Building automation system and method
OwnerScott Hesse, William Nicolay +1inventors
InventorsScott Hesse, William Nicolay, Hugh P. Adamson
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Abstract
Building automation system and method. According to one embodiment of the invention, building automation system may comprise a controller area network (CAN) bus. At least one control device is operatively associated with the CAN bus, the at least one control device issuing a signal over the CAN bus. At least one controlled device is operatively associated with the CAN bus, the at least one controlled device responding to the signal.
Claims31
A building automation system, comprising:
- a controller area network (CAN) bus for a building;
- at least one control device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one control device issuing a signal over said CAN bus;
- and
- at least one controlled device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one controlled device responding to said signal.
A building automation system, comprising:
- a controller area network (CAN) bus for a building;
- at least one control device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one control device receiving input;
- at least one distributed controller operatively associated with said at least one control device, said at least one controller generating a signal corresponding to said input received by said at least one control device;
- at least one controlled device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one controlled device responding to said signal.
A building automation system, comprising:
- a controller area network (CAN) bus;
- at least one control device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one control device issuing a signal corresponding to input received at said at least one control device;
- at least one controlled device operatively associated with said CAN bus, said at least one controlled device receiving said signal;
- at least one distributed controller operatively associated with said at least one controlled device, said at least one distributed controller generating an instruction corresponding to said signal received by said at least one controlled device, said at least one controlled device responding to said signal based on said instruction generated by said at least one controller.
A building automation method, comprising:
- receiving input at a control device for a building;
- generating a signal corresponding to the input;
- issuing the signal over a controller area network (CAN) bus;
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- responding to the signal at a controlled device for the building.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.