Systems and methods for detecting and using occupant location in a building management system

A method for providing location-based information to a mobile device in a building management system, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of wireless emitters in a building, wherein each of the wireless emitters is located at a different position in the building and is associated with a different emitter identifier;
• receiving, at a processing circuit of the building management system, a data communication from a mobile device, the data communication comprising an emitter identifier associated with one of the plurality of wireless emitters detected by the mobile device;
• using the emitter identifier to determine, by the processing circuit, a building zone in which the mobile device is located;
• and
• providing information to the mobile device based on the building zone in which the mobile device is located.

A method for providing location-based control in a building management system, the method comprising:

• providing a plurality of wireless emitters in a building, wherein each of the wireless emitters is located at a different position in the building and is associated with a different emitter identifier;
• receiving, at a processing circuit of the building management system, a data communication from a mobile device, the data communication comprising an emitter identifier associated with one of the plurality of wireless emitters detected by the mobile device and at least one of a user identifier and a device identifier associated with the mobile device;
• using the emitter identifier to determine, by the processing circuit, a building zone in which the mobile device is located;
• using at least one of the user identifier and the device identifier to identify, by the processing circuit, a user associated with the mobile device;
• and
• controlling a variable state or condition of the building zone in which the mobile device is located based on an identity of the user associated with the mobile device.