interface receives the voice command from the voice processing server; and the voice enabled device detects the voice utterance in the room and communicates a voice signal corresponding to the voice utterance to the voice processing server. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system as described in claim 1, wherein the hospitality user profile includes at least one user parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room status, a reservation specification, a membership specification, a laboratory service, and a clinical treatment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system as described in claim 4, wherein the room status of the hospitality user profile is selected from the group consisting of an occupancy parameter and a scheduling parameter. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as described in claim 1, wherein the building automation system is configured with the voice enabled system by receiving configuration information, from a mobile device, based on a code in the room that is scanned by the mobile device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as described in claim 1, wherein the guest room profile includes at least one room parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room device identifier, a room device operation, a room device activation, and access rights to the building automation system. ### Claim 8 A method of a building automation system for managing a room device of a room, the method comprising: configuring the building automation system with a hospitality information system; commissioning a voice enabled system with the building automation system subsequent to configuring the building automation system with the hospitality information system; receiving a voice command based on a voice utterance detected in the room by the voice enabled system; receiving a hospitality user profile from the hospitality information system, wherein the hospitality user profile identifies at least one user parameter associated with the room; accessing a guest room profile of the building automation system that identifies at least a room status associated with the room, the room status selected from a group including an occupancy parameter or a scheduling parameter; and controlling the room device of the room based on the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method as described in claim 8, wherein: the voice enabled system includes a voice profile that identifies at least one voice parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, an allowed set of voice command, an allowed set of voice utterances, and a wake word parameter; and controlling the room device of the room includes controlling the room device of the room based on the voice profile as well as the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method as described in claim 8, further comprising: detecting the voice utterance by a voice enabled device of the voice enabled system located in the room; and communicating a voice signal corresponding to the voice utterance to a voice processing service of the voice enabled system located remote from the room, wherein receiving the voice command includes receiving the voice command from a voice processing server. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method as described in claim 8, wherein the hospitality user profile includes at least one user parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room status, a reservation specification, a membership specification, a laboratory service, and a clinical treatment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method as described in claim 11, wherein the room status of the hospitality user profile is selected from the group consisting of an occupancy parameter and a scheduling parameter. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method as described in claim 8, further comprising: configuring the voice enabled system with the building automation system by receiving configuration information, from a mobile device, based on a code in the room that is scanned by the mobile device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method as described in claim 8, wherein the guest room profile includes at least one room parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room device identifier, a room device operation, a room device activation, and access rights to the building automation system. ### Claim 15 A system for controlling conditions of a room comprising: a voice enabled system associated with the room, the voice enable system being configured to provide a voice command based on a voice utterance detected in the room by the voice enabled system; a hospitality information system associated with the room, the hospitality information system including a hospitality user profile that identifies at least one user parameter associated with the room; and a building automation system operatively coupled to the voice enabled system and the hospitality information system, the building automation system including a room device associated with the room and a managing device operatively coupled to the room device, the managing device including a guest room profile that identifies at least a room status associated with the room, the room status being selected from a group including an occupancy parameter or a scheduling parameter, and the managing device being configured to control the room device based on the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile, wherein the building automation system is configured with the hospitality information system and the voice enabled system is subsequently commissioned with the building automation system. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The system as described in claim 15, wherein: the voice enabled system includes a voice profile that identifies at least one voice parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, an allowed set of voice command, an allowed set of voice utterances, and a wake word parameter; and the managing device is configured to control the room device based on the voice profile as well as the voice command, the hospitality user profile, and the guest room profile. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The system as described in claim 15, wherein: the voice enabled system includes a voice enabled device located in the room and a voice processing server located remote from the room; the building automation system receives the voice command from the voice processing server; and the voice enabled device detects the voice utterance in the room and communicates a voice signal corresponding to the voice utterance to the voice processing server. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The system as described in claim 15, wherein the hospitality user profile includes at least one user parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room status, a reservation specification, a membership specification, a laboratory service, and a clinical treatment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The system as described in claim 18, wherein the room status of the hospitality user profile is selected from the group consisting of an occupancy parameter and a scheduling parameter. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The system as described in claim 15, wherein the guest room profile includes at least one room parameter selected from the group consisting of a room identifier, a room device identifier, a room device operation, a room device activation, and access rights to the building automation system.