Graphical control elements for building management systems
AssigneeJohnson Controls Technology Company
InventorsBeth A. Ray, Dimitrios S. Papadopoulos, Sang Hoon Chung, Grant Carmichael, Joseph M. Mueller, Anne M. Kumor
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Abstract
A building management system includes graphical control elements for viewing and interacting with the building management system. Graphical control elements conduct analysis of information received from the building management system and may be used to control building equipment, monitor operational statuses, diagnose faults, or conduct other building management system tasks.
Claims20
A system for displaying a graphical user interface for a building management system on an electronic display for a client device, the system comprising:
- a processing circuit configured to load and present a graphical control element within the graphical user interface, wherein the processing circuit further comprises:
- (a) an input handler for the graphical control element configured to interpret user inputs received at the client device as commands for the graphical control element;
- (b) a data interface for the graphical control element configured to associate the graphical control element with data from disparate building management system sources;
- and
- (c) a data analysis module for the graphical control element configured to use data from the data interface to perform at least one data analysis task;
- wherein the processing circuit is further configured to provide results of the data analysis task to the graphical control element for display on the electronic display.
Computer-readable media with computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that when executed by a computer system perform a method for displaying a graphical user interface for a building management system on an electronic display for a client device, wherein the instructions comprise:
- instructions for loading and presenting a graphical control element within the graphical user interface;
- instructions for providing an input handler configured to interpret user inputs received at the client device as commands for the graphical control element;
- instructions for providing a data interface for the graphical control element configured to associate the graphical control element with data from disparate building management system sources;
- instructions for providing a data analysis module for the graphical control element configured to use data from the data interface to perform at least one data analysis task;
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- instructions for providing results of the data analysis task to the graphical control element and causing the display of the results on the electronic display.
A computerized method for displaying a graphical user interface for a building management system on an electronic display for a client device, comprising:
- loading a graphical control element within the graphical user interface;
- interpreting user inputs received at the client device as commands for the graphical control element;
- associating the graphical control element with data from disparate building management system sources;
- performing at least one data analysis task on the graphical control element using data received from the disparate building system and using a data analysis module for the graphical control element;
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- causing the data analysis module to provide the results of the data analysis task to the graphical control element and causing the display of the results on the electronic display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.