Facility management portal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020003448-A1
Application number	US-201916453280-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 26, 2019
Priority date	Jun 27, 2018
Publication date	Jan 2, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

A facility management portal and associated user interface can be used for remote monitoring, servicing, and commissioning of a Building Management System (BMS) and associated devices. Building stakeholders can use the facility management portal to configure smart thermostat devices with various settings or parameters associated therewith. For example, building stakeholders may create device profiles associated with smart thermostat devices and provide different device profiles to different groups of thermostat devices installed in a building. Moreover, stakeholders can use the facility management portal to monitor data such as energy consumption and air quality associated with buildings. Building tenants can interact with control devices such as smart thermostats and associated mobile applications to initiate maintenance or emergency notifications relayed through the facility management portal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A system comprising:
one or more computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement operations comprising:
presenting a user interface to a user on a user device, the user associated with a building;
displaying, on the user interface, a device profile interface comprising settings associated with a thermostat device, the settings comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the thermostat device;
creating a first profile for a first group of thermostat devices installed in the building based on a first input received from the user via the device profile interface, the first profile comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the first group of thermostat devices;
creating a second profile for a second group of thermostat devices installed in the building based on a second input received from the user via the device profile interface, the second profile comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the second group of thermostat devices;
providing the first profile to the first group of thermostat devices installed in the building for operation of the first group of thermostat devices in accordance with the first profile; and
providing the second profile to the second group of thermostat devices installed in the building for operation of the second group of thermostat devices in accordance with the second profile.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the building comprises a residential building, and wherein:
each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices comprises a thermostat device installed in a unit of the residential building, the unit associated with a tenant of the residential building; and each thermostat device of the second group of thermostat devices comprises a thermostat device installed in a common area of the residential building.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein:
the schedule settings comprise an occupancy schedule, a sleep time, and a wake time; the comfort settings comprise temperature settings associated with the occupancy schedule, the sleep time, and the wake time; and the notification settings comprise air quality notification settings and air filter notification settings.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the building comprises a first building and the user comprises a first user, the operations further comprising:
displaying, on the user interface, a location management interface comprising a space structure associated with the building, the space structure comprising floors and rooms in the building; assigning each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices to one of the rooms in the building based on a third input received from the user via the location management interface; assigning a second user to the first building based on a fourth input received from the first user via the location management interface; and assigning a third user to a second building based on a fifth input received from the first user via the location management interface; wherein the second user and the third user each comprise a facility manager or an installer.

5 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
receiving data from each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices; displaying, on the user interface, a tenant summary interface comprising the data, the data comprising daily equipment runtime data, air quality data, temperature data, and relative humidity data.

6 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
receiving data from each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices and the second group of thermostat devices; determining a daily equipment runtime associated with the building based on the data; generating an air quality map associated with the building based on the data; and displaying, on the user interface, a site overview interface comprising the daily equipment runtime and the air quality map.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the user comprises a first user, the operations further comprising:
displaying, on the user interface, a quick commands interface comprising setpoints and a wake screen associated with a thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices; changing one or more of the setpoints based on a third input received from a second user via the quick commands interface, wherein the second user is a tenant of the building; and changing the wake screen based on a fourth input received from the second user via the quick commands interface.

8 . The system of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
generating a report comprising each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices and the second group of thermostat devices and a location in the building associated therewith; and displaying the report to the user on the user interface.

9 . A method comprising:
presenting a user interface to a user on a user device, the user associated with a building; displaying, on the user interface, a device profile interface comprising settings associated with a thermostat device, the settings comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the thermostat device; creating a first profile for a first group of thermostat devices installed in the building based on a first input received from the user via the device profile interface, the first profile comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the first group of thermostat devices; creating a second profile for a second group of thermostat devices installed in the building based on a second input received from the user via the device profile interface, the second profile comprising comfort settings, schedule settings, and notification settings for the second group of thermostat devices; providing the first profile to the first group of thermostat devices installed in the building for operation of the first group of thermostat devices in accordance with the first profile; and providing the second profile to the second group of thermostat devices installed in the building for operation of the second group of thermostat devices in accordance with the second profile.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the building comprises a residential building, and wherein:
each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices comprises a thermostat device installed in a unit of the residential building, the unit associated with a tenant of the residential building; and each thermostat device of the second group of thermostat devices comprises a thermostat device installed in a common area of the residential building.

11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein:
the schedule settings comprise an occupancy schedule, a sleep time, and a wake time; the comfort settings comprise temperature settings associated with the occupancy schedule, the sleep time, and the wake time; and the notification settings comprise air quality notification settings and air filter notification settings.

12 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the building comprises a first building and the user comprises a first user, the method further comprising:
displaying, on the user interface, a location management interface comprising a space structure associated with the building, the space structure comprising floors and rooms in the building; assigning each thermostat device of the first group of thermostat devices to one of the rooms in the building based on a third

Assignees

• Johnson Controls Tech Co

Inventors

• Schwegler Alan S
• Nowak Paul Michael
• Kornacki Michael F
• Bykowski Ryan J
• Robbins Kierstyn R
• Kapler Bridget E
• Sinha Vineet Binodshanker
• Chakraborty Sayan
• Bell Kerry M

Classifications

• F24F2110/50

  Air quality properties · CPC title

• F24F11/52

  Indication arrangements, e.g. displays · CPC title

• F24F11/61

  using timers · CPC title

• F24F11/54 Primary

  using one central controller connected to several sub-controllers · CPC title

• F24F11/65

  for selecting an operating mode · CPC title