Management of building room occupancy and availability information
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsAdam Kuenzi, Ramesh Lingala, Amuduri Santhosh, Mohan Reddy Dumbala
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Abstract
A system is provided for deployment in a building with multiple rooms. The system includes a network and a monitoring element disposed in signal communication with the network. The monitoring element is configured to monitor an occupancy status of one of the multiple rooms and to report the occupancy status to the network. The network is configured to provide a notification reflective of the occupancy status.
Claims20
A system for deployment in a building with multiple rooms, comprising:
- a network;
- and
- a monitoring element disposed in signal communication with the network and configured to monitor an occupancy status of one of the multiple rooms and to report the occupancy status to the network,
- the network being configured to provide a notification reflective of the occupancy status.
A system for deployment in a building with multiple rooms, comprising:
- a network;
- and
- a monitoring element disposed in signal communication with the network and configured to monitor respective usage statuses of assets in one or more of the multiple rooms and to report the respective usage statuses to the network,
- the network being configured to provide a notification reflective of the respective usage statuses to an individual interested in using at least one of the assets in the one or more of the multiple rooms.
A method of monitoring asset usage and informing individuals about asset usage information, the method comprising:
- disposing a monitoring element in signal communication with a network;
- configuring the monitoring element to monitor respective usage statuses of assets in one or more of multiple rooms of a building and to report the respective usage statuses to the network;
- and
- configuring the network to provide a notification reflective of the respective usage statuses to an individual interested in using at least one of the assets in the one or more of the multiple rooms.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.