Integrated communication of building control system and fire safety system information
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsNeil Rhodes, James Han, Tom Rule, John Faragoi
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Abstract
An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system includes a display device coupled to a processing circuit. The processing circuit is operable to cause the display to display information regarding a first building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user. The processing circuit is further operable to cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information regarding a second building system.
Claims20
A method of displaying event information from a building system, comprising:
- a) displaying information regarding a first type of building system on a first portion of a display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user;
- b) displaying, independent of the displayed information on the first portion, an alarm graphic element on a second portion of a display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information regarding a second type of building system.
A method of displaying event information from a building system, comprising:
- a) displaying information regarding a first building system on a first portion of a display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user;
- b) displaying, independent of the displayed information on the first portion, an alarm graphic element on a second portion of a display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information regarding a second building system.
A method of displaying event information from a building system, comprising:
- a) displaying information regarding a first building system on a first portion of a display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user;
- b) displaying, independent of the displayed information on the first portion, an alarm graphic element on a second portion of a display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information, the building system event information including event severity information.
An apparatus for displaying event information from a building system, comprising:
- a display device;
- a processing circuit coupled to the display device, the processing circuit operable to
- cause the display to display information regarding a first building system in a first portion of the display, the information being selectable and changeable by a user;
- cause the display to display, independent of the displayed information in the first portion, an alarm graphic element in a second portion of the display, the alarm graphic element including building system event information pertaining to a second building system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.