Generating an operational user interface for a building management system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9811249-B2
Application number	US-201214379419-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2012
Priority date	Feb 24, 2012
Publication date	Nov 7, 2017
Grant date	Nov 7, 2017

Abstract

Devices, methods, and systems for generating an operational user interface for a building management system are described herein. One method includes generating a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object, assigning a state variable to the widget by analyzing properties of the building information modeling object or an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, associating the state variable with a point from the building operation system by mapping the point to the state variable, and changing the state variable based on input received from a user.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A computer implemented method for generating an operational user interface for a building management system, comprising:
generating a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object, wherein generating the widget includes:
retrieving an air distribution loop system from the relationship information associated with the building information modeling object;
obtaining three-dimensional geometrical information associated with the building information modeling object;
rendering the air distribution loop system and the three-dimensional geometrical information as graphics of the widget; and
forming the graphics into a whole graphic of the widget;

assigning a state variable to the widget by analyzing properties of the building information modeling object and an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, wherein the ontology definition of the building information modeling object includes a naming convention of a class associated with the building information modeling object;
associating the state variable with a point from the building operation system by mapping the point to the state variable; and
changing the state variable based on input received from a user.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
determining a relationship between the widget and an additional widget; and
changing the widget based on the relationship.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes:
automatically generating the widget; and
automatically assigning the state variable to the widget.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the state variable controls an appearance and behavior of the widget.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the point is a control setpoint of the building management system.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the method includes changing the state variable based on a change to the control setpoint.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method includes changing the graphics of the widget based on behavior of the widget.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the widget is a space widget or a device widget.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the widget represents a logical relationship among devices of the building.

10. A computing device for generating an operational user interface for a building management system, comprising:
a memory;
a network interface configured to connect the computing device to a network;
a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to:
generate a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object, wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to generate the widget by:
retrieving an air distribution loop system from the relationship information associated with the building information modeling object;
obtaining three-dimensional geometrical information associated with the building information modeling object;
rendering the air distribution loop system and the three-dimensional geometrical information as graphics of the widget; and
forming the graphics into a whole graphic of the widget;

assign a state variable to the widget by analyzing properties of the building information modeling object and an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, wherein the ontology definition of the building information modeling object includes a naming convention of a class associated with the building information modeling object; and
associate the state variable with a point from the building operation system by mapping the point to the state variable; and

a display configured to provide the widget and the state variable associated with the widget to a user of the computing device.

11. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to generate the widget by:
inputting semantic information of the state variable into a template, wherein the template defines rules for generating graphics of the widget; and
applying the rules defined by the template to the inputted semantic information.

12. The computing device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to change the state variable based on input received from the user.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to:
generate a widget using geometrical information associated with a building information modeling object and relationship information associated with the building information modeling object;
associate multiple state variables with the widget using properties of the building information modeling object and an ontology definition of the building information modeling object, wherein the ontology definition of the building information modeling object includes a naming convention of a class associated with the building information modeling object;
assign a name to the widget;
retrieve, from a building information modeling database, all building information modeling data associated with the assigned name;
parse the retrieved building information modeling data based on the ontology definition of the building information modeling object;
assign the parsed building information modeling data as the state variables;
attach the state variables to the widget;
determine a relationship between the widget and a number of additional widgets; and
change the widget based on the relationship.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the state variables include semantic data.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein the computer readable instructions are executable by the processor to determine the relationship between the widget and the number of additional widgets by:
searching the relationship information associated with the building information modeling object of the widget and relationship information associated with building information modeling objects of the number of additional widgets; and
traversing the building information modeling object of the widget and the building information modeling objects of the number of additional widgets.

Assignees

• Chen Henry
• Du Jian Geng
• Bai Hao
• Plocher Tom
• Kiff Liana M
• Beaulieu Conrad B
• Honeywell Int Inc

Inventors

• Chen Henry
• Du Jian Geng
• Bai Hao
• Plocher Tom
• Kiff Liana M
• Beaulieu Conrad B

Classifications

• G06Q10/06

  Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling · CPC title

• G05B2219/32128

  Gui graphical user interface · CPC title

• G05B15/02 Primary

  electric · CPC title

• G06F3/04842 Primary

  Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements (G06F3/0482 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G05B2219/2642

  Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house · CPC title