Building health analysis and management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11790747-B2
Application number	US-202117385500-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 26, 2021
Priority date	Mar 6, 2019
Publication date	Oct 17, 2023
Grant date	Oct 17, 2023

Abstract

A monitoring system for monitoring a status of a building comprising a first sensor configured to detect a first condition in the space and a second sensor configured to detect a second condition in the space is disclosed. The system may further comprise a memory for storing one or more rules each configured to identify one or more issues in the space based on the first and/or second conditions in the space and a communications module configured to communicate with a remote device over a network. A controller may be configured to apply the one or more rules to the first and second detected conditions in the space to identify the one or more issues and provide a notification to the remote device via the communications module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device comprising:
a memory configured to store a plurality of sets of rules, wherein each set of the plurality of sets of rules is directed to one or more buildings with aligned characteristics; and
one or more processors coupled to the memory and configured to:
receive, from a controller located within a building, a request for a set of rules;
send, to the controller and based on characteristics of the building, a building-specific set of rules, that are specific to the building, from the plurality of sets of rules stored in the memory in response to receiving the request, wherein the building-specific set of rules includes one or more rules, each rule defining:
a rule defined event; and
an issue that occurs in response to the rule defined event occurring over a predetermined length of time.

2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the building-specific set of rules associate values for one or more sensed conditions with threshold values for determining if the rule defined event has occurred.

3. The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature within an air duct.

4. The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a humidity reading.

5. The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature reading over a threshold temperature for the predetermined length of time.

6. The device of claim 2 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature reading under a threshold for the predetermined length of time in combination with a humidity under a predetermined value.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises a detection of a fire.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the rule defined event comprises a detection of a gas.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to:
in response to receiving the request for the set of rules, identify the building-specific set of rules from the plurality of sets of rules based on characteristics of the building.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller located within the building comprises a thermostat.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the controller located within the building comprises a security system controller.

12. A method comprising:
storing, in a database, a plurality of sets of rules, wherein each set of the plurality of sets of rules are directed to one or more buildings with aligned characteristics;
receiving, from a controller located within a building, a request for a set of rules;
sending, to the controller and based on characteristics of the building, a building-specific set of rules, that are specific to the building, from the plurality of sets of rules stored in the database, wherein the building-specific set of rules includes one or more rules, each rule defining:
a rule defined event; and
an issue that occurs in response to the rule defined event occurring over a predetermined length of time.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the building-specific set of rules associates values for one or more sensed conditions with threshold values for determining if the rule defined event has occurred.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature within an air duct.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a humidity reading.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature reading over a threshold temperature for the predetermined length of time.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more sensed conditions comprise a temperature reading under a threshold for the predetermined length of time in combination with a humidity under a predetermined value.

18. The method of claim 12 , wherein the rule defined event for at least one rule comprises detection of a fire.

19. The method of claim 12 , wherein the rule defined event comprises a detection of a gas.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein the controller located within the building comprises one or both of a thermostat or a security system controller.

Assignees

• Ademco Inc

Inventors

• Heintzelman Christopher
• Beale Brian
• Emmons David J
• Bodkin Joseph
• Cronin John

Classifications

• G08B19/00 Primary

  Alarms responsive to two or more different undesired or abnormal conditions, e.g. burglary and fire, abnormal temperature and abnormal rate of flow · CPC title

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• G08B17/00

  Fire alarms; Alarms responsive to explosion · CPC title

• G08B25/14

  Central alarm receiver or annunciator arrangements · CPC title